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Publication Metadata only Evaluation of arterial stiffness and hemodynamics by oscillometric method in patients with systemic sclerosis(SPRINGER WIEN, 2013) ÇİNÇİN, AHMET ALTUĞ; Sunbul, Murat; Tigen, Kursat; Ozen, Gulsen; Durmus, Erdal; Kivrak, Tarik; Cincin, Altug; Kepez, Alper; Atas, Halil; Direskeneli, Haner; Basaran, YeldaArterial stiffness and its hemodynamic consequences are associated with adverse cardiovascular events. Pulse wave velocity (PWV) and augmentation index (AIx) are noninvasive markers of arterial stiffness. Systemic sclerosis (SSc) is a systemic, autoimmune disease affecting mainly the small vessels. The aim of this study was to evaluate the arterial stiffness parameters and hemodynamics by oscillometric method in patients with SSc. Thirty-five consecutive patients with diagnosed SSc and 35 age- and sex-matched healthy controls were included in the study. Measurements of arterial stiffness were carried out by using a Mobil-O-Graph arteriograph system that detected signals from the brachial artery. While hemodynamic parameters were not statistically significant between SSc and control groups, heart rate was significantly higher in SSc group (84 +/- 12 and 72 +/- 7 bpm, p = 0.001). SSc patients had significantly higher AIx and PWV values compared with controls (27.9 +/- 12.4 versus 21.0 +/- 11.4 %, p = 0.019 and 6.56 +/- 1.5 versus 5.04 +/- 0.17 m/s, p < 0.001, respectively). PWV was significantly associated with SSc when adjusted by heart rate (p = 0.001, Odds ratio (OR): 17.304, 95 % confidence interval (CI): 3.225-92.832). PWV and AIx were significantly higher in patients with SSc. Measurement of arterial stiffness parameters using oscillometric method was reliable, reproducible and easy in patients with SSc.Publication Metadata only Effects of diabetes mellitus on left atrial volume and functions in normotensive patients without symptomatic cardiovascular disease(ELSEVIER SCIENCE INC, 2014) KEPEZ, ALPER; Atas, Halil; Kepez, Alper; Atas, Dilek Barutcu; Kanar, Batur Gonenc; Dervisova, Ramile; Kivrak, Tarik; Tigen, Mustafa KursatPurpose: Left atrial (LA) size has been shown to be a predictor of adverse cardiovascular outcomes. The aim of the study was to evaluate the direct effect of diabetes mellitus (DM) on left atrial volume and phasic functions by using real-time three-dimensional echocardiography (RT3DE) in a population of patients free of symptomatic cardiovascular disease and hypertension. Methods: Comprehensive transthoracic echocardiographic examination was performed on 40 consecutive patients with DM (20 male, age: 50.5 +/- 7.3 years) and 40 healthy controls (20 male, age: 48.4 +/- 6.7 years). In addition to conventional 2D echocardiographic measurements RT3DE was performed to assess LA volumes and phasic functions. Results: There were no significant difference between groups regarding parameters reflecting LV systolic function as LV diameters and ejection fraction. However, regarding parameters reflecting LV diastolic function; transmitral deceleration time and E/E' ratio values were significantly higher and majority of early diastolic tissue Doppler velocity values were significantly lower in diabetic patients compared with controls. RT3DE demonstrated significantly higher LA maximum and minimum volumes for diabetic patients compared with controls (40.9 +/- 11.9 vs 34.6 +/- 9.3 mL, p: 0.009 and 15.6 +/- 5.9 vs 11.9 +/- 4.6 mL, p: 0.002, consecutively). LA total emptying fraction (TEF), expansion index (El) and active emptying fraction (AEF) were found to be significantly lower in diabetics reflecting depressed LA reservoir and pump functions. There was no significant difference between groups regarding passive emptying fraction (PEF) which is assumed to be a marker of left atrial conduit function. Conclusion: Patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus were found to have increased LA volume and impaired atrial compliance and contractility. Evaluation of asymptomatic diabetic patients by using RT3DE atrial volume analysis may facilitate recognition of subtle myocardial alterations related with type 2 diabetes. (C) 2014 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.Publication Metadata only Effect of acute sleep deprivation on heart rate recovery in healthy young adults(SPRINGER HEIDELBERG, 2015) ÇİNÇİN, AHMET ALTUĞ; Cincin, Altug; Sari, Ibrahim; Oguz, Mustafa; Sert, Sena; Bozbay, Mehmet; Atas, Halil; Ozben, Beste; Tigen, Kursat; Basaran, YeldaSleep deprivation (SD) is known to be associated with increased incidence of adverse cardiovascular events, but underlying pathophysiological mechanism has not been clearly demonstrated. Autonomic nervous system plays an important role in the regulation of cardiovascular function, and impairment in this system is associated with increased cardiovascular mortality. The aim of the current study was to investigate the effect of acute SD on autonomic regulation of cardiac function by determining heart rate recovery (HRR). Twenty-one healthy security officers and nine nurses (mean age 33.25 +/- 8.18) were evaluated. Treadmill exercise test was applied once after a night with regular sleep and once after a night shift in hospital. The HRR was calculated as the reduction in heart rate from peak exercise to the 30th second (HRR30), 1st minute (HRR1), 2nd minute (HRR2), 3rd minute (HRR3), and 5th minute (HRR5). The change in blood pressure (BP) measurements was also determined. Exercise capacity of individuals with SD was significantly lower (10.96 +/- 1.01 vs. 11.71 +/- 1.30 metabolic equivalent task (MET)s; p = 0.002), and peak systolic BP was significantly higher (173.8 +/- 16.3 vs. 166.2 +/- 9.9; p = 0.019). There was a signicant difference in HRR30 (12.74 +/- 6.19 vs. 17.66 +/- 5.46; p = 0.003) and HRR1 (31 +/- 6.49 vs. 36.10 +/- 7.78; p = 0.004). The ratio of these indices to peak HR was also significantly lower with SD (HRR%(30) 8.04 +/- 4.26 vs. 10.19 +/- 3.21; p = 0.025 and HRR%(1): 18.66 +/- 4.43 vs. 20.98 +/- 4.72; p = 0.013). The difference in other indices of HRR was not significant. Our findings suggest that SD blunts cardiovascular autonomic response, and consequences of this relation might be more pronounced in subjects who are exposed to sleeplessness regularly or in subjects with baseline cardiovascular disease.