A rare complication during oxcarbazepine use,complete atrioventricular block: Case report

Karabag T. | Aydin M. | Dogan S.M.

Oxcarbazepine, 10 keto analogue of carbamezepine, is an antiepileptic drug used pri manly for the treatment of focal and generalized tonic clonic seizures in adults and children. Ox carbazepine has been observed to have a positive effect also on psychiatric diseases and trigeminal neuralgia. Oxcarbazepine like most of antiepileptic drugs, inhibits voltage dependent fast sodium channels. During oxcarbazepine treatment, side effects such as hyponatremia, headache, vertigo, somnolence, nausea, double vision, vomiting and ataxia can be seen. However, to date, no specific and!or severe cardiac comp ...Daha fazlası

Makale 2013 Turkiye Klinikleri Cardiovascular Sciences25 ( 1 ) , pp. 2 - 28 755 Görüntülenme

A complex wall pseudoaneurysm caused by a tear on the e-PTFE arteriovenous fistula graft

Altinay L.

Expanded polytetrafluoroethylene grafts are implanted when autogenous arteriovenous fistulas fail. But they have disadvantages such as pseudoaneurysm formation. Here we represent a case of arteriovenous fistula graft pseudoaneurysm caused by a tear on the graft wall. The graft wall had a complex structure consisted of both synthetic graft material and fibrous tissue. The pseudoaneurysm was excised and the tear on the graft was repaired. Copyright © 2018 by Türkiye Klinikleri.

Makale 2018 Turkiye Klinikleri Cardiovascular Sciences30 ( 1 ) , pp. 3 - 37 363 Görüntülenme

Paracardiac giant cystic desmoid tumour: Case report

Akpinar I. | IşLEYEN A. | Durukan M. | Güray Ü. | Acu R. | TÜFEKçIOgLU O. | GÖLBAşI Z.

Desmoid tumours, also called aggressive fibromatosis, are an extremely rare type of tumour arising from musculoaponeurotic tissues. Their etiology is still unknown. They are usually benign, but local invasion and relapsing are frequent. Here we report the case of a 45-year-old male patient with widespread invasion of a desmoid tumour involving superior-posterior mediastinum, retroperitoneum and right lumbocostal region. The tumour was inoperable because of important vascular and cardiac invasions. Despite the intra-abdominal location of most desmoid tumours, involvement of the superior mediast ...Daha fazlası

Makale 2013 Turkiye Klinikleri Cardiovascular Sciences25 ( 3 ) , pp. 1 - 165 377 Görüntülenme

Proportional serum lipid parameters in coronary slow flow phenomenon

Kalayci B. | Kalayci S. | Köktürk F.

Objective: The association between serum lipid parameters and coronary slow-flow (CSF) phenomenon has been searched previously. The aim of our study was to determine the association between proportional serum lipid parameters and CSF. Material and Methods: We enrolled 93 stable patients randomly who had undergone coronary angiography and had near-normal coronary arteries with normal and slow coronary flow. Demographic, clinical and laboratory data were recorded retrospectively. Coronary flow velocity was evaluated by TIMI frame count (TFC). CFS phenomenon was defined as a TFC greater than 27 f ...Daha fazlası

Makale 2019 Turkiye Klinikleri Cardiovascular Sciences31 ( 1 ) , pp. 2 - 28 141 Görüntülenme

Right ventricular thrombus formation and pulmonary embolism as a complication of behçet disease: Case report

Yavuz N. | Karabad T. | Çabuk M. | Sayin M.R. | Aktop Z. | Gursoy Y.C.

Behçet disease is a chronic, inflammatory, multisystemic vasculitis mainly characterized by orogenital ulcers. It is mainly observed in Turkey, other Mediterranean areas, and Japan. Viral, bacterial, genetic, immunologic, and environmental factors have been implicated in the pathogenesis of the disease. Although disease is multisystemic, cardiac involvement is rare and often associated with poor prognosis. Hypercoagulopathy is one of the important manifestation of the Behçet disease. Thromboembolic events such as myocardial infarction, stroke and pulmonary embolism risk is higher in patients w ...Daha fazlası

Makale 2015 Turkiye Klinikleri Cardiovascular Sciences27 ( 1 ) , pp. 3 - 35 473 Görüntülenme

Unilateral pulmonary edema seen in patient with massive pleural effusion and heart disease: Case report

Boran M. | Boran E. | Yildirim N.

Unilateral pulmonary edema is a rare disorder which can be misdiagnosed with other causes of unilaterally pulmonary infiltrates on chest X-ray. Unilateral pulmonary edema may have cardiac origin and non cardiac origin such as mitral valve disease and reexpansion pulmonary edema respectively, while cardiogenic and noncardiogenic pulmonary edema may be difficult to distinguish because of their resembling clinical manifestations. Reexpansion pulmonary edema is an unusual and a potentially significant cardiopulmonary complication occurring after reinflation of the collapsed lung due to pneumothora ...Daha fazlası

Makale 2012 Turkiye Klinikleri Cardiovascular Sciences24 ( 3 ) , pp. 2 - 294 229 Görüntülenme

A retrospectively analysis of patients who had long hospital stay after cardiovascular surgery

Çelik S. | Gürkan S. | Köner A.E. | Atilgan Y. | Şen E.

Objective: Patients have been discharged from the hospital within four to eight days after cardiovascular surgery in recent years. The aim of this study was to determine demographic and clinical features of patients who had long hospital stay after cardiovascular surgery. Material and Methods: The study was conducted as a retrospective cohort study in a private hospital in Turkey. The sampling group was composed of 53 of total 473 patients admitted to the hospital between January and December 2006. Patients were hospitalized for nine days and more, and those over 18 years of age were included ...Daha fazlası