1990 - 1996 : Tıp Fakültesi : Ege Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi
1996 - 2001 : Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi Kardiyoloji ABD, Kardiyoloji Uzmanlık Eğitimi
2001 - 2002 : Özel Lokman Hekim Esnaf Hastanesi Fethiye, Muğla
2002 - 2010 : Özel Ege Sağlık Hastanesi, Universal Hospitals Group, İzmir
2010 - : Özel Tınaztepe Hastanesi, İzmir
Katıldığı Kurs ve Kongreler:
ESC Uluslararası Avrupa Kardiyoloji kongresi (2013, Amsterdam)
XVIII: Girişimsel Kardiyoloji Kongresi ( 2011, Antalya )
ESC/ESH 21st European Meeting On Hypertension And Cardiovascular Prevention ( 2011, Milan )
XXVI. Ulusal Kardiyoloji Kongresi ( 2010, İstanbul )
XVII: Girişimsel Kardiyoloji Kongresi ( 2010, İstanbul )
XVI. Girişimsel Kardiyoloji Kongresi ( 2009, Antalya )
XXIV. Ulusal Kardiyoloji Kongresi ( 2008, İstanbul )
XV. Girişimsel Kardiyoloji Kongresi ( 2008, İzmir )
EAPCI-EUROPCR ( 2008, Barcelona)
XXII.Ulusal Kardiyoloji Kongresi ( 2006, Antalya )
XVII. Ulusal Kardiyoloji Kongresi ( 2001, İzmir )
İleri Kardiyak Yaşam Desteği Kursu ( 2001, İzmir )
XVI. Ulusal Kardiyoloji Kongresi ( 2000, Antalya )
XV. Ulusal Kardiyoloji Kongresi ( 1999, İzmir )
VI. İnvazif Kardiyoloji Kongresi ( 1999, İstanbul )
XIV. Ulusal Kardiyoloji Kongresi ( 1998, Antalya )
Mezuniyet Sonrası Tıp Eğitimi: ‘ Kardiyovasküler Hastalıkların Tedavisine Güncel Yaklaşım ‘ Konjestif Kalp Yetmezliği ve Hipertansiyon ( 1998, İzmir )
Türk Kardiyoloji Derneği Ekokardiyografi Toplantısı ( 1997, Ankara )
XIII. Ulusal Kardiyoloji Kongresi ( 1997, İzmir )
By
Edem, E (Edem, Efe) [1] ; Kirdök, AH (Kirdok, Ali Hikmet) [1] ; Kinay, AO (Kinay, Ahmet Ozan) [1] ; Tekin, ÜI (Tekin, Umit Ilker) [1] ; Tas, S (Tas, Sedat) [2] ; Alpaslan, E (Alpaslan, Erkan) [2] ; Pabuccu, MT (Pabuccu, Mustafa Turker) [2] ; Akdeniz, B (Akdeniz, Bahri) [2]
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Source
Volume
27
Issue
3
Page
240-244
DOI
10.3109/09537104.2015.1083544
Published
APR 2 2016
Indexed
2016-04-27
Document Type
Article
Abstract
Previously conducted studies revealed that smoking enhanced the efficacy of clopidogrel by increasing formation of the active metabolite (AM) from the prodrug through induction of the cytochrome CYP1A2. The expression of cytochrome enzymes depends on genotype and no data exists in literature conducted in Turkish patients comparing the clopidogrel responsiveness between active smokers and non-active smokers treated with clopidogrel. In this study, our aim was to investigate the clopidogrel responsiveness in clopidogrel-treated Turkish acute coronary syndrome (ACS) patients according to their smoking status. We retrospectively enrolled 258 patients who were hospitalized due to ACS. Clinical variables of the patients, especially smoking status were recorded. Clopidogrel resistance was evaluated by using adenosine diphosphate (ADP) induced platelet aggregometry. Clopidogrel resistance was detected as a change in maximal aggregation <= 20% from baseline. A total of 139 patients were active smokers while 12 were former smokers. 107 patients did not have a history of smoking. Ten of the smokers were hyporesponsive to clopidogrel, whereas 36 of non-smokers were hyporesponsive to clopidogrel (p < 0.001). Receiver-operating characteristic curve analysis demonstrated that Au-min value >612.5 predicted the clopidogrel resistance with a sensitivity of 60% (OR: 100.65, %95 CI = 19.996-506.615 p < 0.001). Results of this study demonstrated that ADP responses were lower in smokers receiving clopidogrel and aspirin than in non-smokers receiving the same drug regimen. This finding indicates that smoking was related to an enhanced clopidogrel responsiveness in Turkish patients hospitalized due to ACS, suggesting that "smoker's paradox" probably exists in Turkish ACS patients.
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2-oxo-clopidogrel drug resistance clopidogrel Acute coronary syndrome
Predictive value of platelet-to-lymphocyte ratio in severe degenerative aortic valve stenosis
By
Edem, E (Edem, Efe) [1] ; Reyhanoglu, H (Reyhanoglu, Hasan) [2] ; Küçükukur, M (Kucukukur, Murat) [4] ; Kirdök, AH (Kirdok, Ali Hikmet) [1] ; Kinay, AO (Kinay, Ahmet Ozan) [1] ; Tekin, ÜI (Tekin, Umit Ilker) [1] ; Özcan, K (Ozcan, Kaan) [2] ; Ertürk, M (Erturk, Murat) [2] ; Sentürk, Ç (Senturk, Cagin) [3] , [7] ; Kirilmaz, B (Kirilmaz, Bahadir) [5] ;
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Source
JOURNAL OF RESEARCH IN MEDICAL SCIENCES
Volume
21
DOI
10.4103/1735-1995.192509
Article Number
93
Published
2016
Indexed
2017-03-24
Document Type
Article
Abstract
Background: Aortic valve stenosis (AVS) is the most common cause of left ventricular outflow obstruction, and its prevalence among elderly patients causes a major public health burden. Recently, platelet-to-lymphocyte ratio (PLR) has been recognized as a novel prognostic biomarker that offers information about both aggregation and inflammation pathways. Since PLR indicates inflammation, we hypothesized that PLR may be associated with the severity of AVS due to chronic inflammation pathways that cause stiffness and calcification of the aortic valve. Materials and Methods: We retrospectively enrolled 117 patients with severe degenerative AVS, who underwent aortic valve replacement and 117 control patients in our clinic. PLR was defined as the absolute platelet count divided by the absolute lymphocyte count. Severe AVS was defined as calcification and sclerosis of the valve with a mean pressure gradient of > 40 mmHg. Results: PLR was 197.03 +/- 49.61 in the AVS group and 144.9 +/- 40.35 in the control group, which indicated a statistically significant difference (P < 0.001). A receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve analysis demonstrated that PLR values over 188 predicted the severity of aortic stenosis with a sensitivity of 87% and a specificity of 70% (95% confidence interval = 0.734- 0.882; P < 0.001; area under ROC curve: 0.808). Conclusion: We suggest that the level of PLR elevation is related to the severity of degenerative AVS, and PLR should be used to monitor patients' inflammatory responses and the efficacy of treatment, which will lead us to more closely monitor this high-risk population to detect severe degenerative AVS at an early stage.
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