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Korkmaz P, Mıstanoğlu-Özatağ D, Paşalı-Kilit T, Toka O, Onbaşı K. Knowledge and Attitudes of Patients About the Rational Use of Antibiotics. Infect Dis Clin Microbiol 2024; 6:11-21. [PMID: 38633436 PMCID: PMC11019724 DOI: 10.36519/idcm.2024.305] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/17/2023] [Accepted: 02/14/2024] [Indexed: 04/19/2024]
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Objective Antimicrobial resistance can lead to morbidity and mortality in serious infections. Therefore, this study aimed to evaluate the knowledge and attitudes of patients admitted to the outpatient clinics of our hospital about the rational use of antibiotics. Materials and Methods Patients who applied to Infectious Diseases and Internal Diseases Polyclinics between August 01, 2021 and February 01, 2022 were included. After obtaining written consent from those who agreed to participate in the study, a face-to-face questionnaire was applied to evaluate their knowledge and attitudes about antibiotic use. Results A total of 735 patients were included in the study; 64.1% were women, and the mean age was 40±15 years. The median of the total correct score on the scale measuring the patients' knowledge level in the study was 5. It was determined that individuals who scored 5 or less did not have sufficient knowledge, and those who scored above 5 had sufficient knowledge. Female gender, being single, being a university graduate, and having a middle income were associated with sufficient knowledge level (p<0.05). The rates of self-starting or using antibiotics until the complaints subsided were higher in the group with insufficient knowledge (p<0.05). Conclusion The knowledge level of our patients regarding antibiotic use provided better results in all parameters, such as the number of visits to the doctor, self-starting antibiotics, using the antibiotic in the appropriate indication, and complying with the duration. The knowledge level was found to be associated with the appropriate antibiotic use.
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- Pınar Korkmaz
- Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Kütahya Health Sciences University School of Medicine, Kütahya, Türkiye
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- Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Kütahya Health Sciences University School of Medicine, Kütahya, Türkiye
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Kütahya Health Sciences University School of Medicine, Kütahya, Türkiye
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- Department of Bioistatics, Hacettepe University School of Medicine, Ankara, Türkiye
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Kütahya Health Sciences University School of Medicine, Kütahya, Türkiye
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Kaya S, Banaz Goncuoglu M, Mete B, Asilkan Z, Mete AH, Akturan S, Tuncer N, Yukselir Alasirt F, Toka O, Gunes T, Gumus R. Patient Safety Culture: Effects on Errors, Incident Reporting, and Patient Safety Grade. J Patient Saf 2023; 19:439-446. [PMID: 37729641 DOI: 10.1097/pts.0000000000001152] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 09/22/2023]
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OBJECTIVES This study mainly examines the effects of patient safety culture dimensions on 4 outcomes (self-reported errors, witnessing errors, incident reporting, and patient safety grade). METHODS The data were collected using the Turkish version of the Safety Attitudes Questionnaire, which consists of 6 dimensions (teamwork climate, safety climate, job satisfaction, stress recognition, perceptions of management, and working conditions). Of 1679 personnel working in 6 hospitals in Ankara, 860 were randomly selected. The data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, the Spearman correlation coefficient, and binary logistic regression analyses. RESULTS The response rate was 62.7%. When the overall patient safety culture score increased by 1 point; the probability of witnessing an error was 2 times lower (P < 0.001), the probability of incident reporting was 4.22 times higher (P < 0.001), and the probability of assessing the patient safety grade as excellent was 29.86 times higher (P < 0.001). The teamwork climate was negatively related to making errors and witnessing errors (P < 0.001). The safety climate and working conditions were positively related to incident reporting and patient safety grade (P < 0.001). Job satisfaction was negatively related to incident reporting (P < 0.001). Perceptions of management were positively related to making errors and patient safety grade (P < 0.001). CONCLUSIONS The patient safety culture scores were positively correlated with incident reporting and patient safety grade but negatively correlated with the occurrence of errors. Each dimension of the patient safety culture, except stress recognition, affected different outcomes. Therefore, managers should focus on different dimensions of patient safety culture to improve different outcomes.
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- Sıdıka Kaya
- From the Department of Health Management, Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences, Hacettepe University, Ankara
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- Department of Health Management, Faculty of Health Sciences, Sakarya University of Applied Sciences, Sakarya
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- Medical Documentation And Secretarial Program, Department of Medical Services and Techniques, Vocational School of Health Services, Izmir University of Economics, Izmir
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- Department of Health Management, Faculty of Health Sciences, Istanbul University - Cerrahpasa, Istanbul
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- Department of General Surgery, Yıldırım Beyazıt University Yenimahalle Training and Research Hospital, Ankara
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- Department of Health Management, Faculty of Health Sciences, Hitit University, Corum
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- Department of Health Management, Faculty of Health Sciences, Kırklareli University, Kırklareli
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- Department of Statistics, Faculty of Science, Hacettepe University
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- Oncology Hospital, Hacettepe University, Ankara, Turkey
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Korkmaz P, Mıstanoğlu-Özatağ D, Aslan H, Toka O, Gülcan A. COVID-19 in Elderly Patients: Risk Factors for Disease Severity. Infect Dis Clin Microbiol 2022; 4:7-17. [PMID: 38633549 PMCID: PMC11022817 DOI: 10.36519/idcm.2022.93] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/16/2021] [Accepted: 12/21/2021] [Indexed: 04/19/2024]
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Objective Determining the clinical characteristics associated with SARS-COV-2 infection may contribute to reducing mortality in elderly patients, considering the age-related sensitivity and the excess of complications. Our study aimed to evaluate the factors that determine the severity of the disease in elderly patients followed up in our hospital. Materials and Methods The files of definite or probable COVID-19 patients over 65 years old who were followed up by the infectious diseases clinic of our hospital between March 15 and October 1, 2020, were evaluated retrospectively. Results A total of 134 patients were included in the study, 52.2% of the patients were male, and the mean age was 75.11±7.15 (min 65-max 94). Multimorbidity was detected in 42.5% of the patients, and the most common comorbidities were hypertension (53.7%) and diabetes mellitus (36.6%). Severe COVID-19 was present in 39.6% of patients. The most common complaints were fatigue (70.9%), cough (59.7%), and shortness of breath (59%). When the patients' computed tomography (CT) images of thorax were evaluated, ground-glass was observed in 94.8% (n=127), infiltration in 42.5% (n=57), and consolidation in 32.8% (n=44). Involvement was bilateral in 93.3% (n=125) of the patients. The most common antiviral treatment used for patients was favipiravir 73.1% (n=98). The average hospitalization period of the patients was 12±6.36 days, the rate of follow-up in the intensive care unit was 20.1% (n=27), and death occurred in 9.7% (n=13) of the patients. In the multivariate analysis, cough and shortness of breath at admission, atelectasis and pleural effusion on thorax CT were found to be significant for severe COVID-19 disease (p<0.05). Conclusion Providing early medical support to these patients, especially, in the presence of cough and shortness of breath on admission and the presence of pleural effusion and atelectasis on thoracic CT, may help reduce the poor clinical course.
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- Pınar Korkmaz
- Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Kütahya Health Sciences University School of Medicine, Kütahya, Turkey
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- Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Kütahya Health Sciences University School of Medicine, Kütahya, Turkey
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- Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Evliya Çelebi Training and Research Hospital, Kütahya Health Sciences University School of Medicine, Kütahya, Turkey
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- Department of Statistics, Hacettepe University, Ankara, Turkey
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- Department of Microbiology, Kütahya Health Sciences University School of Medicine, Kütahya, Turkey
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Pekçevik R, Öztürk A, Pekçevik Y, Toka O, Güçlü Aslan G, Çukurova İ. Mastoid Emissary Vein Canal Incidence and Its Relationship with Jugular Bulb and Sigmoid Sulcus Anatomical Variations. Turk Arch Otorhinolaryngol 2022; 59:244-252. [PMID: 35262041 PMCID: PMC8864204 DOI: 10.4274/tao.2021.2021-4-26] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/04/2021] [Accepted: 08/24/2021] [Indexed: 12/01/2022] Open
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Toka O, Çetin M, Arslan O. Robust estimation in restricted linear regression. COMMUN STAT-SIMUL C 2019. [DOI: 10.1080/03610918.2019.1661475] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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- Onur Toka
- Department of Statistics, Hacettepe University, Ankara, Turkey
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- Department of Statistics, Hacettepe University, Ankara, Turkey
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- Department of Statistics, Ankara University, Ankara, Turkey
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Toka O, Cetin M. A binary boosting method in the presence of outliers in training data. Soft comput 2019. [DOI: 10.1007/s00500-018-3350-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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Korkmaz P, Paşali Kilit T, Onbaşi K, Mistanoglu Ozatag D, Toka O. Influenza vaccination prevalence among the elderly and individuals with chronic disease, and factors affecting vaccination uptake. Cent Eur J Public Health 2019; 27:44-49. [PMID: 30927396 DOI: 10.21101/cejph.a5231] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/13/2017] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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OBJECTIVE Our aim is to evaluate influenza vaccination rates among the elderly and individuals with underlying chronic disease, and factors that affect vaccination uptake. METHODS The study comprised individuals aged 18-65 years with underlying chronic diseases, and individuals aged over 65 years. Literature-based questionnaires prepared by the researcher regarding vaccination were completed through face-to-face interviews by the principal investigator. RESULTS A total of 818 participants were included in the study, 257 (31.4%) were males. The mean age of participants was 57.47 ± 14.11 years; 274 (33.5%) were aged 65 years and over. One hundred and three (12.6%) participants stated that they received vaccinations against influenza annually, and 144 (17.6%) stated that they had vaccination against influenza in the 2015/16 or 2016/17 season. Fifty-two (19%) participants aged more than 65 years stated that they received vaccinations against influenza annually, 75 (27.4%) stated that they had vaccination against influenza in the 2015/16 or 2016/17 season. The most commonly determined reasons for not receiving vaccination were not knowing that it was necessary (34%) and believing that vaccination was not necessary because they were healthy (26%). Statistically significantly more participants who gained their knowledge from a physician were vaccinated than those whose knowledge came from other sources (p < 0.05). Participants who considered that they had sufficient information about influenza were vaccinated more frequently, the results were statistically significant (p < 0.05). CONCLUSION Informing target risk groups about influenza vaccination by physicians and increasing awareness about influenza may contribute to increasing vaccination rates.
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- Pinar Korkmaz
- Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, Dumlupinar University, Kutahya, Turkey
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Dumlupinar University, Kutahya, Turkey
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Dumlupinar University, Kutahya, Turkey
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- Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, Dumlupinar University, Kutahya, Turkey
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- Department of Statistics, Hacettepe University, Ankara, Turkey
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Kaya S, Sain Guven G, Aydan S, Toka O. Predictors of hospital readmissions in internal medicine patients: Application of Andersen's Model. Int J Health Plann Manage 2018; 34:370-383. [DOI: 10.1002/hpm.2648] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/07/2018] [Accepted: 08/08/2018] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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- Sıdıka Kaya
- Department of Health Care Management, Faculty of Economics and Administrative SciencesHacettepe University Ankara Turkey
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- Department of General Internal Medicine, Faculty of MedicineHacettepe University Ankara Turkey
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- Department of Health Care Management, Faculty of Economics and Administrative SciencesHacettepe University Ankara Turkey
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- Department of Statistics, Faculty of ScienceHacettepe University Ankara Turkey
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- Nevin Sanlier
- Faculty of Health Sciences, Nutrition and Dietetics Department, Lokman Hekim University, Ankara, Turkey
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- Faculty of Health Sciences, Nutrition and Dietetics Department, Gazi University, Ankara, Turkey
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- Faculty of Science, Department of Statistics, Hacettepe University, Ankara, Turkey
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Kaya S, Sain Guven G, Aydan S, Kar A, Teleş M, Yıldız A, Koca GŞ, Kartal N, Korku C, Ürek D, Demir İB, Toka O. Patients’ readiness for discharge: Predictors and effects on unplanned readmissions, emergency department visits and death. J Nurs Manag 2018; 26:707-716. [DOI: 10.1111/jonm.12605] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 11/22/2017] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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- Sıdıka Kaya
- Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences; Department of Health Care Management; Hacettepe University; Ankara Turkey
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- Faculty of Medicine; Department of General Internal Medicine; Hacettepe University; Ankara Turkey
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- Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences; Department of Health Care Management; Hacettepe University; Ankara Turkey
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- Faculty of Health Sciences; Department of Health Care Management; Kırıkkale University; Kırıkkale Turkey
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- Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences; Department of Health Care Management; Hacettepe University; Ankara Turkey
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- Vocational School of Health Services; Program of Health Institutions Management; Batman University; Batman Turkey
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- Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences; Department of Health Care Management; Hacettepe University; Ankara Turkey
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- Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences; Department of Health Care Management; Hacettepe University; Ankara Turkey
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- Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences; Department of Health Care Management; Hacettepe University; Ankara Turkey
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- Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences; Department of Health Care Management; Hacettepe University; Ankara Turkey
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- Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences; Department of Health Care Management; Hacettepe University; Ankara Turkey
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- Faculty of Science; Department of Statistics; Hacettepe University; Ankara Turkey
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Kaya S, Guven GS, Aydan S, Toka O. A comprehensive framework identifying readmission risk factors using the CHAID algorithm: a prospective cohort study. Int J Qual Health Care 2018; 30:366-374. [DOI: 10.1093/intqhc/mzy022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/03/2017] [Accepted: 02/01/2018] [Indexed: 12/30/2022] Open
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- Sidika Kaya
- Department of Health Care Management, Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences, Hacettepe University, Ankara, Turkey
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Hacettepe University, Ankara, Turkey
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- Department of Health Care Management, Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences, Hacettepe University, Ankara, Turkey
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- Department of Statistics, Faculty of Science, Hacettepe University, Ankara, Turkey
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Yassıbaş E, Samur G, Toka O. SUN-P092: Are Serum Vitamin D Levels Related with Colorectal Cancer Risk? Clin Nutr 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/s0261-5614(17)30535-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Aslaner R, Pekcevik Y, Sahin H, Toka O. Variations in the Origin of Inferior Phrenic Arteries and Their Relationship to Celiac Axis Variations on CT Angiography. Korean J Radiol 2017; 18:336-344. [PMID: 28246513 PMCID: PMC5313521 DOI: 10.3348/kjr.2017.18.2.336] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/08/2016] [Accepted: 08/24/2016] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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Objective Knowing the origin of the inferior phrenic artery (IPA) is important prior to surgical interventions and interventional radiological procedures related to IPA. We aimed to identify variations in the origin of IPA and to investigate the relationship between the origin of IPA and celiac axis variations using computed tomography angiography (CTA). Materials and Methods The CTA images of 1000 patients (737 male and 263 female, the mean age 60, range 18–94 years) were reviewed in an analysis of IPA and celiac axis variations. The origin of IPA was divided into two groups, those originating as a common trunk and those originating independently without a truncus. The relationship between the origin of IPA and celiac axis variation was analyzed using Pearson's chi-square test. Results Both IPAs originated from a common trunk in 295 (29.5%) patients. From which the majority of the common trunk originated from the aorta. Contrastingly, the inferior phrenic arteries originated from different origins in 705 (70.5%) patients. The majority of the right inferior phrenic artery (RIPA) and the left inferior phrenic artery (LIPA) originated independently from the celiac axis. Variation in the celiac axis were detected in 110 (11%) patients. The origin of IPA was found to be significantly different in the presence of celiac axis variation. Conclusion The majority of IPA originated from the aorta in patients with a common IPA trunk, while the majority of RIPA and LIPA originating from the celiac axis in patients without a common IPA trunk. Thus, the origin of IPA may widely differ in the presence of celiac axis variation.
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- Ramazan Aslaner
- Department of Radiology, Tepecik Training and Research Hospital, Izmir 35110, Turkey
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- Department of Radiology, Tepecik Training and Research Hospital, Izmir 35110, Turkey
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- Department of Radiology, Tepecik Training and Research Hospital, Izmir 35110, Turkey
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- Hacettepe University, Statistics Department, Ankara 06800, Turkey
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Rüffer A, Blumauer R, Purbojo A, Glöckler M, Toka O, Cesnjevar R. Innominization of Left Brachiocephalic Vein for Left Superior Vena Cava–Related Obstruction of Cardiac Structures. Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2017. [DOI: 10.1055/s-0037-1598696] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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- A. Rüffer
- Kinderherzchirurgische Abteilung, Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Erlangen, Germany
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- Kinderherzchirurgische Abteilung, Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Erlangen, Germany
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- Kinderherzchirurgische Abteilung, Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Erlangen, Germany
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- Kinderkardiologische Abteilung, Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Erlangen, Germany
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- Kinderkardiologische Abteilung, Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Erlangen, Germany
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- Kinderherzchirurgische Abteilung, Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Erlangen, Germany
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Halbfass J, Toka O, Doll U, Glöckler M, Weyand M, Kondruweit M, Cesnjevar R, Hartmann A, Dittrich S. Endomyocardial Biopsy following Heart Transplantation in Children: A Single-Center Experience. Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2017. [DOI: 10.1055/s-0037-1599035] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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- J. Halbfass
- Department of Pediatric Cardiology, University Clinic Erlangen, Erlangen, Germany
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- Department of Pediatric Cardiology, University Clinic Erlangen, Erlangen, Germany
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- Department of Pediatric Cardiology, University Clinic Erlangen, Erlangen, Germany
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- Department of Pediatric Cardiology, University Clinic Erlangen, Erlangen, Germany
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- Department of Cardiac Surgery, University Clinic Erlangen, Erlangen, Germany
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- Department of Cardiac Surgery, University Clinic Erlangen, Erlangen, Germany
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- Department of Pediatric Cardiac Surgery, University Clinic Erlangen, Erlangen, Germany
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- Department of Pathology, University Clinic Erlangen, Erlangen, Germany
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- Department of Pediatric Cardiology, University Clinic Erlangen, Erlangen, Germany
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Moosmann J, Kerling A, Glöckler M, Rüffer A, Toka O, Dittrich S. Tolvaptan as an Additive Diuretic in Infants with Capillary Leak after Cardiac Surgery. Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2017. [DOI: 10.1055/s-0037-1599011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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- J. Moosmann
- Department of Pediatric Cardiology, Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Erlangen, Germany
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- Department of Pediatric Cardiology, Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Erlangen, Germany
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- Department of Pediatric Cardiology, Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Erlangen, Germany
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- Department of Pediatric Cardiac Surgery, Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Erlangen, Germany
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- Department of Pediatric Cardiology, Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Erlangen, Germany
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- Department of Pediatric Cardiology, Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Erlangen, Germany
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Korkmaz P, Uyar C, Ozmen A, Toka O. KNOWLEDGE AND ATTITUDE OF HEALTH CARE WORKERS TOWARD PATIENTS WITH HEPATITIS C INFECTION. Southeast Asian J Trop Med Public Health 2016; 47:935-944. [PMID: 29620797] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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This study aimed to evaluate the level of knowledge of healthcare workers in Kutahya (a western province of Turkey) about HCV infection and their attitudes toward patients with hepatitis C infection. A total of 335 healthcare workers working in Kutahya Evliya Celebi Research and Training Hospital were included in the study. A questionnaire evaluating demographic characteristics, level of knowledge and attitudes of healthcare workers toward patients with hepatitis C infection was administered to the participants. Thirty-six point four percent of the participants were males. According to the occupations, distributions of the participants were as followings: 54.6% nurse, 25.1% physician, 11.6% trainee nurse, 4.5% intern and 4.2% anesthesia technician. The mean age of healthcare professionals was 30.32±8.10 years. Fifty-eight point eight percent of them experienced percutaneous injury. The mean knowledge score was 18.05±3.01 (from a total of 25). There was a statistically significant relationship between knowledge score and age, working year, occupational group (p<0.001). There was also a significant relationship between total attitude score and gender (p=0.006), age (p=0.002), working year (p=0.021) and occupational group (p<0.001). It was determined that as total knowledge score of the participants increased they exhibited a more positive attitude toward patients with hepatitis C infection (p<0.001). A positive relationship was determined between the level of knowledge of healthcare workers and positive attitudes toward patients with hepatitis C infection. Therefore, increasing the level of knowledge is necessary for more positive attitudes.
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Moosmann J, Werner R, Cesnjevar R, Toka O, Roppenecker G, Rüffer A. Simulation of an Atrial Assist Device in Fontan Circulation. Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2016. [DOI: 10.1055/s-0036-1571524] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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Rüffer A, Tischer P, Toka O, Glöckler M, Dittrich S, Cesnjevar R, Jüngert J. Cerebral Blood-Flow Velocities during Regional Cerebral Perfusion in Infant Aortic Arch Surgery. Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2015. [DOI: 10.1055/s-0035-1556033] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Moosmann J, Ekici A, Cesnjevar R, Dittrich S, Uebe S, Toka O. X-chromosomal copy number variants in patients with coarctation of the aorta. Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2014. [DOI: 10.1055/s-0034-1394045] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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Rüffer A, Münch F, Purbojo A, Glöckler M, Toka O, Dittrich S, Cesnjevar R. Improving outcomes of pediatric postcardiotomy extracorporeal membrane oxygenation. Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2014. [DOI: 10.1055/s-0034-1393990] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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Moosmann J, Völkl S, Cesnjevar R, Hartmann A, Dittrich S, Toka O. Zelluläre Immunmodulation bei Patienten mit Failing Fontan. Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2014. [DOI: 10.1055/s-0034-1394003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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Akbulut G, Gezmen-Karadağ M, Ertaş Y, Uyar BB, Yassibaş E, Türközü D, Celebı F, Paşaoğlu OT, Toka O, Yildiran H, Sanlier N, Köktürk N. Plasma orexin-A and ghrelin levels in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: Interaction with nutritional status and body composition. Exp Ther Med 2014; 7:1617-1624. [PMID: 24926354 PMCID: PMC4043582 DOI: 10.3892/etm.2014.1611] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/04/2013] [Accepted: 02/26/2014] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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Orexin-A and ghrelin are two important polypeptides that stimulate food intake, however, there is a lack of sufficient information concerning their plasma levels in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). The aim of the present study was to investigate the association between plasma orexin-A and ghrelin levels with food consumption and body composition in patients with stable phase COPD. In total, 40 patients (age, 44–80 years; male, 31; female 9) who were in the stable phase of COPD were included in the study. Blood samples for plasma orexin-A and ghrelin analysis were collected after 8–12 h of fasting; certain anthropometric measurements were obtained and a 24-h dietary recall was recorded. The mean plasma orexin-A levels in the male and female patients were 1.3±0.37 and 1.4±0.13 ng/ml, respectively, while the mean plasma ghrelin levels were 25.9±7.31 and 27.3±8.54 ng/ml, respectively. No significant correlation was observed between the body mass index and plasma orexin-A and ghrelin levels or between the plasma ghrelin levels and dietary nutrient intake (P>0.05). The plasma orexin-A levels were demonstrated to be higher in patients with a higher dietary total fibre intake (r=0.303, P=0.022). A similar correlation was observed between plasma orexin-A levels and dietary intake of soluble (r=0.033, P=0.029) and insoluble (r=0.335, P=0.024) fibre, as well as between the daily consumption of calcium and the levels of plasma orexin-A (r=0.065, P=0.046). Therefore, the results of the present study indicated that a positive correlation existed between dietary nutrient intake and plasma orexin-A levels in patients with COPD.
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- Gamze Akbulut
- Department of Nutrition and Dietetics, Faculty of Health Sciences, Gazi University, Ankara 06500, Turkey
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- Department of Nutrition and Dietetics, Faculty of Health Sciences, Gazi University, Ankara 06500, Turkey
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- Department of Nutrition and Dietetics, Faculty of Health Sciences, Gazi University, Ankara 06500, Turkey
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- Department of Nutrition and Dietetics, Faculty of Health Sciences, Gazi University, Ankara 06500, Turkey
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- Department of Nutrition and Dietetics, Faculty of Health Sciences, Gazi University, Ankara 06500, Turkey
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- Department of Nutrition and Dietetics, Faculty of Health Sciences, Gazi University, Ankara 06500, Turkey
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- Department of Nutrition and Dietetics, Faculty of Health Sciences, Gazi University, Ankara 06500, Turkey
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- Department of Nutrition and Dietetics, Faculty of Health Sciences, Gazi University, Ankara 06500, Turkey
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- Department of Statistics, Hacettepe University, Ankara 06800, Turkey
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- Department of Nutrition and Dietetics, Faculty of Health Sciences, Gazi University, Ankara 06500, Turkey
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- Department of Nutrition and Dietetics, Faculty of Health Sciences, Gazi University, Ankara 06500, Turkey
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- Department of Pulmonary Diseases, Faculty of Medicine, Gazi University, Ankara 06560, Turkey
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Moosmann J, Doll U, Rüffer A, Cesnjevar R, Dittrich S, Toka O. Erste Erfahrungen mit dem Vasopressin-Rezeptor Antagonisten (Tolvaptan) als Rescue Diuretikum im Postoperativen Management bei Säuglingen mit HLHS. Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2013. [DOI: 10.1055/s-0033-1354443] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Hoff K, Ammerpohl O, Kolarova J, Arndt AK, Pfeffer K, Toka O, Siebert R, Kramer HH. Determination of DNA Methylation Patterns in Cardiac Tissue from Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome. Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2013. [DOI: 10.1055/s-0033-1354499] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Rüffer A, Münch F, Purbojo A, Glöckler M, Toka O, Koch AM, Dittrich S, Cesnjevar R. Ventricular Assist Device for Myocarditis or Cardiomyopathy in Pediatric Patients: A Single-Center Series with no Mortality and the Longest Reported Duration of Support, So Far. Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2013. [DOI: 10.1055/s-0033-1354473] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Moosmann J, Kopp C, Cavallaro A, Weyand M, Uder M, Cesnjevar R, Dittrich S, Titze J, Toka O. Body-Overload an interstitiellem Natrium als Ursache für therapierefraktäre Ödeme in Failing Fontan Patienten. Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2013. [DOI: 10.1055/s-0033-1354543] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Arndt AK, Musso G, Gellert P, Hoff K, Uchida S, Toka O, Siebert R, MacRae CA, Klaassen S, Kramer HH. Transcriptome Sequencing in Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome Myocardium Reveals Dysregulated Cell Cycle Genes. Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2013. [DOI: 10.1055/s-0033-1354444] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Rüffer A, Münch F, Purbojo A, Toka O, Glöckler M, Koch AM, Dittrich S, Cesnjevar R. Single-Center Outcome of Pediatric Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation. Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2013. [DOI: 10.1055/s-0033-1354475] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Moosmann J, Wiebensohn T, Cesnjevar R, Rüffer A, Glöckler M, Toka O, Dittrich S. Analysen zur Prädisposition und Manifestation der Failing Fontan Zirkulation. Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2013. [DOI: 10.1055/s-0033-1354451] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Moosmann J, Toka O, Rompel O, Koch AM, Dittrich S, Glöckler M. Generalized Vessel Malformation with Giant Aortic Dilatation and Arterial Tortuosity: an Exceptional Case. Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2013. [DOI: 10.1055/s-0033-1354520] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Rüffer A, Kellermann S, Janssen C, Münch F, Demuth M, Toka O, Cesnjevar RA. Evaluation of myocardial ischemia during beating-heart aortic arch repair in a piglet model. Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2013. [DOI: 10.1055/s-0032-1332270] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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Tagariello A, Breuer C, Birkner Y, Schmidt S, Koch A, Cesnjevar R, Ruffer A, Dittrich S, Schneider H, Winterpacht A, Sticht H, Dotsch J, Toka O. Functional Null Mutations in the Gonosomal Homologue Gene TBL1Y are Associated with Non-Syndromic Coarctation of the Aorta. Curr Mol Med 2012; 12:199-205. [DOI: 10.2174/156652412798889027] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/12/2011] [Revised: 10/24/2011] [Accepted: 11/18/2011] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Rüffer A, Arndt F, Ihlenburg S, Purbojo A, Toka O, Weil J, Dittrich S, Cesnjevar R. Intra-pulmonary artery banding - our procedure of choice for rare indications. Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2011. [DOI: 10.1055/s-0030-1269159] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Tank J, Toka O, Toka HR, Jordan J, Diedrich A, Busjahn A, Luft FC. Autonomic nervous system function in patients with monogenic hypertension and brachydactyly: a field study in north-eastern Turkey. J Hum Hypertens 2001; 15:787-92. [PMID: 11687923 DOI: 10.1038/sj.jhh.1001271] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/14/2000] [Revised: 06/05/2001] [Accepted: 06/13/2001] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Laboratory studies in patients with autosomal-dominant hypertension and brachydactyly showed increased sensitivity to sympathetic stimuli and severe abnormalities in baroreflex buffering. To further elucidate the mechanisms by which impaired baroreflex sensitivity could influence blood pressure (BP), we conducted autonomic testing under field conditions. We studied 17 hypertensive affected (13 to 48 years, BMI 22.7 +/- 6.5 kg/m(2), 160 +/- 23/98 +/- 15 mm Hg) and 12 normotensive non-affected (9 to 60 years, BMI 24.0 +/- 4.7 kg/m(2), 120 +/- 16/70 +/- 10 mm Hg) family members. Pulse intervals and finger BP were measured using the Portapres device. Valsalva ratio, the blood pressure overshoot during phase IV of the Valsalva manoeuver, the Ewing coefficient (RR30/15 ratio), and heart rate and BP variability were similar in affected and non-affected family members. Overall, baroreflex sensitivity calculated using the cross-spectral (BRSLF, BRSHF) and sequence techniques (BRS+, BRS-) was not different between the groups. However, in younger family members, BRS+ was 12 +/- 3.7 and 22 +/- 13 msec/mm Hg in affected and in non-affected family members, respectively. The decline in BRS with age and with increasing blood pressure was absent in affected family members. We conclude that autonomic reflex testing conducted under field conditions is not impaired in patients with monogenic hypertension and brachydactyly. However, noninvasive testing showed impaired baroreflex control of heart rate at a young age. The reduced BRS in young family members with moderate arterial hypertension may suggest that the impaired baroreflex function is not secondary to the hypertension but rather a primary abnormality, which aggravates the progression of hypertension.
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- J Tank
- Clinical Research Center, Franz Volhard Clinic, Helios Kliniken-Berlin Medical Faculty of the Charité Humboldt-University, Berlin, Germany
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Jordan J, Toka HR, Heusser K, Toka O, Shannon JR, Tank J, Diedrich A, Stabroth C, Stoffels M, Naraghi R, Oelkers W, Schuster H, Schobel HP, Haller H, Luft FC. Severely impaired baroreflex-buffering in patients with monogenic hypertension and neurovascular contact. Circulation 2000; 102:2611-8. [PMID: 11085965 DOI: 10.1161/01.cir.102.21.2611] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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BACKGROUND We identified a family with a monogenic syndrome of hypertension, brachydactyly, and neurovascular contact of the brain stem. Neurovascular contact of the ventrolateral medulla may lead to arterial hypertension by interfering with baroreflex function. METHODS AND RESULTS In 5 patients with monogenic hypertension (18 to 34 years old), we conducted detailed autonomic function tests. Blood pressure during complete ganglionic blockade was 134+/-4.9/82+/-4.1 mm Hg and 90+/-6/49+/-2.4 mm Hg in patients and in control subjects, respectively. During ganglionic blockade, plasma vasopressin concentration increased 24-fold in control subjects and <2-fold in patients. In patients, cold pressor testing, hand-grip testing, and upright posture all increased blood pressure excessively. In contrast, muscle sympathetic nerve activity was not increased at rest or during cold pressor testing. The phenylephrine dose that increased systolic blood pressure 12.5 mm Hg was 8.0+/-2.0 microg in patients and 135+/-35 microg in control subjects before ganglionic blockade and 5.4+/-0.4 microg in patients and 13+/-4.8 microg in control subjects during ganglionic blockade. CONCLUSIONS In patients with monogenic hypertension and neurovascular contact, basal blood pressure was increased even during sympathetic and parasympathetic nerve traffic interruption. However, sympathetic stimuli caused an excessive increase in blood pressure. This excessive response cannot be explained by increased sympathetic nerve traffic or increased vascular sensitivity. Instead, we suggest that baroreflex buffering and baroreflex-mediated vasopressin release are severely impaired.
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- J Jordan
- Clinical Research Center, Franz Volhard Clinic, Medical Faculty of the Charité, Humboldt-University, Berlin, Germany.
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Hattenbach LO, Toka HR, Toka O, Schuster H, Luft FC. Absence of hypertensive retinopathy in a Turkish kindred with autosomal dominant hypertension and brachydactyly. Br J Ophthalmol 1998; 82:1363-5. [PMID: 9930264 PMCID: PMC1722453 DOI: 10.1136/bjo.82.12.1363] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/04/2022]
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BACKGROUND A 60 member Turkish kindred with autosomal dominant hypertension, which cosegregates completely with brachydactyly and short stature, was studied. Affected people have severe hypertension and generally die of stroke by the age of 50. The hypertension closely resembles essential hypertension and, accordingly, the mechanisms of blood pressure elevation are unknown. The gene responsible was mapped to chromosome 12p. METHODS All 29 affected family members underwent a basic physical examination and funduscopy. Other than markedly elevated blood pressures and the residua of stroke in a few subjects, the apparent lack of end organ damage was striking, including the normal appearing fundi. Five affected individuals were studied in a clinical research unit study. All underwent a complete ophthalmological examination. Fluorescein angiograms were obtained in three subjects. RESULTS Systolic blood pressures ranged from 170 to 250 mm Hg, while diastolic blood pressures ranged from 100 to 150 mm Hg in affected individuals. In all affected subjects, the fundi were only minimally altered or clinically normal. All three fluorescein angiograms were normal. Despite severe hypertension since childhood the patients showed no signs of hypertensive retinopathy. CONCLUSIONS The absence of hypertensive retinopathy in this novel form of inherited hypertension is due to an altered structure of retinal arteriolar walls or some other protective mechanism. Since evidence of end organ damage is scarce in other organs as well, the protective mechanism appears to be generalised.
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- L O Hattenbach
- Department of Ophthalmology, Johann Wolfgang Goethe University Hospital, Frankfurt am Main, Germany
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Toka HR, Bähring S, Chitayat D, Melby JC, Whitehead R, Jeschke E, Wienker TF, Toka O, Schuster H, Luft FC. Families with autosomal dominant brachydactyly type E, short stature, and severe hypertension. Ann Intern Med 1998; 129:204-8. [PMID: 9696728 DOI: 10.7326/0003-4819-129-3-199808010-00008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/08/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Rare, monogenic forms of hypertension may give insight into novel mechanisms relevant to essential hypertension. Autosomal dominant hypertension with brachydactyly has been documented in a single Turkish kindred; the gene was mapped to chromosome 12p. OBJECTIVE To describe the molecular genetics of additional families with autosomal dominant hypertension and brachydactyly. DESIGN Case series. SETTING Tertiary care medical centers. PATIENTS An 11-member Canadian family and a 7-member U.S. family, neither of Turkish background, with autosomal dominant hypertension and type E brachydactyly. MEASUREMENTS Clinical evaluation, genotyping, and haplotype analyses. RESULTS The mode of inheritance, the type E brachydactyly, and the propensity for stroke were consistent with autosomal dominant hypertension with brachydactyly. The same markers on chromosome 12p cosegregated with the phenotype in the families. A haplotype analysis strongly supported the conclusion that these families have a molecular defect in the same gene. CONCLUSIONS The syndrome of autosomal dominant hypertension and brachydactyly is not confined to patients of Turkish origin. All persons with brachydactyly should have their blood pressure measured, and the syndrome should be considered if hypertension is found.
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- H R Toka
- The Hospital for Sick Children, University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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Schuster H, Toka O, Toka HR, Busjahn A, Oztekin O, Wienker TF, Bilginturan N, Bähring S, Skrabal F, Haller H, Luft FC. A cross-over medication trial for patients with autosomal-dominant hypertension with brachydactyly. Kidney Int 1998; 53:167-72. [PMID: 9453014 DOI: 10.1046/j.1523-1755.1998.00732.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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We examined a family with autosomal-dominant hypertension and brachydactyly from northeastern Turkey. The hypertension was defined as severe, resulting in stroke before age 50 years, featuring normal renin, aldosterone, and catecholamine responses, and did not appear to be salt-sensitive. The responsible gene resides on chromosome 12p. To determine which medications were most effective, we performed a prospective clinical trial. We studied 13 affected individuals in a randomized double-blind, cross-over trial including a beta-blocker (BBL), alpha-blocker (ABL), calcium channel blocker (CCB), converting enzyme inhibitor (CEI), and hydrochlorothiazide (HCT) and placebo (PLA). We then added moxonidine (MOX) and continued the trial for an additional period in a single-blind fashion. Each drug was given for four weeks with an option to double the dose after two weeks; each washout period comprised two weeks. Blood, 24-hour urine, and saliva were studied at the outset, and blood and urine samples were obtained at the end of each phase. Blood pressure (BP) and heart rate measurements were with the patient ambulatory at 24 hours. All regimens required doubled doses at two weeks. Beta blocker, CCB, CEI, and ABL lowered BP (6 to 10 mm Hg) and BP load compared to PLA, while HCT and MOX did not. Converting enzyme inhibitor and HCT increased plasma renin activity (PRA), while BBL lowered PRA. The 24-hour urine analysis indicated a high dietary salt intake with a low potassium and calcium intake. The salivary electrolytes showed similar sodium and potassium concentrations, while chloride values were significantly higher in affected than nonaffected subjects. Thus, this monogenic form of hypertension resembles nonsalt-sensitive essential hypertension in that BBL, CCB, CEI, and ABL were effective, while HCT was not. The BP reduction was similar to other single drug trials in essential hypertension. The high salivary chloride values suggest an additional intermediary phenotype that may be related to electrolyte transport. These results raise the possibility that an as yet unknown hypertensive mechanism is operative in these subjects.
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- H Schuster
- Franz Volhard Clinic, Virchow Klinikum, Humboldt University of Berlin, Germany
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Toka HR, Toka O, Luft FC. [Genetics in hypertension research. What can we learn from it regarding common essential hypertension?]. Fortschr Med 1997; 115:36-8. [PMID: 9445830] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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Essential hypertension is a polygenic disease. Various genes responsible for rare monogenic forms of hypertension have been identified in the recent years. These are glucocorticoid remediable aldosteronism (GRA), Liddle's syndrome and apparent mineralocorticoid excess (AME). A fourth form, the Bilginturan syndrome is associated with brachydactyly and resembles essential hypertension. The investigations of the pathomechanisms in these rare diseases can help us to understand common hypertension.
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- H R Toka
- Abt. für Innere Medizin und Nephrologie, Max-Delbrück-Centrum für Molekulare Medizin, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin
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Naraghi R, Schuster H, Toka HR, Bähring S, Toka O, Oztekin O, Bilginturan N, Knoblauch H, Wienker TF, Busjahn A, Haller H, Fahlbusch R, Luft FC. Neurovascular compression at the ventrolateral medulla in autosomal dominant hypertension and brachydactyly. Stroke 1997; 28:1749-54. [PMID: 9303020 DOI: 10.1161/01.str.28.9.1749] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Autosomal dominant hypertension with brachydactyly features severe hypertension that causes stroke usually before the age of 50 years. We recently characterized the hypertension as featuring normal renin, aldosterone, and catecholamine responses and mapped the gene responsible to chromosome 12p. Since angiography in an affected subject had earlier shown tortuous vessels, we performed magnetic resonance tomography (MRT) angiography to look for possible neurovascular anomalies (NVA), which have been previously associated with hypertension. NVA can be caused by a looping posterior inferior cerebellar or vertebral artery. Experimental and clinical evidence suggests that NVA may cause hypertension by a compression of the ventrolateral medulla. METHODS We performed MRT in 15 hypertensive affected (aged 14 to 57 years) and 12 normotensive nonaffected (aged 12 to 59 years) family members. We then tested for linkage between the hypertension-brachydactyly phenotypes and the presence of NVA. RESULTS All 15 affected persons had MRT evidence for NVA. All had left-sided posterior inferior cerebellar artery or vertebral artery loops, while 6 had bilateral NVA. None of the nonaffected family members had NVA. The phenotypes were linked with an LOD score of 9.2 given a penetrance of 99%. CONCLUSIONS Autosomal dominant hypertension and brachydactyly regularly feature NVA, which is frequently bilateral. The early age at which NVA was identified suggests that the condition is primary. We suggest that NVA may be involved in the pathogenesis of this form of hypertension and perhaps essential hypertension as well. Further studies are necessary to address the question of causation.
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- R Naraghi
- Franz Volhard Clinic, Virchow Klinikum, Humboldt University of Berlin, Germany
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Bähring S, Nagai T, Toka HR, Nitz I, Toka O, Aydin A, Mühl A, Wienker TF, Schuster H, Luft FC. Deletion at 12p in a Japanese child with brachydactyly overlaps the assigned locus of brachydactyly with hypertension in a Turkish family. Am J Hum Genet 1997; 60:732-5. [PMID: 9042935 PMCID: PMC1712511] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/03/2023] Open
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Schuster H, Wienker TF, Toka HR, Bähring S, Jeschke E, Toka O, Busjahn A, Hempel A, Tahlhammer C, Oelkers W, Kunze J, Bilginturan N, Haller H, Luft FC. Autosomal dominant hypertension and brachydactyly in a Turkish kindred resembles essential hypertension. Hypertension 1996; 28:1085-92. [PMID: 8952601 DOI: 10.1161/01.hyp.28.6.1085] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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We examined a Turkish kindred with a unique form of autosomal dominant hypertension that cosegregates 100% with brachydactyly and maps to chromosome 12p. Affected adults were 10 to 15 cm shorter than unaffected people; however, their body mass index (27 kg/m2) was not different. Blood pressure increased steeply with age in the affected people so that by age 40 years, they had a mean blood pressure of 140 mm Hg, compared with 92 mm Hg in unaffected individuals. Complete clinical, roentgenographic, and laboratory evaluation was performed in 6 subjects, including 24-hour blood pressure measurements and humoral determinations before and after volume expansion with 2 L normal saline over 4 hours followed by volume contraction on the following day with a 20-mmol sodium diet and 40 mg furosemide at 8 AM, noon, and 4 PM. Two affected men aged 46 and 31 years; 3 affected women aged 40, 31, and 30 years; and 1 unaffected man aged 29 years were studied. Systolic pressures ranged from 170 to 250 mm Hg, and diastolic pressures ranged from 100 to 150 mm Hg in affected people; the unaffected man had a blood pressure of 120/70 mm Hg. Thyroid, adrenal, and renal functions were normal; electrolyte and acid-base statuses were normal. Calcium and phosphate homeostasis was normal. Day-night circadian blood pressure rhythm was preserved. The subjects were not salt sensitive; renin, aldosterone, and catecholamine values reacted appropriately to volume expansion and contraction. Affected people had mild cardiac hypertrophy and increased radial artery wall thickness. Fibroblasts from affected people grew more rapidly in culture than from unaffected people. We conclude that this novel form of inherited hypertension resembles essential hypertension.
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- H Schuster
- Clinical Research Unit, Max Delbrück Center for Molecular Medicine, Franz Volhard Clinic, Virchow Klinikum, Humboldt University of Berlin, Germany
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Schuster H, Wienker TE, Bähring S, Bilginturan N, Toka HR, Neitzel H, Jeschke E, Toka O, Gilbert D, Lowe A, Ott J, Haller H, Luft FC. Severe autosomal dominant hypertension and brachydactyly in a unique Turkish kindred maps to human chromosome 12. Nat Genet 1996; 13:98-100. [PMID: 8673114 DOI: 10.1038/ng0596-98] [Citation(s) in RCA: 105] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/01/2023]
Abstract
Finding genes that cause human hypertension is not straightforward, since the determinants of blood pressure in primary hypertension are multifactorial. One approach to identifying relevant genes is to elucidate rare forms of monogenic hypertension. A relevant mutation may provide a rational starting point from which to analyse the pathophysiology of a condition affecting 20% of the world's population. In 1973 a family with autosomal dominantly inherited brachydactyly and severe hypertension, where the two traits cosegregated completely, was described. We have now re-examined this kindred, and localized the hypertension and brachydactyly locus to chromosome 12p in a region defined by markers D12S364 and D12S87. As the renin-angiotensin-system and sympathetic nervous system respond normally in this form of hypertension, the condition resembles essential hypertension. This feature distinguishes this form of hypertension from glucocorticoid remediable aldosteronism and Liddle's syndrome, which are salt-sensitive forms of monogenic hypertension with very low plasma renin activity. We suggest that identification of the gene involved in hypertension and brachydactyly and its mutation will be of great relevance in elucidating new mechanisms leading to blood pressure elevation.
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- H Schuster
- The Clinical Research Unit, Max Delbrück Center for Molecular Medicine, Franz Volhard Clinic, Rudolf Virchow University Hospitals, Humboldt University, Berlin, Germany
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