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    Can increased intestinal permeability and low-grade endotoxemia be the triggering pathogenesis in isolated coronary artery ectasia
    (Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2023) Toprak, Kenan; Kaplangöray, Mustafa; Altıparmak, İbrahim Halil; Taşcanov, Mustafa Begenç; Güngören, Fatih; Fedai, Halil; İnanır, Mehmet; Biçer, Asuman; Demirbağ, Recep
    Purpose Isolated coronary artery ectasia (ICAE) is a rare coronary artery disease (CAD) encountered during coronary angiography. Although many mechanisms have been suggested today that may be associated with ICAE, the underlying pathogenesis has not been fully understood. In this study, we aimed to reveal the possible relationship between intestinal permeability and ICAE. Methods Of the 12 850 patients who underwent coronary angiography, 138 consecutive patients with ICAE and 140 age- and sex-matched subjects with normal coronary arteries as the control group and 140 subjects with stenotic CAD were included in the study. Results Serum zonulin and lipopolysaccharide levels were significantly higher in patients with ICAE than in the control group and CAD group. Additionally, zonulin and lipopolysaccharide levels were significantly higher in the CAD group than in the ICAE group. In the correlation analysis, serum zonulin levels were correlated with the mean diameter and length of the ecstatic segment. In multivariate analysis, zonulin and lipopolysaccharide were identified as independent predictors for ICAE. Conclusion These results suggest that there may be a pathophysiological relationship between increased intestinal permeability and ICAE.
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    Heart rate turbulence and heart rate variability in patients with atrial synchronous ventricular pacing
    (Wiley, 2008) Kılıç, Harun; Karakurt, Özlem; Akdemir, Ramazan; Doğan, Mehmet; Biçer, Asuman; Gündüz, Hüseyin
    Background: Heart rate turbulence (HRT) and heart rate variability (HRV) have been shown to be independent and powerful predictors of mortality in a specific group of cardiac patients. Pacing has unfavorable effects on autonomic function. Our aim is to investigate autonomic responses to atrial synchronous ventricular pacing (VDD) by evaluating HRT and HRV parameters. Methods and Results: The study groups comprised 12 control and 12 patients without organic heart disease and with normal sinus function who were implanted with a permanent VDD pacing system for high-degree atrioventricular block. The HRV and HRT analysis were assessed from a 24-hour Holter recording. There was no statistically significant difference between the two groups for HRV parameters. When HRT parameters were compared, turbulence onset was significantly higher in the cardiac paced group than the controls group (2.729 +/- 8.818 vs -1.565 +/- 8.301, P = 0.006), but no statistically significant difference was found between the two groups for turbulence slope (11.166 +/- 10.034 vs 31.675 +/- 28.107, P = 0.68). The number of patients who had abnormal HRT onset was significantly higher in the paced group than controls (9 vs 2, P = 0.004). Conclusion: Atrial synchronous pacing has unfavorable effects on autonomic function. Altered ventricular depolarization sequence may lead to changes in autonomic response. Although we found no difference in HRV parameters between the control and VDD patient groups, the HRT onset and number of patients with abnormal HRT onset was significantly higher in VDD patients. HRT onset can be a better way of noninvasive autonomic response predictor in VDD patients.
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    The relationship between nitrate-induced headache and -blood viscosity: An observational prospective study
    (Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2023) Toprak, Kenan; Kaplangoray, Mustafa; Memioğlu, Tolga; İnanır, Mehmet; Biçer, Asuman; Demirbağ, Recep; Erdoğdu, Hamza
    Nitrates are one of the most prescribed medications in the treatment of angina pectoris today. Headache is the most common side effect of nitrates, and there is limited prospective data on the determinants of this effect. Our aim in this study is to open a foresight window for clinicians in clinical practice by explaining the possible relationship between nitrate-induced headache and whole-blood viscosity (WBV). After coronary revascularization treatment, 869 patients with angina who were prescribed nitrate preparations were divided into groups according to the development of headache or not and categorized according to the 4-grade scale level. Those who had no headache during nitrate use were graded as grade 0, those who felt mild headache were grade 1, those who felt moderate headache were grade 2, and those who described severe headache were graded as grade 3. The groups were compared according to WBV values. A total of 869 participants were included in the study. Most patients (82.1%) experienced some level of headache. Headache severity correlated with both WBV at high shear rate (r = 0.657; P < 0.001) and WBV at low shear rate (r = 0.687; P < 0.001). In multivariate analysis, WBV was determined as an independent predictor of headache experience. WBV predicted nitrate-induced headache with 75% sensitivity and 75% specificity at high shear rate and 77% sensitivity and 77% specificity at low shear rate. WBV seems to be one of the major determinants for nitrate-induced headache. WBV may be a guide for initiating alternative antianginal drugs without prescribing nitrates to the patient to increase patient compliance.