{"title":"Effects of Nitroglycerin on the Outcome of Percutaneous Coronary Interventions Via Distal Radial Approach.","authors":"Abdulrahman Naser","doi":"10.14744/AnatolJCardiol.2025.5383","DOIUrl":"10.14744/AnatolJCardiol.2025.5383","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":7835,"journal":{"name":"Anatolian Journal of Cardiology","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2025-06-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12417892/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144526121","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Discrepancies in the Whole Blood Viscosity Formula: Which One is Correct?","authors":"Hasan Arı","doi":"10.14744/AnatolJCardiol.2025.5479","DOIUrl":"10.14744/AnatolJCardiol.2025.5479","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":7835,"journal":{"name":"Anatolian Journal of Cardiology","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2025-06-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12417896/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144324316","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Uğur Nadir Karakulak, Ahmet Hakan Ateş, Ergün Barış Kaya, Kudret Aytemir
{"title":"Dopamine-Induced Resolution of Left Atrial Appendage Sludge Formation Prior to Left Atrial Appendage Closure: First Report.","authors":"Uğur Nadir Karakulak, Ahmet Hakan Ateş, Ergün Barış Kaya, Kudret Aytemir","doi":"10.14744/AnatolJCardiol.2025.5466","DOIUrl":"10.14744/AnatolJCardiol.2025.5466","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":7835,"journal":{"name":"Anatolian Journal of Cardiology","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2025-06-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12231396/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144324317","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Yeliz Güler, Ömer Genç, Abdullah Yıldırım, Ufuk S Halil, Gazi Çapar, Cansu G Özdoğan, Aslan Erdoğan, Ahmet Güler, Cevat Kırma
{"title":"Reply to Letter to the Editor: \"HADS-A in White Coat Hypertension: Limitations and Future Directions\".","authors":"Yeliz Güler, Ömer Genç, Abdullah Yıldırım, Ufuk S Halil, Gazi Çapar, Cansu G Özdoğan, Aslan Erdoğan, Ahmet Güler, Cevat Kırma","doi":"10.14744/AnatolJCardiol.2025.5138","DOIUrl":"10.14744/AnatolJCardiol.2025.5138","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":7835,"journal":{"name":"Anatolian Journal of Cardiology","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2025-06-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12336717/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144324318","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Tricuspid Regurgitation Worsening After Pericardiectomy in Tuberculosis Constrictive Pericarditis: An Overlooked Prognostic Concern.","authors":"Bora Demirçelik","doi":"10.14744/AnatolJCardiol.2025.5454","DOIUrl":"10.14744/AnatolJCardiol.2025.5454","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":7835,"journal":{"name":"Anatolian Journal of Cardiology","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2025-06-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12503102/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144309455","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
İlke Erbay, Rabia Hande Avcı, Naile Eriş Güdül, Murat Altuntaş, Ahmet Furkan Süner, Pelin Aladağ, Uğur Köktürk, Ahmet Avcı
{"title":"CA125 as a Biomarker for Identifying Disease Severity and Right Ventricular Dysfunction in Obstructive Sleep Apnea.","authors":"İlke Erbay, Rabia Hande Avcı, Naile Eriş Güdül, Murat Altuntaş, Ahmet Furkan Süner, Pelin Aladağ, Uğur Köktürk, Ahmet Avcı","doi":"10.14744/AnatolJCardiol.2025.5195","DOIUrl":"10.14744/AnatolJCardiol.2025.5195","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is associated with increased cardiovascular risk, particularly through right ventricular (RV) dysfunction. Cancer antigen 125 (CA125), a biomarker traditionally used in ovarian cancer, has shown potential as an indicator of RV dysfunction. This study aims to compare CA125 levels between OSA patients and controls and to evaluate its association with disease severity and subclinical RV dysfunction.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>This cross-sectional study included sixty OSA patients, divided into severe (apnea-hypopnea index [AHI] ≥ 30) and non-severe groups, and sixty age- and sex-matched controls. Cancer antigen 125 levels were assessed together with echocardiographic markers. Regression analysis identified predictors of severe OSA, and receiver operating characteristic (ROC) analysis assessed the diagnostic performance of CA125.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Cancer antigen 125 levels were significantly elevated in severe OSA patients compared to non-severe and control groups (median 34.3 vs. 12.9 vs. 10.3 U/mL, P < .001). Cancer antigen 125 correlated with RV fractional area change (RV-FAC) (r = -0.496, P < .001), tricuspid annular plane systolic excursion (TAPSE) (r = -0.285, P = .027), and AHI (r = 0.581, P < .001). Regression analysis identified CA125 (odds ratio [OR] = 1.259, 95% con-fidence interval [CI]: 1.102-1.438, P = .001) and TAPSE (OR= 0.425, 95% CI: 0.217-0.834, P = .013) as independent predictors of severe OSA. ROC analysis showed that CA125 could effectively predict RV dysfunction (area under the curve [AUC] = 0.857) and severe OSA (AUC = 0.804).</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Elevated CA125 levels are associated with increased disease severity and subclinical RV dysfunction in OSA, suggesting its potential as a biomarker for early cardiac involvement.</p>","PeriodicalId":7835,"journal":{"name":"Anatolian Journal of Cardiology","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2025-05-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12336704/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144198098","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}