Anadolu kardiyoloji dergisi : AKD = the Anatolian journal of cardiology
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Anadolu Kardiyol Derg · Sep 2013
Multicenter StudyFactors influencing the use of ambulance among patients with acute coronary syndrome: results of two centers in Turkey.
In this study, we aimed to identify the factors influencing the use of ambulance among patients admitted to two Turkish hospitals with acute coronary syndrome (ACS). ⋯ Using ambulance was in a very low rate among our study patients with ACS. Severity of symptoms, type of ACS and knowledge are seemed to be related with increased ambulance use. Informative health educational programs can be organized to achieve a behavioral change in using of ambulance.
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Anadolu Kardiyol Derg · Aug 2012
Multicenter Study Observational StudyUltrasound evaluation of the inferior vena cava collapsibility index in congestive heart failure patients treated with intravenous diuretics: new insights about its relationship with renal function: an observational study.
In chronic heart failure (CHF), collapsibility index of the inferior vena cava (IVCCI) is used for noninvasive ultrasonographic appraisal of central venous pressure, but it also may be related both to estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) and renal outcome. ⋯ On the basis of the demonstrated u-shaped relationship between IVCCI and eGFR both the stratum with the highest (>40%) and the one with the lowest (≤15%) basal IVCCI may be associated with increased risk of ARD.