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    Left atrial maximum volume is a recurrence predictor in lone-atrial fibrillation - An acoustic quantification study
    (Japan Heart Journal, Second Dept Of Internal Med, 2002) Bolca, O; Akdemir, O; Eren, M; Dagdeviren, B; Yildirim, A; Tezel, T
    Predictors of recurrence in lone atrial fibrillation have not been clearly identified. Acoustic quantification (AQ) is a promising method in the assessment of left atrial (LA) volumes. The purpose of the present study was to investigate the potential of LA volumes obtained by standard manual tracing and AQ methods in predicting AF-recurrence after restoring the sinus rhythm in patients with lone AF, and to test the agreement between the two approaches. Standard echocardiography combined with AQ was performed in 28 patients with lone AF one hour after the sinus rhythm was regained, and in 10 controls. LA volumes were determined by conventional manual tracing and AQ methods. AQ waveforms of LA were obtained by drawing a region of interest around the LA border. The agreement of the two methods was tested by Bland-Altman analysis. Patients were followed up for 6 months for the occurrence of AF recurrence. A good correlation was observed between AQ and manual tracing methods in determining both minimal (r = 0.59) and maximal (r = 0.88) LA volumes. Patients with AF recurrence had a significantly larger maximum LA volume as assessed with both methods (P < 0.05 for both). M-mode derived LA dimension and isovolumic relaxation time were additional predictors of recurrence in patients with lone AF. In lone AF, patients prone to recurrence could be predicted by determining LA maximum volume assessed either by AQ or manual tracing methods. AQ provides on-line, accurate estimation of LA volumes.
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    Prediction of infarct-related coronary artery of patients with acute inferior myocardial infarction by a predischarge exercise test index
    (Westminster Publ Inc, 2004) Bolca, O; Eren, M; Akdemir, O; Yildirim, A; Dagdeviren, B; Tezel, T
    The predictive accuracy of electrocardiographic markers in identifying the infarct-related artery of myocardial infarctions has been a subject of extensive investigation. The present study was designed to test whether the index L II/L III ratio adapted to exercise electrocardiograms could be utilized as a marker to distinguish right coronary and left circumflex arteries as culprit coronaries in acute inferior myocardial infarctions. For this purpose, 82 patients with a positive-symptom-limited and/or submaximal treadmill exercise test with modified Bruce protocol after an acute inferior myocardial infarction were studied. Those patients with ST segment elevation during the stress test were included in the study. ST segment index was defined as the ratio of exercise-induced ST elevation amplitude in L II/L III. Patients were classified as having an index > 1 (n = 24) and < 1 (n = 58), and the findings were compared with the findings on coronary angiography. The groups were comparable with respect to age, gender, peak exercise level, and double products achieved. Circumflex artery was the infarct-related one in the majority (21/24; 88%) of patients with an index > 1, whereas most (51/58; 88%) patients with an index < 1 had the culprit lesion in their right coronary artery (p < 0.001). The ratio of exercise-induced ST elevations in leads L II and L III has a significantly high ability to discriminate the infarct-related coronary artery in patients with uncomplicated inferior myocardial infarction. Considering the prognostic importance of the type of coronary involvement, this index could be a part of predischarge evaluation in this patient group.