Biomedical subjects

H Gülmez

Publications and source records attributed to H Gülmez.

3 recordsLinked to original sources

PubMed2001

Coronary artery bypass grafting nine months after pneumonectomy.

We performed coronary artery bypass grafting on a 58-year-old man who only 9 months earlier had undergone right pneumonectomy for bronchial carcinoma. Although his preoperative pulmonary function had been poor, coronary artery bypass surgery was successful, and the patient was discharged on the 9th postoperative day Two years after surgery, he remained in New York Heart Association functional class I. We attribute this success to special management before, during, and after the operation. On the 32nd postoperative month, this patient died of multiple tumor metastases.

Angina, Unstable↗

PubMed2001

[Heart wounds].

In our study, we aimed to present our cases with heart wounds and to determine the factors influencing mortality. We retrospectively evaluated 23 cases with cardiac injuries who were treated among years 1986-99 in our clinic. There were 4 female and 19 male cases, and the average age was 32 years (range 12-52). Heart wounds were caused by blunt trauma in 6 cases, and penetrating trauma in 17 cases. Penetrating heart wounds was caused by gunshot wounds in four patients and stab wounds in 13 patients. Our cases were underwent to rapid resuscitation and emergency surgery. Mortality rate was 17% with 3 cases. Blunt cardiac wounds was caused by motor vehicle accidents in all cases. Diagnosis with immediate echocardiography and efficient treatment was performed. Mortality rate was 33% with 2 cases. We think that emergent resuscitation and immediately surgical exploration in patients with penetrating heart wounds and immediate diagnosis by echocardiography and prompt treatment in patients with blunt heart injuries may improve overall survival.

Adolescent↗

PubMed2000

[Ventricular septal aneurysm in a patient with Marfan syndrome].

This is the first description of a patient with Marfan syndrome and an aneurysm of the ventricular septum. Apart from a borderline dilatation of the ascending aorta, there were no cardiovascular manifestations of Marfan syndrome. A transesophageal echocardiographic examination showed a large aneurysm of the ventricular septum. To prevent the imminent rupture and the acute occurrence of a significant left-to-right-shunt on the ventricular level, as well as increasing irritation of tricuspid valve, an elective operation was performed. Besides the routine cardiological diagnostics, the search for intracardial defects is also necessary in patients with Marfan syndrome.

Adult↗