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Kreso A, Barakovic F, Medjedovic S, Halilbasic A, Klepic M. Echocardiography Differences Between Athlete's Heart Hearth and Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy. Acta Inform Med 2015; 23:276-9. [PMID: 26635434 PMCID: PMC4639332 DOI: 10.5455/aim.2015.23.276-279] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/27/2015] [Accepted: 09/25/2015] [Indexed: 12/04/2022] Open
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Introduction: Among long term athletes there is always present hypertrophy of the left ventricle walls as well as increased cardiac mass. These changes are the result of the heart muscle adaptation to load during the years of training, which should not be considered as pathology. In people suffering from hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM), there is also present hypertrophy of the left ventricle walls and increased mass of the heart, but these changes are the result of pathological changes in the heart caused by a genetic predisposition for the development HCM of. Differences between myocardial hypertrophy in athletes and HCM are not clearly differentiated and there are always dilemmas between pathological and physiological hypertrophy. The goal of the study is to determine and compare the echocardiographic cardiac parameters of longtime athletes to patients with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. Material and methods: The study included 60 subjects divided into two groups: active athletes and people with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. Results: Mean values of IVSd recorded in GB is IVSd=17.5 mm (n=20, 95% CI, 16.00–19.00 mm), while a significantly smaller mean value is recorded in GA, IVSd=10.0 mm (n=40, 95% CI, 9.00-11.00 mm). The mean value of the left ventricle in diastole (LVDd) recorded in the GA is LVDd=51 mm (n=40; 95% CI, 48.00 to 52.00 mm), while in the group with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (GB) mean LVDd value is 42 mm (n=20; 95% CI, 40.00 to 48.00 mm). The mean value of the rear wall of the left ventricle (LVPWd) recorded in the GA is LVDd=10 mm (n=40; 95% CI, 9.00-10.00 mm) while in the group with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (GB) mean LVDd is 14 mm (n=20; 95% CI, 12.00 to 16.00 mm). The mean of the left ventricle during systole (LVSD) observed in GA is LVSD=34 mm (n=40; 95% CI, 32.00 to 36.00 mm), while in the group with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (GB) mean LVSD is 28 mm (n=20; 95% CI, 24.00 to 28.83 mm). The mean ejection fraction (EF%) observed in GA is EF=60% (n=40; 95% CI, 56.41 to 63.00%), while in the group with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (GB) mean EF value is 69% (n=20; 95% CI, 62.00 to 70.83 mm). Somewhat higher mean diastolic left ventricular function (E/A) was observed in GA, E/A=1.76±0.15, and lower average values in the group with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy: (GB) E/A=0.78±0.02. Conclusion: Mean values of parameters intraventricular septum thickness in diastole (IVSd), the thickness of the rear wall of the left ventricle (LVPWd), the diameter of the left ventricle during systole (LVSD) were statistically different between groups of athletes (GA) compared to the group of patients with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (GB).
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- Amir Kreso
- Institute of Sports Medicine of Canton Sarajevo, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
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- Clinic of Cardiology, University Clinical Centre Tuzla, Bosnia and Herzegovina
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- Department of Neurology, Cantonal hospital, Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina
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- Institute of Sports Medicine of Canton Sarajevo, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
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- Institute of Sports Medicine of Canton Sarajevo, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
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Kreso A, Barakovic F, Medjedovic S, Halilbasic A, Klepic M. Electrocardiographic and Echocardiographic Imaging of the Heart of Athletes and Patients with Hypertension. Med Arch 2015; 69:319-22. [PMID: 26622085 PMCID: PMC4639330 DOI: 10.5455/medarh.2015.69.319-322] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/05/2015] [Accepted: 10/05/2015] [Indexed: 11/08/2022] Open
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INTRODUCTION "Athlete's heart syndrome" is a condition characterized by structural, electrophysiologic and functional adaptation of the myocardium to physical activity (training), depending on the activity intensity, duration and type. In athletes left ventricular hypertrophy often resembles comorbid conditions (hypertension or hypertrophic cardiomyopathy) so the differential diagnosis of the disease is very important and crucial, especially in people who are in active training. In fact, if an athlete has finding which indicate thickening of the left ventricle walls, should be distinguished hypertrophy which occurred as a result of many years of training from accidental existence of hypertension or hypertrophic cardiomyopathy in the same person. Therefore, it is important to make a diagnostic difference between healthy and sick heart. MATERIAL AND METHODS The study involved male persons aged 20-45 which have increased muscle mass of the left ventricle due to different etiology. Definite sample included 80 respondents divided into two groups. All respondent underwent interview, clinical examination, ECG and echocardiography. RESULTS Average systolic blood pressure (SBP) for the athletes were 115.8±7.2 mmHg, and in patients, with hypertension 154.4±3.5 mmHg, average values of diastolic blood pressure (DBP) for the athletes were 74.2±8.1 mmHg in patients, hypertensive 96.2 ± 3.9 mmHg. Values of SBP and DBP were significantly lower in the group of athletes compared to patients with hypertension (p=0.001). The value of the SFO/min was significantly lower in the group of athletes compared to patients with hypertension (p <0.001). There was a statistically significant difference in the sum of SV2 RV5 and between groups of athletes and groups of patients with hypertension (p<0.05). There was no significant difference in the echocardiography parameters between two groups. There was a statistically significant difference in the sum of SV2 and RV5 between groups of athletes and groups of patients with hypertension (p<0.05). CONCLUSION ECG parameters, PQ, QRS, QT did not prove to be useful in the differentiation between the groups because no statistically significant differences in their values were found. Echocardiography is a reliable diagnostic tool in differentiating physiologic hypertrophy of athletes compared to hypertrophy in patients with hypertension.
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- Amir Kreso
- Institute of Sports Medicine of the Sarajevo Canton, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
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- Department of Neurology, Cantonal hospital, Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina
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- Institute of Sports Medicine of the Sarajevo Canton, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
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- Institute of Sports Medicine of the Sarajevo Canton, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
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Becarevic M, Barakovic F, Batic-Mujanovic O, Beganlic A. Effect of combination therapy on cardiovascular risk in the pit miners with hypertension, metabolic syndrome and depression. Mater Sociomed 2014; 26:112-5. [PMID: 24944535 PMCID: PMC4035143 DOI: 10.5455/msm.2014.26.112-115] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/05/2014] [Accepted: 04/05/2014] [Indexed: 11/03/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Higher cardiovascular (CV) morbidity and mortality in depressed patient has demonstrated repeatedly. AIM Determine the degree of occurrence of hypertension, metabolic syndrome (MetS) and depression in the pit miners and the impact of the six-month holistic treatment of all CV risk factors and depression in the overall CV risk in miners with hypertension, MetS and depression. METHODS From 492 pit miners was taken smoking status, measured blood pressure, waist circumference and body mass index. Analysis was done using the concentration of sugar in blood, triglycerides, total cholesterol, HDL, LDL cholesterol and determined total CV risk. All respondents filled self-assessment Beck's depression scale. Prevalence MetS hypertension and depression were determined. Group of 67 patients with joint hypertension, MetS and depression that is treated six months with psychotropic and somatotropin medication, was singled out. After six months, the effect of therapy on the risk factors and total CV was assessed. RESULTS Among 492 miners 67 (13,61%) of them had hypertension, MetS and depression. After six months treatment, it showed statistically significant reduction in blood pressure (p=0,0001), waist circumference (p=0,0001) ,total (p=0,002), HDL (p=0,007) and LDL cholesterol (p=0,003), smoking (p=0,002), Beck's scale results (p=0,007) and reduction in total CV risk. CONCLUSION After six month of combine therapy in respondents has led to reduced CV risk and level of all factors, except BMI and triglycerides.
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- Munevera Becarevic
- Public Health Centre Banovici, Department of Occupational Medicine, Banovici, Bosnia and Herzegovina,
Corresponding author: Munevera Becarevic, MD. Public Health Centre Banovici, Department for Occupational Medicine, Banovici, Bosnia and Herzegovina. Phone: 0038761 282 873; E-mail:
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- Internal Diseases Clinic, University and Clinical Centre Tuzla, Tuzla, Bosnia and Herzegovina
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- Department for Family Medicine, Public Health Centre Tuzla, Tuzla, Bosnia and Herzegovina
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Becarevic M, Barakovic F, BaticMujanovic O, Beganlic A. Effect of Combination Therapy on Cardiovascular Risk in the Pit Miners with Hypertension, Metabolic Syndrome and Depression. Mater Sociomed 2014. [DOI: 10.5455/msm.2014.26.115] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022] Open
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Barakovic F, Becarevic M, Ljuca F, Mujanovic OB, Beganlic A, Tulumovic A. Depression and Cardiovascular Risk Factors in Pit Miners. J Am Coll Cardiol 2013. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2013.08.028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Kusljugic Z, Barakovic F, Dilic M, Dizdarevic-Hudic L, Smajic E, Caluk J, Avdic S, Mulic S, Isabegovic M, Avdagic M, Kovacevic-Divkovic K, Bijedic A. The role of exercise test in stratifying the risk of asymptomatic patients with moderate/severe aortic stenosis. Med Arh 2010; 64:269-273. [PMID: 21287950] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/30/2023]
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OBJECTIVES The role of exercise test in risk stratifying of asymptomatic patients with moderate and severe aortic stenosis (AS) in recent literature is still controversial. The aim of this study was to evaluate the role of exercise test in stratifying the risk of patients with moderate to severe aortic stenosis. METHODS At the Internal Medicine Clinic, Department of Cardiology in Tuzla, in the period from January 2008 until January 2010 was followed 33 patients with clinical and echocardiographic parameters of moderate to severe asymptomatic aortic stenosis (mean effective orifice area EOA 0.9 +/- 0.34 cm2). In statistical analysis we used descriptive statistics, t-test, chi-square test and Kaplan-Meier life table for predictive values, sensitivity and specificity. A significance level of 0.05 was used. RESULTS Two patients were excluded due to exclusion criteria, so 31 patient was followed up during 12 months period. Eighteen patients (58%) with EOA pounds sterling 0.8 cm2 had limiting symptoms during the test. During follow-up period, 11 patients developed serious spontaneous symptoms, and out of them 8 patients underwent surgical valve replacement, one patient died (sudden cardiac death), and 2 patients had serious complications (ischemic cerebral stroke). Twenty patients remained asymptomatic. The highest positive predictive accuracy had EOA pounds sterling 0.8 cm2 with limiting symptoms and it was 85%. The highest negative predictive accuracy had ST depression. CONCLUSION only limiting symptoms along with EOA pounds sterling 0.8 cm2 had positive predictive accuracy.
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- Zumreta Kusljugic
- Clinic for Internal diseases, Department of Cardiology, University Clinical Center of Tuzla, Bosnia and Herzegovina.
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Barakovic F, Tabakovic M, Kusljugic Z, Mrsic D, Mulic S, Smajic E, Brkic E, Tulumovic D, Sehic-Meric J, Pavlovic N, Krizic M. Mortality at the Clinic of Internal Medicine of University Clinical Center in Tuzla during 2008. Med Arh 2010; 64:278-280. [PMID: 21287952] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/30/2023]
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INTRODUCTION Accurate information about the cause of death is given by expert teams based on pathological or forensic expertise. Reliable information can be obtained from doctors from clinical-hospital institutions if the deceased person was treated in such an institution and with previously diagnosed disease (hospital mortality). Analysis of hospital mortality provides a lot of data that can be used in planning the hospital beds capacities, the amount of drug procurement, purchasing equipment, organization and creation of highly specialized medical teams (medical team for resuscitation), the number of reanimation techniques, the number of pathologists who are required for autopsy procedures, etc. GOAL was to determine the total number of deaths, the most common causes of death and the 10 leading diagnoses of deceased patients at the Clinic for Internal Medicine of Clinical Center in Tuzla during 2008. MATERIAL AND METHODS We used the material from the archive (medical records and reports on deceased patients, delivered by physicians working at the Clinic for Internal Medicine of Clinical Center in Tuzla). RESULTS During 2008 at the Clinic for Internal Medicine 368 patients died. According to the analyzed data leading cause of death and leading diagnosis as cause of death at the Clinic for Internal Medicine in 2008 were as follows: cardiogenic shock in 73 (19.84%), cerebrovascular stroke in 46 (12.50%), coma due to stroke in 32 (8.70%), coma not classified as cerebral in 25 (6.79%) (metabolic 13 (3.53%) and hepatic 12 (3.26%), cardiomyopathy in 22 (5.98%), malignant neoplasm of the abdomen in 17 (4.62%), respiratory insufficiency in 17 (4.62%), acute myocardial infarction and myocardial infarction with rupture in 17 (4.62%), pulmonary edema in 16 (4.35%), and cardiorespiratory arrest in 13 (3.53%) deaths. CONCLUSION During 2008 at the Clinic for Internal Medicine of Clinical Center in Tuzla died a total of 368 patients. The most common cause of death of patients at the Clinic for Internal Medicine of Clinical Center in Tuzla are cardiovascular disease (n = 175; 47.55% of deaths), in second place was cerebrovascular disease (n = 76; 20.65% of deaths) for a total of 251 (68.20%) of deaths from cardiovascular and cerebrovascular disease.
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- Fahir Barakovic
- Clinic of Internal Medicine, Public Health Institution, Clinical Center Tuzla.
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Tabakovic M, Mesic E, Trnacevic S, Hodzic E, Barakovic F, Tulumovic D, Imamovic G, Atic M, Bosnjic J, Tabakovic M. Hypertension and donor age in living-related kidney transplantation. Med Arh 2009; 63:335-338. [PMID: 20380114] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/29/2023]
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INTRODUCTION Post-transplantational hypertension is one of the most important factors which has negative influence on survival of a graft and a patient. The objective of this study was to evaluate the influence of donor's age on hypertension and the outcome in living-related transplantation of the kidney. METHODS The research included 52 recipients of the graft, 30 women and 22 men who received living-related kidney graft in 5 years period. In experimental group there were recipients of grafts who's donors were 55 and older, and in control group recipients of graft who's donors were younger than 55. Age and sex of the donor, glomerular filtration rate of the donated kidney, previous dialysis treatment, kidney disease and number of months after transplantation were monitored. Blood pressure was measured once a day and average monthly value was assessed. Creatinine clearance was valuated once in six months. Functional kidney graft after 60 months was considered the one with serum creatinine < or = 150 micromol/l. Statistical analysis included t-test, Fisher's exact test, chi-square test, Kaplan- Meier curve and multivariant logistic regresion. RESULTS Experimental group included 23 examinees who received grafts from donors 55 years old and above (18 men and 5 women, average age 34.86 +/- 6.54, who have been treated for 35.33 +/- 37.59 months), and control group of 29 examinees from donors younger than 55 (16 men and 13 women, average age 31.69 +/- 10.5, who have been treated for 21.03 +/- 25.59 months). Average age of the donors in experimental group was 62.43 +/- 4.10 and 45.31 +/- 5.24 in control group. Mean creatinine clearance of the donated kidneys was 47.87+/- 10.5 ml/min in experimental group and 51.19 +/- 10.1 ml/min in the control (p = 0.005). Sixty months after transplantation graft was functional in 32.69% recipients of the experimental group and in 82.75% recipients of the control group. The average systolic blood pressure in experimental group was 146 +/- 20.00 mmHg, and in the control group 129 +/- 16.00 mmHg (p < 0.001). Average diastolic blood pressure was 90 +/- 11.00 mmHg in experimental group, and 83 +/- 10.00 mmHg in the control (p < 0.03). CONCLUSIONS Donor age has significant influence on long-term survival of the kidney graft in the living-related transplantation. Survival of the graft in examinees without hypertension is significantly longer. Treatment of post-transplatational hypertension is one of the most important tasks in the treatment of patients with transplanted kidney.
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- Mithat Tabakovic
- Clinic for Internal Medicine, Clinical University Medical Center Tuzla, Bosnia and Herzegovina.
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Bajric M, Barakovic F, Kusljugic Z, Mrsic D, Dizdarevic-Hudic L, Aleckovic-Halilovic M. CORRELATION BETWEEN AMINO-TERMINAL PRO-BRAIN NATRIURETIC PEPTIDE AND LEFT VENTRICULAR SYSTOLIC FUNCTION IN CHRONIC HEART FAILURE. ATHEROSCLEROSIS SUPP 2008. [DOI: 10.1016/s1567-5688(08)70710-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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Dizdarevic-Hudic L, Kusljugic Z, Barakovic F, Bajric M, Isabegovic M. PROIINFLAMMATORY TO ANTIINFLAMMATORY CYTOKINE RATIO IN ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION. ATHEROSCLEROSIS SUPP 2008. [DOI: 10.1016/s1567-5688(08)70939-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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