Novel insights into an old controversy: is coronary artery ectasia a variant of coronary atherosclerosis?

E Yetkin, J Waltenberger - Clinical research in cardiology, 2007 - Springer
Coronary artery ectasia (CAE) is defined as a localized or diffuse non-obstructive lesion of
the epicardial coronary arteries with a luminal dilation exceeding 1.5-fold the diameter of the …

Dilating vascular diseases: pathophysiology and clinical aspects

E Yetkin, S Ozturk - International Journal of Vascular Medicine, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Atherosclerotic disease of the vessels is a significant problem affecting mortality and
morbidity all over the world. However, dilatation of the vessels either in the arterial system or …

Chronic inflammatory status in patients with coronary artery ectasia

JJ Li, SP Nie, XW Qian, HS Zeng, CY Zhang - Cytokine, 2009 - Elsevier
Background: Coronary artery ectasia (CAE) is well-recognized, angiographic finding of
abnormal coronary dilatation. The role of inflammation in atherosclerosis is increasingly well …

Molecular and cellular insights into the pathogenesis of coronary artery ectasia

S Ozturk, E Yetkin, J Waltenberger - Cardiovascular Pathology, 2018 - Elsevier
Coronary artery ectasia describes a local or diffuse dilatation of the epicardial coronary
arteries. This review summarizes the molecular and cellular mechanisms involved in the …

[HTML][HTML] Cardiovascular evaluation of young patients with varicocele

S Kılıç, Y Aksoy, İ Sincer, F Oğuz, N Erdil, E Yetkin - Fertility and sterility, 2007 - Elsevier
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate cardiovascular risk factors and demographic parameters in
patients with varicocele. DESIGN: Although some pathophysiologic hypotheses have been …

Is any link between inflammation and coronary artery ectasia?

JJ Li, Z Li, J Li - Medical hypotheses, 2007 - Elsevier
Coronary artery ectasia (CAE) is well-recognized, angiographic finding of abnormal
coronary dilatation, and detected in 0.3–5.3% of angiographic studies. The gold standard for …

[HTML][HTML] Underlying factors relating to acute myocardial infarction for coronary artery ectasia patients

Q Sheng, H Zhao, S Wu, R Liu - Medicine, 2020 - journals.lww.com
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relating to acute myocardial infarction for coronary artery ectasia patients : Medicine Log in …

Increased plasma levels of cystatin C and transforming growth factor-β1 in patients with coronary artery ectasia: can there be a potential interaction between cystatin C …

E Yetkin, N Acikgoz, N Sivri, GO Tekin… - Coronary Artery …, 2007 - journals.lww.com
Cystatin C, known as an inhibitor of the cathepsin family of cysteine proteases, has been
evaluated in several cardiovascular disorders such as atherosclerosis and acute myocardial …

[HTML][HTML] Difference in inflammation, atherosclerosis, and platelet activation between coronary artery aneurysm and coronary artery ectasia

W Wei, X Wang, Z Huang, X Li, Y Luo - Journal of Thoracic …, 2020 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Background Coronary artery aneurysm (CAA) and coronary artery ectasia (CAE) may be two
different types of coronary artery dilatation with unknown etiology. This study aimed to …

Next-generation sequencing of prolidase gene identifies novel and common variants associated with low prolidase in coronary artery ectasia

KC Pekkoc-Uyanik, EI Aslan, O Kilicarslan… - Molecular Biology …, 2023 - Springer
Background Decreased collagen biosynthesis and increased collagenolysis can cause
ectasia progression in the arterial walls. Prolidase is a key enzyme in collagen synthesis; a …