Scopus Eşleşmesi Bulundu
23
Cilt
510-516
Sayfa
🔓
Açık Erişim
Scopus Yazarları: Azmi Eyiol, Mesut Gitmez, M. K. Korez, Batuhan Ergani, Mustafa Karabiçak
Özet
Varicocele is abnormal tortuosity and dilatation of the pampiniform plexus veins within the spermatic cord. Varicocele is associated with testicular atrophy, hypogonadism, impaired semen analysis values, or decreased testosterone production. Varicocele is a progressive disease and should be treated because it may be a systemic disease that can be associated with cardiovascular abnormalities. We hypothesize in this study that cardiovascular and hemodynamic pathologies may occur in varicocele patients. In this prospective, multicentric, multidisciplinary study, patients diagnosed with high-grade left varicocele in the urology clinic underwent semen analysis, total testosterone determination, and scrotal Doppler ultrasonography. In addition, blood pressure measurement and echocardiographic evaluation were performed by blinded cardiologists in both the varicocele patients and the healthy control group. The study was carried out with 103 varicocele patients and 133 healthy individuals who formed the control group. Diastolic blood pressure (P= 0.016), left ventricular end diastolic (P < 0.001) and systolic diameter (P < 0.001), ejection fraction (P < 0.001), pulmonary arterial pressure (P < 0.001), and aortic distensibility (P < 0.001) values were significantly higher in varicocele patients compared with controls; interventricular septum wall thickness (P = 0.022), aortic systolic (P < 0.001) and diastolic diameter (P < 0.001), aortic systolic (P < 0.001) and diastolic diameter index (P < 0.001), and aortic stiffness index (P < 0.001) values were significantly lower in varicocele patients. The mean aortic distensibility of non-normozoospermic group was lower than that of normozoospermic group (P = 0.041). There was no statistically significant relationship between thickest vein diameter in spermatic cord and cardiological parameters. This study showed that symptomatic patients with high-grade varicocele had a higher risk of cardiovascular and hemodynamic disease. We recommend that men with high-grade symptomatic varicocele with impaired semen analysis undergo cardiovascular and hemodynamic evaluation regardless of their spermatic vein diameter.
Anahtar Kelimeler (Scopus)
Semen analysis
Echocardiography
High grade varicocele
Spermatic vein diameter
Anahtar Kelimeler
Semen analysis
Echocardiography
High grade varicocele
Spermatic vein diameter
Makale Bilgileri
Dergi
Biomolecules and Biomedicine
ISSN
2831-0896
Yıl
2023
/ 2. ay
Cilt / Sayı
23
/ 3
Sayfalar
510 – 516
Makale Türü
Özgün Makale
Hakemlik
Hakemli
Endeks
SCI-Expanded
JCR Quartile
Q2
TEŞV Puanı
288,00
Yayın Dili
İngilizce
Kapsam
Uluslararası
Toplam Yazar
5 kişi
Erişim Türü
Basılı+Elektronik
Erişim Linki
Makaleye Git
Alan
Sağlık Bilimleri Temel Alanı
Üroloji
YÖKSİS Yazar Kaydı
Yazar Adı
ERGANİ BATUHAN, EYİOL MUSTAFA AZMİ, KARABIÇAK MUSTAFA, GİTMEZ MESUT, KÖREZ MUSLU KAZIM
YÖKSİS ID
7678382
Hızlı Erişim
Metrikler
JCR Quartile
Q2
TEŞV Puanı
288,00
Yazar Sayısı
5