Ibrahim Sari

..571, p < 0.001). The increased CIMT and hs-CRP in indoor barbecue workers suggest that chronic CO exposure may increase the risk of atherosclerotic cardiovascular events...

..These results suggest that preoperative clinical status but not waiting time predicts in-hospital surgical outcomes in LMCA stenosis...

..This case underscores the importance of prevention and management of access site haematoma during percutaneous procedures...

..We aimed to investigate effect of the Antep pistachio (Pistacia vera L.) on blood glucose, lipid parameters, endothelial function, inflammation, and oxidation in healthy young men living in a controlled environment...

..Because autonomic tone is affected by sleep and sleep duration, we evaluated the effect of acute SD on P-wave duration and Pd in healthy young adults and whether the effect was gender selective...

..Association of ABO blood group distribution with cardiovascular risk factors, coronary artery disease and MI needs to be clarified with multicenter, prospective and large-scale studies...

..In addition to usual measures, we recommend ECG and cardiac-specific enzyme followup for every patient envenomated by BWS for potentially fatal cardiac involvement...

..Physicians dealing with hydrochloric acid ingestion in the ED should be aware of this possibility and always obtain serial electrocardiograms even if the patient has no cardiac complaint...

..We investigated factors associated with prolonged prehospital delay in patients with acute myocardial infarction (AMI)...

..We aimed to evaluate circadian variation of MI in a Turkish cohort...

..005; r = .402, P < .001, r = .573, P < .001, r = .615, P < .001, respectively). In conclusion, the present study is the first to assess and find an association between chronic CO exposure and electrocardiographic Pd and QTd/cQTd...

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..According to our result, MPV cannot be considered as an index of left atrial thrombus in patients with atrial fibrillation...

..fQRS might be considered as a novel indicator of mitral stenosis severity and associated complications...

..The CA-125 and NT-proBNP levels have been shown in some studies to predict the outcome, however, the prognostic value of other simple clinical parameters such as pleural effusion has not been established yet...

..Therefore, we designed this study to test if RSF was associated with MAC and if this association could be linked to bone resorption...

..4. In our view, although this issue need to be clarified in further studies, tirofiban seems to be an alternative therapy especially in patients who have high risk of bleeding or surgical complication...

..The study aim was to test the hypothesis that, on ECG, IAB with P-terminal force can reflect the echocardiographic severity of mitral stenosis (MS)...

..We investigated mean platelet volume (MPV) in patients with slow coronary flow (SCF) and its possible relationship with clinical presentation...

..We evaluated our clinical experience with, and short-term results of transcatheter closure of ASDs with the Amplatzer septal occluder in adult patients...

..These results suggest that pistachio may be beneficial for both prevention and treatment of coronary artery disease...

..We investigated the association between acute SD and electrocardiographic maximum QT interval (QTmax), QT, and corrected QT dispersion (QTd/cQTd), which are known to be among predictors of ventricular arrhythmias and sudden death...

..To evaluate the usefulness of examining the coronary sinus (CS) anatomic diameter as an additional surrogate marker of severity in chronic rheumatic valve disease (RVD)...

..A case of RAA thrombus in which the LA and LAA were spared is described. The authors aimed to underline the importance of this rare but potentially dangerous complication of AF...

..Data about the dynamic MR in patients with organic valve disease are limited. The aim of this study was to evaluate the alteration of MR by exercise in patients with rheumatic valve disease (RVD)...

..The study aim was to determine the echocardiographic profile of RHD in this region, from which no recent data are available...

..The potential causes of aortic thrombus, the clinical spectrum that the patients may present, diagnostic methods, and therapeutic options are discussed...

..Herein, we share the outcomes of 3 pregnant women complicated with PVT and treated with recombinant tissue-type plasminogen activator...

..Besides, cardiac nitric oxide may produce protective effect on myocardium with atropine+pralidoxime therapy in rats...

..We aimed to evaluate our experience with echocardiography-guided pericardiocentesis with the apical approach for pericardial effusions...

..Furthermore, urotensin II level is correlated with NYHA functional class, and the increase in PAP is predictive of plasma urotensin II...

..The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between COX-2 expression and clinical and pathological parameters in early and advanced stage lung cancer patients...

..Hodgkin's lymphoma is a lymphoproliferative disease arising from lymphoid tissue which is characterized by Reed-Sternberg cells. Synchronous occurrence of these two malignancies has not been reported in the English literature so far...

..While it is well known that cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2) expression is increased in colorectal adenoma and carcinoma, there is only limited information on its status in stromal tumours...

..However, the association between P(d) and anxiety has not been studied in normal subjects...

..In conclusion, in cases with ischaemic stroke, especially the ones with undetermined aetiology, LAB should be kept in mind as a potential cause of cardioembolism...

..Herein, we share two cases that revealed dramatic improvement in the myocardial function with levosimendan usage during the early phase of AVM...

..We investigated whether impaired renal function is an additional underlying phenomenon contributing to increased TnT levels in patients with CHF...

..To our knowledge, the present case is the first reported case of mediastinal metastatic testis non-seminomatous germ cell tumor causing symptoms of left heart failure by externally compressing the left atrium...

..In the literature, the present case represents the first report of a gastrocolic fistula due to gastric lymphoma in a patient with tuberculosis at its initial presentation...

..As our case implies, physical examination maintains its pivotal role in the diagnosis of some forms of secondary hypertension, although various high-tech diagnostic tools are needed for confirmation...

..Bedside echocardiography revealed a free floating device in transit in the right chambers. Percutaneous retrieval attempt was unsuccessful. He was referred to surgery immediately. To our knowledge, VF has not been reported yet...

..This finding gives new insights for the appropriate strategy in the evaluation of an acute ischemic stroke...

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..Unlike CRP and fibrinogen, C3 was preferentially associated with waist girth and serum triacylglycerols...

..A waist girth of 83 cm or greater should be regarded as abdominal obesity among Turkish women...

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..To determine whether surgical detorsion is effective in preventing surgical resection in a rat model of ovarian torsion...

..These results show that administration of Rho-kinase inhibitor can produce protective effects against dichlorvos intoxication in rats. These findings may provide new possibilities for the treatment of organophosphate poisoning...

..To assess the significance of cyclo-oxygenase 2 (COX-2) in laryngeal squamous cell carcinoma (LSCC)...

..The patients were successfully treated with testis-sparing surgery with outstanding long-term results. This unusual lesion of infancy should be considered in the differential diagnosis of a scrotal mass...

..We discussed the diagnostic and therapeutic procedures and may consider it a true neoplasm...

..Cardiac tamponade, although life-threatening, is easy to treat when recognized...

..The occurrence of TTP with BMN associated with lung cancer has not been reported in the English literature. First described is a patient with the rare association of TTP and BMN displayed as the first manifestations of a lung cancer...

..Because most patients with mobile thrombi have low ejection fraction and also accompanying heart failure symptoms, decision of surgical treatment is not always easy and thus effective medical treatment is crucial...

..A bone marrow aspiration and biopsy showed hypocellularity with very few erythroid and myeloid cells, consistent with aplastic anemia. In the English literature, aplastic anemia due to temozolomide is extremely rare...

..We aimed to investigate and compare the P duration and P dispersion (Pd) between male and female patients with a primary diagnosis of chronic schizophrenia disorder before and after the electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) period...

..After 25 seconds, he slowly returned to sinus rhythm and regained consciousness. The patient was treated with dual-chamber pacemaker implantation. During one year of follow-up, no major events occurred...

..Whenever possible, transesophageal echocardiographic evaluation should be performed because transthoracic echocardiography might not always demonstrate vegetation as in the present case...

..The most frequently encountered second malignancies in patients with prostate adenocarcinoma include carcinomas of the bladder, stomach, and colon, followed by cutaneous and hematolymphoid malignancies...

..01). In conclusion, the LC related response is not important to inhibit regional metastasis by cancer cells. The LC is not a reliable tool to determine prognosis of the patients with LSCC in the clinical practice...

..Further research is needed to enlighten the factors inducing this divergent differentiation...

..Our data showed that the ROCK1 and ROCK2 genes might be a risk factor for CRC development and that genetic polymorphisms in these genes may modify individual susceptibility to CRC in the Turkish population...

..Currently there is no standard treatment modality for PCNSL. Increased dosage of MTX, adding rituximab and consolidation of the IDARAM to R-IDARAM regimen may improve disease control and outcome in PCNSL patients...

..It is concentrated in breast milk and is absorbed by the infant. The aim of this study was to investigate the effects on breast-fed rat pups of maternal nicotine exposure during lactation...

..Esophageal involvement of multiple myeloma should be kept in mind in patients presenting with dysphagia...

..We presented an interesting case of a giant GCT in a 2.5-year-old patient. It was located under the anterior tongue, filled the floor of the mouth and was resected by the transoral route...

..The aim of this study was to detect cysteinyl leukotriene (Cys-LT) receptors in aspirin-sensitive nasal polyposis patients, and compare them with nasal polyposis and chronic rhinosinusitis patients without aspirin sensitivity...

..The aim of the present study was to examine whether or not the administration of vitamin A (VA) protects against methotrexate (MTX)-induced damage to small intestinal epithelium...

..Therefore, non-Hodgkin lymphoma should be kept in mind in the differential diagnosis in patients with high ascitic fluid ADA levels and in non-responders to anti-tuberculosis treatment...

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..Epidermoid cyst originating from pterygopalatine fossa has not been reported previously in the literature. We report the first case of epidermoid cyst of pterygomaxillary fossa in this study...

..According to our knowledge, this is the first case of FATPWO coexisting with extranodal diffuse large B-cell lymphoma in the English-language literature...

..A total of 120 fatal and 221 new nonfatal CVD occurred among adults (mean age 43+/-14) during a mean 9.3 years of follow-up...

..The 3,048 participants (aged > or =28 years) were free of DM at baseline, a representative sample of Turkish adults and were evaluated prospectively...

..Plasma TPL levels point to an adverse relationship to MS, whereas their role in CHD risk needs further investigation. HDL-pls, in contrast, mark substantial protection from MS as well as from CHD...

..High-normal or hypertensive values not meeting the other two criteria were designated as "simple hypertensives" (SH)...

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..Determination of serum uric acid concentrations and role in risk of metabolic syndrome (MS) were investigated in 1877 participants in a cross-sectional population-based study including a brief follow-up...

..Insulin resistance without MS tends to implicate in middle-aged and elderly Turkish men roughly a 2-fold CVD risk, corresponding to 50% excess risk per 1 SD in HOMA index, independent of MS and important covariates...

..The aim of this study was to compare intracellular adhesion molecule-1 (ICAM-1) expression in nasal polyp cases who were administered topical corticosteroid and in middle turbinates...

..The I/R+CAPE group showed reduced apoptosis, attenuated NO production, elevated myocardial superoxide dismutase (SOD) activity, and diminished serum CK and AST activities, compared to the I/R group...

..These results may have important implications in the treatment of acute coronary syndromes...

..This study investigated histopathologically the effects of caffeine on neonatal rat cornea...

..We describe the case of an isolated bone marrow natural killer (NK) cell lymphoma with central nervous system (CNS) involvement mimicking a cerebral infarct. CNS involvement in isolated bone marrow lymphoma has not been reported previously...

..DM causes microvascular dysfunction even one has normal coronary angiography and this put them in the same risk group with non-diabetic coronary artery patients...

..Unlike currently used methods, this technique may provide a measure of the physiologic effects of large- and small-vessel PAD, and the influence of collateral perfusion...

..To investigate histologically the influence of maternal caffeine exposure during pregnancy in vivo on crystalline lenses in neonatal rats...