: Familial hypercholesterolemia (FH) is a monogenic dyslipidemia that leads to early cardiovascular events. Subclinical atherosclerosis refers to the formation of atheromatous plaques in arterial beds before any clinical events. In our study, we investigated the presence, extent, and independent predictors of subclinical atherosclerosis among patients diagnosed with FH.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer-related deaths worldwide. Therefore, the search for new biomarkers continues in order to diagnose lung cancer at an early stage. In this study, we investigated blood levels of G-protein associated membrane estrogen receptor (GPER)-1 and Raftlin as markers of early-stage in lung cancer.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFAim: Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) is the most frequently seen muscular disease in childhood. Cardiac involvement is extremely important in terms of morbidity and mortality in these patients. Different studies have shown that mutations occurring in various exons are cardioprotective or increase cardiac involvement in DMD cases.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIntroduction: The Naples prognostic score (NPS) is a novel indicator of nutritional and inflammatory statuses in cancer patients. Development of atrial fibrillation after cardiac surgery (POAF) is a common complication that increases the incidence of adverse events. Numerous studies have investigated predictors of POAF.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPurpose: The aim of this study was to examine the effect of cold vapor on nausea and vomiting in the early postoperative period after laparoscopic cholecystectomy.
Design: Randomized controlled study.
Methods: This study was carried out with 44 intervention and 44 control group patients who underwent laparoscopic cholecystectomy between May 2022 and December 2022.