Publications by authors named "Filiz Nartop"

Objective: Pentraxin 3 (PTX3) is a new inflammatory marker that is the prototype of the long pentraxin group, while C-reactive protein (CRP) is the short pentraxin group. The aim of the present study was to investigate the clinical significance of plasma PTX3 and CRP levels in heart failure (HF).

Materials And Methods: The study included 22 male and 37 female patients with HF, and 23 healthy volunteers as the control group.

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Background: The clinical relevance of serum lipoprotein-associated phospholipase A(2) (Lp-PLA(2)) in populations prone to cardiometabolic risk needs exploration. We determined major covariates of Lp-PLA(2) mass, and its associations with cardiometabolic disorders.

Methods: In 736 Turkish adults, serum total Lp-PLA(2) mass was determined by immunoassay.

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