Publications by authors named "H Kandemir"
Article Synopsis
- The study investigated the role of inflammation-related biomarkers (SII, SIRI, NLR, PLR) in predicting mid-term mortality and restenosis in patients with peripheral artery disease (PAD).
- During an average follow-up of about 21 months, researchers found that higher levels of these biomarkers correlated with increased mortality rates, particularly highlighting NLR as a significant independent risk factor.
- However, no significant links were established between these biomarkers and the occurrence of restenosis in the study participants.
The species complex (FLSC) currently comprises 11 phylogenetic species, including accepted names such as , , and , which have mostly been reported in association with citrus and coffee. Many varieties were documented by Wollenweber & Reinking (1935), which is indicative of a wider diversity of species within this group. The lack of type material in some cases, especially for the older names, means that definition by molecular phylogeny is very difficult.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFInflammation-related markers in COVID-19 infection and ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction.
Minerva Cardiol Angiol
November 2024
Article Synopsis
- - The study aimed to explore the link between inflammation markers in COVID-19 patients and the risk of experiencing a STEMI, a type of heart attack.
- - Conducted from January 2020 to November 2022 with 149 patients, findings showed higher mortality in COVID-19 patients with STEMI (24.3%) compared to non-COVID-19 STEMI patients (5.6%).
- - Inflammation markers like SII and PLR were identified as significant risk factors for mortality in these patients, highlighting their potential as important predictors for healthcare providers.
Medically important pathogenic fungi invade vertebrate tissue and are considered primary when part of their nature life cycle is associated with an animal host and are usually able to infect immunocompetent hosts. Opportunistic fungal pathogens complete their life cycle in environmental habitats or occur as commensals within or on the vertebrate body, but under certain conditions can thrive upon infecting humans. The extent of host damage in opportunistic infections largely depends on the portal and modality of entry as well as on the host's immune and metabolic status.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe purpose of this study was to assess the additional contribution of karyotyping compared with genome-wide non-invasive prenatal testing (NIPT) for pregnancies at intermediate risk for trisomy 21 (T21), calculated using the maternal serum screening without major structural anomalies detected through sonography. Karyotype results of all pregnancies undergoing invasive prenatal diagnostic testing between January 2013 and March 2022 were obtained from a large hospital-based laboratory. Pregnancies with no major structural anomalies on ultrasound (including soft markers) and an intermediate risk for T21 on maternal serum screening were included in this study.
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