Publications by authors named "Hasan Gogebakan"
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- * Researchers analyzed data from 330 patients diagnosed with GCA, finding that 18.8% experienced relapses during a follow-up period, and only 23.8% were able to stop GC treatment entirely.
- * The study highlighted that a significant portion of patients (66.2%) had at least one indication of damage due to vasculitis, and there were also considerable side effects related to GC treatment.
Background: The plasma atherogenic index (PAI) is associated with cardiovascular diseases. This study evaluated the relationship between PAI and obesity in patients with familial Mediterranean fever (FMF) and its advantage over conventional lipid components in predicting obesity.
Methods: The cross-sectional study included 164 FMF patients in the attack-free period and a control group of 160 healthy individuals.
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- - This study evaluated the role of galectin-3, a biochemical marker, in predicting pneumonia severity in COVID-19 patients, suggesting that higher levels indicate worse lung involvement.
- - Researchers analyzed 176 confirmed COVID-19 patients, finding those with typical pneumonia had significantly higher galectin-3 levels compared to those with atypical or no pneumonia.
- - A specific cut-off level for galectin-3 (18.9 ng/mL) was identified as a strong indicator for diagnosing typical pneumonia in COVID-19, with notable sensitivity and specificity.
Background: This study aims to investigate the prevalence of metabolic syndrome (MetS) in familial Mediterranean fever (FMF) and the relationship between serum uric acid (SUA) concentrations and MetS status by sex in patients with FMF.
Methods: This cross-sectional study included all attack-free patients previously diagnosed with FMF who referred to the rheumatology clinic for follow-up between October 2018 and January 2019. This study included 154 patients with FMF (66 males and 88 females) and 154 controls (62 males and 92 females) with similar age and sex.
BACKGROUND This study aimed to evaluate the ratio of C-reactive protein (CRP) to albumin, inflammatory markers, and parameters from the complete blood count (CBC) in patients with Takayasu arteritis and the association with disease activity. MATERIAL AND METHODS A retrospective study included thirty-two patients with Takayasu arteritis and 32 healthy controls. Clinical and demographic characteristics of patients with Takayasu arteritis were recorded at baseline, before medication and on remission.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFAbtract: AIM: Because of the wide diversity of developmental stages in spondyloarthropathies (SpA), clinical and radiographic weak correlations are often found in the development of enthesopathies. In this study, foot functions of ankylosing spondylitis (AS) patients were analyzed with clinical and radiological features.
Method: Sixty-two AS patients and 39 age-matched, gender-matched, and body mass index (BMI)-matched healthy volunteers were included in this study.