Heart Failure Awareness Survey in a Turkish Population: HFAS-TR.

Objective: Heart failure is a leading cause of death and the most common diagnosis leading to hospitalization. Its awareness is lower than that of other cardiovascular diseases, both in the general population and among patients with heart failure (HF). This study aimed to establish the current level of knowledge about HF in patients with HF with reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF) and mildly reduced ejection fraction (HFmrEF) in Türkiye.

[Do Turkish reimbursement recommendations cover current European Lipid Guidelines? A retrospective analysis of patients presenting with first acute coronary syndrom].

Objective: This study was a comparison of the statin therapy protocol issued by the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) and the Ministry of Health's Health Implementation Directive (SUT) in Turkey, performed in order to assess the adequacy of hyperlipidemia treatment indications for primary prevention.

Methods: A total of 582 patients with first acute coronary syndrome were included in the study. Patients with noncritical stenosis observed on coronary angiography or a history of atherosclerotic disease were excluded.

Acute pancreatitis caused by leptospirosis: report of two cases.

Two cases of acute pancreatitis with leptospirosis are reported in this article. CASE 1: A 68-year-old woman, presented initially with abdominal pain, nausea, vomiting, and jaundice. She was in poor general condition, and had acute abdominal signs and symptoms on physical examination.

Low dose dopamine prevents end organ damage in experimentally induced pancreatitis.

Background/aims: End organ damage due to microcirculatory failure plays an important role in the pathogenesis of acute pancreatitis (AP). The aim of this study was to investigate whether dopamine, a vasoactive agent, is beneficial in the prevention of local and systemic injury in acute pancreatitis.

Methodology: Pancreatitis was induced in rats with 5% Na-taurocolic acid infusion into the pancreatic duct.

Umbilical hernia repair with the prolene hernia system.

Background: Despite its extensive application for the repair of inguinal hernias, the use of the Prolene Hernia System (PHS; Ethicon, West Somerville, NJ) for the repair of umbilical hernias has been sparse. The purpose of this prospective study was to assess, in comparison with currently available techniques, the effectiveness of the PHS in repairing umbilical hernias.

Methods: Fifty consecutive patients diagnosed with a primary umbilical hernia were enrolled for the study.

Gastrointestinal bezoars: a retrospective analysis of 34 cases.

Aim: Bezoars (BZ) are the most common foreign bodies of gastrointestinal tract. Clinical manifestations vary depending on the location of BZ from no symptoms to acute abdominal syndrome. When located in small bowel, they frequently cause small bowel obstruction (SBO).

Anticoagulant-induced intramural intestinal hematoma.

Intramural hematoma of the intestine is a rare complication of anticoagulant therapy. We evaluated 7 nontrauma patients with intramural hematoma of the intestine diagnosed at our institution between May 1998 and June 2001. All of the patients were receiving long-term anticoagulant therapy for previous diseases.

Moderate hypothermia prevents brain stem oxidative stress injury after hemorrhagic shock.

Background: The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of temperature on oxidative stress in brain stem tissue induced by hemorrhagic shock. We researched the hemorrhagic oxidative stress at various core temperatures using reduced glutathione (GSH) levels and thiobarbituric acid-reactive substances (TBARS) as markers of lipid peroxidation in brain stem homogenate.

Methods: Forty rats were divided into four groups, of which one constituted the nonbleeding normothermia control group.