Publications by authors named "M Sule Akcay"
Objectives: This study aims to comparatively assess the preventive and protective effects of the self-assembling peptide P-4 on enamel erosion and evaluate the potential for enamel surface recovery when professional products are combined with home-use dental-care products during the erosive process.
Materials And Methods: Ninety-nine bovine incisors were divided into nine groups: a control group, four groups with the application of professional-products [P-4 peptide (Curodont-Repair), stannous/Sn containing solution (8% Sn), casein-phosphopeptide-amorphous-calcium-phosphate fluoride/CPP-ACPF (MI Varnish), sodium fluoride/NaF (Profluorid)] and four groups with the combination of professional products and home-use daily dental care products [P-4 peptide (Curodont Repair + Curodont Protect), stannous ions containing agents (8% Sn+Emofluor Gel Intensive-Care), CPP-ACPF (MI Varnish + MI Paste Plus), NaF (Profluorid + ReminPro)]. Professional products were applied once before a five-day erosive cycle, involving six 2-minute citric-acid exposures per day.
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- The ARTEMIS registry investigates Peripartum Cardiomyopathy (PPCM), a serious condition occurring during late pregnancy or shortly after childbirth, focusing on clinical characteristics and outcomes in Turkish patients.
- The study observed 293 women primarily aged 25-35 diagnosed with PPCM, mostly presenting symptoms like shortness of breath, and found a low usage of advanced imaging techniques, relying mainly on echocardiography.
- Results indicated a 5.1% mortality rate among patients, emphasizing the need for better education for healthcare practitioners and the critical role of national registries in managing rare diseases like PPCM.
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- Ocular flutter is a rare neurological disorder marked by fast, irregular eye movements, often linked to autoimmune diseases or infections, yet the specific brain regions involved are still unclear.
- A case study of a 15-year-old male with ocular flutter revealed high levels of anti-sulfatide antibodies, prompting treatment with intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIG), which successfully resolved his symptoms.
- This case highlights the need for sulfatide antibody testing in unusual cases of ocular flutter and suggests that IVIG might be an effective treatment for conditions associated with these antibodies.
The aim of this study is to evaluate atrial involvement by comparing pre- and post-chemotherapy left atrial mechanical and electromechanical parameters in patients treated with cardiotoxic chemotherapeutic agents. We designed our study as a prospective cohort study. Sixty-eight female patients between the ages of 18 and 50, scheduled for treatment with cardiotoxic chemotherapeutic agents, were included in our study.
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