Hepatitis B immunization data of patients living with HIV/AIDS: a multi-centre study.

Objectives: Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and hepatitis B virus (HBV) are the two leading viruses that cause the greatest number of virus-related morbidities in the world. HIV/HBV coinfection is correlated with high morbidity and mortality. For this particular reason hepatitis B vaccination is crucial for people living with HIV.

Turkish validity and reliability of the Internalized AIDS-Related Stigma Scale.

Purpose: This study was conducted methodologically to adapt the Internalized AIDS-Related Stigma Scale (IA-RSS) to Turkish society. DESIGN AND METHODS: The universe of the study consisted of 250 people who were treated in the infectious diseases outpatient clinic. A total of 60 individuals living with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) composed the sample.

Molecular Identification of HIV-1 in the Presence of Hepatitis B Virus and Hepatitis C Virus Co-infections.

Background: Because of their similar modes of transmission, the simultaneous infection of viral hepatitis and human immunodeficiency virus are increasingly seen as a big problem related to human health.

Aims: To determine the drug mutations in hepatitis B virus and/or hepatitis C virus co-infected human immunodeficiency virus-1 patients in Turkey.

Study Design: Retrospective cross-sectional study.

Intravascular radiation therapy with a Re-188 liquid-filled balloon in patients with in-stent restenosis.

Objective: The aim of this study was to evaluate the feasibility and safety of intravascular radiation therapy (IVRT) using Re-188 filled balloon system in patients with in-stent stenosis.

Methods: A total of 39 patients with in-stent restenosis were enrolled as the IVRT (22 patients) and control groups (17 patients) of this study after a successful coronary angioplasty. For irradiation the angioplasty balloon was replaced by a noncompliant balloon of the same diameter but 10 mm longer in length with a proximal and distal radio-opaque marker to deliver the dose of 18 Gy at 0.

Fracture of popliteal artery stents.

In peripheral arterial obstructive disease, more than 50% of all lesions are localized in the femoropopliteal segment and surgical revascularization is the treatment of choice. Percutaneous transluminal angioplasty (PTA) is recommended for short lesions, with subsequent stent implantation if the result is sub-optimal or dissections occur after PTA or for restenosis. There are both acute and late complications with stent implantation.

[Clinical and angiographic predictors of creatine kinase enzyme elevation after successful coronary stent implantation: effects on subsequent target vessel revascularization].

Objective: The aims of the present study are to evaluate clinical, angiographic, and procedural determinants of creatine kinase (CK) elevation following successful coronary stent implantation, and to assess the relationship between postprocedural CK release and subsequent target vessel revascularization.

Methods: Study population was composed of 400 consecutive patients who underwent successful coronary stent implantation. Forty-six patients (11.

Rescue coronary stenting with heparin-coated Jostents for failed thrombolysis in acute myocardial infarction.

The aim of the present study was to assess the procedural safety and in-hospital and long-term effectiveness of heparin-coated Jostents after failed thrombolysis in acute myocardial infarction. We prospectively analyzed the acute and long-term clinical and angiographic outcomes of 35 consecutive patients treated with heparin-coated Jostents for thrombolytic failure. Rescue coronary stenting was successful in 34 of 35 patients (97%).

Revascularization of chronic coronary artery occlusions using laser debulking followed by stent implantation.

Objective: Chronic total occlusions are considered unfavourable for percutaneous balloon angioplasty because of the low rate of success and the high rate of restenosis. Stent implantation after recanalization of chronic total occlusions has been shown to reduce restenosis and reocclusion rates compared with balloon angioplasty in recently published randomized trials. However, it is not well known whether laser debulking before stent implantation would improve the benefit of stenting in chronic total occlusions.

Increased secretion of insulin during oral glucose tolerance test can be a predictor of stent restenosis in nondiabetic patients.

Insulin is known to stimulate proliferation and migration of vascular smooth muscle cells. As the predominant mechanism of restenosis after stent implantation is neointimal tissue proliferation, one can expect a relationship between hyperinsulinemia and restenosis in these patients. The aim of this study was to determine whether hyperinsulinemia during oral glucose tolerance test is a predictor of the development of restenosis after stent implantation in nondiabetic patients.