Association of Positive TwaVR/STaVR ECG Changes with Adverse Outcomes in Heart Failure Patients with Reduced Ejection Fraction Undergoing CABG in Turkey: A Retrospective Study.

Background: Positive T-wave polarity in the augmented vector right lead (Tw-aVR) and ST-segment deviation in the augmented vector right lead (STaVR) have been identified as potential predictors of adverse outcomes in various cardiac conditions.

Aim: The aim of the study was to examine the effect of positive Tw-aVR and STaVR on in-hospital mortality after coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) surgery in patients with heart failure with reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF).

Methods: A five-year retrospective study was conducted on 250 HFrEF patients who underwent CABG at a tertiary care hospital between January 2018 and December 2022.

Efficacy of human prothrombin complex concentrate in the treatment of warfarin overdose in patients receiving warfarin for mechanical heart valve replacement.

Warfarin, a widely utilized anticoagulant, is paramount for preventing thromboembolic events in patients with mechanical heart valve replacements. However, its narrow therapeutic index can lead to over-anticoagulation and overdose, resulting in serious health risks. This study examines the efficacy of human prothrombin complex concentrate (PCC) in managing warfarin overdose, in comparison with traditional treatments.

Screening and prevention of HPV-related anogenital cancers in women living with HIV in Europe: Results from a systematic review.

Background: Women living with HIV (WLWH) are at increased risk of human papillomavirus (HPV)-related cancers. Throughout Europe, there is great heterogeneity among guidelines for screening programmes, access to HPV testing and HPV vaccination. The aim of this systematic review is to summarize available data on screening and prevention measures for HPV-related anogenital cancers in WLWH across the WHO European Region (WER).

The impact of the apelinergic system in coronary collateral formation.

Background: This study aims to examine the relationship between the development of coronary collateral circulation and serum elabela levels.

Methods: Between January 2020 and December 2021, a total of 50 control individuals (29 males, 21 females; mean age: 63.2±10.

Erectile dysfunction prevalence and associated factors in men living with HIV from Western Turkey: A cross-sectional study.

Background: The majority of people living with HIV in our country are younger men. However, limited data exist for the sexual health of these patients. Knowledge of the epidemiology in this population may improve health outcomes across the continuum of HIV care.

Incidental diagnosis of ochronosis by aortic valve replacement.

Alkaptonuria is a rare inherited metabolic disease caused by homogentisic acid oxidase enzyme deficiency. Homogentisic acid formed during phenylalanine and tyrosine metabolism cannot be further metabolized and accumulates due to this enzyme deficiency. Some of the homogentisic acid that cannot be removed by metabolism is excreted with urine, some of it causes this accumulation known as ochronosis, which is characterized by dark pigmented color change in tissues.

Relationship between CANLPH score and in-hospital mortality in patients undergoing coronary artery bypass grafting.

To evaluate the CANLPH score in in-hospital mortality after coronary artery bypass grafting. The 999 patients were included in this retrospective cohort study. Neutrophil/lymphocyte ratio, C-reactive protein/albumin ratio and platelet/hemoglobin ratio were determined and the CANLPH score was calculated as the sum score of 0 or 1 by the cutoff in each ratio.

The relationship between epicardial fat tissue thickness and transit time flow measurement values of coronary artery bypass grafts.

Epicardial fat tissue, the true visceral adipose depot of the heart, has been associated with changes in both cardiac function and morphology. This study aimed to show the relationship between epicardial fat tissue (EFT) thickness and graft flow dynamics in arterial and venous grafts in coronary artery bypass graft surgery (CABG). Patients underwent transthoracic echocardiography before surgery and epicardial fat thickness were evaluated.

Single-Dose Del Nido Cardioplegia vs. Blood Cardioplegia in Aortic Valve Replacement Surgery.

Introduction: In this study, we aimed to compare Del Nido cardioplegia (DNC) with blood cardioplegia (BC) in aortic valve replacement.

Methods: A two-year single-institute retrospective cohort study was accomplished. Subjects who underwent aortic valve replacement surgery were divided into two groups (DNC and BC) and outcomes were compared.

Impact of Coronary Collateral Circulation of Perioperative Myocardial Damage in High-Risk Patients Undergoing Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting Surgery.

Background: Coronary collateral circulation (CCC) is a small vascular formation that allows the connection between the different parts of an epicardial vessel or other vessels. The presence of collateral circulation contributes positively to the course of coronary artery disease (CAD). The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of collateral circulation on myocardial injury and clinical outcomes during coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) in a high-risk patient group.

Comparison of Del Nido and Intermittent Warm Blood Cardioplegia in Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting Surgery.

Purpose: In this study, we aim to investigate the efficacy and clinical results of using Del Nido solution (DNS) in coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) surgery by comparing with intermittent warm blood cardioplegia (IWBC).

Methods: Between March 2017 and February 2018, 297 adult patients who underwent primary isolated CABG surgery with cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) were included in the study. We used DNS in 112 patients and IWBC was used in 185 patients.

Serum ghrelin levels in patients with Behcet's disease.

Introduction: Behcet's disease (BD) is a chronic, relapsing, systemic vasculitis of unknown etiology.

Aim: To measure serum ghrelin levels in BD patients and healthy controls and to investigate its association with metabolic syndrome (MetS).

Material And Methods: Thirty BD patients and 30 healthy individuals were enrolled in the study.

The relationship between the growth in the health sector and inbound health tourism: the case of Turkey.

One of the consequences of globalisation for Turkey, as well as in other emerging countries, has been an increasing trend in health tourism. Households have been considered choice the best option in terms of price and alternative possibilities while they have been solved their health problems. Previous studies have argued that the main drivers of the growth of inbound health tourism to developing countries are lower costs, shorter waiting periods, and better quality of care.

A case of perineal ecthyma gangrenosum.

Ecthyma gangrenosum is a skin lesion associated with Pseudomonas aeruginosa. A previously healthy one-year-old boy who had been diagnosed with varicella 10 days ago was admitted to our hospital with complaints of diarrhea, green ear discharge and new lesions in the diaper area. Intravenous meropenem and amikacin had been previously initiated.

High Frequency of Fibromyalgia in Patients With Acne Vulgaris.

Objectives: This study aims to investigate the frequency of fibromyalgia syndrome and to specify fibromyalgia syndrome-associated clinical symptoms in patients with acne vulgaris.

Patients And Methods: Eighty-eight patients (28 males, 60 females; mean age 23.2±5.

Ghrelin in the pilosebaceous unit: alteration of ghrelin in patients with acne vulgaris.

Background: Ghrelin in the pilosebaceous tissues of human skin and ghrelin levels in patients with acne vulgaris have not yet been investigated.

Objective: The purpose of this study was to screen ghrelin immunoreactivity by immunohistochemistry in human pilosebaceous tissues of human skin and also to determine the quantities of ghrelin in the serum of the patients with acne vulgaris.

Methods: 30 patients presenting with acne vulgaris and 30 control subjects participated in this study.

Immunohistochemical and histopathological changes in the skin of rats after maneb application.

Objective: To determine the immunohistochemical and histopathological changes in facial skin after exposure to maneb (manganese ethylene bisdithiocarbamate), a fungicidal dithiocarbamate pesticide.

Study Design: In the experimental group maneb was administered by inhalation to 10 male Wistar albino rats for 5 days each week for 3 weeks. As a biological control, the control group (n = 10) received distilled water by spray for the same time period.

Effects of hyperbaric oxygen therapy on rat facial skin.

Introduction: We used immunohistochemistry to investigate the histopathologic effects of hyperbaric oxygen (HBO) on the facial skin of rats.

Material And Methods: Rats in the HBO group (n = 6) were placed in a 20 L HBO chamber at 2.5 atmospheres absolute at 25-26°C with 100% oxygen for 90 min/day for 7 days.

Metabolic changes and serum ghrelin level in patients with psoriasis.

Background. Serum ghrelin levels may be related to metabolic and clinical changes in patients with psoriasis. Objective.

Serum Preptin and Amylin Values in Psoriasis Vulgaris and Behçet's Patients.

Background: Insulin resistance is found in both psoriasis and Behçet's disease. No study has yet explored whether preptin and amylin, two hormones associated with insulin resistance, are involved in the insulin resistance observed in patients with psoriasis and Behçet's disease.

Objectives: We aimed to explore how the amounts of preptin and amylin change in psoriasis and Behçet's disease and whether they are involved in the etiopathology of these two diseases, by comparing hormone levels in patients and healthy controls.

Changes in serum desnutrin levels in patients with acne vulgaris.

Background: Androgens and insulin may contribute to increased sebum production in the pathogenesis of acne vulgaris.

Objective: We investigated the association between serum desnutrin levels and acne vulgaris in the pathogenesis of insulin resistance.

Material And Methods: 25 patients presenting with acne vulgaris and 25 control subjects participated in this study.

Serum Cytokine Levels in Behçet's Disease.

Background: The aim of this study is to investigate and compare the serum levels of various cytokines in patients with Behçet's Disease and healthy controls.

Methods: Thirty-five patients with Behçet's disease and 29 age and sex-matched healthy controls were included in the study. The patients were separated into groups with active and inactive disease.

Serum salusin-α and salusin-β levels in patients with Behcet's disease.

Background: Behcet's disease (BD) is a chronic, relapsing, systemic vasculitis of unknown etiology. There is an increased predisposition to insulin resistance and metabolic syndrome (MetS) in BD patients.

Objective: The aim of this study was to determine serum salusin-α and salusin-β levels in BD patients and healthy controls and to investigate their association with MetS.