The impact of glycosylated hemoglobin and 75-g oral glucose tolerance test glucose levels on birthweight percentile.

Objective: Our research objective was to validate and contribute further evidence to the studies regarding large for gestational age and birthweight percentile by examining oral glucose tolerance test and glycosylated hemoglobin levels in both healthy women and those with gestational diabetes mellitus.

Methods: This retrospective cohort study was conducted at a tertiary care hospital involving 106 women who delivered at gestational week 36 or later between February 2022 and February 2023. Maternal, obstetric, and neonatal data were collected from the participant's medical records.

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.

Expectant management vs. cerclage in cases with prolapsed or visible membranes in the second trimester: is 24 weeks gestation threshold critical?

Objectives: The aim of this study was to compare the efficacy of cervical cerclage with spontaneous follow-up strategy on pregnancy duration and neonatal outcomes in women with visible or prolapsed fetal membranes.

Methods: Patients who were referred to a single tertiary care centre between 1st January 2017 and 31st December 2022 were included in this comparative, retrospective cohort study. Patients were divided into two groups, those undergoing cerclage and those followed with no-cerclage.

Is There a Relationship Between Metabolic Equivalence and the SYNTAX Score as Strong Prognostic Markers?

Objective: The metabolic equivalent (MET) and Synergy between Percutaneous Coronary Intervention with TAXUS and Cardiac Surgery (SYNTAX) score are two parameters with known cardiovascular prognostic significance. In this study, we aimed to investigate the direct relationship between MET and SYNTAX score in patients with chronic coronary syndrome (CCS).

Method: This retrospective study included 200 patients over 18 years of age who underwent coronary angiography and had a positive exercise electrocardiography test result.

Comparison of Afamin Values in Umbilical Cord Blood After Delivery in Pregnancies With and Without Gestational Diabetes Mellitus.

Objective: Afamin is a protein that increases in gestational diabetes but its concentration in neonates hasn't been investigated. Our objective is to compare cord blood afamin levels in neonates born to mothers with and without diabetes, and to explore its relationship with maternal and neonatal variables.

Methods: In this case control study, umbilical cord blood was collected for afamin measurement in pregestational/gestational diabetic pregnancies ( = 40) and healthy pregnancies ( = 45) after delivery.

Are Thiols Useful Biomarkers for Coronary Collateral Circulation in Patients with Stable Coronary Artery Disease?

Our aim was to investigate the relationship between thiol, which is the main component of the antioxidant system, and coronary collateral circulation (CCC). Our patients consisted of people with stable coronary artery disease (sCAD) and total occlusion in at least one vessel ( = 249). We divided the patients into two groups, good and poor, according to their CCC degree.

Evaluation of clinical features and outcome of eight fetuses with ectopia cordis; A study from a fetal cardiology center.

We aim to evaluate the clinical course and outcome of cases with a prenatal diagnosis of ectopia cordis in our center. In this retrospective study, we analyzed clinical variables including gestational age at diagnosis, maternal age, associated cardiac, extracardiac, genetic anomalies and, outcome in prenatally diagnosed ectopia cordis cases in our tertiary referral center. Eight ectopia cordis cases from seven pregnancies were included in the study.

A single-center experience of magnetic resonance imaging findings of fetal sacrococcygeal teratomas.

Background: Sacrococcygeal teratomas (SCT) are known as rare tumors, but they are the most common tumor in fetuses and newborns. This study aims to present fetal magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) findings of SCT diagnosed prenatally and compare them with that of the prenatal Ultrasound (US) findings.

Methods: Eleven patients diagnosed as SCT prenatally by US and further assessed by MRI are included.

The Safety and Tolerability of Nebivolol in Hypertensive Patients with Coronary Artery Disease and Left Ventricular Ejection Fraction ≥ 40%: A Population-Based Cohort Study (Nebivolol-TR Study).

Background: This study aimed to assess the safety and tolerability of nebivolol in hypertensive patients with coronary artery disease and left ventricular ejection fraction ≥ 40% in a Turkish cohort.

Methods: A total of 1015 hypertensive patients and coronary artery disease with left ventricular ejection fraction ≥ 40% were analyzed from 29 different centers in Turkey. Primary outcomes were the mean change in blood pressure and heart rate.

Evaluation of demographic, clinical, and aetiological data of patients admitted to cardiology clinics and diagnosed with left ventricular hypertrophy in Turkish population (LVH-TR).

Background: Left ventricular hypertrophy (LVH) is potentially modifiable cardiovascular risk factor often overlooked in clinical practice. For this reason, we planned to LVH-TR (Left Ventricular Hypertrophy in Turkish Population) trial to determine the aetiological causes and demographic characteristics of LVH patients.

Methods: Our study was a multicentre, national, observational study and included 886 patients who applied to the cardiology clinics in 22 centres between February 2020 and August 2021.

Rare association of absent pulmonary valve syndrome, complete atrioventricular canal defect, double outlet right ventricle, right aortic arch, and aberrant right subclavian artery in a fetal case.

Absent pulmonary valve syndrome (APVS) is a rare congenital cardiac anomaly. It is often associated with TOF, but may also be associated with an intact ventricular septum or, more rarely, with tricuspid atresia. It's combination with a complete atrioventricular septal defects and double outlet right ventricle has been reported extremely rare, even in the postnatal period.

Prenatal diagnosis of hepatic interruption of the inferior vena cava with azygos/hemiazygos continuation without structural heart defects: A case series.

Objectives: To describe fetal spectrum and echocardiographic characteristics of interrupted inferior vena cava (IIVC) with azygos/hemiazygous continuation without other structural heart defects and to evaluate its association with visceral heterotaxy and isomerism, extracardiac and genetic anomalies, and to review neonatal outcome.

Methods: This was a retrospective study of 14 fetuses with a confirmed diagnosis of IIVC with normal intracardiac anatomy. The following variables were collected; indication for referral, gestational age at diagnosis; associated isomerism and visceral heterotaxy, heart rhythm, genetic and extracardiac abnormalities, and fetal/neonatal outcome.

Transplacental treatment of foetal supraventricular tachycardia with triple antiarrhythmic combination to avoid intra-foetal intervention.

Although a high percentage of foetuses with supraventricular tachycardia respond to single or dual antiarrhythmic therapy, on occasion when there is no response to these combination regimens, direct intra-foetal therapy remains the only choice, albeit such an approach carries a potential risk to the foetus.Data with regard to the safety and efficacy of triple antiarrhythmic combination have not been reported before. Here, we present a foetus with intractable tachycardia in whom arrhythmia termination was successfully achieved with triple oral antiarrhythmic therapy.

Is suction curettage an effective treatment alternative for cesarean scar pregnancies?

Objectives: The study aims to evaluate the success rate of suction curettage (SC) as a first line treatment with or without use of foley balloon tamponade for cesarean scar pregnancy (CSP) and to determine the risk factors for failure of treatment.

Study Design: The study was retrospective and included 36 CSP cases who underwent SC for treatment. Presence of pain with active bleeding and > 10 weeks of gestation were taken as the exclusion criterion.

Evaluation of BRD4 levels in patients with early-onset preeclampsia.

Objective: This study aimed to detect Bromodomain Containing Protein 4 (BRD4) concentrations in the serum of early-onset preeclamptic patients and compare them with the healthy control group.

Material And Methods: This prospective case-control study was performed from June 2019 to December 2019. Of the 80 pregnant patients included in the study, we enrolled 40 patients with early-onset preeclampsia as the study group, and 40 normotensive healthy gestational age- and gravidity-matched patients with normal blood pressure without proteinuria as the control group.

Effectiveness of Therapeutic Ultrasound on Clinical Parameters and Ultrasonographic Cartilage Thickness in Knee Osteoarthritis: A Double-Blind Trial.

Objective: A double-blind placebo-controlled randomized study was conducted to assess the effectiveness of therapeutic ultrasound (US) in knee OA.

Patients And Methods: Thirty-three patients (mean age 54.7 ± 14.

Three-dimensional volumetric study with VOCAL in normal and abnormal posterior fossa fetuses.

The aim of this study was to compare volumetric parameters in the abnormal and normal posterior fossa using the Virtual Organ Computer-aided AnaLysis (VOCAL™) technique to determine whether fetuses with an abnormal posterior fossa have different volumes. A prospective study was conducted on 17 fetuses with an abnormal posterior fossa including, Dandy Walker malformation (DWM) ( = 6), vermian hypoplasia (VH) ( = 3), mega cisterna magna (MCM) ( = 8), and 99 healthy control fetuses from 20 to 34 weeks' gestation. Measurement of the fetal cisterna magna and cerebellar volume was performed in the standard transcerebellar plane through the VOCAL™ method.

Ultrasonographic Evaluation of Lower Extremity Entheseal Sites in Diabetic Patients Using Glasgow Ultrasound Enthesitis Scoring System Score.

Objective: The prevalence of musculoskeletal complications in diabetes mellitus (DM) increases with the duration of disease and with poor glycemic control. Our aim was to evaluate lower extremity musculoskeletal complications in patients with DM using the Glasgow Ultrasound Enthesitis Scoring System, and to reveal the relationship between clinical and sono-graphic findings.

Materials And Methods: A total of 67 patients (25 men, 42 women) with DM were included in the study.

Relationship between serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D levels and the SYNTAX score in patients with acute coronary syndrome.

Objective: The extent of severity and complexity of coronary artery disease (CAD) in patients presenting with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) and non-STEMI (NSTEMI) and possible correlations between serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25(OH)D) have not yet been adequately studied. We evaluated the relationship between 25(OH)D levels and the burden of CAD as assessed by the SYNTAX score (SXscore) in patients with acute coronary syndrome (ACS) including STEMI and NSTEMI.

Methods: After exclusion, a total of 113 patients who were admitted to our hospital due to ACS and who were referred for undergoing coronary angiography were prospectively included.

Heart Rate Recovery Is Impaired in Patients with Inflammatory Bowel Diseases.

Objective: In this study we aimed to investigate heart rate recovery (HRR) in patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD).

Subjects And Methods: A total of 40 patients with IBD and 30 healthy controls were included in this study. A treadmill stress test was performed in all the patients to calculate the HRR index based on the age-specific maximum heart rate.