Exploring the link between the Naples prognostic score and the cardio-ankle vascular index.

Background: the Naples Prognostic Score is a novel scoring system designed to provide a comprehensive assessment of patients' inflammation and nutritional status. Aim: our aim was to investigate the correlation between the Naples Prognostic Score and arterial stiffness, a factor known to be linked with heart failure and acute coronary syndrome. Materials and methods: this prospective study included 142 consecutive patients without a history of cardiovascular disease, inflammatory disease, immunological disease, malignancy, or comorbid conditions other than hypertension.

Evaluating YouTube as a Good Resource for Enhancing Patient Understanding of Heart Failure.

Objective: The aim of our study was to evaluate the content and quality of heart failure posts on the video-sharing site YouTube, which is an easily accessible source of information and is becoming increasingly popular in society for obtaining health information.

Methods: In December 2023, we evaluated 162 videos after applying the exclusion criteria as a result of our search with the keyword "Heart Failure" on English-sharing sites. In addition to the technical data of the videos, such as views, duration, upload day, likes, and dislikes, we also used indices such as power index and popularity score in the analyses.

Historical Perspectives on the Evolution of Spino-Pelvic Fixation and its Implications on Clinical Care A Narrative Review.

Study Design: Broad narrative review.

Objectives: To review and summarize the evolution of spinopelvic fixation (SPF) and its implications on clinical care.

Methods: A thorough review of peer-reviewed literature was performed on the historical evolution of sacropelvic fixation techniques and their respective advantages and disadvantages.

Analysis of bronchiectasis patients who underwent video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery in a tertiary thoracic surgery center: Ten years of experience.

Background: This study aimed to analyze our video-assisted thoracic surgery (VATS) experience in the surgical treatment of bronchiectasis and the reasons limiting VATS application.

Methods: Two hundred one patients (106 males, 95 females; mean age: 39.7±14.

The Relationship between Fragmented QRS and Myocardial Injury in Patients with Acute Carbon Monoxide Poisoning.

Carbon monoxide (CO) intoxication is one of the most common causes of poisoning-related deaths and complications. Myocardial injury is an important complication of CO poisoning. In our study, we aimed to evaluate the relationship between the presence and prevalence of fragmented QRS (fQRS) and myocardial injury in patients with CO intoxication.

Effects of essential oils on heat-stressed poultry: A review.

While certain animal species are sensitive to heat stress, poultry particularly modern breeds, are more susceptible to high ambient temperatures. This has major implications for the poultry industry, as heat stress causes large financial losses. These economic losses will probably increase as a consequence of a predicted rise in global temperatures.

Towards Robust Fingerprinting of Relational Databases by Mitigating Correlation Attacks.

Database fingerprinting is widely adopted to prevent unauthorized data sharing and identify source of data leakages. Although existing schemes are robust against common attacks, their robustness degrades significantly if attackers utilize inherent correlations among database entries. In this paper, we demonstrate the vulnerability of existing schemes by identifying different correlation attacks: column-wise correlation attack, row-wise correlation attack, and their integration.

Incidence and Predictors of Left Ventricular Thrombus Formation After Acute Myocardial Infarction With ST-Segment Elevation.

Background and objective Our prospective study aimed to evaluate the frequency and risk factors of left ventricular thrombus (LVT) occurring after acute ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) in the era of primary percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI). Methods Our study included 131 patients diagnosed with acute STEMI who were followed up and treated. The presence of the thrombus was determined by transthoracic echocardiography (TTE).

Brugada Phenocopy Induced by Hypovolemic Hyponatremia.

Brugada syndrome (BrS) is a hereditary channelopathy caused by an autosomal dominant mutation in the cardiac sodium channel gene SCN5A alpha subunit. In individuals without structural heart disease, the risk of sudden cardiac death (SCD) increases in this channelopathy with ST-segment elevation in V1-3 precordials. Brugada phenocopy (BrP) is a condition in which transient ST-segment elevations are observed, mimicking BrS electrocardiographic changes, which can occur with electrolyte and metabolic disorder scenarios.

QGIS-based weighted linear combination plugin for landfill site selection: a case study in Tokat Province, Turkey.

Proper disposal of solid waste is crucial for the protection of natural resources and human health. However, increasing population and changes in consumption habits have led to a global increase in solid waste production. Therefore, a site selection process for solid waste management that takes into account environmental, economic, and social factors is needed.

The Predictive Role of Small Airway Dysfunction in Postoperative Atrial Fibrillation After Isolated Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery.

Objective: Atrial fibrillation is the most common arrhythmia following coronary artery bypass graft surgery. The relationship between impaired lung function and atrial fibrillation has been described previously. We aimed to evaluate the prognostic influence of small airway function on predicting postoperative atrial fibrillation undergoing isolated coronary artery bypass graft surgery (CABG).

Predictive Value of the SCORE, SCORE2, and Pooled Cohort Risk Equation Systems in Patients with Hypertension.

Objective: The objective of this study is to assess and compare the accuracy of old and new versions of the European Society of Cardiology Systematic Coronary Risk Evaluation (SCORE and SCORE2) American Heart Association/American College of Cardiology Pooled Cohort Risk Assessment Evaluation (PCE) in predicting long-term cardiovascular events in patients with hypertension.

Methods: This retrospective study consisted of 788 patients diagnosed with hypertension between 2009 and 2018. The absolute risk for 10-year cardiovascular events was calculated with SCORE, SCORE2, SCORE-OP, and PCE systems based on patients' data obtained on the date of hypertension diagnosis.

Robust Fingerprint of Location Trajectories Under Differential Privacy.

Location-based services have brought significant convenience to people in their daily lives, and the collected location data are also in high demand. However, directly releasing those data raises privacy and liability (e.g.

Metastatic Progression of an Aggressive Hepatoblastoma Involving the Left Atrium and Ventricle.

Hepatoblastoma is the most common malignant liver tumor in early childhood. The metastatic extension of hepatoblastoma into the left atrium via the pulmonary vein and left ventricle is rare. Reported cases almost always involve right-sided approaches and occur in pediatric patients.

Privacy-Preserving Database Fingerprinting.

When sharing relational databases with other parties, in addition to providing high quality (utility) database to the recipients, a database owner also aims to have (i) privacy guarantees for the data entries and (ii) liability guarantees (via fingerprinting) in case of unauthorized redistribution. However, (i) and (ii) are orthogonal objectives, because when sharing a database with multiple recipients, privacy via data sanitization requires adding noise once (and sharing the same noisy version with all recipients), whereas liability via unique fingerprint insertion requires adding different noises to each shared copy to distinguish all recipients. Although achieving (i) and (ii) together is possible in a naïve way (e.

The Effect of Ideal/Standard Donor and Marginal Donor Use on Primary Graft Dysfunction After Lung Transplantation in Turkey.

Objective: The transplantation waiting list is getting longer day by day with the spread of lung transplantation and awareness of it. However, the donor pool cannot keep up with this rate. Therefore, nonstandard (marginal) donors are widely used.

A novel scoring system concept for de novo spinal infection treatment, the Spinal Infection Treatment Evaluation Score (SITE Score): a proof-of-concept study.

Objective: De novo infections of the spine are an increasing healthcare problem. The decision for nonsurgical or surgical treatment is often made case by case on the basis of physician experience, specialty, or practice affiliation rather than evidence-based medicine. To create a more systematic foundation for surgical assessments of de novo spinal infections, the authors applied a formal validation process toward developing a spinal infection scoring system using principles gained from other spine severity scoring systems like the Spine Instability Neoplastic Score, Thoracolumbar Injury Classification and Severity Score, and AO Spine classification of thoracolumbar injuries.

Effects of cumin (Cuminum cyminum L.) essential oil and chronic heat stress on growth performance, carcass characteristics, serum biochemistry, antioxidant enzyme activity, and intestinal microbiology in broiler chickens.

This study was conducted on 600 one-day-old male broiler chicks, using a 2 × 6 factorial design (ambient temperature, A x feed additive, F), for a period of 42 days. The chicks assigned to different groups were exposed to thermoneutral (TN, 24 ± 1 °C) and constant heat stress (HT, 36 ± 1 °C) conditions, and were only fed on a basal diet, and a basal diet supplemented with either 100 mg/kg chloramphenicol, 50 IU/kg α-tocopherol, or 200, 400, and 600 mg/kg of cumin essential oil (CEO). The results showed that heat stress adversely affected performance and carcass characteristics, and increased both the mortality rate and footpad lesions.

Effects of sodium-glucose cotransporter-2 inhibitors on nutritional status in heart failure with reduced ejection fraction.

Objective: This study aimed to evaluate the effects of sodium-glucose cotransporter-2 inhibitors on nutritional status in patients with heart failure with reduced ejection fraction.

Methods: The sodium-glucose cotransporter-2 inhibitor treatment was initiated in 153 patients with heart failure with reduced ejection fraction who were symptomatic despite optimal medical treatment and were followed up for 6 months. The Minnesota Living With Heart Failure Questionnaire scores, New York Heart Association functional class, NT-pro-BNP levels, and nutritional index scores of the patients were evaluated before sodium-glucose cotransporter-2 inhibitor treatment and at the 6-month follow-up.

A New Marker for Determining Cardiovascular Risk: Salusin Alpha.

Background and objective Prevention of atherosclerotic cardiovascular diseases (ASCVD) is possible with early recognition of individuals at risk. Salusin alpha is an endogenous bioactive peptide with anti-atherogenic properties. We aimed to reveal the relationship between salusin alpha levels and cardiovascular (CV) risk using the Systematic COronary Risk Estimation 2 (SCORE2) and Pooled Cohort Equation (PCE) algorithms.

Effect of Sodium-Glucose Co-transporter-2 Inhibitors on Ventricular Repolarization Markers in Heart Failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction.

Background And Aim: Sodium-glucose co-transporter-2 (SGLT2) inhibitors added to optimal medical therapy have been shown to reduce the risk of cardiovascular death and recurrent heart failure (HF) hospitalization in HF patients. We aimed to evaluate the effect of SGLT2 inhibitors on the ventricular repolarization markers (VRM) in patients with HF with reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF).

Methods: 51 patients with HFrEF who had symptoms New York Heart Association (NYHA) class II-IV despite optimal medical treatment and were added SGLT2 inhibitors to their treatment were included in the study.

Effect of smartphone application on hypertension control.

Aim: To investigate the effectiveness of smartphone application in blood pressure control in patients with hypertension.

Background: Global prevalence of hypertension and the burden of chronic illness care, especially in primary care, are increasing in world. We have developed to ensure the continuity of patient-physician relationship, so it may help to improve the lifestyle of patients with hypertension, increase their adherence to treatment and achieve the target blood pressure.

Everolimus Use in Lung Transplant Recipients.

Background: Most lung transplantation centers prefer triple immunosuppressive therapy with tacrolimus, mycophenolate mofetil, and corticosteroids. However, to prevent complications and comorbidities caused by tacrolimus, replacing the drug with everolimus has been considered.

Methods: This is a retrospective observational study investigating everolimus switch for different reasons.