Can Galanin Be Used as a Marker of Microvascular Dysfunction in Prehypertensives?

Objectives: Coronary microvascular dysfunction is present in large percentage of the population, and it has been shown to have a pathological and prognostic role in many conditions. Therefore, early detection of microvascular dysfunction is important, especially in selected populations. The aim of this study was to investigate the association of galanin with coronary flow reserve (CFR) in prehypertensive individuals to determine whether it can be used as a marker to detect microvascular dysfunction.

How Scientific Are We in the Field of Cardiology?

Objective: The current study investigated the contribution of the dissertations produced in the field of cardiology to the scientific literature and the factors affecting the publication process.

Methods: The study included 1049 cardiology dissertations archived in the national thesis center database between January 2010 and December 2017. The titles (English and Turkish), abstracts, and author names of cardiology dissertations were searched in Google Academic, TR Directory, and PubMed Central databases.

Effect of the number of parity on right heart chamber quantification.

Introduction: Pregnancy is a process that can cause several physiologic changes to the cardiovascular system such as ventricular hypertrophy and dilation of cardiac chambers. Although there are studies about pregnancy-related changes in echocardiographic examination; there is no data about the long-term effects of parity on these alterations. Therefore, we evaluated the long-term effect of pregnancy on right ventricular (RV) dilation and RV hypertrophy and their relation to the parity number.

Factors Affecting Success of Semi-rigid Ureterorenoscopy in Proximal Ureter Stone Treatment.

Objective: To evaluate the factors affecting the success of semi-rigid ureteroscopy in proximal ureter stones.

Study Design: Descriptive study.

Place And Duration Of Study: Department of Urology, Nevşehir State Hospital, Turkey between March 2017 and October 2019.

Vascular effect of levonorgestrel intrauterine system on heavy menstrual bleeding: is it associated with hemodynamic changes in uterine, radial, and spiral arteries?

The aim of this study was to evaluate the clinical and blood flow changes associated with the use of a levonorgestrel-releasing intrauterine device (LNG-IUD) in patients with idiopathic heavy menstrual bleeding (HMB). LNG-IUD was inserted into a total of 91 patients (39.5 ± 5.

The relationship between night eating symptoms and disordered eating attitudes via insomnia and chronotype differences.

Humans' sleep timing and the psychological construct "diurnal preference" determines their "chronotype" (i.e., morning or evening type).

Heterogeneity of sleep quality in relation to circadian preferences and depressive symptomatology among major depressive patients.

Background: The current study aimed at investigating the latent dimensional structure of sleep quality as indexed by the seven components of the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI), as well as latent covariance structure between sleep quality, circadian preferences and depressive symptoms.

Methods: Two hundred twenty-five patients with major depressive disorder (MDD), with an average age of 29.92 ± 10.

Corneal endothelial cell density in healthy Caucasian population.

Aim: To reveal the changes of corneal endothelial characteristics with aging among Caucasian population.

Methods: Non-contact specular microscopy was performed in 564 eyes of 282 healthy Caucasian Turkish patients. Endothelial cell density (MCD), mean cell area (MCA), coefficient of variation (CV) in cell size, percentage of hexagonal cells, and central corneal thickness (CCT) were measured.

Comparison of central corneal thickness estimated by an ultrasonic pachymeter and non-contact specular microscopy.

Purpose:: To compare central corneal thickness (CCT) measurements of healthy individuals obtained with ultrasonic pachymetry (UP) and non-contact specular microscopy (NCSM).

Method:: In total, 148 eyes of 74 subjects with no ocular or systemic diseases were included in the study. Central corneal thickness measurements of all patients performed with UP and NCCM were compared.

Relationship among Corneal Biomechanics, Anterior Segment Parameters, and Geometric Corneal Parameters.

. To investigate the relationship between corneal biomechanical parameters, anterior segment parameters, and geometric corneal parameters in a healthy Caucasian group. .

Pharmacologic Management of Pressure-Induced Stromal Keratopathy after LASIK.

Purpose: To emphasize the importance of anticipation of pressure-induced stromal keratopathy (PISK) in eyes with a previous history of LASIK.

Case Report: A 40-year-old man developed LASIK-related pressure-induced stromal keratopathy after uneventful phacoemulsification (Phaco) and intraocular lens (IOL) implantation in his left eye. With immediate discontinuation of the steroid drops and initiation of antiglaucoma medication, his visual acuity, interface edema, and haze improved rapidly.