Does fear of activity predict exercise capacity in patients with coronary artery disease in both sexes? A cross-sectional multicenter study.

Objectives: This study aimed to identify whether fear of activity predicts exercise capacity in patients with coronary artery disease (CAD) and whether there is a difference between sexes regarding this relationship.

Patients And Methods: One hundred ninety-seven patients (145 males, 52 females; mean age: 56.3±10.

Investigation of the relationship between interferon-gamma receptor 1-56C/T gene polymorphism and genetic susceptibility to lung sarcoidosis: A cross-sectional study.

Objectives: This study aims to investigate the relationship between the interferon-gamma receptor 1 (IFNGR1) polymorphism and susceptibility to lung sarcoidosis.

Patients And Methods: The study included a total of 55 patients (13 males, 42 females; mean age: 46.5±9.

Validity and reliability of the Turkish version of Psoriasis Epidemiology Screening Tool for the detection of psoriatic arthritis in patients with psoriasis.

Objectives: The Psoriasis Epidemiology Screening Tool (PEST) is a simple and useful questionnaire designed to screen arthritis in patients with psoriasis. This study aims to evaluate the validity and reliability of the PEST questionnaire in Turkish patients with psoriasis.

Patients And Methods: Between August 2019 and September 2019, a total of 158 adult patients with psoriasis (61 males, 68 females; mean age: 43.

Videothoracoscopic lobectomy for bronchiectasis and extrapulmonary sequestration in a case Kartagener syndrome with pectus excavatum.

Kartagener syndrome is a rare condition. A 21-year-old female patient was under follow-up for five years by the chest diseases clinic due to recurrent cough, sputum production and wheezing, and she was diagnosed with Kartagener syndrome. The patient underwent surgery, when her symptoms could not be managed by medical therapy.

Long-term outcomes of Omniflow II biosynthetic vascular graft in lower extremity arterial revascularization.

Background: This study aims to evaluate the patency rates and long-term outcomes of femoro-popliteal bypass procedures with Omniflow II biosynthetic vascular grafts in patients with occlusive vascular disease.

Methods: This retrospective, observational, clinical study included a total of 93 patients (61 males, 32 females; mean age 56.9±7.

[Heart failure and sleep apnea].

Sleep-disordered breathing is one of the important factors contributing to the development and/or progression of heart failure (HF). This condition is related to recurring attacks of apnea, hypopnea, and hyperpnea, sleep disruptions, arousals, intermittent hypoxemia, hypocapnia, and hypercapnia, and intrathoracic pressure changes. Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is characterized by recurrent upper airway obstruction (apnea and hypopnea), increased breathing effort against totally or partially occluded upper airway, and sleep disruptions.

[Evaluation of serum adiponectin levels in patients with heart failure and relationship with functional capacity].

Objectives: We aimed to evaluate serum adiponectin levels in relation to the NYHA functional capacity class in patients with heart failure (HF).

Study Design: The study included 49 patients (40 males, 9 females; mean age 63 years) with HF, whose functional capacity was NYHA class II to IV. Echocardiographic examination was performed and serum adiponectin levels were measured.

[The association between serum adiponectin levels and the severity of coronary artery lesions on the angiogram].

Objectives: Decreased serum adiponectin levels have been shown in patients with coronary artery disease (CAD). We evaluated the association between serum adiponectin levels and CAD severity on the angiogram.

Study Design: The study included 86 patients (70 males, 16 females; mean age 60 years) with angiographically documented CAD (=/>50% stenosis).

Appendicolithiasis causing diagnostic dilemma: a rare cause of acute appendicitis (report of a case).

Appendicolithiasis is a condition characterized by a concretion in the vermiform appendix. Appendicoliths are found in 10% of patients with acute appendicitis, but they are seen more frequently in perforated appendicitis and in abscess formation. We herein report a case of acute appendicitis due to appendicolithiasis, which mimics acute disorders of the genitourinary tract and causes diagnostic confusion.

Iloprost and pentoxifylline attenuate ischemia-reperfusion injury in skeletal muscle in rabbit model.

Background: We investigated the effects of iloprost and pentoxifylline on skeletal muscle ischemia-reperfusion injury in a rabbit model.

Methods: Forty New Zealand white rabbits were grouped into four. In Group 1, iloprost was continuously infused starting half an hour before the reperfusion following a 2-hour ischemia formed by abdominal aortic occlusion, and it was continued during the 4-hour reperfusion period.

[The prevalence of allergic rhinitis in the adult urban population of Denizli].

Objectives: We investigated the prevalence of allergic rhinitis in the adult urban population of Denizli.

Study Design: A survey study was conducted to cover 1010 adults above 19 years of age, representing the urban population of Denizli district, Turkey. A questionnaire was designed to collect data on sociodemographic features, symptoms of allergic rhinitis, duration of symptoms, and any prior diagnosis of allergic rhinitis made by a physician.

[The prevalence of snoring in adult population].

Objectives: This study aimed to investigate the prevalence of habitual snoring in adult population and the relationship between habitual snoring and accompanying factors.

Patients And Methods: A cross-sectional, epidemiological study was conducted to evaluate snoring and accompanying factors. Data of 1245 persons (629 females, 616 males; mean age 45.

[APACHE II, APACHE III, SOFA scoring systems, platelet counts and mortality in septic and nonseptic patients].

Background: The aim of the current prospective study was to examine the prognostic value of APACHE II, APACHE III (Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Evakuation II and III) and SOFA (Sepsis-related Organ Failure Assessment) scores and platelet counts in septic and nonseptic patients hospitalized and treated in ICU units.

Methods: One hundred and twenty ICU patients were included in this study. Patients were grouped as septic survivors, septic nonsurvivors, nonseptic survivors and nonseptic nonsurvivors.

[Family history, clinical features, and molecular characterization of a patient with autosomal recessive non-syndromic hearing loss].

Autosomal recessive non-syndromic hearing loss is the most common form of inherited childhood deafness. Identification of the responsible gene in this type of hearing loss presents difficulties because of marked genetic heterogenicity and limited clinical presentation. A two-year-old girl was referred to our clinic because of congenital hearing loss.

[A review on experimental sinusitis models in rabbits].

Experimental animal models are instrumental to study the pathogenesis of diseases and to examine the results of treatment. The great size and ease of accessibility have made rabbit sinuses popular in the investigation of experimental sinusitis. Microbiologic, histopathologic, and radiologic aspects of this model have been well-described and the effects of medical and surgical treatments on sinusitis have been examined.

[The effect of percutaneous trigger finger release on normal anatomic structures and long-term results of the procedure].

Objectives: To evaluate the long-term results and possible complications of percutaneous release in the treatment of trigger finger.

Methods: We performed percutaneous pulley release with the use of a 16 gauge needle in 25 fingers of 22 patients (16 females, 6 males; mean age 54 years; range 45 to 72 years). Open exploration was added to the procedure in 10 patients to determine the efficacy and safety of the technique.