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Effect of Cardiopulmonary Bypass on Plasma Levels of Lipoprotein (A) in Hypercholesterolemic Patients
(Japan Heart Journal, Second Dept Of Internal Med, 2001)
Increments of lipoprotein (a) (Lp (a)) concentration during cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) have not been justified in the literature vet. We have investigated whether Lp a) levels remain constant or increase during CPB and ...
Detection Of Telomerase Activity In Bronchial Lavage As An Adjunct To Cytological Diagnosis In Lung Cancer
(Elsevier Science Bv, 2003)
Objective: Definitive diagnosis of lung cancer with conventional methods may sometimes be difficult in clinical practice. Telomerase is a ribonucleoprotein DNA polymerase that maintains the telomeric region of chromosomes ...
An Unusual Tumor of The Neck and Mediastinum: Lipoblastomatosis Resulting in Paraparesis
(Elsevier Science Bv, 2007)
Lipoblastornatous tumors are quite rare neoplasms deriving from embryonic white fatty tissues, most often seen in infancy and childhood. Lipobtastoma is the focal and well-circumscribed type, whereas tipoblastomatosis is ...
Eisenmenger Syndrome: Identifying The Clues For Arrhythmia
(Turkish Soc Cardiology, 2008)
Objective: The aim of this case-controlled, cross-sectional study is to investigate the tendency towards arrhythmia using noninvasive arrhythmia markers (QT dispersion and heart rate variability) in children with Eisenmenger ...
Childhood Onset Analgesic Intolerance: A Marker For Bronchial-Asthma In Adulthood?
(W B Saunders Co Ltd, 2008)
Analgesic intolerance (AI) which is classically known as a disease of the middle-aged adults, not uncommonly starts in childhood. In this study we sought to identify the characteristics of childhood onset Al and evaluated ...
The Plasma Levels Of Prostanoids And Plasminogen Activator Inhibitor-1 In Primary And Secondary Thrombocytosis
(Sage Publications Inc, 2005)
An elevated platelet count is a common finding in both hospitalized and ambulatory patients. Thrombosis and bleeding complications are more frequently observed in patients with clonal thrombocytosis than secondary ...
Lung Health in Workers Exposed to Reed Dust
(W B Saunders Co Ltd, 2005)
We conducted a cross-sectional survey in a cellulose plant among 109 reed workers, exposed to reed dust and 78 unexposed office workers, to investigate respiratory health effects of reed dust exposure. Investigations ...
Self-Evaluations of Tuberculosis Patients About Their Illnesses At Ankara Ataturk Sanatorium Training and Research Hospital, Turkey
(W B Saunders Co Ltd, 2004)
Tuberculosis (TB) is one of the leading causes of morbidity and mortality and almost one-third of the world is infected with this disease. In Turkey, it remains an important public health concern. In many of the studies, ...
Significance of Factor V, Prothrombin, Mthfr, and Pai-1 Genotypes in Childhood Cerebral Thrombosis
(Sage Publications Inc, 2007)
The aim of this study was to evaluate the significance of factor V (FV) G1691A, prothrombin G20210A, methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase (MTHFR) C677T, and plasminogen activator inhibitor-1 (PAI-1) 4G/5G genotypes in ...
Severe Arterial Thrombophilia Associated with a Homozygous Mthfr Gene Mutation (A1298C) in a Young Man with Klinefelter Syndrome
(Sage Publications Inc, 2008)
Klinefelter syndrome (KS) is the most common sex chromosome disorder in men. It may be associated with an increased risk for venous thrombosis and thromboembolism, which is partially explained by hypofibrinolysis due to ...
