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Clinical Performance And Biocompatibility Of Hyaluronan-Based Heparin-Bonded Extracorporeal Circuits In Different Risk Cohorts
(Oxford Univ Press, 2010)
This prospective randomized study compares novel hyaluronan-based heparin-bonded circuits vs. uncoated controls across EuroSCORE patient risk strata including biomaterial evaluation. Over a two-year period, 90 patients ...
Evaluation Of The Minimum Effective Concentration Of Foam Sclerosant In An Ex-Vivo Study
(W B Saunders Co Ltd, 2012)
Background: Foam sclerosants are widely used in sclerotherapy and have been accepted as more effective than the liquid form; however, there is no consensus about the most applicable and effective concentration. Objective: ...
18F-Fdg Pet/Ct Rarely Provides Additional Information Other Than Primary Tumor Detection In Patients With Pulmonary Carcinoid Tumors
(Saudi Thoracic Soc, 2014)
Aim: The purpose of this study was to assess the contribution of (18) F-fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) Positron Emission Tomography (PET)/Computed Tomography (CT) in detection and staging of pulmonary carcinoid tumors. Methods: ...
Evaluation Of Diagnostic Accuracy Of Portable Echocardiography In Newborns
(Aves Yayincilik, 2011)
Objective: Congenital heart disease is the most common life-threatening anomaly in the neonatal period. Screening for this disease with portable echocardiography is crucial to diagnose in the early period, and it has ...
Carotid Artery Intima-Media Thickness and Distensibility in Children and Adolescents: Reference Values and Role of Body Dimensions
(Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2013)
Carotid intima-media thickness (cIMT) and carotid artery distensibility are reliable screening methods for vascular alterations and the assessment of cardiovascular risk in adult and pediatric cohorts. We sought to establish ...
Different Features Of Lung Involvement In Niemann-Pick Disease And Gaucher Disease
(W B Saunders Co Ltd, 2012)
Background: Niemann-Pick disease (NPD) and Gaucher disease (GD) are well-known lysosomal storage diseases. Respiratory system involvement is an important cause of morbidity and mortality in patients with NPD and GD. ...
Serum Pon-1 Activity but not Q192R Polymorphism is Related to The Extent of Atherosclerosis
(Japan Atherosclerosis Soc, 2012)
Aim: Paraoxonase-1 (PON1) is an antioxidant enzyme located in high density lipoprotein (HDL). PON1 was defined as a protective factor against atherosclerosis. The aim of this study was to investigate the possible relationship ...
Clinical, Laboratory And Computed Tomography Pulmonary Angiography Results In Pulmonary Embolism: Retrospective Evaluation Of 205 Patients
(Turkish Soc Cardiology, 2012)
Objective: With this study, we aimed at evaluating demographic data, clinical, laboratory findings in pulmonary embolism (PE) and the relationship of these findings with the embolism location region and responses of the ...
Non-Steroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drug Hypersensitivity In Adults And The Factors Associated With Asthma
(W B Saunders Co Ltd, 2013)
Background: Characteristics of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID)-hypersensitivity (NH) associated with underlying/accompanying diseases has not been studied in Turkey. In addition, the factors associated with ...
The Effect of Adding Gender Item to Berlin Questionnaire in Determining Obstructive Sleep Apnea in Sleep Clinics
(Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd, 2015)
BACKGROUND AND AIM: We aimed to validate the Turkish version of Berlin Questionnaire (BQ) and developped a BQ-gender (BQ-G) form by adding gender component. We aimed to compare the two forms in defining patients with ...
