Left atrial appendage (LAA) is the main source of left atrial thrombus that causes stroke in patients with non-valvular atrial fibrillation (AF). Diastolic dysfunction is highly prevalent in patients with atrial fibrillation. ...

Despite advances in obstetric care, the prematurity rate is increasing all over the world with the use of assisted reproductive techniques. Survival rates of these premature infants have also increased because of advances ...

Data from the hospital charts of adult renal cell cancer (RCC) patients treated between January 2003 and December 2012 were analyzed using the Hacettepe University Cancer Registry Unit database. Demographic and clinical ...

Several studies have shown promising results for the prediction of pathological complete response (pCR) to neoadjuvant chemotherapy (NAC) in patients with locally advanced breast cancer (LABC) using 18 FDG PET/CT. Dynamic ...

Certain neuroimaging signs detected in SWI and FLAIR sequences are considered to provide information about tissue perfusion and therefore can be useful in making projections regarding clinical/radiological prognosis in ...

Asthma attack is a serious reason for morbidity and mortality when it is not treated effectively at the right time. The data about efficiency of noninvasive mechanical ventilation in respiratory insufficiency due to asthma ...

Background and aim: A common polymorphic variant of the growth hormone receptor (GHR) consists of genomic deletion of exon 3 (d3-GHR) or full-length genotype (fl-GHR). d3-GHR is associated with increased responsiveness ...

Quality Assurance of the leaf velocities is important for the accuracy of treatment in Dynamic Intensity Modulated Radiotherapy (IMRT). The aim of this study is generating a quality assurance test for determining the ...

Interaction of epilepsy and sleep and increased frequency of sleeping disorders in epileptic patients with respect to healthy people are well known issues. However, in our country and in literature real frequency of sleeping ...

The aim of this study is to evaluate long-term results of definitive radiotherapy and concomittant chemotherapy in patients with locally advanced cervical cancer treated between 2000-2013 at Hacettepe University Faculty ...