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Airway inflammatory markers in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease patients and healthy smokers
(Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd, 2013)Background: Cigarette smoke with its toxic ingredients leads to chronic inflammations in the airways. Objectives: In this study, the effect of cigarette smoke on the levels of inflammatory markers, interleukin-6 (IL-6), ... -
Assessment of Palliative Care in Lung Cancer in Turkey
(Karger, 2017)Objective: To investigate the symptoms of lung cancer in Turkey and to evaluate approaches to alleviate these symptoms. Subjects and Methods: This study included 1,245 lung cancer patients from 26 centers in Turkey. ... -
Association Between Serum Fetuin-A levels, Carotid Artery Stiffness, and Intima-Media Thickness in Patients With Normotensive Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome
(Sage Publications Inc, 2014)Increased carotid intima-media thickness (cIMT) and stiffness, reflecting subclinical atherosclerosis, are associated with obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS). The relationship between serum fetuin-A, which inhibits ... -
Asymmetric dimethylarginine contributes to airway nitric oxide deficiency in patients with COPD
(Wiley, 2017)IntroductionAsymmetric dimethylarginine (ADMA) and nitric oxide (NO) show their mechanism of action reciprocally, the balance between these molecules contributes to the tight regulation of airways tone and function. ... -
Can we predict patients that will not benefit from invasive mechanical ventilation? A novel scoring system in intensive care: the IMV Mortality Prediction Score (IMPRES)
(Tubitak Scientific & Technical Research Council Turkey, 2019)Background/aim: The present study aimed to define the clinical and laboratory criteria for predicting patients that will not benefit from invasive mechanical ventilation (IMV) treatment and determine the prediction of ... -
Carotid intima-media thickness in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and survival: A multicenter prospective study
(Wiley, 2019)Introduction Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is associated with increased cardiovascular morbidity and mortality. Carotid intima-media thickness (CIMT) is a noninvasive method assessing atherosclerosis. Objective ... -
Characteristics of our hypoxemic COVID-19 pneumonia patients receiving corticosteroids and mortality-associated factors
(Taylor & Francis Ltd, 2022)Background COVID-19 is a disease associated with diffuse lung injury that has no proven effective treatment yet. It is thought that glucocorticoids may reduce inflammation-mediated lung injury, disease progression, and ... -
The concordance of manuel (visual) scoring and automatic analysis in sleep staging
(Turkish Assoc Tuberculosis & Thorax, 2009)Full night polysomnography (PSG) remains the gold standard diagnostic test for the evaluation of sleep and the detection of sleep disorders. The computer-assisted scoring methods have been developed to accelerate the ... -
Desquamative interstitial pneumonia: Risk factors, laboratory and bronchoalveolar lavage findings, radiological and histopathological examination, clinical features, treatment and prognosis
(Spandidos Publ Ltd, 2019)Desquamative interstitial pneumonia is a type of smoking-associated major idiopathic interstitial pneumonia, which is characterized by accumulation of alveolar macrophages in alveolar lumens and septa and develops secondary ... -
Effect of CPAP on New Endothelial Dysfunction Marker, Endocan, in People With Obstructive Sleep Apnea
(Sage Publications Inc, 2016)Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is associated with increased cardiovascular (CV) morbidity and mortality. Endocan is a surrogate endothelial dysfunction marker that may be associated with CV risk factors. In this study, we ... -
Evaluation of Exudative Pleural Effusions: A Multicenter, Prospective, Observational Study
(Springer, 2022)Purpose The aim of this study is to determine the diagnostic performances of pleural procedures in undiagnosed exudative pleural effusions and to evaluate factors suggestive of benign or malignant pleural effusions in ... -
Evaluation of SCUBE-1 and sCD40L biomarkers in patients with hypothyroidism due to Hashimoto's thyroiditis: a single-blind, controlled clinical study
(Verduci Publisher, 2016)OBJECTIVE: This study was performed to investigate the levels of platelet activation marker SCUBE-1 and sCD40L which plays some role in the progression of atherosclerosis, in patients with hypothyroidism due to Hashimoto's ... -
Evaluation of the relationship between serum ghrelin levels and cancer cachexia in patients with locally advanced nonsmall-cell lung cancer treated with chemoradiotherapy
(Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications, 2020)Background: Ghrelin plays a role in mechanisms related to cancer progression - including cell proliferation, invasion and migration, and resistance to apoptosis in the cell lines from several cancers. We investigated the ... -
Expert Opinion on Practice Patterns in Mild Asthma After the GINA 2019 Updates: A Major Shift in Treatment Paradigms from a Long-Standing SABA-Only Approach to a Risk Reduction-Based Strategy with the Use of Symptom-Driven (As-Needed) Low-Dose ICS/LABA
(Current Medicine Group, 2022)Purpose of Review This expert opinion, prepared by a panel of chest disease specialists, aims to review the current knowledge on practice patterns in real-life management of mild asthma and to address the relevant updates ... -
Immunization status in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: A multicenter study from Turkey
(Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications, 2019)OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study is to detect the prevalence and the factors associated with influenza and pneumococcal vaccination and outcomes of vaccination during 2013-2014 season in patients with chronic obstructive ... -
Is meteorin-like (Metrnl) a novel biomarker to distinguish patients with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) and patients with OSA at vascular risk
(Springer Heidelberg, 2023)PurposeMetrnl, a newly discovered adipokine with significant expression in white adipose tissue, promotes energy expenditure and contributes to the development of cardiovascular disorders. Endocan is a surrogate marker for ... -
Non-sleepy obstructive sleep apnoea: to treat or not to treat?
(European Respiratory Soc Journals Ltd, 2019)Non-sleepy obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA) is thought to have a prevalence of around 20-25% in industrialised countries. However, the question of whether it should be routinely treated or not is controversial. This review ... -
Obstructive sleep apnea syndrome and erectile dysfunction: does long term continuous positive airway pressure therapy improve erections?
(Makerere Univ, Fac Med, 2015)Objectives: The aim of this age-matched, controlled, prospective clinical study was to investigate frequency and degree of erectile dysfunction (ED) in patients with obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS) and to evaluate ... -
Prognostic Value of Renal Dysfunction Indicators in Normotensive Patients With Acute Pulmonary Embolism
(Sage Publications Inc, 2017)Introduction: Glomerular filtration rate (GFR) and blood urea nitrogen (BUN) are important prognostic indicators for cardiovascular disease. However, data on the relationship between renal dysfunction (RD) and prognosis ... -
Prognostic value of serum procalcitonin and C-reactive protein levels in critically ill patients who developed ventilator-associated pneumonia
(Saudi Thoracic Soc, 2015)INTRODUCTION: Ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) is an important cause of mortality and morbidity in critically ill patients. We sought to determine the prognostic value of procalcitonin (PCT) and C-reactive protein ...