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The comparison between the efficiency of diffferent anti-arrhythmic agents in preventing postoperative atrial fibrillation after open heart surgery [Açik kalp cerrahisi sonrasi gelişen atriyal fibrilasyonu önlemek için kullanilan ilaçlarin etkinlik yönünden karşilaştirilmasi]
(2008)
Objective: Atrial fibrillation (AF) is one of the most frequent complications that may occur after open-heart surgery. Clinical reports regarding comparison of different anti-arrhythmic agent's usage to maintain sinus ...
Clinical spectrum, presentation, and risk factors for mortality in infective endocarditis: a review of 68 cases at a tertiary care center in Turkey
(2009)
Objectives: This study was designed to evaluate clinical, laboratory, microbiological, and echocardiographic characteristics of infective endocarditis (IE) at a tertiary care center in Turkey and to identify predictors of ...
Duration of diabetes and prevalence of diabetic retinopathy: Istanbul Diabetic Retinopathy Study-IDRS results 1
(2007)
Aim: To find out the prevalence of diabetic retinopathy (DR) in patients with type 1 (T1DM) and type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). Materials and methods: The study group consists of diabetic patients applying to the Diabetes ...
The effect of combined preinduction thoracic epidural anaesthesia and glucocorticoid administration in perioperative interleukin-10 levels and hyperglycemia. A randomized controlled trial
(2008)
Aim. Anti-inflammatory cytokines such as interleukin-10 (IL-10) play a key role in the anti-inflammatory cascade after cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB). Even moderate hyperglycemia can increase mortality/morbidity, stroke, and ...
Treatment of patients with coronary artery disease with biodegradable polymer based paclitaxel-eluting infinnium® coronary stent system: Results of 1-year clinical follow-up a single center experience
(2009)
Objectives: Evaluating the efficacy of the Infinnium® paclitaxel-eluting coronary stent system with the biodegradable polymer in the treatment of symptomatic coronary artery disease. Methods and Results: Total 153 patients ...
Donor safety and remnant liver volume in living donor liver transplantation
(2008)
Living donor liver transplantation is now a common practice in countries in which the availability of cadaveric organs is limited. The preoperative preparation, intraoperative surgical technique, and postoperative care of ...
A Very Rare Venous Anomaly in a Living Liver Donor: Left Hepatic Venous Connection to the Right Atrium
(2007)
In humans, three main hepatic veins drain the liver into the inferior vena cava below the diaphragm. This report represents the first living donor liver that had a rare anatomic variation of the left hepatic vein draining ...
The effects of sperm morphology and motility on the outcome of intracytoplasmic sperm injection
(2007)
Objective: The outcome of intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI) treatments was evaluated and compared with sperm morphology and motility classifications in order to determine whether strict criteria or motility could aid ...
Spontaneous healing of spontaneous coronary artery dissection: A case report
(2008)
Spontaneous coronary artery dissection (SCAD) is an extremely rare cause of myocardial ischemia. It is more prevalent in young women, particularly in the peripartum period. We report a case of SCAD occurring in a 40-year-old ...
Acute retinal arterial occlusion after intravenous administration of bevacizumab
(BMJ Publishing Group, 2009)
Retinal artery occlusions are usually the result of emboli, although non-embolic causes such as v asculitides, coagulopathies, and vasospasms resulting from migraines and inflammatory conditions do occur. Bevacizumab, a ...