Background Although ischemic stroke is a well-known complication of cardiovascular surgery
it has not been extensively studied in patients undergoing noncardiac surgery. The aim of …

There is a tendency to avoid noncardiac surgery in patients with mechanical heart valves (MHVs)
owing to the increased risk of perioperative thromboembolism, infective endocarditis, …

Background and Objective Thrombophilia is a term used to define the conditions creating a
tendency toward thrombosis. Factor V Leiden (FVL) is the most frequently observed genetic …

Aims: Dapagliflozin, a sodium-glucose cotransporter-2 inhibitor, is indicated for glycemic
control in type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). In this study, we investigated the changes in …

Results: A statistically significant decrease was noted in the IFN-γ levels of the patients (p<
0.001). Furthermore, statistically significant changes were noted in Vitamin D, glucose, …

Objective: Increasing evidence suggests that oxidants from uric acid synthesis may cause
renal dysfunction and cardiovascular diseases by inducing inflammation and endothelial …

Aim: Enterococci are located in the intestinal flora of animals and humans and have become
a major cause of healthcare-associated infections over the years. In this study, related …

Methods: 124 subclinical and overt hypothyroid patients, 53 healthy controls without known
disease, admitted to the Internal Medicine outpatient clinic were enrolled in this cross-…

… Pınar Zehra Davarcı1*, Süleyman Baş2**, Funda Müşerref Türkmen2, Zeynep Gamze
Kılıçoğlu3 …

METHODS: 124 subclinical and overt hypothyroid patients, 53 healthy controlles, without
known disease, admitted to Internal Medicine outpatient clinic were enrolled in this cross-…