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    Turkish assessment of SURF (SUrvey of Risk Factor Management) study: Control rates of cardiovascular risk factors derived from databases of 15 different levels of health centers in Turkey
    (TURKISH SOC CARDIOLOGY, 2017-01-01) Tokgozoglu, Lale; Oguz, Aytekin; Balci, Mustafa Kemal; Temizhan, Ahmet; Altunoglu, Esma Guldal; Bektas, Osman; Aslan, Guler; Iyigun, Ozgun; Kara, Ahmet; Pinar, Handan Tanriverdi; Yavuz, Saffet; Tekin, Murat; Ercan, Saffet; Celik, Selda; Mericliler, Ozlem Sezgin; Cakir, Irem Bozkurt
    Objective: The aim of this study was to evaluate the adherence to recommendations for secondary prevention and the achievement of treatment targets for the control of risk factors in patients with established coronary heart disease (CHD) who were followed-up at various healthcare facilities in Turkey. Methods: According to the protocol of the international Survey of Risk Factor Management study, questionnaire forms were completed and demographic, anthropometric, and laboratory data of CHD patients who were followed-up at a total of 15 selected primary, secondary, and tertiary healthcare centers were recorded. Results: Among a total of 724 CHD patients (69.8\% male
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    The relationship among androgens, insulin resistance and ghrelin polymorphisms in post-adolescent male patients with severe acne vulgaris
    (TERMEDIA PUBLISHING HOUSE LTD, 2020-01-01) Pektas, Suzan Demir; Cinar, Nese; Duman, Deniz Demircioglu; Kara, Ahmet; Batu, Janserey; Karakas-Celik, Sevim; Aksoy, Duygu Yazgan
    Introduction: Ghrelin has anti-inflammatory and immunomodulatory activities. Data about the role of ghrelin and ghrelin polymorphisms in the development of acne vulgaris in post-adolescent male patients are limited. Aim: To evaluate the role of serum androgens, insulin resistance, ghrelin and ghrelin polymorphisms in severe acne vulgaris. Material and methods: Thirty-five post-adolescent male patients with a mean age of 28.0 +/- 5.4 years and 33 age-and BMI-matched controls were enrolled. Serum androgens, lipids, insulin sensitivity parameters and ghrelin levels were determined. The PCR method was used for GHRL polymorphisms (rs27647, rs696217 and rs34911341 genotypes). Results: Patients had similar anthropometric measures to controls, except a significantly higher WHR in patients (0.92 +/- 0.06 vs. 0.86 +/- 0.08, p < 0.05). Also, FPG, HOMA-IR values, lipid profile and serum androgen levels were similar. Interestingly, patients had significantly lower ghrelin levels than controls (4.5 +/- 5.8 vs. 101.2 +/- 86.5 pg/ml, p < 0.001). The frequencies of rs696217 and rs34911341 genotypes were similar whereas the distribution of rs27647 alleles was significantly different between the groups (p < 0.05). GA and GG genotypes of GHRL rs27647 polymorphism indicated an increased risk of developing acne vulgaris (OR = 11.156, 95\% CI: 2.864-43.464, OR = 5.312, 95\% CI: 1.269-22.244, respectively
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    The Healing Effects of Autologous Mucosal Grafts in Experimentally Injured Rabbit Maxillary Sinuses
    (KOREAN SOC OTORHINOLARYNGOL, 2016-01-01) Topdag, Murat; Kara, Ahmet; Konuk, Esma; Demir, Necdet; Ozturk, Murat; Caliskan, Sebla; Topdag, Deniz Ozlem; Ulubil, Arif; Keskin, Ibrahim Gurkan; Iseri, Mete
    Objectives. Healing processes of the nose and paranasal sinuses are quite complex, and poorly understood. In this study, we aimed to compare the effect of mucosal autologous grafts on the degenerated rabbit maxillary sinus mucosa with spontaneous wound healing. It is hypothesized that mucosal grafts will enhance ciliogenesis and improve the morphology of regenerated cilia. Methods. Ten female New Zealand rabbits were included in the study. They underwent external maxillary sinus surgery through a transcutaneous approach. A total of 20 maxillary sinuses were randomly divided into 2 groups: `spontaneous healing group' and `autologous graft group.' The animals were sacrificed at the 14th day after the surgery. Scanning electron microscope (SEM), and light microscope were used for the evaluation. Results. Cellular composition of the graft group is better than the spontaneous healing group. The graft group had larger areas covered with ciliary epithelium than the spontaneous healing group, and the mean length of the cilias were also longer. Additionally, there were wider cilia with abnormal morphology areas in the spontaneous healing group. Conclusion. In our opinion, covering of the denuded areas with a graft improves re-epithelization, and may prevent the early complications after sinus surgeries.