Browsing Dokümanı Olanlar by Author "Gursu, Meltem"

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    • A New Marker For Endothelial Function in Peritoneal Dialysis Patients: Apelin 

      Atalay, Eray; Uzun, Sami; Oflazu, Hseyin; Sumnu, Abdullah; Kazancioglu, Rumeyza; Karadag, Serhat; Gursu, Meltem; Ozturk, Savaş; Gurdal, Ahmet; Basinoglu, Filiz; Aydin, Zeki (2013)
      Aim: The most important cause of death in end-stage renal disease is cardiovascular diseases (CVDs). Endothelial dysfunction (ED) is one of the most important steps in the pathogenesis of CVD. Apelin is a peptide recently ...

    • Comparison of Uremic Patients with Non-Uremic Controls Regarding Gastroscopic Findings and Helicobacter Pylori Positivity 

      KAZANCIOĞLU, Rümeyza; Kaya, Ali Hakan; Ozturk, Savaş; Gursu, Meltem; Kaya, Burcu; Baysal, Birol; Poturoglu, Sule; Feyizoglu, Hikmet; Mercan, Mustafa Ertugrul (2013)
      OBJECTIVE: We aimed to investigate the relationship between gastroscopic findings and Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) in uremic patients; and to compare them with the normal population.

    • Is Pentraxin-3 a Stronger Marker of Inflammation than C-Reactive Protein in Chronic Kidney Disease? 

      Sumnu, Abdullah; Kazancioglu, Rumeyza; Koldas, Macit; Cebeci, Egemen; Ozkan, Oktay; Gursu, Meltem; Aydin, Zeki; Ozturk, Savaş; Karadag, Serhat; Uzun, Sami; Erdogan, Yasemin Doventas (2014)
      OBJECTIVE : Pentraxin-3 (PTX-3) is elevated in uremic patients and related with albuminuria and endothelial dysfunction. We aimed to clarify the relationship of PTX-3 with inflammatory markers (hsCRP and IL-6) in patients ...

    • Lipid Profile and Inflammation in Degenerative Valvular Disease 

      Hacioglu, Burcu; Ozturk, Savaş; Gursu, Meltem; Ataoglu, Esra; Korkmaz, Kazim; Yamak, Mehmet; Sar, Fuat; Akarsu, Ozger (2015)
      Aim: Degenerative valvular heart disease (DVHD) may cause serious cardiac problems and mortality. Determination of the factors related to DVHD may render possible the prevention and/or slowing down the progression of DVHD. ...

    • Paroxysmal Nocturnal Hemoglobinuria and Acute Kidney Injury: A Case Report 

      Ozturk, Savaş; KAZANCIOĞLU, Rümeyza; Gursu, Meltem; Cebeci, Egemen; Kilicarslan, Isin; Sumnu, Abdullah; Donmez, Halil (2013)
      Paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria (PNH) is a rare cause of hemolytic anemia. The major outlines of clinical presentation comprises findings of hemolysis, venous thrombosis and findings of bone marrow failure. The ...

    • Spontaneous Renal Cholesterol Crystal Embolism In A Patient with Functionally Solitary Kidney 

      Celik, Kenan; Sumnu, Abdullah; Gursu, Meltem; Sakin, Abdullah; Uzun, Sami; Ozturk, Savaş; KAZANCIOĞLU, Rümeyza (2014)
      Renal cholesterol crystal embolism (also called renal atheroembolism) is a cause of acute kidney injury with increasing frequency. It is usually seen in patients older than 60 years of age with diffuse atherosclerotic ...

    • The correlation of inflammatory markers and plasma vaspin levels in patients with diabetic nephropathy 

      Gursu, Meltem; Koldas, Macit; Behlul, Ahmet; Ataoglu, Esra; Ozturk, Savaş; Sakci, Elif; Karadag, Serhat; Uzun, Sami; Aydin, Zeki; Cebeci, Egemen; Sumnu, Abdullah; Ozkan, Oktay; Yamak, Mehmet (2016)
      Vaspin, a recently identified adipokine, is a visceral adipose tissue-derived serine protease inhibitor that may have insulin sensitizing effect on adipose tissue. Herein, we measured vaspin level in patients with different ...

    • The Effect of Culture Technique on Culture Positivity in Peritoneal Dialysis Patients with Peritonitis 

      Sengoz, Gonul; Uzun, Sami; Karadag, Serhat; Tatli, Emel; KAZANCIOĞLU, Rümeyza; Gursu, Meltem; Aydin, Zeki; Ozturk, Savaş; Pehlivanoglu, Filiz (2011)
      Objective: We aimed to analyze all peritonitis attacks recorded in our unit, and examine the correlation between culturing technique and culture positivity.

    • The Relationship Between Ghrelin Levels and the Presence of Helicobacter Pylori in the Gastric Mucosa in Uremic Patients 

      Ozkan, Oktay; Kazancioglu, Rmeyza; Aydin, Zeki; Baysal, Birol; Feyizoglu, Hikmet; Gursu, Meltem; Uzun, Sami; Kaya, Ali Hakan; Poturoglu, Sule; Ozturk, Savaş; Kaya, Burcu; Karadag, Serhat (2013)
      OBJECTIVE: Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) infection is an important risk factor for chronic gastritis and peptic ulcer. Ghrelin is mostly secreted by gastric mucosa. The aim of the study is to examine the relationship ...

    • Use of Herbal Products in Peritoneal Dialysis Patients 

      Sumnu, Abdullah; KAZANCIOĞLU, Rümeyza; Ozturk, Savaş; Karadag, Serhat; Uzun, Sami; Cebeci, Egemen; Sevim, Yonca; Bektas, Tayfun; Gursu, Meltem (2016)
      OBJECTIVE: Complementary and alternative medicine practices are perceived by patients, both in pre-dialysis and dialysis periods, to be hopeful and promising. In our study we searched herbal product (HP) use in peritoneal ...

    • Use of Herbal Products in Type 2 Diabetic Patients 

      Ozkan, Oktay; KAZANCIOĞLU, Rümeyza; Yamak, Mehmet; Sar, Fuat; Yenigun, Mustafa; Ozturk, Savaş; Gundogdu, Yaprak Pelin; Gursu, Meltem (2015)
      Aim: Use of herbal products is relatively common among general population. We aimed to study the use of herbal products for any reason in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (DM).

    • Volume Status in Patients on Peritoneal Dialysis: The Role of Apelin and Bio-Impedance Spectroscopy 

      Sumnu, Abdullah; Aydin, Zeki; Uzun, Sami; Cebeci, Egemen; Ozturk, Savaş; KAZANCIOĞLU, Rümeyza; Gursu, Meltem; Karadag, Serhat; Tatli, Emel (2012)
      One of the main factors determining the survival of peritoneal dialysis (PD) patients is volume status. We aimed to investigate hydration status of PD patients by bio-impedance spectroscopy (BIS) and echocardiography and ...