Browsing by Author "Erkuş, Edip"
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Analysis of the factors related to the blood pressure control in hypertension
Atik, Fatih; Aktaş, Gülali; Koçak, Mehmet Zahid; Erkuş, Edip; Şavlı, Haluk (Coll Physicians & Surgeons Pakistan, 2018)Objective: To determine the factors associated with blood pressure control and comparing anthropometric and clinical parameters of subjects with well-controlled hypertension to those with poorly controlled blood pressure. ... -
Analysis of the type 2 diabetic patients followed in a university clinic
Koçak, Mehmet Zahid; Aktaş, Gülali; Erkuş, Edip; Duman, Tuba Taslamacıoğlu; Atak, Burcin Meryem; Şavlı, Haluk (2018)Objective: The aim of present study was to determine the effects of factors to diabetic regulation; such as, awareness of the disease, compliance with treatment, awareness of HbA1c target, in T2DM patients whom followed ... -
A Case of Secondary Hypertension due to Giant Hydatid Cyst
Atak, Burçin; Aktaş, Gülali; Koçak, Mehmet Zahid; Duman, Tuba; Erkuş, Edip; Gürel, Kamil; Şavlı, Haluk (2018)Hydatid cyst is a parasitic infection which causes enormous morbidity and mortality worldwide. The pathogenic organism responsible for hydatid cyst is Echinococcus granulosus. Despite the fact that the characteristic cysts ... -
A case of sitagliptin-induced mild acute pancreatitis
Koçak, Mehmet Zahid; Aktaş, Gülali; Erkuş, Edip; Duman, Tuba T.; Atak, Burçin M.; Şahin, Deniz; Şavlı, Haluk (Coll Physicians & Surgeons Pakistan, 2018)Acute pancreatitis (AP) is characterised by inflammatory destruction of the gland due to early activation of the pancreatic proteolytic enzymes. Drug-induced AP accounts for only 0.1-2 % of AP.1 One of these drugs ... -
Could red cell distribution width be a marker of thyroid cancer?
Aktaş, Gülali; Şit, Mustafa; Karagöz, İbrahim; Erkuş, Edip; Özer, Bahri; Koçak, Mehmet Zahid; Yaman, Semih; Keyif, Fatih; Altınordu, Rabia; Erkol, Hayri; Şavlı, Haluk (Coll Physicians & Surgeons Pakistan, 2017)Objective: To study red cell distribution width (RDW) values, a novel inflammatory marker in routine hemogram, of patients with benign or malignant thyroid nodules and to compare with healthy population. Study Design: ... -
Diabetes control could through platelet-to-lymphocyte ratio in hemograms
Atak, Burçin; Aktaş, Gülali; Duman, Tuba Taslamacıoğlu; Erkuş, Edip; Koçak, Mehmet Zahid; Şavlı, Haluk (Assoc Medica Brasileira, 2019)OBJECTIVE: Association between type 2 diabetes mellitus and inflammation is well-established. We aimed to study platelet-to-lymphocyte ratio (PLR), a novel inflammatory index derived from hemogram, in diabetic patients in ... -
Diabetic regulation of subjects with type 2 diabetes mellitus is associated with serum vitamin D levels
Erkuş, Edip; Aktaş, Gülali; Koçak, Mehmet Zahid; Duman, Tuba Taslamacıoğlu; Atak, Burçin Meryem; Şavlı, Haluk (Assoc Medica Brasileira, 2019)OBJECTIVE: Vitamin D deficiency is not only associated with bone metabolism but also with diabetes mellitus. We aimed to study the possible association between serum vitamin D concentration and HbA1c level in patients with ... -
Elevated neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio in the diagnosis of Hashimoto's thyroiditis
Aktaş, Gülali; Şit, Mustafa; Dikbaş, Oğuz; Erkol, Hayri; Altınordu, Rabia; Erkuş, Edip; Şavlı, Haluk (Assoc Medica Brasileira, 2017)Objective: Hashimoto's thyroiditis (HT) is an autoimmune inflammatory disorder. The purpose of this study was to determine the neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio (NLR), a novel marker of inflammation, in patients with HT and ... -
Haemogram parameters in vitamin D deficiency
Erkuş, Edip; Aktaş, Gülali; Atak, Burçin Meryem; Koçak, Mehmet Zahid; Duman, Tuba Taslamacıoğlu (Coll Physicians & Surgeons Pakistan, 2018)Objective: To study haemogram derived inflammatory indices, mean platelet volume (MPV), red cell distribution width (RDW), and neutrophil to lymphocyte ratio (NLR) in vitamin D deficient patients and to compare to those ... -
Is neuregulin-4 a predictive marker of microvascular complications in type 2 diabetes mellitus?
Koçak, Mehmet Zahid; Aktaş, Gülali; Tel, Meryem Burçin Atak; Duman, Tuba Taslamacıoğlu; Yis, Özgür Mehmet; Erkuş, Edip; Şavlı, Haluk (Wiley, 2020)Background and Aims Neuregulin-4 (Nrg-4) is a new adipokine released from brown adipose tissue. It plays pivotal role in regulating systemic energy balance, glucose and lipid metabolism and in reducing chronic inflammation. ... -
Mean Platelet Volume (MPV) as an inflammatory marker in type 2 diabetes mellitus and obesity
Aktaş, Gülali; Koçak, Mehmet Zahid; Duman, Tuba Taslamacıoğlu; Erkuş, Edip; Atak, Burçin Meryem (Univ Udayana, 2018)Background: Type 2 diabetes mellitus and obesity are two important disorders which are associated with the enormous amount of morbidity and mortality. Inflammation plays a crucial role in development and complications of ... -
Mean platelet volume to lymphocyte ratio as a novel marker for diabetic nephropathy
Koçak, Mehmet Zahid; Aktaş, Gülali; Erkuş, Edip; Duman, Tuba Taslamacıoğlu; Atak, Burçin Meryem (Coll Physicians & Surgeons Pakistan, 2018)Objective: To compare mean platelet volume to lymphocyte ratio (MPVLR) of diabetic nephropathy subjects to those diabetics without diabetic nephropathy. Study Design: Observational, cross-sectional study. Place and Duration ... -
Mean platelet volume: An overlooked herald of malignant thyroid nodules
Şit, Mustafa; Aktaş, Gülali; Özer, Bahri; Koçak, Mehmet Zahid; Erkuş, Edip; Erkol, Mehmet Hayri; Yaman, Semih (Sestre Milosrdnice Univ Hospital, 2019)Physicians and surgeons pay much attention to evaluating thyroid nodules due to the malignant potential of these growths. Inflammation has a crucial role in the development of cancer. Increase in the mean platelet volume ... -
Neuregulin-4 is associated with plasma glucose and increased risk of type 2 diabetes mellitus
Koçak, Mehmet Zahid; Aktaş, Gülali; Erkuş, Edip; Yis, Özgür Mehmet; Duman, Tuba Taslamacıoğlu; Atak Tel, Burçin Meryem; Haluk, Şavlı (E M H Swiss Medical Publishers Ltd, 2019)BACKGROUND: Neuregulin-4 is a cytokine with many functions and is primarily produced by fat tissue. AIM OF THE STUDY: The aim of the study was to observe the relationship between serum neuregulin-4 levels and diabetes ... -
Neutrophil to lymphocyte ratio as an indicative of diabetic control level in type 2 diabetes mellitus
Duman, Tuba Taslamacıoğlu; Aktaş, Gülali; Atak, Burçin Meryem; Koçak, Mehmet Zahid; Erkuş, Edip; Şavlı, Haluk (Makerere Univ, Fac Med, 2019)Background: Type 2 diabetes mellitus is associated with chronic low grade inflammation. One of the novel inflammatory markers is hemogram derived neutrophil to lymphocyte ratio (NLR). Objective: We aimed to compare NLR ... -
Prevelance of anemia types and etiology in patients with anemia
In this study, we aimed to determine the frequency and etiologic causes of anemia types in a university clinic who were diagnosed with anemia, whether there were differences in anemia types by gender difference, and the ... -
A rare non-hemolytic case of idiopathic cold agglutinin disease
Erkuş, Edip; Koçak, Mehmet Zahid; Aktaş, Gülali; Özen, Mehmet; Atak, Burçin Meryem; Duman, Tuba T.; Tekçe, Buket Kın; Şavlı, Haluk (Clin Lab Publ, 2018)Background: Cold agglutinin disease is a very rare condition associated with agglutination of erythrocytes in cold environment usually due to IgM type antibodies. Other than hemolytic anemias, it may interfere with routine ... -
Serum uric acid to HDL-cholesterol ratio is a strong predictor of metabolic syndrome in type 2 diabetes mellitus
Koçak, Mehmet Zahid; Aktaş, Gülali; Erkuş, Edip; Sincer, İsa; Atak, Burçin; Duman, Tuba Taslamacıoğlu (Assoc Medica Brasileira, 2019)OBJECTIVE: Metabolic syndrome (MS) is a clinical entity that associated with increased risk of type 2 Diabetes Mellitus (DM) and cardiovascular diseases. Serum uric acid levels are correlated MS criteria. We hypothesized ...
