Browsing by Author "Koçak, Mehmet Zahid"
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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 ... -
Assessment of platelet-to-lymphocyte ratio and neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio in ulcerative colitis: a retrospective study
Fidan, Kemal; Koçak, Mehmet Zahid (Kare Publ, 2017)Objectives: The neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio (NLR) and the platelet-to-lymphocyte ratio (PLR) are markers of subclinical inflammation already used to determine outcomes in coronary artery disease and some malignancies.The ... -
Association between hemogram parameters and coronary collateral development in subjects with non-ST-elevation myocardial infarction
Sincer, İsa; Mansıroğlu, Aslı Kurtar; Aktaş, Gülali; Güneş, Yılmaz; Koçak, Mehmet Zahid (Assoc Medica Brasileira, 2020)OBJECTIVE: Coronary collateral development (CCD) predicts the severity of coronary heart disease. Hemogram parameters, such as mean platelet volume (MPV), eosinophil, red cell distribution width, and platelet distribution ... -
The association between vitamin d levels and handgrip strength in elderly men
Koçak, Mehmet Zahid; Aktaş, Gülali; Atak, Burçin Meryem; Bilgin, Satılmış; Kurtkulağı, Özge; Duman, Tuba Taslamacıoğlu; Özçil, İrem Emir (Editura Acad Romane, 2020)Context. Vitamin D is a steroid hormone that acts by binding to the vitamin D receptor (VDR) found in many tissues. According to the long-term mechanism, vitamin D causes the proliferation and differentiation of muscle ... -
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 ... -
General characteristics of anemia in postmenopausal women and elderly men
Taslamancıoğlu Duman, Tuba; Aktaş, Gülali; Atak, Meryem Burçin; Koçak, Mehmet Zahid; Kurtkulagi, Özge; Bilgin, Satılmış (Taylor and Francis Ltd, 2019)In present study, we aimed to investigate anemia etiologies, underlying causes, laboratory markers of anemia, required interventions in postmenopausal women and elderly men. The medical data of the anemic subjects were ... -
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. ... -
Is uric acid elevation a random finding or a causative agent of diabetic nephropathy?
Koçak, Mehmet Zahid; Aktaş, Gülali; Duman, Tuba Taslamacıoğlu; Tel, Burçin Meryem Atak; Şavlı, Haluk (Assoc Medica Brasileira, 2019)OBJECTIVE: In this study, we aimed to analyze the relationship between serum uric acid (UA) and microalbuminuria as a marker of renal injury in type 2 diabetes mellitus. METHODS: A total of 100 patients with type 2 diabetes ... -
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 ... -
Monocyte lymphocyte ratio as a predictor of diabetic kidney injury in type 2 diabetes mellitus; The MADKID Study
Koçak, Mehmet Zahid; Aktaş, Gülali; Duman, Tuba Taslamacıoğlu; Atak, Burçin Meryem; Kurtkulağı, Özge; Tekçe, Hikmet; Bilgin, Satılmış (Springer International Publishing Ag, 2020)Aims Inflammation is a cardinal pathogenetic mechanism in diabetic kidney injury (DKI). The detection of microalbuminuria (MA) is very important in preventing end-stage renal failure in diabetic subjects. A combination of ... -
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 ...
