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Alp Çavuş S, Çelik M, Süner AF, Güzel I, Irmak Ç, Çağlayan D, Öztürk HG, Şiyve N, Appak Ö, Işık E, Ergör G, Ergör OA, Demiral Y, Sayıner AA, Kılıç B. Pre-infection antibody levels of vaccinated healthcare workers with SARS-CoV-2 breakthrough infection: A nested case-control study. Immunol Lett 2023; 262:1-6. [PMID: 37597753 DOI: 10.1016/j.imlet.2023.08.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/18/2023] [Revised: 07/24/2023] [Accepted: 08/16/2023] [Indexed: 08/21/2023]
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AIM To evaluate anti-RBD IgG antibody levels and neutralizing antibody titers between the health care workers (HCWs) with breakthrough SARS-CoV-2 infection and controls. METHODS In this nested case-case control study, we followed 548 vaccinated HCWs with homologous (only with inactivated vaccine) or heterologous (both with inactivated and BNT162b2 vaccine) vaccination for 11 months, prospectively. We obtained blood samples from the participants for quantitative anti-RBD IgG and surrogate neutralization test. The participants with SARS-CoV-2 PCR positivity (at least 14 days after the last vaccination) were considered breakthrough infection. We chose 1:2 matched controls from the cohort, according to age, sex and vaccination status. We used R version 4.0.2 for the statistical analysis. RESULTS Sixty-five cases and 130 controls were included in the study. The number of the breakthrough infections in HCWs were correlated with the pandemic waves in Türkiye and peaked during Omicron outbreak. The median age of the cases was 39 and 78.5% were female. The cases had more comorbidities than controls, significantly (p = 0.021). All cases experienced no or mild symptoms and recovered completely. Both pre-infection anti-RBD antibody and neutralizing antibody titers did not differ between cases and matched controls (p = 0.767, p = 0.628). CONCLUSION In this study, we showed that there was no comparable difference in humoral response after homologous or heterologous vaccination between the cases of breakthrough infection and matched controls. Compliance with infection control measures should be ensured, in combination with vaccination.
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- Sema Alp Çavuş
- Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, School of Medicine, Dokuz Eylul University, Izmir, Türkiye.
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- Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, School of Medicine, Dokuz Eylul University, Izmir, Türkiye
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- Department of Public Health, School of Medicine, Dokuz Eylul University, Izmir, Türkiye
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- Department of Medical Microbiology, School of Medicine, Dokuz Eylul University, Izmir, Türkiye
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- Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, School of Medicine, Dokuz Eylul University, Izmir, Türkiye
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- Department of Public Health, Division of Epidemiology, School of Medicine, Dokuz Eylul University, Izmir, Türkiye
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- Department of Medical Microbiology, School of Medicine, Dokuz Eylul University, Izmir, Türkiye
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- Department of Public Health, School of Medicine, Dokuz Eylul University, Izmir, Türkiye
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- Department of Medical Microbiology, School of Medicine, Dokuz Eylul University, Izmir, Türkiye
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- Department of Public Health, School of Medicine, Dokuz Eylul University, Izmir, Türkiye
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- Department of Public Health, School of Medicine, Dokuz Eylul University, Izmir, Türkiye
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- Department of Public Health, School of Medicine, Dokuz Eylul University, Izmir, Türkiye
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- Department of Public Health, School of Medicine, Dokuz Eylul University, Izmir, Türkiye
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- Department of Medical Microbiology, School of Medicine, Dokuz Eylul University, Izmir, Türkiye
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- Department of Public Health, School of Medicine, Dokuz Eylul University, Izmir, Türkiye
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Kılıç B, Bademler S, Yıldırım I, Küçücük S, Bayram A, Karanlık H. P206 Pushing the iımits of breast conservation therapy with extreme oncoplasty. Breast 2023. [DOI: 10.1016/s0960-9776(23)00324-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/16/2023] Open
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Sarbay I, Ersen E, Kara H, Kılıç B, Sağlam Ö, Güler G, Kaynak K, Turna A. P2.06-01 Skip Hilar Lymph Node Metastasis in Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer Has Similar Survival to N0 Disease: Need for a change in the pN sub-classification? J Thorac Oncol 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jtho.2022.07.226] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/14/2022]
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Kılıç B, Çalışkan M, Agar A, Uzun B, Ertem F, Gülabi D, Ertürk C. Comparison of two different screw trajectories in the treatment of oblique scaphoid fractures: A mechanical study on composite bone models. Jt Dis Relat Surg 2021; 32:377-382. [PMID: 34145814 PMCID: PMC8343848 DOI: 10.52312/jdrs.2021.15] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/08/2021] [Accepted: 05/17/2021] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Objectives
In this mechanical study, we aimed to compare two different screw trajectories in terms of durability against axial loads on oblique scaphoid fractures using composite bone models. Materials and methods
Oblique osteotomies were made along the dorsal sulcus of 14 composite scaphoid bone models. Following this, all bone models were randomly classified. One group of bones were fixed with a screw placed perpendicular to the osteotomy line and the other group was fixed with a screw placed centrally down the long axis of the scaphoid bone. Each scaphoid bone model was positioned on a mechanical testing machine. Subsequently, axial loading tests were applied on each bone model to measure the amount of loading required to cause 2-mm displacement and failure on the osteotomy side and maximum displacement at the time of failure on scaphoid bone models. Results
There was no statistically significant difference in load to 2-mm displacement and failure between the two groups (p>0.05). Also, there was no statistically significant difference between the two groups in terms of maximum displacement seen on failure (p>0.05). Conclusion
In our study, we found that the stability of the screws which laid perpendicular to the fracture line and parallel to the long axis of the scaphoid was the same in fixing oblique scaphoid fractures.
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- Bülent Kılıç
- SBÜ, Kanuni Sultan Süleyman Eğitim ve Araştırma Hastanesi, Ortopedi ve Travmatoloji Kliniği, 34303 Küçükçekmece, İstanbul, Türkiye.
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Tenderis B, Kılıç B, Yalçın H, Şimşek A. Controlling growth of Listeria monocytogenes and Pseudomonas fluorescens in thermally processed ground beef by sodium lactate, encapsulated or unencapsulated polyphosphates incorporation. Lebensm Wiss Technol 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.lwt.2021.111169] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Phillimore P, Sibai AM, Rizk A, Maziak W, Unal B, Abu Rmeileh N, Ben Romdhane H, Fouad FM, Khader Y, Bennett K, Zaman S, Mataria A, Ghandour R, Kılıç B, Ben Mansour N, Fadhil I, O'Flaherty M, Capewell S, Critchley JA. Context-led capacity building in time of crisis: fostering non-communicable diseases (NCD) research skills in the Mediterranean Middle East and North Africa. Glob Health Action 2019; 12:1569838. [PMID: 30721116 PMCID: PMC6366406 DOI: 10.1080/16549716.2019.1569838] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Background: This paper examines one EC-funded multinational project (RESCAP-MED), with a focus on research capacity building (RCB) concerning non-communicable diseases (NCDs) in the Mediterranean Middle East and North Africa. By the project’s end (2015), the entire region was engulfed in crisis. Objective: Designed before this crisis developed in 2011, the primary purpose of RESCAP-MED was to foster methodological skills needed to conduct multi-disciplinary research on NCDs and their social determinants. RESCAP-MED also sought to consolidate regional networks for future collaboration, and to boost existing regional policy engagement in the region on the NCD challenge. This analysis examines the scope and sustainability of RCB conducted in a context of intensifying political turmoil. Methods: RESCAP-MED linked two sets of activities. The first was a framework for training early- and mid-career researchers through discipline-based and writing workshops, plus short fellowships for sustained mentoring. The second integrated public-facing activities designed to raise the profile of the NCD burden in the region, and its implications for policymakers at national level. Key to this were two conferences to showcase regional research on NCDs, and the development of an e-learning resource (NETPH). Results: Seven discipline-based workshops (with 113 participants) and 6 workshops to develop writing skills (84 participants) were held, with 18 fellowship visits. The 2 symposia in Istanbul and Beirut attracted 280 participants. Yet the developing political crisis tagged each activity with a series of logistical challenges, none of which was initially envisaged. The immediacy of the crisis inevitably deflected from policy attention to the challenges of NCDs. Conclusions: This programme to strengthen research capacity for one priority area of global public health took place as a narrow window of political opportunity was closing. The key lessons concern issues of sustainability and the paramount importance of responsively shaping a context-driven RCB.
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- Peter Phillimore
- a School of Geography, Politics & Sociology , Newcastle University , Newcastle , UK
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- b Department of Epidemiology & Population Health , American University of Beirut , Beirut , Lebanon
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- b Department of Epidemiology & Population Health , American University of Beirut , Beirut , Lebanon
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- c Department of Epidemiology , Florida International University, USA; and Syrian Center for Tobacco Studies , Aleppo , Syria
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- d Department of Public Health , Dokuz Eylul University , Izmir , Turkey
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- e Institute of Community and Public Health , Birzeit University , Palestine
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- g Department of Epidemiology & Population Health American University of Beirut , Lebanon; and Syrian Center for Tobacco Studies , Aleppo , Syria
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- h Public Health Department , Jordan University of Science and Technology , Irbid , Jordan
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- k WHO Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean (EMRO) , Cairo , Egypt
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- e Institute of Community and Public Health , Birzeit University , Palestine
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- d Department of Public Health , Dokuz Eylul University , Izmir , Turkey
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- k WHO Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean (EMRO) , Cairo , Egypt
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- m Institute of Psychology, Health & Society , University of Liverpool , Liverpool , UK
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- m Institute of Psychology, Health & Society , University of Liverpool , Liverpool , UK
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- n Population Health Research Institute , St George's, University of London , London , UK
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Söylemez MS, Demiroğlu M, Aydın D, Akpınar F, Kılıç B, Ünal ÖK, Özkan K. Is there a relationship between the lengths of the ipsilateral clavicle and the ulna? An anthropometric and statistical study. ARCHIVES OF CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL MEDICINE 2019. [DOI: 10.25000/acem.571566] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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Turhan Y, Arıcan M, Karaduman ZO, Turhal O, Gamsızkan M, Aydın D, Kılıç B, Özkan K. Chondroprotective effect of Nigella sativa oil in the early stages of osteoarthritis: an experimental study in rabbits. J Musculoskelet Neuronal Interact 2019; 19:362-369. [PMID: 31475944 PMCID: PMC6737550] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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PURPOSE Nigella sativa oil possesses a well-known ability to protect certain organs from oxidative, neoplastic, and inflammatory damage. This study investigated the potential chondroprotective effects of intraarticular injections of Nigella sativa oil in a rabbit osteoarthritis model. METHODS Osteoarthritis models were created by performing anterior cruciate ligament transections in 20 New Zealand rabbits. Rabbits were randomly divided into two groups of 10 and given intraarticular injections in their right knees weekly for 5 weeks, beginning in the third week post-operation. Injections given to the first group contained whole Nigella sativa oil, whereas the second group was injected with a saline solution. Knee joints were harvested 8 weeks after surgery. Knee joint surfaces were examined macroscopically, and medial femoral condyle sections were examined microscopically. RESULTS There was a statistically significant difference in the macroscopic grading results of the groups, with the Nigella sativa group having better results (p=0.001). The Nigella sativa group also received significantly better total Osteoarthritis Research Society International (OARSI) scores (p=0.035). CONCLUSIONS Intraarticular administration of Nigella sativa oil has the potential to protect cartilage from degeneration in the early stages of osteoarthritis.
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- Yalçın Turhan
- Orthopedics and Traumatology Department, Duzce University Medical Faculty, Duzce, Turkey,Corresponding author: Yalçın Turhan, Assistant Professor, Orthopedics and Traumatology Department, Duzce University Medical Faculty, Duzce, Turkey. Medical Faculty of Duzce University, Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Konuralp street, Center, 81000, Duzce, Turkey E-mail:
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- Orthopedics and Traumatology Department, Duzce University Medical Faculty, Duzce, Turkey
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- Orthopedics and Traumatology Department, Duzce University Medical Faculty, Duzce, Turkey
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- Orthopedics and Traumatology Department, Duzce University Medical Faculty, Duzce, Turkey
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- Pathology Department, Duzce University Medical Faculty, Duzce, Turkey
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- Orthopedics and Traumatology Department, Hendek State Hospital, Sakarya, Turkey
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- Orthopedics and Traumatology Department, Medeniyet University Medical Faculty, Istanbul, Turkey
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Kılıç B, Şimşek A, Claus J, Karaca E, Bilecen D. Improving lipid oxidation inhibition in cooked beef hamburger patties during refrigerated storage with encapsulated polyphosphate incorporation. Lebensm Wiss Technol 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.lwt.2018.02.037] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Kemah B, Uzer G, Turhan Y, Özturan B, Kılıç B, Gültepe BS, Ceyran AB, Ertürk S, Aksoylu B, Şenaydın Ö, Özkan K. Effects of Local Application of Nano-silver on Osteomyelitis and Soft Tissue Infections: An Experimental Study in Rats. J Bone Jt Infect 2018; 3:43-49. [PMID: 29774178 PMCID: PMC5955729 DOI: 10.7150/jbji.22121] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/27/2017] [Accepted: 02/18/2018] [Indexed: 11/05/2022] Open
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Purpose: Bone and soft tissue infections are among the least desired complications after orthopaedic surgery. This study analysed the in vivo effects of the local application of nano-silver particles (AgNPs) [1nm = 1 billionth of a meter] in soft tissue infections. Materials-Method: An experimental osteomyelitis model was formed by inoculating both tibias of 24 rats with methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus. The rats were followed without treatment for 21 days. Blood samples and tibial x-rays at day 21 confirmed the development of infection. Then, the rats were divided randomly into two groups. One group (12 rats) underwent surgical debridement and received 21 days of teicoplanin therapy. The second group had the same treatment, with the addition of local nano-silver. All of the rats were sacrificed at day 42. Blood and wound swab samples were taken and the culture results were analysed. Results: No differences were observed between the groups in healing values at pathological examination, or in changes in the number of colonies at days 21 and 42. No differences in white blood cell count (WBC) were observed between the groups before and after the treatment. Conclusion: Although in vitro studies suggest the effectiveness of AgNPs on pathogens, we found that the application of nano-silver did not make any difference when used in addition to the classical osteomyelitis treatment with antibiotics and local surgical debridement. We believe that additional in vivo studies using repeated nano-silver application could be beneficial.
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- Bahattin Kemah
- Orthopedics and Traumatology Department, Ağrı State Hospital, Ağrı, Turkey
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- Orthopedics and Traumatology Department, Bezmialem University Medical Faculty, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Orthopedics and Traumatology Department, Duzce University Medical Faculty, Duzce, Turkey
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- Orthopedics and Traumatology Department, Nizip State Hospital, Gaziantep, Turkey
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- Orthopedics and Traumatology Department, Gelişim University Faculty of Health Sciences, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Pathology Department, Medeniyet University Medical Faculty, Istanbul,Turkey
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- Metallurgical Engineering Department, İstanbul Technical University Engineering, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Metallurgical Engineering Department, İstanbul Technical University Engineering, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Microbiology Department, Medeniyet University Medical Faculty, Istanbul,Turkey
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- Orthopedics and Traumatology Department, Medeniyet University Medical Faculty, Istanbul,Turkey
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Erşen E, Kılıç B, Alizade N. Spindle-cell hibernoma: a very rare mediastinal tumor. Hippokratia 2017; 21:205. [PMID: 30944515 PMCID: PMC6441339] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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- E Erşen
- Department of Thoracic Surgery, Cerrahpasa Medical Faculty, Istanbul University, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery, Cerrahpasa Medical Faculty, Istanbul University, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery, Cerrahpasa Medical Faculty, Istanbul University, Istanbul, Turkey
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Söylemez MS, Kemah B, Söylemez UPO, Kılıç B, Ozkan K. Endometrial adenocarcinoma recurrence presenting with tibial metastasis: Report of a case. Int J Surg Case Rep 2017; 36:15-17. [PMID: 28500904 PMCID: PMC5430151 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijscr.2017.04.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/14/2017] [Revised: 04/16/2017] [Accepted: 04/16/2017] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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Endometrial adenocarcinoma recurrence in tibia after 2 years of total abdominal hysterectomy and bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy. Endometrial adenocarcinoma metastasis to skeletal system is extremely rare and mostly have been reported to be in axial skeleton. Fresh frozen femoral allograft was used after wide resection for the metastatic adenocancer area of the tibia and provided the bone union. Wide resection and reconstruction with an allograft might be an option to increase survival and possible cure of the patient as seen in our case.
Introduction Metastatic bone disease at extremities is mostly associated with lung, liver, prostat, thyriod or breast malignancies. There for surgeons generally tends to seek for a primary tumor originating from these organs. Herein a case of endometrial adenocarcinoma recurrence that presented with symptoms of tibial pain is described. Presentation of case 59 year-old woman was admitted to our orthopaedic oncology unit with pain, swelling and tenderness at right cruris for two weeks without any trauma history. Her medical history revealed that she had a total abdominal hysterectomy and bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy. During follow-ups no recurrence had been detected. Initial X-rays of the right tibia showed a lytic and expansile mass located at the shaft of the tibia suggesting metastasis. A wide resection of the lesion with clear margins was performed two weeks after first admittance. Resected area was replaced by fresh frozen femoral shaft allograft. At postoperative 17th month. X-rays obtained at last follow-up demostrated full healing and integration of allograft. Discussion Endometrial adenocarcinoma is a disease of postmenapousal women with 95% of the cases occurring after the age of 40 years. Patients with advanced or recurrent endometrial cancer often have distant metastases found within the lymph nodes, liver, and/or lung. Conclusion Recurrence of endometrial cancer as a solitary bone lesion is a rare situation. Wide resection and reconstruction with an allograft or an intercalar prosthesis might be an option to increase survival and possible cure of the patient.
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- Agri State Hospital, Department of Orthopaedics & Traumatology, Agri, Turkey.
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- I. Gelisim University School of Health Sciences, Istanbul, Turkey.
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- I. Medeniyet University Göztepe Training and Research Hospital, Orthopaedics and Traumatology Department, Istanbul, Turkey.
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Turna A, Melek H, Kara H, Kılıç B, Ersen E, Kaynak K. O-090THE VALIDITY OF THE UPDATED LYMPH-NODE STAGING GUIDELINE OF THE EUROPEAN SOCIETY OF THORACIC SURGEONS IN NON-SMALL CELL LUNG CANCER PATIENTS. Interact Cardiovasc Thorac Surg 2016. [DOI: 10.1093/icvts/ivw260.89] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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Şahan C, Demiral Y, Kılıç B, Aslan Ö. Changes in Employment Status after Myocardial Infarction among Men. Balkan Med J 2016; 33:419-25. [PMID: 27606138 DOI: 10.5152/balkanmedj.2016.150611] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/27/2015] [Accepted: 09/01/2015] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND According to the Turkey Burden of Disease Study, 10% of the national burden of disease is attributed to cardiovascular diseases. Although the standardized coronary heart disease (CHD) rate is falling in general, CHD prevalence among young people is rising. On the other hand, as a result of increased life expectancy and higher retirement ages, the CHD rate among workers is also increasing. Therefore, work ability and return to work after diagnosis are important for population health and well-being. Socioeconomic factors and working conditions may play a key role as well as clinical conditions described in the literature that affect returning to work. AIMS The aims of this qualitative study are exploring the changes in employment and working conditions of the patients after acute myocardial infarction (AMI) and affecting factors such as socioeconomic, personal and environmental. STUDY DESIGN Qualitative research. METHODS The research population are fifty-three patients who are engaged in paid employment when the people have been diagnosed with myocardial infarction for the first time between 2011 and 2012 at a university hospital coronary care unit. We intended to reach the whole population. Twenty-seven patients were contacted whose phone numbers were accessible from the hospital records. Semi-structured in-depth interviews were conducted with twelve patients in a meeting room at the hospital. The interviews were tape-recorded accompanied by note-taking and the content analysis method were evaluated. RESULTS While many of the participants continued to work at the same job by working less, one third of them said that they were thinking about getting an easier job if they have the opportunity. On the other hand, in most cases, there were neither assessments about their work ability, nor changes to their working conditions after AMI. They had to cope with their conditions, such as economic or psychosocial, without any support. CONCLUSIONS While the patients have to return to work for economic and social reasons, they expressed uncertainty about working after a diagnosis of AMI and could not reach professional support to assess their work abilities. Therefore, specific algorithms and assessment tools to manage the return to work of AMI patients would be useful.
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- Ceyda Şahan
- Department of Public Health, Dokuz Eylül University School of Medicine, İzmir, Turkey
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- Department of Public Health, Dokuz Eylül University School of Medicine, İzmir, Turkey
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- Department of Public Health, Dokuz Eylül University School of Medicine, İzmir, Turkey
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- Department of Cardiology, Dokuz Eylül University School of Medicine, İzmir, Turkey
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Ilhan B, Kılıç B, Karanlik H. Ovarian cancer presenting as an axillary mass: Case series and literature review. Curr Res Transl Med 2016; 64:161-163. [DOI: 10.1016/j.retram.2016.04.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/29/2016] [Revised: 03/28/2016] [Accepted: 04/08/2016] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Kılıç B, Şimşek A, Claus J, Atılgan E. Melting release point of encapsulated phosphates and heating rate effects on control of lipid oxidation in cooked ground meat. Lebensm Wiss Technol 2016. [DOI: 10.1016/j.lwt.2015.10.065] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Söylemez MS, Özkan K, Kılıç B, Erinç S. Intermittent negative pressure wound therapy with instillation for the treatment of persistent periprosthetic hip infections: a report of two cases. Ther Clin Risk Manag 2016; 12:161-6. [PMID: 26929628 PMCID: PMC4754096 DOI: 10.2147/tcrm.s97930] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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Intermittent negative pressure wound therapy with instillation (NPWTi) is starting to be used successfully to treat early periprosthetic infections of endoprostheses. However, few articles have reported the outcome of treatment with intermittent NPWTi for late persistent periprosthetic infections of the hip. In this study, we report two cases who underwent several rounds of radical wound debridement for the treatment of a late persistent periprosthetic infection of the hip. Intermittent NPWTi was used in both cases. Patients were treated successfully and there was no recurrence after 3 and 1 years of follow-up, respectively.
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- Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Faculty of Medicine, Medeniyet University, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Orthopaedic Surgery Clinic, Istanbul Gelişim University, Tekirdağ, Turkey
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- Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Istanbul Medeniyet University, Göztepe Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey
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Claus J, Du C, Kılıç B. Inhibition of lipid oxidation in ground turkey breasts by encapsulated Polyphosphates as influenced by postmortem pH. Meat Sci 2016. [DOI: 10.1016/j.meatsci.2015.08.067] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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Kılıç B, Şimşek A, Claus JR, Atılgan E, Bilecen D. Impact of Added Encapsulated Phosphate Level on Lipid Oxidation Inhibition during the Storage of Cooked Ground Meat. J Food Sci 2016; 81:C359-68. [PMID: 26753985 DOI: 10.1111/1750-3841.13205] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/20/2015] [Accepted: 12/07/2015] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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The effect of levels (0.1%, 0.2%, 0.3%, 0.4%, 0.5%) of added encapsulated (e) phosphate (sodium tripolyphosphate, STP; sodium hexametaphosphate, HMP; sodium pyrophosphate, SPP) on lipid oxidation inhibition during storage (0, 1, and 7 d) of ground meat (chicken, beef) was evaluated. The use of eSTP and eSPP resulted in lower and higher cooking loss (CL) compared to eHMP, respectively (P < 0.05). Increasing encapsulated phosphate level (PL) enhanced the impact of phosphates on CL in both chicken and beef samples (P < 0.05). Encapsulated STP increased pH, whereas eSPP decreased pH (P < 0.05). pH was not affected by PL. The highest orthophosphate (OP) was obtained with eSTP, followed by eSPP and eHMP (P < 0.05). The level of OP determined in both chicken and beef samples increased (P < 0.05) during storage. Increasing PL caused an increase in OP (P < 0.05). The highest reduction rate in the formation of thiobarbituric acid reactive substances (TBARS) and LPO for both meat species were obtained with eSPP, followed by eSTP and eHMP (P < 0.05). Increasing PL resulted in lower TBARS and LPO (P < 0.05). Findings suggest that encapsulated phosphates can be a strategy to inhibit lipid oxidation for the meat industry and the efficiency of encapsulated phosphates on lipid oxidation inhibition can be enhanced by increasing PL.
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- B Kılıç
- Suleyman Demirel Univ, Faculty of Engineering, Dept. of Food Engineering, 32260, Isparta, Turkey
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- Suleyman Demirel Univ, Egirdir Vocational School, Dept. of Food Processing, Isparta, Turkey
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- Wisconsin-Madison, Meat Science and Muscle Biology Building, 1805 Linden Drive, Madison, WI 53706, U.S.A
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- Suleyman Demirel Univ, Faculty of Engineering, Dept. of Food Engineering, 32260, Isparta, Turkey
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- Suleyman Demirel Univ, Faculty of Engineering, Dept. of Food Engineering, 32260, Isparta, Turkey
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Kılıç B, Şimşek A, Claus JR, Atılgan E, Aktaş N. Effects of Different End-Point Cooking Temperatures on the Efficiency of Encapsulated Phosphates on Lipid Oxidation Inhibition in Ground Meat. J Food Sci 2015; 80:C2161-9. [PMID: 26317488 DOI: 10.1111/1750-3841.13009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/14/2015] [Accepted: 07/27/2015] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Effects of 0.5% encapsulated (e) phosphates (sodium tripolyphosphate, STP; sodium hexametaphosphate, HMP; sodium pyrophosphate, SPP) on lipid oxidation during storage (0, 1, and 7 d) of ground meat (chicken, beef) after being cooked to 3 end-point cooking temperatures (EPCT; 71, 74, and 77 °C) were evaluated. The use of STP or eSTP resulted in lower (P < 0.05) cooking loss (CL) compared to encapsulated or unencapsulated forms of HMP and SPP. Increasing EPCT led to a significant increase in CL (P < 0.05). Both STP and eSTP increased pH, whereas SPP and eSPP decreased pH (P < 0.05). The higher orthophosphate (OP) was obtained with STP or SPP compared to their encapsulated counterparts (P < 0.05). The lowest OP was determined in samples with HMP or eHMP (P < 0.05). A 77 °C EPCT resulted in lower OP in chicken compared to 74 and 71 °C (P < 0.05), dissimilar to beef, where EPCT did not affect OP. In encapsulated or unencapsulated form, using STP and SPP enhanced reduction in TBARS and lipid hydroperoxides (LPO) compared with HMP (P < 0.05). Regardless of the phosphate type, more effective lipid oxidation inhibition was achieved by the use of encapsulated forms (P < 0.05). Increasing EPCT resulted in lower TBARS in beef and higher LPO values in both beef and chicken samples (P < 0.05). Findings suggest that encapsulated phosphates can be a strategy to inhibit lipid oxidation for meat industry and the efficiency of encapsulated phosphates on lipid oxidation inhibition can be enhanced by lowering EPCT.
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- B Kılıç
- Suleyman Demirel Univ., Faculty of Engineering, Dept. of Food Engineering, 32260, Isparta, Turkey
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- Suleyman Demirel Univ., Egirdir Vocational School, Dept. of Food Processing, Isparta, Turkey
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- Univ. of Wisconsin-Madison, Meat Science and Muscle Biology Building, 1805 Linden Drive, Madison, Wis., 53706, U.S.A
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- Suleyman Demirel Univ., Faculty of Engineering, Dept. of Food Engineering, 32260, Isparta, Turkey
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- Nevsehir Haci Bektas Veli Univ, Faculty of Engineering-Architecture, Dept. of Food Engineering, 50300, Nevsehir, Turkey
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Sütçü Çiçek H, Cambaztepe N, Kılıç B. ASSESSMENT OF THE VIEWS OF INTENSIVE CARE NURSES ABOUT THE EFFECT OF PATIENT VISITING HOURS ON PATIENTS AND NURSING CARE. Intensive Care Med Exp 2015. [PMCID: PMC4797800 DOI: 10.1186/2197-425x-3-s1-a922] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Ghandour R, Shoaibi A, Khatib R, Abu Rmeileh N, Unal B, Sözmen K, Kılıç B, Fouad F, Al Ali R, Ben Romdhane H, Aissi W, Ahmad B, Capewell S, Critchley J, Husseini A. Priority setting for the prevention and control of cardiovascular diseases: multi-criteria decision analysis in four eastern Mediterranean countries. Int J Public Health 2014; 60 Suppl 1:S73-81. [PMID: 24879318 DOI: 10.1007/s00038-014-0569-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/26/2013] [Revised: 05/07/2014] [Accepted: 05/12/2014] [Indexed: 10/25/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVES To explore the feasibility of using a simple multi-criteria decision analysis method with policy makers/key stakeholders to prioritize cardiovascular disease (CVD) policies in four Mediterranean countries: Palestine, Syria, Tunisia and Turkey. METHODS A simple multi-criteria decision analysis (MCDA) method was piloted. A mixed methods study was used to identify a preliminary list of policy options in each country. These policies were rated by different policymakers/stakeholders against pre-identified criteria to generate a priority score for each policy and then rank the policies. RESULTS Twenty-five different policies were rated in the four countries to create a country-specific list of CVD prevention and control policies. The response rate was 100% in each country. The top policies were mostly population level interventions and health systems' level policies. CONCLUSIONS Successful collaboration between policy makers/stakeholders and researchers was established in this small pilot study. MCDA appeared to be feasible and effective. Future applications should aim to engage a larger, representative sample of policy makers, especially from outside the health sector. Weighting the selected criteria might also be assessed.
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- Rula Ghandour
- Institute of Community and Public Health, Birzeit University, Birzeit, Palestine,
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Kılıç B, Şimşek A, Claus J, Atılgan E. Encapsulated phosphates reduce lipid oxidation in both ground chicken and ground beef during raw and cooked meat storage with some influence on color, pH, and cooking loss. Meat Sci 2014; 97:93-103. [DOI: 10.1016/j.meatsci.2014.01.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 60] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/05/2013] [Revised: 12/09/2013] [Accepted: 01/23/2014] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Phillimore P, Zaman S, Ahmad B, Shoaibi A, Khatib R, Khatib R, Husseini A, Fouad F, Elias M, Maziak W, Tlili F, Tinsa F, Ben Romdhane H, Kılıç B, Kalaça S, Ünal B, Critchley J. Health system challenges of cardiovascular disease and diabetes in four Eastern Mediterranean countries. Glob Public Health 2013; 8:875-89. [DOI: 10.1080/17441692.2013.830756] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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Ergör G, Soysal A, Sözmen K, Ünal B, Uçku R, Kılıç B, Günay T, Ergör A, Demiral Y, Saatlı G, Meseri R, Baydur H, Simşek H, Budak R, Arık H, Karakuş N. Balcova heart study: rationale and methodology of the Turkish cohort. Int J Public Health 2011; 57:535-42. [PMID: 21987028 DOI: 10.1007/s00038-011-0309-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/25/2011] [Revised: 09/14/2011] [Accepted: 09/15/2011] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVES Turkey is facing increasing rates of cardiovascular disease (CVD). The study is designed to meet the growing need to obtain information about the recent status and trends of CVD risk factors and their impact on mortality. METHODS Balcova heart study (BHS) is a prospective cohort study, focusing on reducing the CVD risk factors of people over 30 years old living in Balcova District, Izmir, Turkey. Information about risk factors, anthropometric and biochemical measurements was collected in community centers. Interventions were planned, based on the 10-year coronary heart disease (CHD) risk and lifestyle characteristics with the collaboration of university and municipality. RESULTS Mean age of the 16,080 participants was 52 years. The percentage of current smoking was 41.6 in men and 31.1 in women. One-third of the men were physically inactive. Hypertension was reported as 25% in men and 33% in women. CONCLUSIONS The project is unique for being the first community-based cohort on CVD risk factors in a Turkish setting. This project will have a valuable contribution on not only determining CVD risks, but also incorporating interventions for prevention.
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- Gül Ergör
- Department of Public Health, Dokuz Eylul University Medical School, Inciralti, Izmir, Turkey.
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Kılıç B, Özden T, Toptan S, Özilhan S. Simultaneous LC–MS–MS Determination of Zolmitriptan and Its Active Metabolite N-Desmethylzolmitriptan in Human Plasma. Chromatographia 2007. [DOI: 10.1365/s10337-007-0293-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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