Atherogenic Lipid Profile and Systolic Blood Pressure are Associated with Carotid Artery Intima-media Thickness in Children with Turner Syndrome

Objective: Women with Turner syndrome (TS) have greater carotid artery intima-media thickness (cIMT) known to be a risk factor for atherosclerosis in adults. To determine whether there are risk factors for atherosclerosis in children with TS, we compared cIMT, anthropometric and metabolic parameters between children with TS and healthy controls

Kronik obstrüktif akciğer hastalığında nötrofil-lenfosit oranının öngörücü rolü]

Objective: Recently neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio (NLR) -the level of neutrophil reflecting the severity of inflammation and lymphocyte occurring after physiological stress has been gaining popularity, which was, along with other inflammatory markers, commonly accepted as an accurate marker of the inflammatory status. In this multi-centered study, an early, rapid, and low-cost diagnosis method was investigated. To this end, the correlation between chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and inflammation was planned to be utilized and whether neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio can be used as a valid tool in the diagnosis of acute exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease was investigated. Method: We retrospectively enrolled the 467 patients. Control group included sex and age-matched healthy people. C-Reactive protein, forced expiratory volume-1, forced vital capacity, complete blood count and clinical data A receiver-operating characteristic curve analysis was performed to determine the best cut-off value of N/L ratio and C-Reaktif protein to predict the exacerbation. Two-sided p values <0.05 were considered statistically significant. Results: By spearman analysis, there was a strong correlation between. C-Reactive protein and N/L ratio in both stable group (r=0.436, p<0.001) and exacerbation group (r=0.534, p=0.001). Conclusion: Neutrophil/lymphocyte ratio may be a useful predictor of inflammation in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and acute exacarbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease patients

Transkateter yolla kapatılan atriyal septal defekt deneyimlerimiz

Amaç: Kliniğimizde iki yıl boyunca transkateter yolla atriyal septal defekt kapatılması işlemi yapılan hastalarla ilgili klinik deneyimlerimizin paylaşılması ve sonuçlarının değerlendirilmesi amaçlandı. Gereç ve yöntemler: Çalışmaya, sekundum atriyal septal defekt nedeniyle transkateter yolla kapatma işlemi uygulanan, ortalama yaşı 8 olan 5 yaş 3 ay-16 yaş 24 hasta 16 kız, 8 erkek , retrospektif olarak dahil edildi. Bulgular: Kapatma işlemi hastaların 22’sinde % 92 başarılı bir şekilde gerçekleştirildi ve takiplerde cihaz erezyonu, aritmi, tromboz veya rezidüel şant gibi herhangi bir komplikasyon gelişmedi. Bir hastada işlem sırasında cihaz embolizasyonu oldu, cerrahiye verilen hastada cihaz çıkartıldı ve defekt başarılı bir şekilde kapatıldı. İki hastada % 8 işlem başarısız oldu. Atriyal septal defekt kapatma cihazı olarak Amplatzer septal okluder kullanıldı. Kapatma işlemi yapılan hastalara altı ay süre ile antiagregan dozda asetilsalisilik asit tedavisi verildi. Sonuç: Sekundum atriyal septal defektlerin perkütan yolla tıkayıcı cihazlarla kapatılması etkili, güvenli ve başarı oranı yüksek, komplikasyon gelişme ihtimali düşük bir tedavi şeklidir. Son yıllarda cerrahi tedavinin yerini almıştı

Hemolysis After Administration of High-Dose Immunoglobulin in a Patient with Myocarditis

ABSTRACT The use of high-dose intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIG) has greatly increased in the last years. With broader use of immunoglobulin, the numbers of reported side effects are also growing. IVIG have also been used in the treatment of myocarditis and dilated cardiomyopathy. Here we reported a child with presumed acute myocarditis who has developed severe hemolytic anemia following high-dose IVIG administration. As our knowledge, this is the first case report with myocarditis or dilated cardiomyopathy who developed hemolytic anemia following high-dose IVIG administration

An Acute Renal Failure Case Due To Overdose Use Of Perindopril/Amlodipin

Fixed -dose combination therapies are important alternative of hypertension treatment. The management of suicidal intoxication with these conbination preparations which might have different and sometimes interactive mechanisms is still unclear. In this case-report a 51 -yearold male patient who had taken 26 pills of perindopril 5 mg and amlodipine 10 mg combination drug. He admitted to the emergency department with the complications of dizziness and fatigue. He was followed in intensive care unit after his first medical care unitafter his first medical emergency intervensions. After development of hypotensionand acute renal failure, he improved with fluid resussitation and symtomatic treatment and he was discharged

Nöral Tüp Defektleri ve Doğuştan Kalp Hastalığı Birlikteliği: Ekokardiyografi Yapılması Mutlaka Gerekli Mi?

Amaç: Bu retrospektrif çalışma nöral tüp defekti olan çocuklardaki doğuştan kalp hastalığı sıklığını belirlemek için yapılmıştır. Yöntem: Bu çalışmada, Selçuk Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi Etik Kurulu’ndan onay alındıktan sonra nöral tüp defekti tanısı olan vakaların ekokardiyografi verileri üç yıl için retrospektif olarak incelendi. Bulgular: Çalışma, yaşları ortalama 21.7±23.5 ay olan 82 hastayı içermektedir. Nöral tüp defekti olan çocuklardaki doğuştan kalp hastalığı sıklığı %17.1 idi. En sık görülen nöral tüp defekti meningomyelosel %73 iken, en sık görülen doğuştan kalp hastalığı ise atriyal septal defekt idi %6.3 . Sonuç: Yazarlar nöral tüp defektinde doğuştan kalp kusurlarının rapor edildiğinden daha sık olduğunu bildirmektedirler ve tarama ekokardiyografi gerekmektedir. Bu nedenle, bu durum özellikle hastalardaki küçük veya büyük cerrahi prosedürlerde akılda tutulmalıdı

Normal M mode values in healthy Turkish children

Aim: Evaluation of cardiac structures requires a large study group for accurate data on normal values. The aim of the study was to obtain normal M mode echocardiographic values in a substantial sample of healthy term neonates and children to develop centile charts. Materials and methods: Data were obtained over 2 years from a single center in Turkey, from 1200 healthy infants and children aged 1 day to 17 years. Using echocardiographic investigation, measurements were obtained of the following: left ventricular dimension at end diastole and end systole; thickness of interventricular septum and posterior wall of the left ventricle; aortic and pulmonary root diameter; and left atrial dimension. The influence of systematic errors as statistical noise in this large sample was decreased using thirddegree polynomial curves. Results: Measurements are presented graphically as curved lines of centiles with respect to body weight for healthy term neonates and children. The values showed a good correlation with body weight and allowed the construction of percentile curves (5%, 25%, 50%, 75%, and 95%). Higher values were observed in boys during adolescence. Conclusion: The presented charts and tables make it possible to judge the echocardiographic measurements of a particular patient as normal or abnormal

A new and rare form of Williams' syndrome

A 7 year old girl and her mother have typical phenotypic features of the Williams' (elfin facies) syndrome, and both have only mild mitral regurgitation with mitral valve prolapse (MVP). Mitral valve prolapse has been reported in only three cases but pure mitral insufficiency has not been reported alone. In this paper two cases of a new rare form of Williams' syndrome with MVP are presented and this rare disorder is discussed. 1993 Japan Pediatric Societ