Arch Med Sci
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Cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) surgery is considered one of the most frequent surgical procedures in which acute kidney injury (AKI) represents a frequent and serious complication. The aim of the present study was to evaluate the efficiency of neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin (NGAL) as an early AKI biomarker after CPB in pediatric cardiac surgery. ⋯ This study showed that plasma NGAL could be used as an early biomarker for detection of AKI following CPB. We recommend further studies on a wider scale to validate the current study results.
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Immune system dysfunction is considered to be one of many medical disorders found in children with autism. The primary objective of the study was to assess if blood tests reflecting humoral immunity (IgA, IgG, IgM, IgE) are useful in identifying children with regressive autism. The secondary objective was to evaluate a part of the cellular arm of immunity (CD4/CD25 Tregs, CD4/CD23 cells) in those children. ⋯ A subtle shift of serum immunoglobulins consisting of low-normal IgA and B cell activation expressed by an increase of CD23-positive cells may characterize children with regressive autism aged 3-6 years old.
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The aim of this study was to present the reference anthropometric data associated with obesity for cardiovascular risk and metabolic diseases for healthy young adults in a Turkish population. ⋯ The precise knowledge of anthropometric data could be used as reference values for evaluating the body composition and fat distribution of Turkish young people.
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Persons with peripheral arterial disease (PAD) are at increased risk for all-cause mortality, cardiovascular mortality, and mortality from coronary artery disease. Smoking should be stopped and hypertension, dyslipidemia, diabetes mellitus, and hypothyroidism treated. Statins reduce the incidence of intermittent claudication and improve exercise duration until the onset of intermittent claudication in persons with PAD and hypercholesterolemia. ⋯ Cilostazol improves exercise time until intermittent claudication. Exercise rehabilitation programs should be used. Revascularization should be performed if indicated.