Turk J Med Sci
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Inflammation plays an important role in the pathophysiology of vascular disease. In this study, we aimed to evaluate the associations of neutrophil to lymphocyte ratio (NLR; an indicator of inflammation) with left ventricular ejection fraction and ascending aorta diameter in patients with a bicuspid aortic valve (BAV). ⋯ NLR is associated with ascending aorta diameter and left ventricular ejection fraction in BAV patients with ascending aorta dilatation.
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Obesity is a cause of preventable morbidity and mortality with an increasing prevalence. Health promoting lifestyle activities maintain or improve an individual's health and in adolescence many habits are configured. The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of overweight and obesity among adolescents and the relation between obesity and health promoting behaviors. ⋯ Adolescence is an era of development when individuals start to implement their own features to life. According to this study adolescents do not perform health promoting lifestyles whether they are obese or not.
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The consequences of aluminium intake on reproductive function in male rats:a three-generation study.
The effects of aluminium exposure on reproductive biomarkers in male rats were followed in a three-generation study. ⋯ Chronic exposure to AS was significantly deleterious, producing a pronounced decrease in the sperm count and testosterone levels in all experimental groups.
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The aim of the current study was to screen the rate of MEFV mutations in Henoch-Schönlein purpura (HSP) and to investigate the association of these mutations plus clinical symptoms with HSP disease in the Iranian Azari Turkish ethnic group. ⋯ Based on the results, MEFV mutations could be considered effective genetic factors for development of HSP in the Iranian Azari Turkish ethnic group.