Objective: We aimed to investigate the possible differences between the analytical assay and estimation with Friedewald formula of LDL cholesterol in patients divided into subgroups according to direct LDL cholesterol, triglyceride, total cholesterol levels,...

Objective: It is well known that chronic inflammation is an important factor of the process which leads to atherosclerosis. While leading to atherosclerosis inflammation can cause acute phase response as well. CRP, serologic indicator of inflamation, synthesized in liver, is...

Objective: In the study, it was aimed to determine the harmony of LDL-C levels determined by enzymatic(direct) and computational method, to have an idea about the optimal request frequency by examining the significance of the percentage changes of repeated LDL-C measurements...

Aim: Lipid profile is used to determine the risk of cardiovascular diseases (CVD) and to monitor treatment. Reference change value (RCV) represents the clinical significance of the variation between the results of two consecutive tests and laboratory test results exceeding...

Objective: Various algorithms for predicting coronary atherosclerosis have been established, most of which are based on large epidemiologic and cohort studies. We examined the predictive value of various clinical and biochem ical markers for angiographically defined coronary...

Objective: Metabolic syndrome is a comorbidity of insulin resistance, impaired glucose tolerance, abdominal obesity, hypertension and dyslipidemia and associated with increased risk of cardiovascular disease. The secretion of adipocytokines such as leptin and adiponectin...

Objective: In addition to important roles of vitamin D on regulation of bone and mineral metabolism, recent studies have shown that Vitamin D is necessary for many biological actions. The aim of this study was to determine whether Vit D levels have any effects on lipid...

Objective: The aim of this study was to evaluate serum total, HDL and LDL cholesterol and triglyceride levels and nitric oxide (NO) levels in rats with dietary walnut consumption.

Materials and Methods: The rats were divided into 2 groups as a control...

Objective: The prevalence of coronary artery disease is much higher in men than in women and sex hormones might play a role in these differences via their influence on lipid profile. However, the role of sex hormones in the relationship between male gender and cardiovascular...

Objective: The goal of this study was to investigate the correlation between the ultrasonographic measurements of subcutaneous adipose tissue thickness and serum lipid levels.

Materials and methods: Randomly selected 100 subjects (50 males and 50...

Objective: In this study in which the purpose was to investigate the effect of hemodialysis treatment on cardiac markers and trace elements, serum copper, zinc, homocysteine and lipoprotein (a) levels and ceruloplasmin oxidase and adenosine deaminase activities and compared...

Objective: Subclinical and cli nical hypothyroidism are relatively common endocrine disorders in the general population. Subclinical hypothyroidism is defined as an elevated serum thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH) level associated with normal total or free T4 (fT4) and T3...

Objective: Serum paraoxonase (PON1) is a HDL associated esterase and inhibits LDL oxidation. The oxidative modification of LDL plays an important role in the pathogenesis of atherosclerosis. In hemodialysis patients, the increased oxidative stress induces oxidative...

Objective: Levels of C-reactive protein might be important, in coronary artery disease regarding long-term risk assessment and prognosis. It has been showed that coronary artery disease is associated with high levels of C-reactive protein whereas the relationship between...

Objective: It has been known that levels of GGT might be important, in coronary artery disease for long-term risk assessment and determining prognosis. Relationship between coronary artery disease and levels of GGT was found whereas relationship severity of coronary artery...

Objective: Hyperphosphatemia and high calcium X phosphate product are significant and common risk factors of cardiovascular disease in patients with chronic kidney disease. However, the relationship is not clear between increased risk and hyperphosphatemia and elevated calcium...

Purpose: Laboratory tests are very important for diagnosis and tracking of disease and usage of laboratory testing has rised with each passing day. Unnecessary laboratory testing is one of the main reasons for increased laboratory use. In this study, we aimed to...

Objective: Adiponectin, is a novel adipose tissue specific protein that has structural homology collagen VIII, X and complement factor C1q. It is also shown that insulin resistance and obesity cause to diminish adiponectin extraction from human adipose tissue but the...

Objective: In this study, we aimed to evaulate serum C-reactive protein (CRP), interleukin 6 (IL-6), and neopterin levels with lipoprotein phospholipase A2(Lp-PLA2) activity in obese adolescents with or without insulin resistance, and to demonstrate their relationships with...

Objective: Plasminogen activator inhibitor type I (PAI-1) an inhibitor of fibrinolysis and an important and independent cardiovascular risk factor, has been shown to be elevated in obesity. The aim of this study was to evaluate plasma PAI-1 levels in obese subjects and to...