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Objective: ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) is an important cause of morbidity and mortality. Platelet (PLT) activation and thrombosis have important roles in the process of atherosclerosis that is one of the most important cause of acute ischaemic...
Purpose: Hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c), also known as glycated hemoglobin, indicates the blood glucose control over the last 8-12 weeks. HbA1c level is a useful marker for the monitoring of the diabetic patient and shows the necessity of any adjustment to the treatment has to be...
Objective: Mean platelet volume (MPV) is a determinant of platelet function. Determining the MPV levels is very important for the diabetic patients who have the risk of developing vascular diseases. The aim of this study is to investigate any significant difference in the...
Objective: There is an increase in platelet activation in diabetics and patients with diabetic complications. Labile hemoglobin A1c (LHbA1c), an early glycation product, can turn into other glucose metabolites which can be responsible for many kinds of pathologies observed...
Objective: Ankylosing spondilitis (AS) is a chronic inflammatory disease involving primarily the skeletal system, the peripheral joints and extra-articular structures. C-reactive protein (CRP) and erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR) are commonly used assays for measuring...
Aim: The frequency and severity of urinary tract infections (UTI) in diabetic patients are increasing. HbA1c retrospectively gives important information about glycemic control. In this study it was aimed to examine the relationships between presence of microscobic...
Aim: The aim of this study is to investigate the possible effects of chronic smoking on serum vitamin D and some inflammation markers.
Materials and Methods: The smoking history of a total of 110 volunteer adults, 76 females and 34 males, for whom 25...
Purpose: Platelet Indices (PI) like mean platelet volume (MPV), platelet distribution weight (PDW) and plateletcrit can be measured by hematology analyzers. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effect of the time delay between sampling and testing to the PI values...
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