Browsing by Author "Cicero, Arrigo Francesco"
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25-Hydroxy vitamin d levels and endothelial vasodilator function in normotensive women
Ertek, Sibel; Akgül, Ebru; Cicero, Arrigo Francesco; Kütük, Utku; Demirtaş, Selda; Çehreli, Şengül; Erdoğan, Gürbüz (2012)Introduction: Vitamin D was shown to be related to endothelial function and bloodpressure. Reactive hyperaemia index (RHI) measurement by pulse arterial tonometryis a new method to evaluate vasodilator function of endothelium. ... -
Hyperthyroidism and cardiovascular complications: a narrative review on the basis of pathophysiology
Ertek, Sibel; Cicero, Arrigo Francesco (2012)Cardiovascular complications are important in hyperthyroidism because of their high frequency in clinical presentation and increased mortality and morbidity risk. The cause of hyperthyroidism, factors related to the ... -
Preclinical and clinical evidence of nephro- and cardiovascular protective effects of glycosaminoglycans
Cicero, Arrigo Francesco; Ertek, Sibel (2010)Despite advances in pharmacological treatment, diabetic nephropathy is still the leading cause of end-stage renal disease and an important cause of morbidity and mortality in diabetics. Glycosaminoglycans are long, ... -
The relationship between calcium metabolism, insulin-like growth factor-1 and pulse pressure in normotensive, normolipidaemic and non-diabetic patients
Ertek, Sibel; Cicero, Arrigo Francesco; Erdoğan, Gürbüz (Termedia Publishing House Ltd, 2011)Introduction: Recent evidence suggests an interaction between bone metabolism and blood pressure (BP) regulation. The aim of our study was to evaluate endocrinological and metabolic factors related to pulse pressure (PP) ... -
The severity of coronary atherosclerosis in diabetic and non-diabetic metabolic syndrome patients diagnosed according to different criteria and undergoing elective angiography
Ertek, Sibel; Cicero, Arrigo Francesco; Cesur, Mehmet; Akçıl, Mehtap; Altuner, Tuğba Kayhan; Avcıoğlu, Ayten; Korkmaz, Mehmet Emin (Springer-Verlag Italia Srl, 2011)Our aim in this study was to evaluate the relationship between metabolic syndrome (MS) as defined by different criteria and the severity of coronary lesions in a sample of diabetic and non-diabetic patients undergoing ...
