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Effects Of The Covid-19 Pandemic On Psychology And Disease Activity In Patients Withankylosing Spondylitis And Rheumatoid Arthritis, Şaki̇r Gica, Yasemi̇n Akkubak, Zaki̇re Kübra Aksoy, Adem Küçük, Erkan Cüre
Effects Of The Covid-19 Pandemic On Psychology And Disease Activity In Patients Withankylosing Spondylitis And Rheumatoid Arthritis, Şaki̇r Gica, Yasemi̇n Akkubak, Zaki̇re Kübra Aksoy, Adem Küçük, Erkan Cüre
Turkish Journal of Medical Sciences
Background/aim: The COVID-19 outbreak is known to increase stress levels of most patients with chronic diseases. Patients with ankylosing spondylitis (AS) and rheumatoid arthritis (RA) are highly susceptible to environmental stress. In the current study, we aimed to determine how the COVID-19 pandemic psychologically affected patients with chronic progressive diseases such as AS and RA and the effects of these psychological factors on disease activity. Materials and methods: Age and sex-matched patients with AS (n = 80), RA (n = 80), and healthy controls (n = 80) were included in the study. All participants were evaluated with the "Perceived COVID-19 …
The Relationship Of Serum Visfatin Levels With Clinical Parameters, Flow-Mediateddilation, And Carotid Intima-Media Thickness In Patients With Ankylosing Spondylitis, Rabi̇a Aydoğan Baykara, Adem Küçük, Ayça Tuzcu, Göksel Tuzcu, Erkan Cüre, Ali̇ Uğur Uslu, Ahmet Omma
The Relationship Of Serum Visfatin Levels With Clinical Parameters, Flow-Mediateddilation, And Carotid Intima-Media Thickness In Patients With Ankylosing Spondylitis, Rabi̇a Aydoğan Baykara, Adem Küçük, Ayça Tuzcu, Göksel Tuzcu, Erkan Cüre, Ali̇ Uğur Uslu, Ahmet Omma
Turkish Journal of Medical Sciences
Background/aim: Atherosclerotic heart diseases can occur at an early age in patients with ankylosing spondylitis (AS). Flow-mediated dilation (FMD) and carotid intima-media thickness (cIMT) values are reliable markers for early detection of subclinical atherosclerosis in patients with AS. We aimed to investigate the relationship between visfatin levels and indirect markers of subclinical atherosclerosis and endothelial dysfunction in patients with AS. Materials and methods: Forty-two patients diagnosed with AS and 42 age, sex, and body mass index (BMI)-matched controls were included in the study. Visfatin levels, FMD, and cIMT were measured using appropriate methods. Results: Visfatin levels of the patients were …