1Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Faculty of Medicine, Mersin University, Mersin, Turkey 2Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Mersin University, Mersin, Turkey 3Department of Medical Biology and Genetics, Faculty of Medicine, Mersin University, Mersin, Turkey 4Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine, Mersin University, Mersin, Turkey Filiz Çayan1, Ramazan Gen2,...

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Atherosclerotic Renal Artery Stenosis (ARAS) is a common cause of secondary hypertension, especially in the elderly population, and is often associated with increased cardiovascular morbidity and mortality, as well as progression to chronic renal insufficiency [1,2]. Consequently, treatment options have been increasingly directed towards the preservation of renal function and reduction in the p...

Key words: renal artery stenosis, transplantation, sur-with a reported incidence up to 5% [1]. arAS has been shown to be associated not only with reduced long-gical revascularization term graft survival but also with increased morbidity of the recipient by cardiovascular complication [2 ]. Since 1978, when the first balloon dilatation was successfully

The present paper serves as a review of the associations between lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) and erectile dysfunction (ED), with a focus on common and combined pathways for treatment. LUTS and ED are common conditions seen in general urologic practice. Research has started to establish epidemiologic and pathophysiologic links between the two conditions and a strong association confirmed...

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BACKGROUND The aim of this study was to determine the incidence of and the risk factors associated with progression of renal artery disease in individuals with atherosclerotic renal artery stenosis (ARAS). METHODS AND RESULTS Subjects with >/=1 ARAS were monitored with serial renal artery duplex scans. A total of 295 kidneys in 170 patients were monitored for a mean of 33 months. Overall, the...

The Aras reservoir, located in the north-west of Iran, plays an important role in fisheries, drinking and agricultural water supplies and recreational activities in the region. This study was performed to characterize the seasonal fluctuations of phytoplankton communities and their relationship with environmental factors in the Aras reservoir from August 2013 to May 2014. Sampling was carried o...

the astacus leptodactylus specimens were collected from four sites of aras reservoir, north-west of iran and examined for the epibionts during 2009. protozoan epibionts from ciliophora (one genus and seven species) and tracheophyta were isolated from the cuticular surface of different body parts of narrow-claw crayfish, a.leptodactylus. seasonal prevalence of infestation was determined in 394 i...