Endocrine Abstracts

Both hyperhomocysteinemia and increased inflammatory activity are shown to be associated with atherosclerosis. But, the relation of inflammatory activity to homocysteine levels is not well established. In the present study, we aimed to evaluate the relation of plasma homocysteine (tHcy) levels to atherosclerotic vascular disease and inflammatory activity in type 2 diabetic patients.Ninty type 2 diabetic patients were included in the study. Forty one of t...

Objective: It is very important to determine the malignancy risk in thyroid nodules for to improve therapeutic strategies. In this study we attempted to evaluate the relationship of doppler (DUS) and B- mode ultrasonographic (BUS) features of thyroid nodules with fine needle aspiration (FNA) findings.Method: 111 patients which have been followed between March and September 2004 were evaluated with ultrasonography and ultrasound guided FNA was performed i...