Articles by author - Zeliha Hekimsoy

Homocysteine levels in acromegaly patients.

Hekimsoy Z, Ozmen B, Ulusoy S.

Clinical Trial 2005; 26(6): 811-814 PubMed PMID: 16380700  Keywords:  Acromegaly:blood, Adult, Cardiovascular Diseases:complications, Female, Glucose Tolerance Test, Growth Hormone:blood, Homocysteine:blood, Humans, Hyperhomocysteinemia:blood, Male, Middle Aged, Risk Factors, Statistics, Nonparametric,.    Citation

: Acromegaly is associated with a two to three-fold increase in mortality related predominantly to cardiovascular disease. The excess mort.....

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Coexisting acromegaly and primary empty sella syndrome.

Hekimsoy Z, Yünten N, Sivrioglu S.

Case Reports 2004; 25(4): 307-309 PubMed PMID: 15361823  Keywords:  Acromegaly:blood, Empty Sella Syndrome:blood, Female, Growth Hormone:blood, Humans, Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Middle Aged, Octreotide:therapeutic use, Treatment Outcome,.    Citation

: The normal functions of the pituitary gland may be suppressed when the gland is compressed onto the sella floor by arachnoid tissue exte.....

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