Balkan Medical Journal

Guideline for the Use of Natriuretic Peptides in the Early Diagnosis and Management of Heart Failure in Primary Care (Joint Consensus Report by the Eurasian Society of Heart Failure and the Turkish Association of Family Medicine)

Pages : 94-107 - Ahmet Çelik,Güzin Zeren Öztürk,Yüksel Çavuşoğlu,Cüneyt Ardıç,Sanem Nalbantgil,Seçil Arıca,Ahmet Temizhan,Hakan Altay,Mehmet Birhan Yılmaz,Haluk Özsarı,Dilek Ural
DOI : 10.4274/balkanmedj.galenos.2025.2024-12-110

Neurodevelopmental Impairments as Long-term Effects of Iron Deficiency in Early Childhood: A Systematic Review

Pages : 108-120 - Jason Theola,Murti Andriastuti
DOI : 10.4274/balkanmedj.galenos.2025.2024-11-24

Burden of Diseases Attributable to Low Physical Activity in the Middle East and North Africa: an Analysis Based on Global Burden of Disease Study

Pages : 121-129 - Mohsen Farrokhpour,Bijan Forogh,Golsa Gholampour,Seyed Aria Nejadghaderi,Amirhossein Habibzadeh,Amin Nakhostin-Ansari,Homa Seyedmirzaei
DOI : 10.4274/balkanmedj.galenos.2025.2025-1-20

Burden of Substance Use Disorders in the Middle East and North Africa from 1990 to 2019

Pages : 138-149 - Seyed Reza Darijani,Homa Seyedmirzaei,Amin Nakhostin-Ansari,Iman Menbari-Oskouie,Amirhossein Ghaseminejad-Raeini,Hadis Nasoori,Amir Hossein Memari,Shahin Akhondzadeh
DOI : 10.4274/balkanmedj.galenos.2025.2024-11-61

Clinical Characteristics of Nail Unit Melanoma in Türkiye: The Experience of Two Tertiary Dermatology Centers

Pages : 157-163 - Tuğba Atcı,Muhammed Burak Günay,Şirin Yaşar,Nesimi Büyükbabani,Pembegül Güneş,Şule Öztürk Sarı,Zuhal Kuş Silav,Can Baykal,Fatih Göktay
DOI : 10.4274/balkanmedj.galenos.2025.2024-12-52

Autoinflammatory Bone Diseases

Pages : 5-13 - Fatih Haşlak,Nergis Akay,Ümit Gül,Aybüke Günalp,Elif Kılıç Könte,Sezgin Şahin,Özgür Kasapçopur
DOI : 10.4274/balkanmedj.galenos.2024.2024-11-129

Quercetin Alleviates Hyperglycemic-Generated Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress-Contacted Apoptosis of Rat Nucleus Pulposus Cells

Pages : 27-36 - Zhen Yu,Xianfeng Wang,Yusen Hu,Xinfa Wang,Zhenghuan Zhu,Xu Xu,Yiming Wang,Ailiang Zhang
DOI : 10.4274/balkanmedj.galenos.2024.2024-7-92

How Uremic Toxins Alter Atorvastatin Disposition: Molecular Mechanisms of Inhibition of the Enzyme CYP3A4

Pages : 37-44 - Ashna Asim,Fen Wang,Dong Pu,Sisi Wang,Dian Wang,Wenwen Li,Feng Yu,Li Ji
DOI : 10.4274/balkanmedj.galenos.2024.2024-9-12

Efficacy and Safety of a Combination of Enteral and Parenteral Nutrition Support in the Postoperative Period for Patients with Gastrointestinal Cancer: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Pages : 14-26 - Meixiang Cai,Bo Yang,Yaping Zheng,Lei Ding
DOI : 10.4274/balkanmedj.galenos.2024.2024-10-65

Matrine Inhibits Breast Cancer Cell Proliferation and Epithelial-Mesenchymal Transition Through Regulating the LINC01116/miR-9-5p/ITGB1 Axis

Pages : 54-65 - Lili Ren,Ziru Fang,Jiaojiao Xu,Xiaoxiao Wu,Yongjun Zhang,Hu Cai,Zhicun Han
DOI : 10.4274/balkanmedj.galenos.2024.2024-8-49

Takotsubo Syndrome: An International Expert Consensus Report on Practical Challenges and Specific Conditions (Part-1: Diagnostic and Therapeutic Challenges)

Pages : 421-441 - Kenan Yalta,John E Madias,Nicholas G Kounis,Shams Y-Hassan,Marija Polovina,Servet Altay,Alexandre Mebazaa,Mehmet Birhan Yilmaz,Yuri Lopatin,Mamas A Mamas,Robert J Gil,Ritu Thamman,Abdallah Almaghraby,Biykem Bozkurt,Gani Bajraktari,Thomas Fink,Vassil Traykov,Stephane Manzo-Silberman,Ulvi Mirzoyev,Sekib Sokolovic,Zviad V Kipiani,Cecilia Linde,Petar M Seferovic
DOI : 10.4274/balkanmedj.galenos.2024.2024-9-98

Association of Serum Blood Urea Nitrogen to Albumin Ratio with in-Hospital Mortality in Patients with Acute Ischemic Stroke: A Retrospective Cohort Study of the eICU Database

Pages : 458-468 - Wenhan Li,Qing Huang,Ke Zhan
DOI : 10.4274/balkanmedj.galenos.2024.2024-8-77

Role of Ultrasonographic and Clinicopathological Characteristics in Assessing Stromal Tumor-Infiltrating Lymphocyte Density in Triple-Negative Breast Cancer

Pages : 469-475 - Lian Li,Yingjia Li
DOI : 10.4274/balkanmedj.galenos.2024.2024-7-26

Chronic Nasal Administration of Kisspeptin-54 Regulates Mood-Related Disorders Via Amygdaloid GABA in Hemi-Parkinsonian Rats

Pages : 476-483 - Osman Sinen,Ayşegül Gemici Sinen,Narin Derin,Mutay Aydın Aslan
DOI : 10.4274/balkanmedj.galenos.2024.2024-7-46

Exploring the Effect of Fidgetin-Like 1 on Colorectal Cancer Through Tissue Chip and In Vitro Experiments

Pages : 491-498 - Yunxing Xu,Yucheng Shen,Chen Zhang,Liangfeng Zheng,Feiyue Ji,Jin Chen,Shouliang Cheng,Yu Zheng
DOI : 10.4274/balkanmedj.galenos.2024.2024-7-9

Interferon Gamma in Sickness Predisposing to Mycobacterial Infectious Diseases

Pages : 326-332 - Betül Gemici Karaaslan,Jérémie Rosain,Jacinta Bustamante,Ayça Kıykım
DOI : 10.4274/balkanmedj.galenos.2024.2024-8-18

Zn⁰-Induced Cytotoxicity and Mitochondrial Stress in Microglia: Implications of the Protective Role of Immunoglobulin G In Vitro

Pages : 348-356 - Katarina Živančević,Başak Aru,Abdullah Demir,Lidija Radenović,Pavle Andjus,Gülderen Yanıkkaya Demirel
DOI : 10.4274/balkanmedj.galenos.2024.2024-4-119

Post-COVID Interstitial Lung Disease: How do We Deal with This New Entity?

Pages : 377-386 - Aycan Yüksel,Dilek Karadoğan,Nur Hürsoy,Tahsin Gökhan Telatar,Neslihan Köse Kabil,Feride Marım,İlknur Kaya,Aslıhan Banu Er,Merve Erçelik,Demet Polat Yuluğ,Merve Yumrukuz Şenel,Ceren İlgar,Ökkeş Gültekin,Selin Çakmakcı Karakaya,Bilge Yılmaz Kara,Neslihan Özçelik,İnci Selimoğlu,Kübra Uyar Er,Abdurrahman Kotan,Hasan Veysel Keskin,Metin Akgün
DOI : 10.4274/balkanmedj.galenos.2024.2024-3-82

Preconditioning of Human Umbilical Cord Mesenchymal Stem Cells with a Histone Deacetylase Inhibitor: Valproic Acid

Pages : 369-376 - Başak Işıldar,Serbay Özkan,Meral Koyutürk
DOI : 10.4274/balkanmedj.galenos.2024.2024-6-25

Comparison of Immune Checkpoint Molecule Expression in Different Years of House Dust Mite Subcutaneous Immunotherapy on CD4⁺ T and Treg Cells in Children with Allergic Rhinitis

Pages : 387-395 - Zeynep Hızlı Demirkale,Mehmet Fatih Alpkıray,Ayşe Engin,Aybars Deniz Sönmez,Esra Yücel,Zeynep Tamay,Cevdet Özdemir,Günnur Deniz,Esin Çetin Aktaş
DOI : 10.4274/balkanmedj.galenos.2024.2024-6-19

Emerging Systemic Treatment Options in Atopic Dermatitis

Pages : 239-247 - Andaç Salman,Ana M. Giménez-Arnau
DOI : 10.4274/balkanmedj.galenos.2024.2024-5-78

Vitamin C Levels in Pregnant Women and the Efficacy of Vitamin C Supplements in Preventing Premature Rupture of Membranes: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Pages : 248-260 - Ana V. Pejcic,Nemanja Z. Petrovic,Milan D. Djordjic,Milos N. Milosavljevic
DOI : 10.4274/balkanmedj.galenos.2024.2024-2-79

Cannabidiol Alleviates Oral Mucositis by Inhibiting PI3K/Akt/NF-κB-Mediated Pyroptosis

Pages : 286-297 - Jialin Yang,Na Lin,Shuang Li,Zhanhai Dong,Deli Wang,Yong Liu,Yang Zhou,Hui Yuan
DOI : 10.4274/balkanmedj.galenos.2024.2024-2-66

A Novel Surgical Landmark to Identify the Recurrent Laryngeal Nerve

Pages : 280-285 - Yusuf Dündar,Cynthia M. Schwartz,Micah Lierly,Tam Q. Nguyen,Kerry K. Gilbert,Drew H. Smith,Nadia Tello,Joehassin Cordero
DOI : 10.4274/balkanmedj.galenos.2024.2024-2-2

Effect of Wearable Technology on Metabolic Control and the Quality of Life in Children and Adolescents with Type 1 Diabetes: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Pages : 261-271 - Fatma Yeşil,Çağrı Çövener Özçelik
DOI : 10.4274/balkanmedj.galenos.2024.2024-2-115

Genetic Landscape of Hearing Loss in the Caribbean: A Narrative Review

Pages : 161-166 - LéShon Peart,Mustafa Tekin
DOI : 10.4274/balkanmedj.galenos.2024.2024-2-110

Thymic Stromal Lymphopoietin Activates Mouse Dendritic Cells Through the JAK/SYK Pathway in Promoting Th17 Response in Psoriasis

Pages : 174-185 - Cuihao Song,Jie Sun,Zhenkai Zhao,Xu Zhang,Xiangyu Ding,Xiaoqiang Liang,Jia Bai,Liyuan Xing,Lingling Gong,Chengxin Li,Biwen Lin
DOI : 10.4274/balkanmedj.galenos.2024.2024-1-96

Therapeutic Potential of Silymarin in Mitigating Paclitaxel-Induced Hepatotoxicity and Nephrotoxicity: Insights into Oxidative Stress, Inflammation, and Apoptosis in Rats

Pages : 193-205 - Seda Yakut,Tuğçe Atcalı,Cüneyt Çaglayan,Aykut Ulucan,Fatih Mehmet Kandemir,Adem Kara,Turgut Anuk
DOI : 10.4274/balkanmedj.galenos.2024.2024-1-60

Bronchiectasis in Türkiye: Data from a Multicenter Registry (Turkish Adult Bronchiectasis Database)

Pages : 206-212 - Ebru Çakır Edis,Aykut Çilli,Deniz Kızılırmak,Ayşın Şakar Coşkun,Nurcan Güler,Sedat Çiçek,Can Sevinç,Meltem Çoban Ağca,İnci Gülmez,Benan Çağlayan,Mehmet Kabak,Elif Yelda Özgün Niksarlıoğlu,Nurdan Köktürk,Abdullah Sayıner,TEBVEB researchers
DOI : 10.4274/balkanmedj.galenos.2024.2023-12-57

Radiological Features for Predicting the Status of CD8-Positive Lymphocytes in HER2 Positive Breast Cancer

Pages : 213-221 - Yuhong Fan,Xiaoguang Li,Peng Zhong,Peng Zhong,Dong Han,Wuguo Tian,Jingqin Fang
DOI : 10.4274/balkanmedj.galenos.2024.2024-2-64

Obliteration of the Processus Vaginalis After Testicular Descent

Pages : 89-96 - Feridun Cahit Tanyel
DOI : 10.4274/balkanmedj.galenos.2024.2023-12-111

High Incidence of CPLANE1-Related Joubert Syndrome in the Products of Conceptions from Early Pregnancy Losses

Pages : 97-104 - Gjorgji Bozhinovski,Marija Terzikj,Katerina Kubelka-Sabit,Dijana Plaseska-Karanfilska
DOI : 10.4274/balkanmedj.galenos.2024.2023-10-72

SOCS3, Transcriptionally Activated by NR4A1, Induces Apoptosis and Extracellular Matrix Degradation of Vaginal Fibroblasts in Pelvic Organ Prolapse

Pages : 105-112 - Xin Jin,Qing Hu,Meiying Qin,Yitong Yin,Zhijun Xia
DOI : 10.4274/balkanmedj.galenos.2023.2023-10-60

Burden and Epidemiology of Mental Disorders in the Middle East and North Africa from 1990 to 2019: Findings from the Global Burden of Disease Study

Pages : 121-129 - Mohammad Effatpanah,Amin Nakhostin-Ansari,Fateme Gorgani,Samaneh Tanhapour Khotbehsara,Shakiba Seifi,Hadis Nasoori,Amir Hossein Memari,Seyed Reza Darijani
DOI : 10.4274/balkanmedj.galenos.2024.2023-11-55

Microfilariae Prevalence and its Association with Anemia Among First-time Blood Donors in Lambaréné, Gabon

Pages : 139-143 - Soulemane Parkouda,Mahmoudou Saidou,Cyrille Bisseye
DOI : 10.4274/balkanmedj.galenos.2023.2023-9-86

"When," "Where," and "How" of SARS-CoV-2 Infection Affects the Human Cardiovascular System: A Narrative Review

Pages : 7-22 - Nicholas G. Kounis,Christos Gogos,Cesare de Gregorio,Ming-Yow Hung,Sophia N. Kounis,Efthymios P. Tsounis,Stelios F. Assimakopoulos,Soheila Pourmasumi,Virginia Mplani,George Servos,Periklis Dousdampanis,Panagiotis Plotas,Marina A. Michalaki,Grigorios Tsigkas,Gerasimos Grammatikopoulos,Dimitrios Velissaris,Ioanna Koniar
DOI : 10.4274/balkanmedj.galenos.2023.2023-10-25

Asiaticoside Down-Regulates HIF-1α to Inhibit Proliferation, Migration, and Angiogenesis in Thyroid Cancer Cells

Pages : 23-29 - Yi Zhang,Yifan Han,Jianda Dong,Feilei Li,Yihan Sun
DOI : 10.4274/balkanmedj.galenos.2023.2023-7-123

Exploring Regional Disparities in Heart Failure Epidemiology and Outcomes: A Comprehensive Study Across Geographical Regions in Türkiye

Pages : 47-53 - Anıl Şahin,Tuğçe Çöllüoğlu,Ahmet Çelik,Naim Ata,Mehmet Birhan Yılmaz,Dilek Ural,Arzu Kanık,Mustafa Okan Ayvalı,Mustafa Mahir Ülgü,Şuayip Birinci
DOI : 10.4274/balkanmedj.galenos.2023.2023-10-5

The Key Role of Liraglutide in Preventing Autophagy of Vascular Smooth Muscle Cells in High Glucose Conditions

Pages : 54-63 - Lili Shi,Ming Hao,Guangjing Qu,Yingying Xu,Zhe Cui,Lin Geng,Hongyu Kuang
DOI : 10.4274/balkanmedj.galenos.2023.2023-8-44

Quercetin Attenuates Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress and Apoptosis in TNBS-Induced Colitis by Inhibiting the Glucose Regulatory Protein 78 Activation

Pages : 30-37 - Yeter Topçu-Tarladaçalışır,Melike Sapmaz-Metin,Zeynep Mercan,Deniz Erçetin
DOI : 10.4274/balkanmedj.galenos.2023.2023-10-9

Dasiglucagon for the Treatment of Insulin-induced Hypoglycemia in Patients with Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus: A Meta-analysis

Pages : 400-408 - Shampa Maji,Rashmi Ranjan Mohanty,Rituparna Maiti
DOI : 10.4274/balkanmedj.galenos.2023.2023-7-84

ELK4 Promotes Cell Cycle Progression and Stem Cell-like Characteristics in HPV-associated Cervical Cancer by Regulating the FBXO22/PTEN Axis

Pages : 409-414 - Fuxian Gao,Chunxiao Wang,Xue Bai,Jianghai Ji,Xinrui Huang
DOI : 10.4274/balkanmedj.galenos.2023.2023-4-66

Administration of Akebia Saponin D Improved Blood Lipid Levels and Pregnancy Outcomes in Mice with Gestational Diabetes Mellitus

Pages : 422-429 - Wei Chen,Juan Shi,Wei Zhang
DOI : 10.4274/balkanmedj.galenos.2023.2023-6-82

The Impact of CoronaVac Vaccination on 28-day Mortality Rate of Critically Ill Patients with COVID-19 in Türkiye

Pages : 435-444 - Fethi Gül,Umut Sabri Kasapoğlu,Mehmet Süleyman Sabaz,Pınar Ay,Burçin Doruk Oktay,Gülbahar Çalışkan,Nalan Demir,İsmet Sayan,Feyyaz Kabadayı,Gülsüm Altuntaş,Ayça Gümüş,Hülya Kırca,Deniz Şanlı,Fatma Acil,Andaç Dedeoğlu,Sedef Gülçin Ural,İrem Akın Şen,Eda Macit Aydın,Hakan Dayanır,Birgül Yelken,İlkay Ceylan,Osman Özcan Aydın,Güneş Eskidemir,Ahmet Aytekin,Melike Cengiz,Ülkü Arslan,Devrim Akdağ,Gülçin Hilal Alay,Esra Tekin,Volkan Yarar,Kemal Tolga Saracoğlu,Funda Gök,Volkan Alparslan,Verda Tuna,Murside Yıldız,Nimet Şenoğlu,Cenk Kıraklı,Süleyman Yıldırım,Kübra Saçar Kübüç,Ayşen Erer,Hamza Gültekin,Kezban Özmen Süner,Özge Kuzgun,Çağatay Erman Öztürk,Aydın Karahan,Okan Deveci,Mustafa Ay,Dilara Tüfek Öztan,Seda Banu Akıncı,et al
DOI : 10.4274/balkanmedj.galenos.2023.2023-6-90

Attack the ATAK; A Challenging Contemporary Complex: Pathophysiologic, Therapeutic, and Preventive Considerations

Pages : 308-311 - Nicholas G Kounis,Virginia Mplani,Cesare de Gregorio,Ioanna Koniari
DOI : 10.4274/balkanmedj.galenos.2023.2023-4-96

Risk of Venous Thromboembolism with Statins: Evidence Gathered via a Network Meta-analysis

Pages : 324-332 - Oğuzhan Birdal,Mehmet Saygı,Remziye Doğan,Ozan Tezen,Ali Karagöz,İbrahim Halil Tanboğa
DOI : 10.4274/balkanmedj.galenos.2023.2023-5-26

Exogenous Spermidine Alleviates Diabetic Myocardial Fibrosis Via Suppressing Inflammation and Pyroptosis in db/db Mice

Pages : 333-343 - Can Wei,Jiyu Xu,Yong Liu,Javeria Qadir,Shumin Zhang,Hui Yuan
DOI : 10.4274/balkanmedj.galenos.2023.2023-3-102

Factors Influencing HIV Infection in Children Born to HIV-Infected Mothers in Turkey

Pages : 367-372 - Esra Zerdali,Bilgül Mete,Özlem Altuntaş Aydın,Alper Gündüz,İnci Yılmaz Nakir,Sibel Bolukçu,Hayat Kumbasar Karaosmanoğlu,Dilek Yıldız Sevgi,Meliha Meriç Koç,Fehmi Tabak
DOI : 10.4274/balkanmedj.galenos.2023.2023-3-12

A New Approach to Exopolysaccharides of Post Probiotic Lactobacillus paracasei L1 Strain: Anti-quarum Sensing Activity

Pages : 351-357 - Esin Kıray,Nadia Masser Raheel
DOI : 10.4274/balkanmedj.galenos.2023.2023-1-96

Current Status and Surgical Technique for Restorative Proctocolectomy with Ileal Pouch Anal Anastomosis

Pages : 236-243 - Melik Kağan Aktaş,Mehmet Gülmez,Ahmet Anıl Sahar,Can Saraçoğlu,Eren Esen,Erman Aytaç,Feza H. Remzi
DOI : 10.4274/balkanmedj.galenos.2023.2023-5-12

Sepsis-induced Coagulopathy Subphenotype Identification by Latent Class Analysis

Pages : 244-251 - Dan Cai,Massimiliano Greco,Qin Wu,Yisong Cheng
DOI : 10.4274/balkanmedj.galenos.2023.2023-4-6

Mutational Spectrum and Genotype-phenotype Correlations in Neurofibromatosis Type 1 Patients from North Macedonia: Identification of Ten Novel NF1 Pathogenic Variants

Pages : 252-261 - Marija Gjorgjievska,Gjorgji Bozhinovski,Elena Sukarova-Angelovska,Mirjana Kocova,Lejla Muaremoska Kanzoska,Dijana Plaseska-Karanfilska
DOI : 10.4274/balkanmedj.galenos.2023.2022-12-28

Body Mass Index Growth Curves for Birth to 24 Months Children in Ankara with RefCurv Software

Pages : 271-278 - Eda Çakmak,Serhat Kılıç,Pınar Özdemir,Ergun Karaağaoğlu
DOI : 10.4274/balkanmedj.galenos.2023.2023-3-31

Combination of Rituximab and Low-dose Tacrolimus in the Treatment of Refractory Membranous Nephropathy: A Retrospective Cohort Study

Pages : 287-293 - Xian Chen,Sumin Jiao,Shaomei Li,Juan Li,Pei Li,Fang Song,Zhe Yan
DOI : 10.4274/balkanmedj.galenos.2023.2022-9-7

Effects of COVID-19 Infection and Vaccination on the Female Reproductive System: A Narrative Review

Pages : 153-164 - Soheila Pourmasumi,Nicholas G. Kounis,Monavar Naderi,Robabe Hosseinisadat,Arezoo Khoradmehr,Niloofar Fagheirelahee,Sophia N. Kouni,Cesare de Gregorio,Periklis Dousdampanis,Virginia Mplani,Marina A. Michalaki,Panagiotis Plotas,Stelios Assimakopoulos,Christos Gogos,Georgios Aidonidis,Pavlos Roditis,Nikos Matsas,Dimitrios Velissaris,Gianfranco Calogiuri,Ming-Yow Hung,Ioanna Koniari
DOI : 10.4274/balkanmedj.galenos.2023.2023-3-4

Efficacy and Safety of Sofosbuvir and Ledipasvir for Hepatitis C in Kidney Transplant Recipients: A Single-center Retrospective Observational Study

Pages : 182-187 - Ayşe Serra Artan,Şafak Mirioğlu,Zulal İstemihan,Elif Aksoy,Ahmet Burak Dirim,Bilger Çavuş,Özgür Akın Oto,Aslı Çifçibaşı-Örmeci,Fatih Beşışık,Yaşar Çalışkan,Savaş Öztürk,Halil Yazıcı,Sabahattin Kaymakoğlu,Aydın Türkmen
DOI : 10.4274/balkanmedj.galenos.2023.2022-10-13

TDAG51 Attenuates Impaired Lipid Metabolism and Insulin Resistance in Gestational Diabetes Mellitus Through SREBP-1/ANGPTL8 Pathway

Pages : 175-181 - Xiaozhi Wu,Biru Xiao
DOI : 10.4274/balkanmedj.galenos.2023.2022-8-61

Are Guideline-recommended Risk Classification Schemes in Pulmonary Hypertension Adequately Robust to Guide the Real-world Setting?

Pages : 188-196 - Dursun Akaslan,Emre Aslanger,Halil Ataş,Derya Kocakaya,Bedrettin Yıldızeli,Bülent Mutlu
DOI : 10.4274/balkanmedj.galenos.2023.2023-2-22

Acute Multidisciplinary Management of Aneurysmal Subarachnoid Hemorrhage (aSAH)

Pages : 74-81 - Kathleen R Ran,Andrew C Wang,Sumil K Nair,Ozan Akça,Risheng Xu
DOI : 10.4274/balkanmedj.galenos.2023.2023-1-100

Effect of the Obesity Paradox on Mortality in Patients with Acute Coronary Syndrome: A Comprehensive Meta-analysis of the Literature

Pages : 93-103 - Faysal Şaylık,Tufan Çınar,Mert İlker Hayıroğlu
DOI : 10.4274/balkanmedj.galenos.2022.2022-11-56

Musculoskeletal Ultrasound in Monitoring the Efficacy of Gout: A Prospective Study Based on Tophus and Double Contour Sign

Pages : 104-110 - Hongmei Yuan,Yuhong Fan,Xurong Mou,Yufeng Qing,Xiang Yan,Xuemei Tang,Wensheng Yue,Peng Gu,Qibin Yang,Yonglong He
DOI : 10.4274/balkanmedj.galenos.2022.2022-7-39

Testosterone Propionate Promotes Proliferation and Viability of Bone Marrow Mesenchymal Stem Cells while Preserving Their Characteristics and Inducing Their Anti-Cancer Efficacy

Pages : 117-123 - Başak Aru,Tuba Akdeniz,Hüsniye Dağdeviren,Gizem Gürel,Gülderen Yanıkkaya Demirel
DOI : 10.4274/balkanmedj.galenos.2022.2022-10-21

Risk of Secondary Malignancies in Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation Recipients: A Nationwide Population-Based Study in Taiwan

Pages : 131-138 - Hsi-Ling Liu,Yi-Hsien Chen,Chi-Hsiang Chung,Gwo-Jang Wu,Chang-Huei Tsao,Chien-An Sun,Wu-Chien Chien,Chih-Tsung Hung
DOI : 10.4274/balkanmedj.galenos.2023.2022-10-56

Time to Hand Over the Flag to Shape the Future

Pages : 1-2 - Zafer Koçak
DOI : 10.4274/balkanmedj.galenos.2023.16012023

Investigation of the Genetic Etiology in Idiopathic Generalized Epileptic Disorders by Targeted Next-generation Sequencing Technique

Pages : 13-20 - Engin Atlı,Hakan Gürkan,Babürhan Güldiken,Damla Eker,Sinem Yalçıntepe,Selma Demir,Emine İkbal Atlı
DOI : 10.4274/balkanmedj.galenos.2022.2022-7-55

Preoperative Risk Factors for Predicting Postoperative Human Serum Albumin Infusion after Hip Fracture Surgery: Development and Validation of a Nomogram

Pages : 40-50 - Xiao Chen,Xin Liu,Junpeng Pan,Penzhou You,Sijun Ren
DOI : 10.4274/balkanmedj.galenos.2022.2022-7-26

Eltrombopag for the Treatment of Poor Graft Function Following Haematopoietic Cell Transplantation: Real-Life Data

Pages : 51-56 - Ekin Kırcalı,Güldane Cengiz Seval,Cemaleddin Öztürk,Hülya Yılmaz,Derya Koyun,Sinem Civriz Bozdağ,Selami Koçak Toprak,Pervin Topçuoğlu,Önder Arslan,Muhit Özcan,Taner Demirer,Osman İlhan,Günhan Gürman,Meral Beksaç,Meltem Kurt Yüksel
DOI : 10.4274/balkanmedj.galenos.2022.2022-2-48

Importance of Sample Size Calculation and Power Analysis in Scientific Studies: An Example from the Balkan Medical Journal

Pages : 384-385 - Necdet Süt,Mirac Ajredini,Zafer Koçak
DOI : 10.4274/balkanmedj.galenos.2022.31102022

Factors Affecting the Population of Mesenchymal Stem Cells in Adipose-Derived Stromal Vascular Fraction

Pages : 386-392 - E. Çiğdem Karadağ Sarı,Ercüment Ovalı
DOI : 10.4274/balkanmedj.galenos.2022.2022-5-50

Genotyping and Identification of Antigen B Gene Polymorphism of Echinococcus granulosus in Edirne, Thrace, and the First Report of Genotype G2 (Tasmanian Sheep Strain) in Turkey

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