Smoking is a significant risk factor in fatal pathologies including cardio-cerebrovascular and
respiratory diseases. Aluminum (Al) is a toxic element without known biological function, but …

Objective The current study was conducted to determine whether or not the lung is one of
the target organs in the development of vascular complications in diabetic patients. We also …

Introduction: Sleep quality is known to be associated with the distressing symptoms of cancer.
The purpose of this study was to analyze the impact of cancer symptoms on insomnia and …

It is well known that respiratory functions are affected at clinical hypothyroidism. Simple
spirometry which is a cheap and simple method is performed to the patients with subclinical …

BACKGROUND: Cigarette smoking deteriorates human health via vascular disorders,
cancer and especially respiratory diseases. The aim of this study is to investigate effects of …

BACKGROUND: Smoking is considered to be one the of risk factors effecting atherosclerosis
which is associated the physical forces, biological and chemical stimuli occuring in vessel …

Objective To determine whether alterations in pulmonary function takes place in subclinical
hypothyroidism by examining the diffusion lung capacity and muscle strength of such patients…

Background The effect of smoking on blood viscosity is widely known. There are, however,
few studies on the effect of blood viscosity on pulmonary circulation. Methods We aimed to …

Results Among parameters investigated, a correlation was found between the number of
segments with subpleural cysts and the duration of disease. Also there was a correlation …

MATERIALS AND METHODS Fourty eight asthmatic patients who presented to the outpatient
clinic of Cerrahpasa Medical Faculty Department of Pulmonary Disease with dyspnea, …