Active clinical trials for "Inflammation"

Epicardial adipose tissue (EAT) is a type of visceral adipose tissue (VAT), functioning as a metabolically active endocrine organ and suggested to play an important role in the progression of metabolic syndrome (MetS). Obesity and MetS are commonly associated with an inflammatory status. The aim of the study was to evaluate the association of echocardiographically measured epicardial fat thickness (EFT) and inflammation, on the basis of c-reactive protein (CRP) and neutrophil-lymphocyte ratio (NLR), with MetS and its components in people with obesity. A total of 104 patients with body mass index (BMI)≥30 kg/m² were enrolled to the study. In all participants, EFT was measured with transthoracic echocardiography at end-systole. The patients were then classified into two groups according to whether they had MetS or not. EFT, clinical and biochemical parameters were compared between the two groups

Eligible candidates will be recruited within the children with overweight and obesity having a metabolic risk evaluation before treatment in the period 2006 and 2010 at the pediatric clinic of the UZ Brussel In total 60 participants will be investigated. Firstly, 30 participating patients with initially elevated hsCRP will be selected at random ( following the date of their initial investigation) and afterwards matched for age, BMI z-score, and blood pressure with the same number of patients without initially elevated hCRP values Data will be collected as follows: questionnaires clinical examination/ anthropometry blood sample (hsCRP) peripheral arterial tonometry (endoPAT)

The P-VECT Study proposes to test the use of CCTA-derived FAI measurements in a group of patients with coronary artery inflammation, who will receive routinely-used statin and aspirin treatment. The P-VECT Study is a pilot study that will provide the rationale and data for power calculations to enable design of pivotal trials of the clinical effectiveness of FAI.

This retrospective study was conducted in the obstetrics and gynecology clinic at Derince Training and Research Hospital. The study group was identified as patients who underwent hysterectomy between 2018 and 2019. Our hospital is a 50-bed tertiary reference center where approximately 3,500 births per year occur, and about 500 gynecological-oncological surgeries are performed annually. The records of patients who underwent LH and AH were reviewed retrospectively. Preoperative and postoperative blood values in the first 24 hours after surgery were compared: hematocrit (HCT), hemoglobin (HB), WBC, PLR, and NLR values were compared as well as the demographic characteristics of the patients who underwent these procedures. In addition, to evaluate the effect of ovaries on the inflammatory markers, the patients were divided into two groups: oophorectomy and non-oophorectomy. In our clinic, the decision to perform a hysterectomy is made by the weekly gynecology council. The type of surgery is determined according to the clinical condition of the patient, the gynecological examination, and the patient's request. In general, open surgery is preferred in patients with giant fibroids, many previous surgeries, and immobile uteri. Conditions such as dysfunctional uterine bleeding, cervical intraepithelial neoplasms, and uterine descensus indicate the need for LH. In cases where there is no clinical suspicion, oophorectomy is performed according to the patients' wishes. In benign cases, the preferred type of hysterectomy is type 1 extra facial hysterectomy. In LH, the procedure is performed as follows: The uterine manipulator is inserted vaginally. First, a Veress needle and then a trocar are entered through the umbilicus. The abdomen is insufflated with carbon dioxide, and the appropriate number of ports is placed. Uterine ligaments and vessels are cut by using bipolar energy. The uterus is removed through the vagina, and the vaginal cuff is sutured laparoscopically. Patients with chronic diseases (e.g., hypertension, diabetes mellitus, and rheumatologic, nephrological, and hematological diseases), the presence of active infection, corticosteroid use, acetylsalicylic acid, and anticoagulant use were not included in the study. Bladder and bowel injuries, blood transfusion requirements, wound infection and hematoma, postoperative respiratory system complications (e.g., atelectasis) were evaluated as surgical complications.

During inflammation hepcidin concentrations are increased, leading to a decrease in iron absorption. In iron deficiency anemia hepcidin is suppressed due to the activation of erythropoiesis. Whether inflammation or anemia has the stronger effect on hepcidin is uncertain.

The aim of this study to investigate and compare cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF) parameters of prediabetic, type 2 diabetic and healthy individuals. CRF assessed with cardiopulmonary exercise test (CPET) which is gold standard measure of CRF. Pulmonary functions, inflammation, disease specific parameters such as HbA1c, fasting plasma glucose etc affect CRF in prediabetic and type 2 diabetics.All parameters examine in this study.

VIABILITY study aims to investigate the link between systemic inflammation, pancoronary plaque vulnerability (referring to the plaque vulnerability within the entire coronary tree), myocardial viability and ventricular remodeling in patients who had suffered a recent ST-segment elevation acute myocardial infarction (STEMI). The level of systemic inflammation in the acute phase of the myocardial infarction and at 1 month will be assessed on the basis of serum levels of inflammatory biomarkers (hsCRP, matrix metalloproteinases, interleukin-6). Pancoronary plaque vulnerability will be assessed: (1) in the acute phase of the infarction, based on serum biomarkers known to be associated with increased plaque vulnerability, such as adhesion molecules (V-CAM or I-CAM) determined from the blood samples collected in the first day after STEMI; (2) at 1 month after infarction, based on computed tomographic angiography analysis of vulnerability features present in all coronary plaques. Myocardial viability and remodeling will be assessed based on: (1) 3D speckle tracking echocardiography associated with dobutamine infusion; (2) MRI imaging associated with complex post-processing techniques for mapping myocardial fibrosis and scar at the level of left atrium and left ventricle. At the same time, CT imaging features associated with systemic and local inflammation, such as global epicardial fat or local pericoronary epicardial fat will be quantified in order to investigate the impact of inflammatory-mediated plaque vulnerability on the extent of myocardial damage in acute myocardial infarction. All these parameters will be investigated in patients with successful primary revascularization performed in a timely manner for ST-segment elevation acute myocardial infarction, who will be divided into 2 groups: group 1 - patients who present persistence of an augmented inflammatory status defined as serum levels of hsCRP>3.0 mg/dl at discharge from the hospital or at 7 days postinfarction (whichever comes first), and group 2 - patients with no persistence of augmented inflammatory status (hsCRP<3.0 mg/dl). The primary endpoint of the study will be represented by the rate of post-infarction heart failure development, defined as the rate of re-admission in the hospital for heart failure or by a significant decrease in the ejection fraction (<45%). The secondary endpoints of the study will be: rate of re-hospitalization rate of repeated revascularization rate of major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE rate, including cardiovascular death or stroke)

The primary goal of this study is to determine the amount of three systemic markers of inflammation: 1) Hemoglobin A1c (Hgb A1c, 2) High Sensitivity C-Reactive Protein (hsCRP), and 3) Haptoglobin (Hp) at 9 and 12 month follow-up post scaling and rootplaning (SRP) with and without minocycline HCl microspheres, 1 mg.

The use of nonsurgical periodontal treatment, together with plaque control is considered the gold standart for the treatment of periodontal diseases; it produces beneficial effects such as reductions in clinical inflammation, decreases in pocket depth and increases in clinical attachment levels .However to modulate the healing response additional protocols has been suggested to increase the efficacy of existing treatment protocols. Laser biostimulation therapy is highly preferred method used due to its healing acceleration effect on several wounds in medical field. Thus,the investigators aimed to evaluate the laser biostimulation therapy adjunct to non-surgical periodontal treatment in systemically healthy and uncontrolled type 2 diabetes mellitus patients with generalized periodontitis. The effects of laser irradiation with Nd-YAG laser at the 1064-nm wavelength as an adjunct to non-surgical periodontal treatment (NSPT) was analysed by means of IL-1β and IL-10 concentrations in gingival crevicular fluid and periodontal clinical measurements of systemically healthy and uncontroled DM2 patients with generalized periodontitis.

This study investigated the association of chronic inflammatory markers with the clinical outcome after endovascular aneurysm repair (EVAR) for abdominal aortic aneurysm.