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{"title":"Triglyceride-Glucose Index Predicts Major Adverse Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Events in Non-Diabetic Individuals.","authors":"Cangtuo Li, Qi Qi, Wansong Li, Xuechao Zhang, Lei Li, Jie Deng, Quanle Han, Shouling Wu, Kangbo Li","doi":"10.4274/balkanmedj.galenos.2025.2025-2-109","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4274/balkanmedj.galenos.2025.2025-2-109","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>The association between the triglyceride-glucose (TyG) index and the occurrence of major adverse cardiovascular and cerebrovascular events (MACCEs) in individuals without diabetes has not been clearly established.</p><p><strong>Aims: </strong>To investigate the potential of the TyG index to predict MACCEs in a non-diabetic population.</p><p><strong>Study design: </strong>Prospective cohort study.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>This study analyzed data from 88,946 participants without diabetes, who were divided into four groups based on their TyG index values. The primary outcome was the occurrence of MACCEs, defined as myocardial infarction (MI) or stroke. Multivariable Cox proportional hazards regression models were used to assess the association between the TyG index and MACCEs.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Participants in the higher TyG index quartiles exhibited a greater risk of MACCEs. Moreover, a significant interaction between the TyG index and sex was identified, with a stronger association observed in women than in men. A significant interaction was also found between the TyG index and age in relation to MI risk, indicating a stronger associations in individuals younger than 60 compared to those aged 60 or older.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>The TyG index may serve as a useful prognostic marker for MACCEs among individuals without diabetes.</p>","PeriodicalId":8690,"journal":{"name":"Balkan Medical Journal","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2025-06-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144207499","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Unsuspected Malaria Infection in a Case with Pancytopenia.","authors":"Anjali Gupta, Shano Naseem","doi":"10.4274/balkanmedj.galenos.2025.2025-2-54","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4274/balkanmedj.galenos.2025.2025-2-54","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":8690,"journal":{"name":"Balkan Medical Journal","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2025-05-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144149007","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Assessment of School Readiness: A Health-Based Multidisciplinary Model for Türkiye.","authors":"Gizem Yağmur Değirmenci","doi":"10.4274/balkanmedj.galenos.2025.2025-2-27","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4274/balkanmedj.galenos.2025.2025-2-27","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":8690,"journal":{"name":"Balkan Medical Journal","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2025-05-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144075690","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Myocardial Venous Bridge: Images of the First Cases Detected by Conventional Angiography and Venography.","authors":"Ercan Akşit, Gökay Taylan, Uğur Küçük, Bahadır Kırılmaz","doi":"10.4274/balkanmedj.galenos.2025.2025-2-33","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4274/balkanmedj.galenos.2025.2025-2-33","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":8690,"journal":{"name":"Balkan Medical Journal","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2025-05-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143955738","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Cabozantinib-Associated Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome.","authors":"Gökhan Öztürk, Aysun Fatma Akkuş, Muhammet Bekir Hacıoğlu, Serdar Solak, Elif Nur Çatalbaş","doi":"10.4274/balkanmedj.galenos.2025.2024-12-101","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4274/balkanmedj.galenos.2025.2024-12-101","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":8690,"journal":{"name":"Balkan Medical Journal","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2025-05-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143974740","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Impact of Smoking on SARS-CoV-2 Infection and Outcomes, An Evidence from Enrichment Analysis of Genes Associated with COVID-19 Susceptibility and Outcomes.","authors":"Mostafa Saadat","doi":"10.4274/balkanmedj.galenos.2025.2025-1-132","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4274/balkanmedj.galenos.2025.2025-1-132","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":8690,"journal":{"name":"Balkan Medical Journal","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2025-05-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143963347","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Imiquimod and Lentigo Maligna: Can Severe Inflammation Be the Endpoint in Short-Term Use?","authors":"Seher Bostancı, Bengü Nisa Akay, Devrim Deniz Kuşçu, Ayşe Öktem","doi":"10.4274/balkanmedj.galenos.2024.2024-11-27","DOIUrl":"10.4274/balkanmedj.galenos.2024.2024-11-27","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":8690,"journal":{"name":"Balkan Medical Journal","volume":" ","pages":"279-281"},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2025-05-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12060575/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142999154","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Bronchocutaneous Fistula Secondary to Tuberculosis","authors":"Jivtesh Singh, Shruti Vadali, Prashant Badole, Sanwal Singh Mehta","doi":"10.4274/balkanmedj.galenos.2024.2024-10-56","DOIUrl":"10.4274/balkanmedj.galenos.2024.2024-10-56","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":8690,"journal":{"name":"Balkan Medical Journal","volume":" ","pages":"264-265"},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2025-05-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12060586/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142982524","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"A Novel Modified Mini-Crush Technique for Complex Coronary Bifurcation Lesions: Controlled Balloon-Crush","authors":"Fatih Uzun, Ahmet Güner, Ahmet Yaşar Çizgici, Koray Çiloğlu, İbrahim Faruk Aktürk","doi":"10.4274/balkanmedj.galenos.2024.2024-11-80","DOIUrl":"10.4274/balkanmedj.galenos.2024.2024-11-80","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":8690,"journal":{"name":"Balkan Medical Journal","volume":" ","pages":"266-268"},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2025-05-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12060587/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142885224","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Etiology of Hematospermia in Turkish Men: Multicentric Study.","authors":"Serkan Gönültaş, Numan Baydilli, Mehmet Solakhan, Ahmet Güzel, Sina Kardaş, Aykut Demirci, Suhejb Sulejman, Serhat Yentür, Kemal Ertaş, Mustafa Gökhan Köse, Berk Bulut, Mücahit Gelmiş, Murat Bozlu, Ateş Kadıoğlu","doi":"10.4274/balkanmedj.galenos.2025.2024-12-37","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4274/balkanmedj.galenos.2025.2024-12-37","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Hematospermia is defined as the presence of blood in the semen. The data regarding its etiology and management is variable across the literature.</p><p><strong>Aims: </strong>To investigate the etiology of hematospermia in Türkiye so as to contribute to the current management strategies for hematospermia.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>An online study protocol was published through the Turkish Urology Association communication network, and the centers that met the criteria were included in the study. All patients who presented with hematospermia complaints in the past 1 year were subjected to detailed anamnesis, physical examination, and routine laboratory tests. Based on the results, the patients were assigned to Group 1 (patients aged < 40 years with only one episode of hematospermia in the past 6 months) or Group 2 (patients with concomitant symptoms or ≥ 40 years or ≥ 2 times in the past 6 months). Radiological imaging was performed for the patients in Group 2.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>A total of 199 patients (Group 1: 44, Group 2: 155; mean age: 43.07 ± 14.73 years; age range: 16-73 years) from across 42 cities and 22 different centers were enrolled in this study. In the etiological classification, inflammation was identified as the most common cause (n = 76, 38.1%). Idiopathic hematospermia was higher in Group 1 than in Group 2 (70.4% vs. 112.2%, respectively), and hematospermia was associated with malignancy in 9 (5.8%) Group 2 patients. Positivity was detected in urine or semen cultures in 20 (12.9%) patients, and hematospermia occurred after COVID-19 infection in 2 patients. A significant correlation was noted between patients showing no-concomitant symptoms and those showing idiopathic hematospermia, inflammation, malignancy, varicocele, and multiple etiological factors (<i>p</i> = 0.004, <i>p</i> = 0.028, <i>p</i> = 0.002, <i>p</i> = 0.001, <i>p</i> = 0.026, <i>p</i> = 0.016). The most common radiological findings were an increase in the prostate volume (n = 48, 30.9%) and changes in the signal intensities of the seminal vesicles (n = 29, 18.7%). Despite the use of different approaches to manage idiopathic hematospermia, the patients' survey results were generally similar.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Hematospermia in all age groups occurs generally due to self-limiting benign causes. Diagnostic imaging should therefore evaluate the elucidate etiology in patients with identified risk factors so as to avoid unnecessary treatments in idiopathic patients.</p>","PeriodicalId":8690,"journal":{"name":"Balkan Medical Journal","volume":"42 3","pages":"212-221"},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2025-05-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12060588/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143955131","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}