November 2012

Relationship between blood pressure and arterial stiffness in patients undergoing antihypertensive treatment: A pilot study

Mean arterial blood pressure is one of the principal modifiable factors which contribute to arterial stiffness. The influence of anti hypertensive drugs on arterial stiffness measured photoplethysmographically has not yet been studied. This pilot study was aimed at exploring the relationship between blood pressure (BP) and parameters of arterial stiffness on initiating antihypertensive treatment. Fourteen newly...

Author(s): Anumeha Bhagat, Nandini Kapoor and Jeet Ram Kashyap

November 2012

Investigation of influence of inside out transobturator vaginal tape (TVT-O) procedure on objective, subjective cure rates and different quality of life tests in stress urinary incontinence treatment

This study was aimed at Investigating the influence of the transobturator tape (TOT) procedure used in surgical treatment of stress urinary incontinence on objective and subjective cure rates, as well as quality of life. A total of 156 patients who were diagnosed as stress incontinence and mixed incontinence with stress predominancy, underwent a TOT operation under spinal anesthesia by one surgeon or two surgeons of the...

Author(s): Murat BOZKURT and A. Ender YUMRU