İlker Kızmaz

İlker Kızmaz


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1Year (2026-Present)

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29 September 2026 in Journal of Clinical Medicine
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SBSüleyman Baş
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İKİlker Kızmaz
İlker Kızmaz
SASangar Abdullah
Sangar Abdullah
BDBetül Danapınar
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ATAlpaslan Tanoğlu
Alpaslan Tanoğlu
Background: The C-reactive protein–albumin–lymphocyte (CALLY) index integrates systemic inflammation, nutritional status, and immune function. This study evaluated changes in the CALLY index after sleeve gastrectomy and their associations with weight loss and cardiometabolic changes in women. Methods: This retrospective, observational, single-center study included 72 women who underwent sleeve gastrectomy and had complete preoperative and 12-month postoperative data. The CALLY index was calculated preoperatively and at 12 months. ΔCALLY was defined as the 12-month value minus the preoperative value. Weight-loss outcomes were assessed using total weight loss (TWL) and excess weight loss (EWL). Associations were evaluated using Spearman’s rank correlation analysis and multivariable linear regression. Results: The CALLY index increased from 1.70 [0.87–2.56] preoperatively to 6.94 [2.72–15.54] at 12 months (p < 0.001). Mean TWL and EWL were 31.43 ± 7.83% and 73.30 ± 20.12%, respectively. ΔCALLY correlated positively with TWL (r = 0.303, p = 0.010) and EWL (r = 0.312, p = 0.008) and negatively with ΔBMI (r = −0.250, p = 0.035), Δfasting insulin (r = −0.234, p = 0.046), ΔHOMA-IR (r = −0.243, p = 0.040), and Δtriglycerides (r = −0.254, p = 0.031). After adjustment for age, preoperative BMI, and diabetes mellitus, ΔCALLY remained positively associated with TWL (B = 0.342, 95% CI 0.172–0.513; p < 0.001). Conclusions: The CALLY index increased significantly during the first year after sleeve gastrectomy in women. Changes in the CALLY index were associated with weight loss and changes in selected metabolic parameters. ΔCALLY may reflect inflammatory and immunonutritional changes accompanying postoperative weight loss.

6 October 2026 in Medicina
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İKİlker Kızmaz
İlker Kızmaz
EYErdinç Yaman
Erdinç Yaman
GSGizem Nur Sözen
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BDBetül Danapınar
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MSMEHMET SAYDAM
MEHMET SAYDAM
KAKadem ARSLAN
Kadem ARSLAN
Background and Objectives: Obesity may adversely affect cardiovascular function and cardiac electrical activity. This study aimed to evaluate electrocardiographic indices of ventricular repolarisation in morbidly obese individuals compared with non-obese controls. Materials and Methods: This retrospective, single-centre study included 112 morbidly obese individuals with a body mass index >40 kg/m2 and 51 non-obese controls. QT and Tp-e intervals and Tp-e/QT ratios were measured from resting ECG recordings. Heart-rate-corrected QT intervals were calculated using the Bazett and Fridericia formulae. Between-group comparisons, multivariable regression analyses, sensitivity analyses, and exploratory analyses of iron metabolism parameters were performed. Multiple comparisons were adjusted using the Benjamini–Hochberg false discovery rate (FDR) procedure. Results: Morbidly obese individuals had a shorter RR interval (p = 0.020) and higher QTc-Bazett (p = 0.016) and Tp-e/QT (p = 0.030) than controls; however, these differences did not remain significant after FDR correction (all adjusted p = 0.080). QTc-Fridericia did not differ between groups (p = 0.240). After multivariable adjustment, morbid obesity was not significantly associated with Tp-e/QT (p = 0.338) or QTc-Fridericia (p = 0.177). A sensitivity analysis restricted to morbidly obese individuals without recorded comorbidities similarly showed no significant differences in ventricular repolarisation indices after FDR correction. Within the morbidly obese group, men had higher Tp-e-based indices than women after FDR correction. Exploratory analyses showed associations between iron metabolism parameters and Tp-e-based indices, with ln-ferritin remaining positively associated with Tp-e/QT after adjustment (p = 0.012). Conclusions: The present findings did not demonstrate a consistent association between morbid obesity alone and altered ventricular repolarisation, as the observed between-group differences were not robust across multiple-comparison correction, adjusted analyses, and sensitivity analyses. Sex-related differences and exploratory associations with iron metabolism suggest a multifactorial influence on ventricular repolarisation in morbid obesity. These findings warrant prospective validation using direct arrhythmic outcomes.