Education and Specialization
1996 - 2002 - İstanbul Faculty of Medicine – Medical Education
2002 - 2007 - İstanbul Faculty of Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine – Specialization
2008 - 2012 - İstanbul Faculty of Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Geriatrics Division – Subspecialization

Experience
2012 - 2013 - Çekirge State Hospital
2013 - 2014 - Şevket Yılmaz Training and Research Hospital
2014 - 2015 - Uludağ University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine
2014 - 2016 - Istanbul University, Faculty of Health Sciences, Department of Gerontology
2015 - 2016 - İstanbul Faculty of Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Geriatrics Division
2016 - 2020 - Freelance

Professional Memberships
Membership in the Academic Geriatrics Association

International book chapters

M. A. Karan, F. Tufan, A. T. Isik, M. R. Mas, M. A. Karan, G. T. Grossberg, New Horizons in

Geriatric Medicine (Age-Related Sarcopenia),17-43 pp.,New York, Nova Science Publishers, 2013

F. Tufan, F. Oz, O. A. Sayin, H. Oflaz, P. Santavy, Aortic Valve Stenosis Current View on

Diagnostics and Treatment (Geriatric Aspects of Aortic Stenosis),35-66 pp.,Croatia, InTech, 2011

F. Oz, F. Tufan, A. Ekmekci, O. A. Sayin, H. Oflaz, E. Aikawa, Calcific Aortic Valve Disease (Current Treatment Options in Aortic Stenosis),1-31 pp.,Croatia, InTech, 2013

 

Articles published in international peer-reviewed journals

1: Bahat G, Tufan A, Tufan F, Karan MA. Significance of population differences and the methodology in determining the muscle mass cut-off points for sarcopenia. Geriatr Gerontol Int. 2017 Mar;17(3):521-522. doi: 10.1111/ggi.12888. PubMed

 

2: Aşık M, Tufan F, Akpınar TS, Akalın N, Ceyhan E, Tunç N, Hasıloğlu ZI, Altıparmak MR, Ecder T, Albayram S. Frequency of Nerve Root Sleeve Cysts in Autosomal Dominant Polycystic Kidney Disease. Balkan Med J. 2016 Nov;33(6):652-656. Epub 2016 Nov 1. PubMed PMID: 27994919; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC5156465.

 

3: Tufan F, Soyluk O, Karan MA. Healthy Behaviors Potentially Due to Calorie Restriction. JAMA Intern Med. 2016 Nov 1;176(11):1724. doi:10.1001/jamainternmed.2016.6190. PubMed PMID: 27820642.

 

4: Tufan AN, Soyluk O, Tufan F. True Vitamin D Deficiency with Secondary Hyperparathyroidism. J Rheumatol. 2016 Nov;43(11):2078. PubMed PMID: 27803348.

 

5: Topcu Y, Tufan F, Karan MA. Potential Confounders in Identification of Sarcopenia in Cirrhosis. Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2016 Nov;14(11):1671-1672. doi: 10.1016/j.cgh.2016.06.011. Epub 2016 Jun 14. PubMed PMID: 27311617.

 

6: Tufan F, Soyluk O, Karan MA. Potential Risk of Increased Risk of Falls Associated With High Doses of Vitamin D. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2016 Oct 18;68(16):1819. doi: 10.1016/j.jacc.2016.06.071. PubMed PMID: 27737752.

 

7: Tufan A, Tufan F, Akpinar TS, Ilhan B, Bahat G, Karan MA. Low glomerular filtration rate as an associated risk factor for sarcopenic muscle strength: is creatinine or cystatin C-based estimation more relevant? Aging Male. 2017 Jun;20(2):110-114. doi: 10.1080/13685538.2016.1225032. Epub 2016 Sep 20. PubMed PMID: 27650550.

 

8: Muratli S, Tufan F, Bahat G, Karan MA. Higher vitamin D levels may be associated with higher levels of sunlight exposure and higher intake of vitamin D by diet. Clin Interv Aging. 2016 Aug 17;11:1107-9. doi: 10.2147/CIA.S113748. eCollection 2016. PubMed PMID: 27574410; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC4993269.

 

9: Bahat G, Tufan A, Tufan F, Kilic C, Akpinar TS, Kose M, Erten N, Karan MA, Cruz-Jentoft AJ. Reply to Comment on "Shall different cut-off points in the oldest old provide additional insight in sarcopenia research?" Clin Nutr. 2016 Dec;35(6):1570-1572. doi: 10.1016/j.clnu.2016.07.007. Epub 2016 Jul 20. PubMed PMID: 27531274.

 

10: Bahat G, Bay I, Tufan A, Tufan F, Kilic C, Karan MA. Prevalence of potentially inappropriate prescribing among older adults: A comparison of the Beers 2012 and Screening Tool of Older Person's Prescriptions criteria version 2. Geriatr Gerontol Int. 2017 Sep;17(9):1245-1251. doi: 10.1111/ggi.12850. Epub 2016 Aug 10. PubMed PMID: 27506478.

 

11: Seferoğlu M, Yıldız D, Pekel NB, Güneş A, Yıldız A, Tufan F. Attitudes of neurology specialists toward older adults. Aging Clin Exp Res. 2017 Aug;29(4):787-792. doi: 10.1007/s40520-016-0606-6. Epub 2016 Jul 25. PubMed PMID:27456680.

 

12: Bahat G, Tufan A, Tufan F, Karan MA. Suggestions on sarcopenia-related trials. Aging Clin Exp Res. 2016 Oct;28(5):1029-30. doi: 10.1007/s40520-016-0601-y. Epub 2016 Jul 5. PubMed PMID: 27380507.

 

13: İlhan B, Tufan F, Bahat G, Karan MA. Underestimated factors may also precipitate delirium and can lead to the misinterpretation of frailty in these patients. Clin Interv Aging. 2016 Jun 7;11:761-5. doi: 10.2147/CIA.S108822. eCollection 2016. PubMed PMID: 27354776; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC4908943.

 

14: Tufan F, Soyluk O, Bahat G, Karan MA. Under-representation of frail older people in meta-analysis of dipeptidyl peptidase-4 inhibitors and hypoglycaemia. BMJ. 2016 Jun 7;353:i3183. doi: 10.1136/bmj.i3183. PubMed PMID: 27267463.

 

15: Tufan A, Bahat G, Ozkaya H, Taşcıoğlu D, Tufan F, Saka B, Akin S, Karan MA. Low skeletal muscle mass index is associated with function and nutritional status in residents in a Turkish nursing home. Aging Male. 2016 Sep;19(3):182-186. Epub 2016 May 25. PubMed PMID: 27223484.

 

16: Bahat G, Tufan F, Tufan A, Karan MA. The ESPEN guidelines on enteral nutrition-Geriatrics: Need for its promotion in practice. Clin Nutr. 2016 Aug;35(4):985. doi: 10.1016/j.clnu.2016.05.003. Epub 2016 May 7. PubMed PMID:27206697.

 

17: Tufan F, Akpinar T, Karan MA. Nitrates in Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction. N Engl J Med. 2016 Apr 21;374(16):1588. doi: 10.1056/NEJMc1601507. PubMed PMID: 27096587.

 

18: Yilmaz O, Tufan F, Bahat G, Karan MA. Utilization of arm span instead of height in body mass index calculation in elderly subjects. Clin Interv Aging. 2016 Mar 7;11:285. doi: 10.2147/CIA.S103151. eCollection 2016. PubMed PMID: 27022253

 

19: Ilhan B, Tufan F, Bahat G, Karan MA. Possible effect of decreased insulin resistance on ferritin levels after Nordic Walking training. Clin Interv Aging. 2016 Feb 16;11:149. doi: 10.2147/CIA.S103634. eCollection 2016. PubMed PMID:26937180

 

20: Bahat G, Tufan A, Tufan F, Kilic C, Akpinar TS, Kose M, Erten N, Karan MA, Cruz-Jentoft AJ. Cut-off points to identify sarcopenia according to European Working Group on Sarcopenia in Older People (EWGSOP) definition. Clin Nutr. 2016

Dec;35(6):1557-1563. doi: 10.1016/j.clnu.2016.02.002. Epub 2016 Feb 11. PubMed PMID: 26922142.

 

21: Tufan F, Selcukbiricik OS, Ozturk GB. Bisphosphonate use and lower risk of incident diabetes mellitus: suggestions for other possible explanations. Clin Exp Rheumatol. 2016 Jan-Feb;34(1 Suppl 95):S24. Epub 2016 Feb 12. PubMed PMID:26886142.

 

22: Tufan AN, Tufan F. Importance of immunisation of elderly subjects before immunosuppressive treatment. Clin Exp Rheumatol. 2016 Jan-Feb;34(1 Suppl 95):S20. Epub 2016 Feb 12. PubMed PMID: 26886025.

 

23: Muratli S, Tufan F, Soyluk O, Bahat G, Karan MA. Potential contribution of diabetes mellitus to orthostatic blood pressure fall and conversion of mild cognitive impairment to dementia. Clin Interv Aging. 2016 Jan 27;11:83-4. doi:10.2147/CIA.S103638. eCollection 2016. PubMed PMID: 26869777

 

24: Tufan AN, Tufan F. Proposed Guidelines for Future Vitamin D Studies. JAMA Intern Med. 2016 Feb;176(2):280. doi: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2015.7971. PubMed PMID: 26830240.

 

25: Muratli S, Soyluk O, Tufan F. 25-Hydroxyvitamin D in Patients With Cognitive Decline. JAMA Neurol. 2016 Mar;73(3):357. doi: 10.1001/jamaneurol.2015.4188. PubMed PMID: 26751018.

 

26: Yildiz D, Erer S, Zarifoğlu M, Hakyemez B, Bakar M, Karli N, Varlibaş ZN, Tufan F. Impaired cognitive performance and hippocampal atrophy in Parkinson disease. Turk J Med Sci. 2015;45(5):1173-7. PubMed PMID: 26738364.

 

27: Yildiz D, Büyükkoyuncu Pekel N, Kiliç AK, Tolgay EN, Tufan F. Malnutrition is associated with dementia severity and geriatric syndromes in patients with Alzheimer disease. Turk J Med Sci. 2015;45(5):1078-81. PubMed PMID: 26738350.

 

28: Muratli S, Soyluk O, Tufan F. Confounders Regarding the Association of Insulin Resistance and Alzheimer Disease. JAMA Neurol. 2016 Feb;73(2):239-40. doi: 10.1001/jamaneurol.2015.3983. PubMed PMID: 26719913.

 

29: Topcu Y, Tufan F, Karan MA. Resistance training might have improved insulin resistance by attenuating sarcopenia. Clin Interv Aging. 2015 Dec 8;10:1935-6. doi: 10.2147/CIA.S98891. eCollection 2015. PubMed PMID: 26677318

 

30: Tufan AN, Tufan F. Etanercept in Alzheimer disease: A randomized, placebo-controlled, double-blind, phase 2 trial. Neurology. 2015 Dec 8;85(23):2083-4. doi: 10.1212/01.wnl.0000475736.75775.25. PubMed PMID: 26644053.

 

31: Muratli S, Tufan F, Soyluk O, Bahat G, Karan MA. Importance of hypoglycemia on the risk of Alzheimer's disease in elderly subjects with diabetes mellitus. Clin Interv Aging. 2015 Nov 3;10:1789-91. doi: 10.2147/CIA.S93925. eCollection

2015. PubMed PMID: 26622173

 

32: Yildiz D, Kahvecioğlu S, Buyukkoyuncu N, Kilic AK, Yildiz A, Gul CB, Seferoglu M, Tufan F. Restless-legs syndrome and insomnia in hemodialysis patients. Ren Fail. 2016;38(2):194-7. doi: 10.3109/0886022X.2015.1111118. Epub 2015 Nov 10. PubMed PMID: 26554439.

 

33: Topçu Y, Tufan F, Bahat G, Karan A. Nitrofurantoin and older women. CMAJ. 2015 Nov 3;187(16):1236. doi: 10.1503/cmaj.1150069. PubMed PMID: 26527833; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC4627883.

 

34: Yildiz A, Tufan F. Lower creatinine as a marker of malnutrition and lower muscle mass in hemodialysis patients. Clin Interv Aging. 2015 Oct 3;10:1593. doi: 10.2147/CIA.S94731. eCollection 2015. PubMed PMID: 26491275; PubMed Central

PMCID: PMC4599048.

 

35: Bahat G, Tufan F, Karan MA. Should significant weight loss mandated to be "unintentional" for resulting in and regarded as malnutrition? Clin Nutr. 2016 Feb;35(1):234. doi: 10.1016/j.clnu.2015.07.026. Epub 2015 Oct 13. PubMed PMID:26481948.

 

36: İlhan B, Tufan F, Bahat G, Karan MA. Potential underdiagnosis of osteoporosis in repeated vertebral augmentation for new vertebral compression fractures. Clin Interv Aging. 2015 Sep 14;10:1475-6. doi: 10.2147/CIA.S93068. eCollection 2015.

PubMed PMID: 26392757; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC4574814.

 

37: Topcu Y, Tufan F, Bahat G, Karan MA. The effect of medical illness related depression on frailty in elderly subjects with heart failure. Clin Interv Aging. 2015 Aug 31;10:1409-12. doi: 10.2147/CIA.S92934. eCollection 2015. PubMed PMID:26357468

 

38: Bahat G, Soyluk O, Tufan F, Karan MA. Might excess body weight be beneficial for the community-dwelling older people? Disabil Health J. 2015 Oct;8(4):467-8. doi: 10.1016/j.dhjo.2015.06.007. Epub 2015 Jul 16. PubMed PMID: 26275492.

 

39: Bahat G, Muratlı S, İlhan B, Tufan A, Tufan F, Aydin Y, Erten N, Karan MA. Body mass index and functional status in community dwelling older Turkish males. Aging Male. 2015;18(4):228-32. doi: 10.3109/13685538.2015.1061493. Epub 2015 Jul

1. PubMed PMID: 26134728.

 

40: Engin VS, Tufan F, Kalayoglu Besisik S, Engin G, Ozturk M, Ersoy S. Hematological aftermath of the radiation accident in Istanbul. Int J Radiat Biol. 2015;91(9):724-31. doi: 10.3109/09553002.2015.1054527. Epub 2015 Jun 18. PubMed PMID: 25994813.

 

41: Akpinar T, Bakkaloglu OK, Ince B, Tufan F, Kose M, Poda M, Tascioglu D, Koksalan OK, Saka B, Erten N, Buyukbabani N, Kilicaslan Z, Tascioglu C. Case report of fatal Mycobacterium tilburgii infection. J Infect Chemother. 2015 Jul;21(7):538-40. doi: 10.1016/j.jiac.2015.02.006. Epub 2015 Feb 24. PubMed PMID:25818194.

 

42: Oz F, Cizgici AY, Kaya MG, Kurt M, Basibuyuk M, Tufan F, Oflaz H. Low bilirubin levels are associated with coronary slow flow phenomenon. Kardiol Pol. 2015;73(1):40-5. doi: 10.5603/KP.a2014.0117. PubMed PMID: 25765055.

 

43: Kübra Elçioğlu H, Kabasakal L, Tufan F, Elçioğlu ÖH, Solakoglu S, Kotil T, Karan MA. Effects of systemic Thalidomide and intracerebroventricular Etanercept and Infliximab administration in a Streptozotocin induced dementia model in rats.

Acta Histochem. 2015 Mar;117(2):176-81. doi: 10.1016/j.acthis.2014.12.002. Epub 2015 Jan 14. PubMed PMID: 25596877.

 

44: Tufan F, Yuruyen M, Kizilarslanoglu MC, Akpinar T, Emiksiye S, Yesil Y, Ozturk ZA, Bozbulut UB, Bolayir B, Tasar PT, Yavuzer H, Sahin S, Ulger Z, Ozturk GB, Halil M, Akcicek F, Doventas A, Kepekci Y, Ince N, Karan MA. Geriatrics

education is associated with positive attitudes toward older people in internal medicine residents: a multicenter study. Arch Gerontol Geriatr. 2015 Mar-Apr;60(2):307-10. doi: 10.1016/j.archger.2014.12.004. Epub 2014 Dec 11.PubMed PMID: 25532778.

 

45: Bahat G, Tufan F, Bahat Z, Tufan A, Aydin Y, Akpinar TS, Erten N, Karan MA. Observational cohort study on correlates of mortality in older community-dwellingoutpatients: The value of functional assessment. Geriatr Gerontol Int. 2015 Nov;15(11):1219-26. doi: 10.1111/ggi.12422. Epub 2014 Dec 16. PubMed PMID: 25511256.

 

46: Kahvecioglu S, Yildiz D, Buyukkoyuncu N, Celik H, Tufan F, Kılıç AK, Gul B, Yildiz A. Effect of Renal Transplantation in Restless Legs Syndrome. Exp Clin Transplant. 2016 Feb;14(1):45-9. doi: 10.6002/ect.2014.0163. Epub 2014 Dec 11. PubMed PMID: 25495363.

 

47: Bahat G, Tufan A, Aydin Y, Tufan F, Bahat Z, Akpinar TS, Soyluk O, Erten N, Karan MA. The relationship of body mass index and the functional status of community-dwelling female older people admitting to a geriatric outpatient clinic. Aging Clin Exp Res. 2015 Jun;27(3):303-8. doi: 10.1007/s40520-014-0291-2. Epub 2014 Dec 5. PubMed PMID: 25476106.

 

48: Akpinar TS, Tayfur M, Tufan F, Sahinkaya T, Köse M, Özşenel EB, Bahat Öztürk G, Saka B, Erten N, Yildiz S, Karan MA. Uncomplicated diabetes does not accelerate age-related sarcopenia. Aging Male. 2014 Dec;17(4):205-10. doi: 10.3109/13685538.2014.963040. Epub 2014 Sep 23. PubMed PMID: 25247628.

 

49: Bahat G, Tufan A, Ozkaya H, Tufan F, Akpinar TS, Akin S, Bahat Z, Kaya Z, Kiyan E, Erten N, Karan MA. Relation between hand grip strength, respiratory muscle strength and spirometric measures in male nursing home residents. Aging Male. 2014 Sep;17(3):136-40. doi: 10.3109/13685538.2014.936001. Epub 2014 Jul 4. PubMed PMID: 24993454.

 

50: Tufan F. Importance of acute renal failure with ibuprofen. Clin Interv Aging. 2014 May 5;9:763. doi: 10.2147/CIA.S64674. eCollection 2014. PubMed PMID: 24904203; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC4040625.

 

51: Simsek ME, Özgenel GY, Kahveci R, Akın S, Özbek S, Tufan F. Outcomes of elderly burn patients requiring hospitalization. Aging Male. 2015 Jun;18(2):97-9. doi: 10.3109/13685538.2014.920317. Epub 2014 May 20. PubMed PMID: 24844632.

 

52: Dalkılıç E, Tufan AN, Hafızoğlu E, Hafızoğlu M, Tufan F, Oksuz F, Pehlivan Y, Yurtkuran M. The process from symptom onset to rheumatology clinic in polymyalgia rheumatica. Rheumatol Int. 2014 Nov;34(11):1589-92. doi: 10.1007/s00296-014-3034-y. Epub 2014 May 11. PubMed PMID: 24816791.

 

53: Bahat G, Tufan F, Bahat Z, Tufan A, Aydin Y, Akpinar TS, Nadir S, Erten N, Karan MA. Comorbidities, polypharmacy, functionality and nutritional status in Turkish community-dwelling female elderly. Aging Clin Exp Res. 2014 Jun;26(3):255-9. doi: 10.1007/s40520-014-0229-8. Epub 2014 Apr 30. PubMed PMID: 24781830.

 

54: Tufan F, Yıldız A, Dogan I, Yıldız D, Sevinir Ş. Urea to creatinine ratio: a forgotten marker of poor nutritional state in patients undergoing hemodialysis treatment. Aging Male. 2015 Mar;18(1):49-53. doi: 10.3109/13685538.2014.908281. Epub 2014 Apr 7. PubMed PMID: 24702599.

 

55: Bahat G, Selcuk Akpinar T, İliaz R, Tufan A, Tufan F, Bahat Z, Kaya Z, Kiyan E, Ozkaya H, Karisik E, Tekin D, Yucel N, Erten N, Akif Karan M. Spirometric obstruction and tobacco exposure among male Turkish nursing home residents. Aging Male. 2015 Jun;18(2):93-6. doi: 10.3109/13685538.2014.889674. Epub 2014 Feb 27. PubMed PMID: 24576300.

 

56: Saribayev M, Tufan F, Oz F, Erer B, Ozpolat T, Ozturk GB, Akin S, Saka B, Erten N, Tascioglu C, Karan A. Corticosteroid treatment normalizes QTc prolongation and improves heart block in an elderly patient with anti-Ro-positive systemic lupus erythematosus. Aging Clin Exp Res. 2014 Jun;26(3):337-9. doi: 10.1007/s40520-013-0168-9. Epub 2013 Nov 2. PubMed PMID: 24186381.

 

57: Polat N, Oz F, Baykız D, Cizgici AY, Altun I, Buğra Z, Umman B, Tufan F, Oflaz H. Predictors of functional capacity in younger and elderly chronic heart failure patients: an observational study. Anadolu Kardiyol Derg. 2013 Dec;13(8):778-83. doi: 10.5152/akd.2013.265. Epub 2013 Oct 25. PubMed PMID:24172836.

 

58: Akın S, Tufan F, Bulut L, Genç S, Bahat G, Saka B, Erten N, Karan MA. Limited utility of adipokine levels in the diagnosis of malnutrition in the elderly. Aging Clin Exp Res. 2014 Apr;26(2):229-34. doi: 10.1007/s40520-013-0158-y. Epub 2013 Oct 22. PubMed PMID: 24146362.

 

59: Ekmekci A, Uluganyan M, Gungor B, Tufan F, Cekirdekci EI, Ozcan KS, Erer HB,  Orhan A, Osmanov D, Bozbay M, Cicek G, Sayar N, Eren M. Comparison of Cockcroft-Gault and modification of diet in renal disease formulas as predictors of cardiovascular outcomes in patients with myocardial infarction treated with primary percutaneous coronary intervention. Angiology. 2014 Oct;65(9):838-43. doi: 10.1177/0003319713505899. Epub 2013 Oct 7. PubMed PMID: 24101712.

 

60: Akın S, Sari M, Tufan F, Bahat G, Saka B, Erten N, Karan MA. Is inferior vena caval filter an alternative treatment option for geriatric patients that cannot use anticoagulation therapy? Aging Clin Exp Res. 2014 Feb;26(1):73-5. doi: 10.1007/s40520-013-0123-9. Epub 2013 Aug 15. PubMed PMID: 23949974.

 

61: Ozkok A, Akpinar TS, Tufan F, Kaya O, Bozbey HU, Atas R, Toz B, Atay K, Yilmaz E, Besiroglu M, Nas K, Hadrovic N, Illyés M, Ecder T. Cystatin C is better than albuminuria as a predictor of pulse wave velocity in hypertensive patients. Clin Exp Hypertens. 2014;36(4):222-6. doi: 10.3109/10641963.2013.804548. Epub 2013 Jul 12. PubMed PMID: 23848132.

 

62: Akın S, Bahat G, Tufan F, Saka B, Oztop N, Erten N, Karan MA. Olanzapine as a cause of peripheric edema in an elderly man. Aging Clin Exp Res. 2013 Apr;25(1):115-7. doi: 10.1007/s40520-013-0002-4. Epub 2013 Mar 27. PubMed PMID:23740642.

 

63: Akın S, Tufan F, Bahat G, Saka B, Erten N, Karan MA. Cytomegalovirus esophagitis precipitated with immunosuppression in elderly giant cell arteritis patients. Aging Clin Exp Res. 2013 May;25(2):215-8. doi: 10.1007/s40520-013-0019-8. Epub 2013 Mar 29. Erratum in: Aging Clin Exp Res. 2013 May;25(2):219. PubMed PMID: 23739908.

 

64: Bahat G, Tufan F, Bahat Z, Aydin Y, Tufan A, Akpinar TS, Erten N, Karan MA. Assessments of functional status, comorbidities, polypharmacy, nutritional status and sarcopenia in Turkish community-dwelling male elderly. Aging Male. 2013 Jun;16(2):67-72. doi: 10.3109/13685538.2013.771329. Epub 2013 Mar 6. PubMed PMID:23461711.

 

65: Ozkok A, Akpinar TS, Tufan F, Kanitez NA, Uysal M, Guzel M, Caliskan Y, Alisir S, Yazici H, Ecder T. Clinical characteristics and predictors of progression of chronic kidney disease in autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease: a single center experience. Clin Exp Nephrol. 2013 Jun;17(3):345-51. doi: 10.1007/s10157-012-0706-3. Epub 2012 Oct 20. PubMed PMID: 23085781.

 

66: Bahat G, Tufan F, Akin S, Erten N, Karan MA. Probable dementia associated with Lewy body pathology as a cause of prolonged acute confusional state in a 79-year-old patient. Aging Clin Exp Res. 2012 Apr;24(2):200-2. PubMed PMID:22842839.

 

67: Elcioglu OC, Ozkok A, Akpınar TS, Tufan F, Sezer M, Umman S, Besısık SK. Severe thrombocytopenia and alveolar hemorrhage represent two types of bleeding tendency during tirofiban treatment: case report and literature review. Int J Hematol. 2012 Sep;96(3):370-5. doi: 10.1007/s12185-012-1133-7. Epub 2012 Jul 6. Review. PubMed PMID: 22767141.

 

68: Bahat G, Tufan F, Akin S, Atay K, Saka B, Kutlu O, Tascioglu C. A rare but significant cause of priapism in the elderly: multiple myeloma. Aging Clin Exp Res. 2011 Oct-Dec;23(5-6):495-7. PubMed PMID: 22526083.

 

69: Caliskan Y, Ozkok A, Akagun T, Alpay N, Guz G, Polat N, Tufan F, Ecder T, Bozfakioglu S. Cardiac biomarkers and noninvasive predictors of atherosclerosis in chronic peritoneal dialysis patients. Kidney Blood Press Res. 2012;35(5):340-8. doi: 10.1159/000332084. Epub 2012 Apr 3. PubMed PMID: 22473007.

 

70: Ozkok A, Elcioglu OC, Akpinar TS, Kara E, Tufan F, Cagatay A. Tuberculous meningitis together with systemic brucellosis. J Infect Chemother. 2012 Jun;18(3):403-5. doi: 10.1007/s10156-011-0333-z. Epub 2011 Oct 29. PubMed PMID: 22033577.

 

71: Bahat G, Tufan F, Saka B, Akin S, Ozkaya H, Yucel N, Erten N, Karan MA. Which body mass index (BMI) is better in the elderly for functional status? Arch Gerontol Geriatr. 2012 Jan-Feb;54(1):78-81. doi: 10.1016/j.archger.2011.04.019. Epub 2011 May 31. PubMed PMID: 21628078.

 

72: Cagatay AA, Tufan F, Hindilerden F, Aydin S, Elcioglu OC, Karadeniz A, Alpay N, Gokturk S, Taranoglu O. The causes of acute Fever requiring hospitalization in geriatric patients: comparison of infectious and noninfectious etiology. J Aging Res. 2010 Aug 12;2010:380892. doi: 10.4061/2010/380892. PubMed PMID: 21151521; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC2989655.

 

73: Atay K, Tufan F, Kayar Y, Sahutoglu T, Saka B, Kucukkaya R, Erelel M, Tascioglu C. Resolution of respiratory failure with radiotherapy in myelofibrosis. Respiration. 2010;80(4):353-4. doi: 10.1159/000319014. Epub 2010 Jul 15. PubMed PMID: 20639619.

74: Bahat G, Saka B, Tufan F, Akin S, Sivrikaya S, Yucel N, Erten N, Karan MA. Prevalence of sarcopenia and its association with functional and nutritional status among male residents in a nursing home in Turkey. Aging Male. 2010 Sep;13(3):211-4. doi: 10.3109/13685538.2010.489130. PubMed PMID: 20636235.

 

75: Alisir S, Turkmen K, Alpay N, Elitok A, Oflaz H, Uslu B, Cimen A, Kasikcioglu E, Tufan F, Ecder T. Improvement of coronary flow velocity reserve with telmisartan in patients with autosomal-dominant polycystic kidney disease. South Med J. 2010 May;103(5):409-13. doi: 10.1097/SMJ.0b013e3181d80cae. PubMed PMID:20375940.

 

76: Ozkok A, Tufan F, Namli S, Bulakci M, Pinarbasi B, Dogan O, Karan MA, Tascioglu C. Mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue lymphoma of the duodenum together with multiple intra-abdominal thromboses and hepatitis C virus infection: a case report. Cases J. 2009 Dec 18;2:9354. doi: 10.1186/1757-1626-2-9354. PubMed PMID:  20062604; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC2804004.

 

77: Bahat G, Celik HG, Tufan F, Saka B. Drug rash with eosinophilia and systemic symptoms syndrome induced by sulfasalazine. Joint Bone Spine. 2010 Jan;77(1):87-8. doi: 10.1016/j.jbspin.2009.08.003. Epub 2009 Oct 24. PubMed PMID:19854669.

 

78: Turkmen K, Oflaz H, Uslu B, Cimen AO, Elitok A, Kasikcioglu E, Alisir S, Tufan F, Namli S, Uysal M, Ecder T. Coronary flow velocity reserve and carotid intima media thickness in patients with autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease: from impaired tubules to impaired carotid and coronary arteries. Clin J Am Soc Nephrol. 2008 Jul;3(4):986-91. doi: 10.2215/CJN.02330607. Epub 2008 Mar 19. PubMed PMID: 18354076; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC2440264.

 

79: Cagatay AA, Taranoglu O, Alpay N, Tufan F, Karadeniz A, Kapmaz M, Buyukbabani N. Amphotericin B-induced cutaneous leucocytoclastic vasculitis: case report. Mycoses. 2008 Jan;51(1):81-2. PubMed PMID: 18076602.

 

80: Turgut F, Oflaz H, Namli S, Alisir S, Tufan F, Temiz S, Umman S, Ecder T. Ambulatory blood pressure and endothelial dysfunction in patients with autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease. Ren Fail. 2007;29(8):979-84. PubMed PMID:

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81: Tufan F, Kamali S, Erer B, Gul A, Inanc M, Ocal L, Konice M, Aral O. Safety of high-dose intravenous immunoglobulin in systemic autoimmune diseases. Clin Rheumatol. 2007 Nov;26(11):1913-5. Epub 2007 Jul 18. PubMed PMID: 17636363.

 

82: Namli S, Oflaz H, Turgut F, Alisir S, Tufan F, Ucar A, Mercanoglu F, Ecder T. Improvement of endothelial dysfunction with simvastatin in patients with autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease. Ren Fail. 2007;29(1):55-9. PubMed PMID: 17365910.

 

83: Akyüz F, Ibrişim D, Tufan F, Beşişik F, Okten A. Neutrocytic ascites in noncirrhotic portal hypertension. Turk J Gastroenterol. 2006 Jun;17(2):155-6. PubMed PMID: 16830306.

 

84: Tufan F, Cefle K, Türkmen S, Türkmen A, Zorba U, Dursun M, Oztürk S, Palandüz S, Ecder T, Mundlos S, Horn D. Clinical and molecular characterization of two adults with autosomal recessive Robinow syndrome. Am J Med Genet A. 2005 Jul

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