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Value of Estimated Glomerular Filtration Rate and Albuminuria in Predicting Cardiovascular Risk in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes without Cardiovascular Disease

Weerarathna, T.P.; Liyanage, G.; Herath, H.M.M.; Weerarathna, M.; Amarasinghe, I. (Hindawi, 2018-12-26)

Introduction. Onset of nephropathy in patients with type 2 diabetes (T2DM) increases the cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk. Association of the parameters of diabetic nephropathy such as albuminuria and estimated Glomerular ...
Association of Dietary Intake with Body mass index and Glycemic Profile among Newly Diagnosed Patients with type 2 Diabetes Mellitus

Wasana, K.G.P.; Attanayake, A.P.; Weerarathna, T.P.; Amarasekera, D.A.B.N.; Jayatilaka, K.A.P.W. (American Journal of Human Biology, 2023-01-25)

Introduction Dietary intake plays an important role in determining body mass index (BMI) and glycemic profile in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). Our aim was to describe habitual dietary intake and its ...
Effect of Vitamin D Therapy on Urinary Albumin Excretion, Renal Functions, and Plasma Renin Among Patients with Diabetic Nephropathy: a Randomized, Double-blind Clinical Trial

Liyanage, P.L.G.C.; Lekamwasam, S.; Weerarathna, T.P.; Liyanage, C. (Journal of Postgraduate Medicine, 2018-02)

Background: Despite different management strategies, progression of proteinuria occurs in a sizable category of patients with diabetic nephropathy (DN). Increase in serum renin levels induced by the renin–angiotensin system ...
Demographic Associations of Diabetes Status by Both Fasting Plasma Glucose Concentration and Glycated Hemoglobin in a Community Survey in Galle District, Sri Lanka

Wasana, K.G.P.; Attanayake, A.P.; Weerarathna, T.P.; Jayatilaka, K.A.P.W. (Journal of Nutrition and Metabolism, 2020-04-07)

Diagnostic tools used in detecting individuals with diabetes mellitus (DM) include fasting plasma glucose (FPG), glycated hemoglobin (HbA1C), and oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT). The present study was aimed to determine ...
Association of Risk Estimates of Three Different Cardiovascular Risk Assessment Tools with Carotid Intima Media Thickness in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes

Herath, H.M.M.; Weerarathna, T.P.; Dulanjalee, R.B.A.T.; Jayawardana, M.R.; Edirisinghe, U.P.; Rathnayake, M. (Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research, 2016-07)

Introduction: Risk assessment tools used to calculate the Cardiovascular Disease (CVD) risk such as the Framingham Risk Score (FRS), United Kingdom Prospective Diabetes study (UKPDS) risk engine and the World Health ...
Cardiovascular risk Assessment in type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: Comparison of the World Health Organization/international Society of Hypertension risk Prediction Charts Versus UK Prospective Diabetes Study risk Engine

Herath, H.M.M.; Weerarathna, T.P.; Umesha, D. (Vascular Health and Risk Management, 2015-11-13)

Introduction: Patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) are at higher risk of developing cardiovascular diseases, and assessment of their cardiac risk is important for preventive strategies. Purpose: The Ministry of ...
Attainment of Recommended Therapeutic Targets of Modifiable Cardiovascular Risk Factors Among Individuals with type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Screened at a Diabetes Clinic in Sri Lanka

Weerarathna, T.P.; Herath, H.M.M.; Liyanage, P.L.G.C.; Weerarathna, M.K.; Senadheera, V. (Diabetes, Metabolic Syndrome and Obesity, 2018-08-08)

Introduction: Implementation of effective measures to control rising burden of cardiovascular diseases among patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) requires information on the adequacy of control and identification ...
Metabolic and endocrine manifestations of neoplastic disease

Weerarathna, T.P. (Ceylon Medical Journal, 2009-01-26)

Neoplastic diseases, both benign and malignant, can present as a variety of metabolic and endocrine manifestations. They range from a single biochemical abnormality to a full-blown endocrine syndrome and often precede ...
McArdle Syndrome with Recurrent Rhabdomyolysis in a Middle Aged Man

Ediriweera, H.M.A.; Gayani, G.G.A.; Dilhani, P.D.W.; Pathirana, K.D.; Weerarathna, T.P. (Ceylon Medical Journal, 2014-09-29)
Prediction of Total and Visceral fat Contents Using Anthropometric Measures of Adiposity in Women

Weerarathna, T.P.; Lekamwasam, S.; Rodrigo, M. (Ceylon Medical Journal, 2008-12)

Background Although techniques such as dual energy xray absorptiometry (DXA) and quantitative CT are available to estimate global and regional adiposity, anthropometric measurements are often used to detect adiposity in ...
Antiphospholipid Syndrome in a Man Presenting with cold Autoimmune Haemolytic Anaemia

Ediriweera, H.M.A.; Gayani, G.G.A.; Pathirana, K.D.; Weerarathna, T.P.; Mohideen, M.R. (Ceylon Medical Journal, 2015-06-14)

Antiphospholipid antibody syndrome (APS) is an auto antibody mediated acquired thrombophilic state characterised by arterial or venous thrombosis and several hematological manifestations. We report a middle aged man with ...
Association Between Bone Mineral Density, Lean mass, and Fat mass among Healthy Middle-aged Premenopausal Women: a Cross-sectional study in Southern Sri Lanka

Lekamwasam, S.; Weerarathna, T.P.; Rodrigo, M.; Arachchi, W.K.; Munidasa, D. (Journal of Bone and Mineral Metabolism, 2008-12-12)

Associations between lean mass, fat mass, and bone mass have been reported earlier; however, most of those studies have been done in Caucasian populations, and data from Asian countries, especially those in South Asia, are ...
Comparison of McAuley/fasting Insulin Indices with ATP III Clinical Criteria for the Diagnosis of Insulin Resistance in type 2 Diabetes Mellitus

Hettihewa, L.M.; Weerarathna, T.P. (Journal of Pharmacology and Pharmacotherapeutics, 2011-07)

Objective: To estimate the prevalence of insulin resistant syndrome (IRS) among newly diagnosed patients with type 2 diabetes and to test their validity against two indices of insulin resistance (IR). Materials and ...
Evolution of Adverse Drug Reactions Reporting Systems: Paper Based to Software Based

Madhushika, M.T.; Weerarathna, T.P.; Liyanage, P.L.G.C.; Jayasinghe, S.S. (Springer, 2022-07-05)

Objective Adverse Drug Reactions (ADR) add a significant clinical and economic burden to the healthcare system of a country. We present an overview of the different approaches of ADR reporting systems worldwide and their ...
Individualizing Treatment of type 2 Diabetes

Weerarathna, T.P. (Sri Lanka Journal of Diabetes, Endocrinology and Metabolism, 2014-08-05)

Type 2 diabetes (T2DM) is a heterogeneous disorder. It affects the young, middle aged and elderly. Some patients with T2DM are obese and some are lean. A category of individuals in these groups posses a cluster of ...
Value of testing glycated hemoglobin in non-diabetic patients presenting with acute coronary syndrome

Nanayakkara, P.G.C.J.; Weerarathna, T.P.; Herath, H.M.M.; Kariyawasam, A.G.T.A.; Ganegoda, V.R. (Sri Lanka Journal of Diabetes, Endocrinology and Metabolism, 2015-07-10)

Objectives: To estimate the proportion of patients with no previous diagnosis of diabetes admitted with acute coronary syndrome having normal, impaired fasting glucose and diabetes on fasting blood glucose testing and ...
Association of Male Gender and Younger Age at Diagnosis of Type2 Diabetes with more Atherogenic Lipid Profile

Weerarathna, T.P.; Liyanage, P.L.G.C.; Herath, H.M.M. (imedpub, 2015-07-27)

Background â€“ Recognition of cardiovascular (CVD) risk profile and its patterns at the time of diagnosis of diabetes would enable adoption of most appropriate primary prevention strategies to reduce morbidity and mortality ...
Unraveling the concealed and calculated cardiovascular risks in diabetes

Weerarathna, T.P. (Journal of the Ceylon College of Physicians, 2016-09-27)

Cardiovascular diseases (CVD) account for substantial morbidity and mortality in patients with type 2 diabetes (T2DM). Those with T2DM carry a three to four fold risk of developing CVD compared to healthy individuals.1 ...
Membranoproliferative Glomerulonephritis Associated with Hyperthyroid Phase of Autoimmune Thyroiditis

Gayani, G.G.A.; Ediriweera, H.M.A.; Heiyanthuduwa, S.; Perera, A.; Dasanayake, A.; Weerarathna, T.P. (Journal of the Ceylon College of Physicians, 2016-09-27)

Several cases of glomerulonephritis have been associated with autoimmune thyroid diseases. Most frequent renal lesion described was membranous glomerulonephritis presenting with nephrotic syndrome. This is a case history ...
Vitamin D and Diabetes; a Review

Liyanage, P.L.G.C.; Lekamwasam, S.; Weerarathna, T.P.; Minipura, T. (Galle Medical Journal, 2016-05-03)

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