• Case of cerebrotendinous xanthomatosis with giant xanthomas and literature review 

  Eliaçık, Sinan; Çil, Gülsüm (SPRINGER, 2023)

  Introduction Cerebrotendinous xanthomatosis (CTX) is a rare autosomalrecessive disease that occurs as result of mutation in the CYP27A1 gene. Theclinical presentation of the disease is quite wide. We planned to briefyreview ...

• A Quadricuspid Aortic Valve with Mild Aortic Regurgitation 

  Karavelioğlu, Yusuf; Ekinözü, İsmail; Yetim, Mücahit; Kalçık, Macit (2019)

  A 21-year-old male was admitted to our outpatient clinic with atypical chest pain. He had no history of cardiovascular disease. Physical examination revealed 2/4 diastolic murmur along the right sternal border, and his ...

• A rare cause of abdominal pain: Mesenteric panniculitis 

  Düzenli, Tolga; Köseoğlu, Hüseyin (2021)

  A 54-year-old woman presented to the emergency department with complaint of abdominal pain lasting for 3 days. Her abdominal pain was in the epigastric region spreading to the left lower quadrant. Oral and IV contrasted ...

• Evaluation of the relationship between platelet indices and spontaneous echo contrast in patients with mitral prosthetic heart valves 

  Kalçık, Macit; Sayar, Ahmet Güner; Bayam, Emrah; Yesin, Mahmut; Kalkan, Semih; Gürsoy, Mustafa Ozan; Özkan, Mehmet Akif (2020)

  Objective: Spontaneous echo contrast (SEC) is defined as dynamic, smoke-like echoes within the cardiac cavities with a characteristic swirling motion seen on echocardiography. Clinical studies have demonstrated that SEC ...

• Incremental value of transesophageal echocardiography in the evaluation of patients before percutaneous closure of atrial septal defects 

  Kalçık, Macit; Güner, Ahmet; Özkan, Mehmet (2019)

  We have recently read with great interest the article by Chen et al. (1) entitled ‘‘Transcatheter device closure of atrial septal defects guided completely by transthoracic echocardiography: A single cardiac center experience ...

• Management of prosthetic valve thrombosis concomitant with coronary embolism 

  Kalçık, Macit; Güner, Ahmet; Gündüz, Sabahattin; Özkan, Mehmet (2019)

  We have recently read with great interest the article by Olcay (1) published in Anatol J Cardiol 2018; 20: 365-7. We appreciate the author for his report describing the concomitant left main coronary artery and mitral ...

• Is fibrinolytic therapy really safe in the treatment of prosthetic valve thrombosis in patients with high INR? 

  Güner, Ahmet; Kalçık, Macit; Gündüz, Sabahattin; Gürsoy, Mustafa Ozan; Özkan, Mehmet (Wiley, 2021)

  To the Editor, We have recently read with great interest the article by Farzaneh et al.1 entitled “Safety of thrombolytic therapy in patients with prosthetic heart valve thrombosis who have high international normalized ...

• Challenges in the management of patients with mechanical prosthetic heart valves during pregnancy 

  Kalçık, Macit; Güner, Ahmet; Gürsoy, Mustafa Ozan; Özkan, Mehmet (Taylor & Francis Ltd, 2021)

  To the editor, We have recently read with great interest the article by Kai et al. entitled “Pregnancy managed by unfractionated heparin (UFH) after mechanical aortic valve replacement” [1]. The authors have reported the ...

• Does low molecular weight heparin really protect against prosthetic valve thrombosis during pregnancy with strict anti-Xa monitoring? 

  Kalçık, Macit; Güner, Ahmet; Kalkan, Semih; Özkan, Mehmet (Elsevier Taiwan, 2021)

  Dear Editor,We have recently read with great interest the article by EspiauRomera et al. entitled‘‘Mitral valve thrombosis in term pregnancy:A case report and review of the literature’’[1].

• Challenges in the management of pregnant patients with cardiovascular diseases 

  Güner, Ahmet; Kalçık, Macit; Gültekin Güner, Ezgi; Ertürk, Mehmet; Özkan, Mehmet (Bmj Publishing Group, 2021)

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• A well validated risk stratification index predicts weak material and fetal outcomes in pregnant women with cardiovascular disease 

  Güner, Ahmet; Kalçık, Macit; Özkan, Mehmet (Elsevier, 2021)

  We have recently read with great interest the article by Khanna et al entitled ‘‘Maternal and fetal outcomes in pregnant females with rheumatic heart disease’‘. 1 We appreciate the authors for their study describing the ...

• Intraoperative transesophageal echocardiography is essential for left atrial appendage closure 

  Gültekin Güner, Ezgi; Çörekçioğlu, Büşra; Ulutaş, Ahmet E.; Kalçık, Macit; Güner, Ahmet; Ertürk, Mehmet (Wiley, 2021)

  To the Editor,We have recently read with great interest the article by Jianget al.1entitled“Left atrial appendage exclusion is effective in re-ducing postoperative stroke after mitral valve replacement.”Weappreciate the ...

• Systemic Fibrinolytic Therapy Versus Ultrasound-Assisted Catheter-Directed Thrombolysis for Acutentermediate-High Risk Pulmonary Embolism 

  Güner, Ahmet; Gültekin Güner, Ezgi; Kalçık, Macit (Excerpta Medica Inc-Elsevier Science Inc, 2021)

  [Abstract Not Available]

• Intravascular ultrasound is essential for left main coronary artery bifurcation stenting 

  Güner, Ahmet; Gültekin Güner, Ezgi; Kalçık, Macit; Uzun, Fatih; Ertürk, Mehmet (Polish Cardiac Soc-Polskie Towarzystwo Kardiologiczne, 2021)

  To the editor We have recently read with great interest the article by Kassimis et al.1 We appreciate the authors’ management of the patient with iatrogenic left main coronary artery (LMCA) dissection and the technical ...

• Should the Therapeutic Apheresis Method Be Added to Treatment in the COVID-19 Outbreak? 

  Şahin, Mustafa; Yıldız, Abdulkerim (Karger, 2021)

  Dear Editor, The coronavirus outbreak, which started in Wuhan, a city in China, in December 2019, soon spread across the world and was declared a pandemic by the World Health Organization. The disease was identified as ...

• Diagnosis, treatment & management of prosthetic valve thrombosis: the key considerations 

  Gündüz, Sabahattin; Kalçık, Macit; Gürsoy, Mustafa Ozan; Güner, Ahmet; Özkan, Mehmet (Taylor & Francis Ltd, 2020)

  Introduction: Prosthetic heart valve thrombosis is a life-threatening complication after valve replacement surgery. Although subtherapeutic anticoagulation is the main cause, there are many other conventional and esoteric ...

• Low Dose and Slow/Ultra-Slow Infusion Thrombolytic Therapy Regimens are Effective and Safe in Patients With Prosthetic Valve Thrombosis 

  Güner, Ahmet; Kalçık, Macit; Gündüz, Sabahattin; Kalkan, Semih; Gürsoy, Mustafa Ozan; Özkan, Mehmet (Elsevier Science Inc, 2020)

  To the Editor,We have recently read with great interest the article by Milneet al. entitled‘Management and outcomes of prosthetic valvethrombosis. An Australian case series from the NorthernTerritory’[1].

• Management of acute coronary syndromes in patients with prosthetic heart valves 

  Güner, Ahmet; Kalçık, Macit; Yesin, Mahmut; Özkan, Mehmet (Cambridge Univ Press, 2020)

  Dear Editor, We have recently read with great interest the article reported by Donmez et al which was published in the last issue of Cardiology in the Young1 . We would like to contribute to the case report by drawing ...

• A comprehensive review of the diagnosis and management of mitral paravalvular leakage 

  Gürsoy, Mustafa Ozan; Güner, Ahmet; Kalçık, Macit; Bayam, Emrah; Özkan, Mehmet (Turkish Soc Cardiology, 2020)

  Mitral paravalvular leaks (PVLs) commonly occur in patients with prosthetic valves. Paravalvular defects may be clinically inconsequential and may aggravate hemolysis or cause heart failure through regurgitation. Accordingly, ...

• Substantial Value of Cardiac Computed Tomography for the Evaluation of Patients with Suspected Prosthetic Valve Dysfunction 

  Kalçık, Macit; Güner, Ahmet; Gündüz, Sabahattin; Özkan, Mehmet (Karger, 2020)

  Dear Editor, We recently read with great interest the article by Hsu et al. [1] entitled ‘‘Cine-Computed Tomography for the Evaluation of Prosthetic Heart Valve Function”. We appreciate the contribution made by these authors ...

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