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Fundamental role of echocardiographic evaluation in the diagnosis of prosthetic valve endocarditis
Güner, Ahmet; Kalçık, Macit; Özkan, Mehmet (Blackwell Publishing Inc., 2019)We have recently read with great interest the article by Carneiro et al entitled “Fungal prosthetic aortic valve endocarditis and endarteritis: An unusual cause of aortic root vegetations”.1 The authors reported a case of ... -
How to perform and manage low-dose and slow/ultra-slow tissue type plasminogen activator infusion regimens in patients with prosthetic valve thrombosis
Güner, Ahmet; Kalçık, Macit; Gürsoy, Mustafa Ozan; Gündüz, Sabahattin; Özkan, Mehmet (Springer New York LLC, 2018)Over the last two decades, thrombolytic therapy (TT) has become an alternative to surgery as a first-line therapy in patients with thrombosed mechanical valves [1, 2, 3]. In TROIA Trial, low dose (25 mg)—slow infusion (6 ... -
Identification of mechanical prosthetic heart valves based on distinctive cinefluoroscopic and echocardiographic markers
Kalçık, Macit; Güner, Ahmet; Yesin, Mahmut; Bayam, Emrah; Kalkan, Semih; Gündüz, Sabahattin; Özkan, Mehmet (Sage Publications Ltd, 2019)The past 65 years have witnessed remarkable progress in the development of safe, hemodynamically favorable mechanical heart valves. Today, there are a large number and variety of prostheses in use and many prostheses have ... -
Impaired repolarization parameters may predict fatal ventricular arrhythmias in patients with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (from the CILICIA Registry)
Güner, Ahmet; Kalçık, Macit; Çelik, Mehmet; Uzun, Fatih; Çizgici, Ahmet Yaşar; Zencirkıran Ağuş, Hicaz; Kalkan, Mehmet Emin (Churchill Livingstone Inc Medical Publishers, 2020)Background: Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) is significantly associated with high risk of fatal ventricular arrhythmias (VAs). Increased frontal QRST angle (fQRSTa), Tpe interval, and Tp-e/QTc ratio are described as ... -
Improvement of endothelial function early after thrombolytic therapy in patients with prosthetic heart valve thrombosis
Çakal, Beytullah; Kalçık, Macit; Güner, Ahmet; Gürsoy, Mustafa Ozan; Yesin, Mahmut; Karakoyun, Süleyman; Özkan, Mehmet (2020)Objective: Prosthetic valve thrombosis (PVT) is a serious complication among patients with prosthetic heart valves. Thrombolytic therapy (TT) is now widely used as first-line treatment for PVT. Endothelial dysfunction has ... -
Increased Ventricular Activation Time in Patients with the Diagnosis of Cardiac Syndrome X
Kalçık, Macit; Bayam, Emrah; Güner, Ahmet; Yesin, Mahmut; Yetim, Mücahit; Doğan, Tolga; Karavelioğlu, Yusuf; Bekar, Lütfü (2019)Introduction: Cardiac syndrome X (CSX) is defined as typical angina with detectable ischaemia on noninvasive stress tests without any evidence of coronary artery stenosis during coronary angiography. Impaired coronary ... -
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 ... -
Intermittent malfunction and regurgitation of a mitral prosthetic valve due to entrapment by a residual subvalvular apparatus
Güner, Ahmet; Kalçık, Macit; Yesin, Mahmut; Özkan, Mehmet (Blackwell Publishing Inc., 2018)Intermittent malfunction is a rare but potentially serious complication of prosthetic heart valve (PHV) replacement. It may be observed in both mitral and aortic valve prosthesis and may lead to either paroxysmal obstruction ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
Is high thromboembolic risk not really associated with low time in therapeutic range in patients with prosthetic heart valves?
Güner, Ahmet; Kalçık, Macit; Gürsoy, Mustafa Ozan; Özkan, Mehmet (Elsevier Ireland Ltd, 2019)Dear Editor, We have recently read with great interest the article reported by Poli et al. which was published in the last issue of International Journal of Cardiology [1]. We appreciate the authors for valuable contribution ... -
Letter by Guner et al Regarding Article, Giant Coronary Aneurysms in a Patient With Immunoglobulin G4-Related Disease
Güner, Ahmet; Gültekin Güner, Ezgi; Kalçık, Macit (Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2020)To the Editor: We have recently read with great interest the article by Zheng et al1 entitled “Giant Coronary Aneurysms in a Patient With Immunoglobulin G4-Related Disease.” We appreciate the authors for their reports ... -
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 ... -
Management of an acute ischemic stroke during thrombolytic treatment in a pregnant patient with prosthetic valve thrombosis
Kalçık, Macit; Yesin, Mahmut; Bayam, Emrah; Gürsoy, Mustafa Ozan; Güner, Ahmet; Gündüz, Sabahattin; Özkan, Mehmet (Akademiai Kiado Rt., 2017)Prosthetic valve thrombosis (PVT) is a life-threatening complication in pregnant women with mechanical prosthetic heart valves. Thrombolytic therapy (TT) has evolved as an effective treatment alternative to surgery, which ... -
Management of antithrombotic therapy after prosthetic valve implantation
Kalçık, Macit; Güner, Ahmet; Gündüz, Sabahattin; Özkan, Mehmet (John Wiley and Sons Inc, 2021)To the Editor, We have recently read with great interest the article by Wei et al. entitled “Recurrent prosthetic valve dysfunction in a patient with idiopathic hypereosinophilic syndrome: A case report and literature ... -
Management of prosthetic valve thrombosis complicated by ischemic stroke in pregnancy
Güner, Ahmet; Kalçık, Macit; Bayam, Emrah; Kalkan, Semih; Özkan, Mehmet (Elsevier Espana Slu, 2019)To the Editor, We have recently read with great interest the article by Morgado et al. entitled ‘‘A pregnant woman with a prosthetic mechanical valve’’.1 -
Management of prosthetic valve thrombosis concomitant with coronary embolism
Kalçık, Macit; Güner, Ahmet; Gündüz, Sabahattin; Özkan, Mehmet (NLM (Medline), 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 ... -
Management of prosthetic valve thrombosis concomitant with coronary embolism
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 ...