EDITORIAL |
1. | Co-editors participation, preparation of the new editorial board, where is the ethic? Our new affliction Bilgin Timuralp PMID: 18400626 Page 93
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ORIGINAL INVESTIGATION |
2. | Citric acid as a decalcifying agent for the excised calcified human heart valves Necmi Köse, Barlas Naim Aytaçoğlu, Necat Yılmaz, H. Ali Döndaş, Lülüfer Tamer, Banu Coşkun, Özden Vezir, Nehir Sucu, Murat Dikmengil PMID: 18400627 Pages 94 - 98
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3. | Statin use is associated with decreased CD-40 ligand expression on T lymphocytes of coronary atheroma plaque in patients with stable coronary artery disease Uğur Türk, Emin Alioğlu, İstemihan Tengiz, Ertuğrul Ercan, Reşat Mahmudov, Hamza Duygu, Cüneyt Türkoğlu PMID: 18400628 Pages 99 - 103
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4. | Clonidine prevents development of hypertension in N (Omega)-Nitro-L-Arginine-treated rats Süleyman Oktar, Selçuk İlhan, Hakkı Engin Aksulu PMID: 18400629 Pages 104 - 110
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5. | Increased lipoprotein(a) in metabolic syndrome: Is it a contributing factor to premature atherosclerosis? Hüseyin Bozbaş, Aylin Yıldırır, Bahar Pirat, Serpil Eroğlu, Mehmet E. Korkmaz, İlyas Atar, Taner Ulus, Alp Aydınalp, Bülent Özin, Haldun Müderrisoğlu PMID: 18400630 Pages 111 - 115
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6. | Mentholated cigarette smoking induced alterations in left and right ventricular functions in chronic smokers Özgür Çiftçi, Mustafa Çalışkan, Hakan Güllü, Aylin Yıldırır, Haldun Müderrisoğlu PMID: 18400631 Pages 116 - 122
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7. | Clinical and angiographic importance of right bundle branch block in the setting of acute anterior myocardial infarction Uğur Arslan, Serhat Balcıoğlu, Yusuf Tavil, Murat Özdemir, Atiye Çengel PMID: 18400632 Pages 123 - 127
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8. | The diagnostic value of multislice computed tomography in evaluation of coronary artery disease in patients with left bundle branch block Mehmet Selim Nural, Mustafa Yazıcı, Muzaffer Elmalı, Sabri Demircan, Kamil Göl PMID: 18400633 Pages 128 - 133
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9. | Endovascular treatment of aortic lesions using the Medtronic ®Talent system: single center experience with mid-term follow-up Barbaros E. Çil, Murat Canyiğit, Turan Türkmen Çiftçi, Bora Peynircioğlu, Tuncay Hazırolan, A. Gülsün Pamuk, Bora Farsak, Mustafa Yılmaz, Cem Yorgancıoğlu, Rıza Doğan, Metin Demircin, İlhan Paşaoğlu, Ferhun Balkancı PMID: 18400634 Pages 134 - 138
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10. | Human soluble tumor necrosis factor receptor I (sTNF-RI) and interleukin-I receptor antagonist (IL-I Ra) in different stages of acute rheumatic fever Necil Kütükçüler, Neslihan E. Karaca, Betül Y. Sözeri, Güldane Koturoğlu, Zafer Kurugöl, Ruhi A. Özyürek, Güzide Aksu PMID: 18400635 Pages 139 - 142
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REVIEW |
11. | Myocardial performance index Abdullah Uluçay, Ersan Tatlı PMID: 18400636 Pages 143 - 148
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12. | Global confusion on the diagnostic criteria for metabolic syndrome: What is the point that guidelines can not agree? Selçuk Dağdelen, Tolga Yıldırım, Tomris Erbaş PMID: 18400637 Pages 149 - 153
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MISCELLANEOUS |
13. | Thromboelastography and its use in cardiac surgery Koray Ak, Nazan Atalan, Atike Tekeli, Selim İşbir, Ali Civelek, Nesrin Emekli PMID: 18400638 Pages 154 - 162
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CASE REPORT |
14. | Implantation of a cardioverter defibrillator on the side of a hemodialysis fistula to prevent loss of the alternative arterio-venous access Ali Erdoğan, Monika Lüdemann, Harald Tillmanns, Till Spiegl PMID: 18400639 Pages 163 - 164
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15. | Persistent atrial fibrillation associated with gastroesophageal reflux accompanied by hiatal hernia Hamza Duygu, Filiz Özerkan, Serkan Saygı, Serdar Akyüz PMID: 18400640 Pages 164 - 165
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16. | A complex congenital cardiovascular anomaly: persistence of left inferior and superior caval veins in conjunction with atrial and ventricular septal defects Abdullah Doğan, Yasin Türker, Mehmet Özaydın, Nurullah Tüzün PMID: 18400641 Pages 166 - 168
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17. | Tricuspid valve mass: magnetic resonance imaging findings Demet Erciyes, Cihan Duran, Mustafa Şirvancı, Murat Gülbaran PMID: 18400642 Pages 168 - 169
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18. | Midterm survival following repair of a giant left ventricular true aneurysm ruptured during operation and associated with papillary muscle rupture Mehmet Çakıcı, Bahadır İnan, Sadık Eryılmaz, Mustafa Şırlak, Ümit Özyurda PMID: 18400643 Pages 169 - 171
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19. | Implantation of pulmonary valve without use of cardiopulmonary bypass: an innovative method Süleyman Özkan, Salih Özçobanoğlu, Tankut Akay, Utku Alemdaroğlu, Sait Aşlamacı PMID: 18400644 Pages 171 - 173
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LETTER TO THE EDITOR |
20. | The experience with the Epiclose®-T vascular access closure device: a human study Soner Sanioğlu PMID: 18400645 Page 174
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21. | Can a city population represent a whole country? Essentials of study design for epidemiologic studies/Serum lipid profiles including non-high density lipoprotein cholesterol levels in Turkish school-children Mehmet Yokuşoğlu, Mehmet Uzun, Oben Baysan PMID: 18400646 Pages 174 - 175
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22. | An isolated case of left ventricular non-compaction with sick sinus syndrome Oben Baysan, Cem Köz, Mehmet Uzun, Mehmet Yokuşoğlu PMID: 18400647 Pages 175 - 176
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E-PAGE ORIGINAL IMAGES |
23. | Giant paraanastomotic iliac artery pseudoaneurysm Bilgin Emrecan, İbrahim Gökşin PMID: 18400649 Page 177
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24. | Posttraumatic pneumopericardium and bilateral pneumothorax Rasih Yazkan, Berkant Özpolat, Ali Cemal Düzgün, Süheyla Doğan PMID: 18400648 Pages 177 - 178
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MISCELLANEOUS |
25. | In memoriam of Prof. Dr. Baki Kamsuoğlu Esmeray Acartürk Page 179
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26. | Our painful loss: Professor Dr. Zulpukar Kudaiberdiev (1939-2008)
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E-PAGE ORIGINAL IMAGES |
27. | Percutaneous coronary intervention performed for the revascularization of a single coronary artery originating from the right sinus of Valsalva Mutlu Vural, Bayram Bağırtan, Öcal Karabay PMID: 18400623 Page E8
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28. | Single coronary artery diagnosed by multidedector computed tomography Cihan Duran, Demet Erciyes, Mustafa Şirvancı, Murat Şener, Murat Gülbaran PMID: 18400625 Page E9
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29. | Coronary artery evaluation in Kawasaki disease by dual source multi-detector CT coronary angiography in children Serkan Gelmez, Arda Saygılı, Ercan Tutar, Muzaffer Olcay Çizmeli PMID: 18400624 Pages E9 - E10
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30. | An interesting case of coronary artery fistula: diagonal artery-, left circumflex artery-and right coronary artery to left ventricle fistulas Yasin Türker, Selahattin Akçay, Mehmet Özaydın PMID: 18400616 Pages E10 - E11
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31. | A case of coronary artery aneurysm resulted in sudden death Şenay Funda Bıyıkoğlu, Sarper Ökten, Ayça Boyacı, Hatice Selçuk, Erdal Duru PMID: 18400617 Pages E11 - E12
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32. | Thrombotic lesion of saphenous vein graft resolved by antiaggregant therapy Abdi Bozkurt, Abdurrahman Tasal, Esmeray Acartürk PMID: 18400618 Page E12
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33. | The accordion phenomenon Sedat Türkoğlu, Timur kaynak PMID: 18400619 Page E12
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34. | A rare radiodiagnostic finding: totally and severely calcified aorta-the Porcelain aorta Serkan Çay PMID: 18400620 Page E13
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35. | The imaging of the aortic fibrous membrane associated with Williams syndrome Hacı Çiftçi, Özcan Özeke, Fikri Kutlay, Uğur Yuvanç PMID: 18400621 Page E13
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36. | Left pulmonary artery thrombosis diagnosed by transesophageal echocardiography Hamza Duygu, Filiz Özerkan, Mustafa Akın PMID: 18400622 Page E14
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