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ORIGINAL ARTICLE
1. Acute Kidney Injury After Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation: An Early-Concentrated Mortality Burden
Ali Hakan Konuş, Ali Rıza Akyüz
doi: 10.5543/tkda.2026.36805  Page 

2. Arrhythmic Outcomes After Successful Chronic Total Coronary Occlusion Revascularization in Diabetic Versus Non-Diabetic Patients
Mohamed Elsayed Abdelfattah, Mohamed Zakariya Elattar, Reda Biomy, Mohamed Gamil Abdel Raouf, Kareem Ali Maher, Mohamed Kamal Salama, Wael Anwar Haseeb
doi: 10.5543/tkda.2026.91805  Page 

3. Association Between the Intermountain Risk Score and Angiographic Coronary Collateral Development in Patients With Chronic Total Occlusion
Adem Aktan, Raif Kılıç, Tuncay Güzel, Burhan Aslan, Ali Evsen, Mehmet Kış, Mehmet Sait Coşkun, Muhammed Raşit Tanırcan, Mehmet Zülküf Karahan
doi: 10.5543/tkda.2026.58775  Page 

4. Association of Ventricular Tachycardia Episodes and ICD Shock Therapy With Probable Migraine in Patients With Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillators
Hussain Bakhshian, Nakibullah Çakır, Beyza Kalaş, Yengi Umut Çelikyurt, Burak Acar, Ayşen Ağaçdiken Ağır
doi: 10.5543/tkda.2026.05331  Page 

5. Diagnostic Performance of Combined Supine–Prone Quantitative Myocardial Perfusion SPECT for Detecting Obstructive Coronary Artery Disease: A Patient- and Vessel-Territory-Based Retrospective Study
Mehmet Ateş, Furkan Gür, Faruk Recep Özalp, Emre Paçacı, Fadime Topalhan
doi: 10.5543/tkda.2026.07010  Page 

6. Left Atrial Appendage Function vs. Geometry: Predicting Thrombus Risk in Atrial Fibrillation
Funda Özlem Pamuk, Esra Dönmez, Duygu İnan, Murat Ziyrek
doi: 10.5543/tkda.2026.89733  Page 

7. Preoperative TAPSE/PASP Ratio and Prolonged Intensive Care Unit Stay After Mitral Valve Replacement: An Exploratory Assessment of In-Hospital Mortality
Kadir Bıyıklı, Mustafa Ferhat Keten, Kudret Atakan Tekin, Doğancan Çeneli, Neşri Danışman, Tezel Kovancı, Servet İzci, İsmail Balaban
doi: 10.5543/tkda.2026.11384  Page 

8. Procedural Success and Safety of a Novel Intravascular Lithotripsy System in Complex Calcified Coronary Lesions: Early Single-Center Experience
Ahmet Kıvrak, Ahmet Hakan Ateş, Mert Doğan, Uğur Canpolat, Hacer Doğan, Can Sezer, Mehmet Levent Şahiner, Ergün Barış Kaya
doi: 10.5543/tkda.2026.33162  Page 

9. Smoking and Cardisiography-Derived Spatial QRS–T Angle in Adults Without Known Cardiovascular Disease
Muhammed Esad Çekin
doi: 10.5543/tkda.2026.46336  Page 

10. Systemic Inflammatory Indices and CRP-to-Albumin Ratio in Association with Restenosis Following Percutaneous Mitral Balloon Valvuloplasty: An Observational Cohort Study
Cemre Turgul, Fuat Polat, Aigul Zhusupova, Ali Doğan, Ramazan Topsakal, Cuma Süleymanoğlu
doi: 10.5543/tkda.2026.65755  Page 

11. The Association Between Procedure-Related Complications and Mortality After Valve-in-Valve TAVI: A Single-Center Study
Songul Usalp, Metehan Kibar, Ayşenur Küçük, Şeymanur Çiçek, Mustafa Furkan Kılıçarslan, Furkan Baturalp Erdoğan, Çağdaş Bulus, İsmail Balaban, Hakan Çakır, Regayip Zehir, Mehmet Kaan Kıralı
doi: 10.5543/tkda.2026.70672  Page 

12. Uric Acid/HDL Cholesterol Ratio and the Non-Dipping Blood Pressure Phenotype in Primary Hypertension
Emirhan Hancıoğlu, Hasan Burak İşleyen
doi: 10.5543/tkda.2026.63043  Page 

13. Association of the Naples Prognostic Score With the Presence and Severity of Isolated Coronary Artery Ectasia
Kadir Bıyıklı, Sezer Markirt, Barkın Kültürsay, Sabri Abuş, Erkan Markirt, Deniz Merde Özdemir, Fethi Yavuz, Neşri Danışman, Doğancan Çeneli, Cemalettin Yılmaz
doi: 10.5543/tkda.2026.00255  Page 

14. Can High Triglyceride–Glucose Index Predict Major Cardiovascular Events in Patients with Coronary Bifurcation Lesions Undergoing a Double-Stent Strategy?
Emine Altuntaş, Serkan Kahraman, Dilara Pay, İrem Türkmen, Hasan Şahin, Doğukan Salduz, Abidin Emre Tırnaksız, Yusuf Karadağ, Muhammed Mustafa Yıldız, Ali Kemal Kalkan, Mehmet Ertürk
doi: 10.5543/tkda.2026.58729  Page 

15. Clinical Outcomes Through 12 Months After Drug-Coated Balloon-Based Coronary Intervention: A Single-Center Real-World Registry
Hasan Burak İşleyen, Sezgin Uzunoğlan, Behice Hande Şişman, Oğuzhan Abanoz, Esra Danışman, Mahmut Uluganyan
doi: 10.5543/tkda.2026.46443  Page 

16. Design and Validation of a Custom-Made Electrocardiogram (ECG) Machine for Low-Cost, High-Fidelity Cardiac Monitoring
Serkan Çay
doi: 10.5543/tkda.2026.57698  Page 

17. Inflammatory and Combined Indices Outperform Metabolic Indices in Predicting One-Year MACE in NSTEMI with Type 2 Diabetes
Metin Karayakalı, Kayıhan Karaman, Osman Demir, Gülşen Genç Tapar, Arif Arısoy, Gökhan Cabri, Volkan Yılmaz, Emrah Özdemir, Samet Yılmaz, Ataç Çelik
doi: 10.5543/tkda.2026.94076  Page 

18. Vitamin D Status and the Index of Cardiac Electrophysiological Balance: A Cross-Sectional Study
Ezgi Akyıldız Tezcan, Hüseyin Tezcan, Kadri Murat Gürses
doi: 10.5543/tkda.2026.35346  Page 

19. Automated Two-component Pre-CTPA ECG Risk Phenotype and 365-day Mortality among ECG-evaluated Patients with Computed Tomography-confirmed Pulmonary Embolism-Uncorrected Proof
Hasan Burak İşleyen, Sevil Tuğrul Yavuz, Sercan Bulut, Oğuzhan Abanoz, Esra Danışman, Necla Zeynep Eren, Nuray Kahraman Ay, Nusret Açıkgöz, Ramazan Özdemir, Ali Arda Sözen, Mahmut Uluganyan
PMID: 42873991  doi: 10.5543/tkda.2026.05898  Page 4

20. Prevalent Sodium-Glucose Co-Transporter 2 Inhibitor Use, Baseline Laboratory Profile, and Clinical Outcomes in a Real-World Heart Failure Cohort-Uncorrected Proof
Sevil Tuğrul Yavuz, Hasan Burak İşleyen, Duygu İnan, Fatmatüz Zehra Özsaray, Kadir Kasım Şahin, Cemal Özanalp, Emel Hamkan, Duygu Genç Albayrak, Emir Hancıoğlu, Alev Kılıçgedik
PMID: 42879252  doi: 10.5543/tkda.2026.27385  Page 6

21. Evaluation of Pediatric Cardiologists’ Knowledge Levels Regarding Pulmonary Hypertension: Commonly Misunderstood Concepts-Uncorrected Proof
Serdar Kula, Gizem Karkın Tozlu, Meliz Yurdaer
PMID: 42868013  doi: 10.5543/tkda.2026.13808  Page 8

22. Association of an Exploratory Iron Index Score With Observed NT-proBNP Trajectory in SGLT2-Treated Heart Failure and Clinical Outcomes in a Broader Cohort-Uncorrected Proof
Sevil Tuğrul Yavuz, Hasan Burak İşleyen, Duygu İnan, Ufuk Yıldız, Kadir Kasım Şahin, Muhammet Tekin, Merve Kertmen, Ömer Fakih Türkmen, Gurur Nar Sağır, Alev Kılıçgedik
PMID: 42868012  doi: 10.5543/tkda.2026.79039  Page 9

23. Effects of ChatGPT Use on Self-care Cardiac Rehabilitation Adherence in Patients with Coronary Artery Disease-Uncorrected Proof
Hacı Çiftçi, Doğan Yetüt
doi: 10.5543/tkda.2026.31777  Page 10

24. Additive Renoprotection of SGLT2 Inhibitors and ACEi/ARBs Against Contrast-Induced Nephropathy in PCI: A Prospective Observational Study
Kareem Ali Maher, Mohamed Shokry Fahmy, Osama Abouelfetouh Elshaer, Reda Nabil Dawoud, Ramy Magdy Elgamal, Khaled Ramadan Elsayed, Dina Ahmed Muhammad Abdelmoneim, Mohamed Elsayed Abdelfattah, Reda Biomy, Mohamed Kamal Salama
doi: 10.5543/tkda.2026.68620  Page 

25. Combat Diver Training Shifts Autonomic Balance and Increases Vigor Without Cardiac Remodeling
Süha Asal, Şahhan Kılıç, Yavuz Aslan, Mertan Acar, Samet Yavuz, Mert Babaoğlu, Serkan Dilmen, Akın Torun, Murat Selçuk, Tufan Çınar
doi: 10.5543/tkda.2026.76622  Page 

26. Identifying High-Dose Views and Modes in the Catheterization Laboratory: A Run-Level Mixed-Effects Analysis
Salim Yaşar, Özkan Eravcı, Yağmur Erbek, Damla Erbek, Cemal Dinç, Münevver Kaya, Suat Görmel, Erkan Yıldırım, Murat Çelik
doi: 10.5543/tkda.2026.62512  Page 
Abstract

27. Preliminary Validation of a Novel Low-Cost Arduino-Based Wireless Single-Lead ECG Device
Evrim Şimşek, Mariano Ruffo, Benay Özbay, Burcu Yağmur, Ahmet Can Urgancı, Emre Ketenoğlu, Gökçe Durmuş, Hakan Gökalp Uzun, Meral Kayıkçıoğlu
doi: 10.5543/tkda.2026.39529  Page 

28. The Mediating Role of Psychological Resilience Between Perceived Social Support and Quality of Life Following Acute Myocardial Infarction
Özkan Sir, Ebubekir Kaplan, Derya Karadeniz Sir
doi: 10.5543/tkda.2026.68126  Page 

29. The Role of Urine Specific Gravity in Predicting Contrast-Induced Nephropathy in Patients Undergoing Coronary Angiography: A Prospective Study
Ahmet Caner Canpolat, Anıl Şahin, Yücel Kanal, Ümran Ayaz Canpolat, İbrahim Gül
doi: 10.5543/tkda.2026.18945  Page 

30. Clinical and Hemodynamic Outcomes After Transcatheter Fontan Fenestration Closure: A Single-Center Retrospective Cohort Study
Ensar Duras, Recep Şiyar Balık, Erman Çilsal, Sezen Ugan Atik, Selman Gökalp, Şerif Şerifoğlu, Murat Şahin, Alper Güzeltaş
doi: 10.5543/tkda.2026.33670  Page 

31. Comparative Evaluation of Patient Satisfaction and Safety Outcomes Between Prolonged Fasting and Controlled Nutrition Before Elective Coronary Angiography
Nakibullah Çakır, Beyza Kalaş, Kaan Hancı, Burak Acar, Kurtuluş Karaüzüm, Göksel Kahraman, Canan Baydemir, Ertan Ural
doi: 10.5543/tkda.2026.75889  Page 

32. Diastolic Function Classification in Acute Myocardial Infarction: Comparison of the 2016 ASE/EACVI Guideline and the 2025 ASE Recommendations
Mustafa Yılmaz, Erdem Çevik, Süleyman Atalay, Süleyman Sezai Yıldız
doi: 10.5543/tkda.2026.35922  Page 
Abstract

33. Echocardiographic Stratification of Diuretic Response via TAPSE–Pulmonary Artery Systolic Pressure Integration in Decompensated Heart Failure
Volkan Kozluca, İrem Müge Akbulut, Emir Baskovski, Türkan Seda Tan, Şeyhmus Atan, İrem Dinçer
doi: 10.5543/tkda.2026.67766  Page 

CASE REPORT
34. “Double Trouble” in TAVI: Management of a Complex Case Characterized by Left Main Coronary Artery Obstruction and Stent Migration
Gökhan Ergün, Rıdvan Yurt, Selami Demirelli
doi: 10.5543/tkda.2026.43767  Page 

35. Balloon-Assisted Stabilization Technique for Accurate Stent Deployment in Hypermobile Coronary Segments
Aslan Erdoğan, Hüseyin Akgün, Ömer Genç, Ahmet Güler
doi: 10.5543/tkda.2026.67786  Page 

36. Pembrolizumab-Associated Myocarditis and Complete Atrioventricular Block in Metastatic Endometrial Carcinoma: A Case Report and Review of the Literature
Can Sezer Sezer, Selin Ardalı Ardali Duzgun, Uğur Canpolat
doi: 10.5543/tkda.2026.02920  Page 
Abstract

37. Ventricular Tachycardia Ablation via Stylet-Driven Lead–Guided Transventricular Access in a Patient with Mechanical Aortic and Mitral Valve Prostheses
İbrahim Etem Çelik, Serkan Çay, Mustafa Duran, Samet Taha Karslıoğlu, Serkan Topaloğlu
doi: 10.5543/tkda.2026.96537  Page 

38. Suspected Tick-Borne Viral Infection-Associated Myocarditis Presenting with ST-Segment Elevation in V1–V3-Uncorrected Proof
Meina Piao, Vipin Kumar, Megumi Narisawa, Guang Yang, Chongjun Xu, Enhao Jin, Chaoyi Wei, Wenhu Xu, Xian Wu Cheng
PMID: 42464602  doi: 10.5543/tkda.2026.03220  Page 12

39. Transcatheter Management of Severe Aortic Insufficiency in a Left Ventricular Assist Device Recipient with a Small Aortic Annulus-Uncorrected Proof
Berhan Keskin, Atakan Dursun, Aysel Akhundova, İbrahim Oğuz Karaca, Bilal Boztosun
PMID: 42053056  doi: 10.5543/tkda.2026.37109  Page 13

40. From Paravalvular Leak to Transvalvular Regurgitation: A Case of Persistent Symptoms After Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation Requiring Redo Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation-Uncorrected Proof
Ehsan Khalilipur, Alireza Mousavi Majd, Ata Firouzi, Ali Sarreshtehdari
PMID: 42029090  doi: 10.5543/tkda.2026.87947  Page 14

41. Chronic Complication of Balloon Catheter Shaft Retained in the Coronary Artery: A Case of Aortic Aneurysm and Surgical Removal After One Year During Aortic Valve Replacement-Uncorrected Proof
Yalçın Günerhan, Mehmet Işık, Fatmanur Uysal, Yüksel Dereli
PMID: 42003435  doi: 10.5543/tkda.2026.63716  Page 15

42. Refractory Atrial Tachycardia and Ivabradine in a Case of Catecholaminergic Polymorphic Ventricular Tachycardia-Uncorrected Proof
Hakan Küçüker, Abdüsselam Genç, Fahrettin Uysal
PMID: 41961118  doi: 10.5543/tkda.2026.04984  Page 16

43. Ectopic Kidney Mimicking an Inferior Vena Cava Mass in a Patient with Cardiac Myxoma and Atrial Septal Defect-Uncorrected Proof
Zeynep Ulutaş, Barış Akça, Şıho Hidayet, Jülide Akaycan, Ayşegül Sağır Kahraman, Nevzat Erdil
PMID: 41988655  doi: 10.5543/tkda.2026.86172  Page 17

44. Sequential Endovascular Treatment of Bilateral Superficial Femoral Artery Aneurysms with Rupture Risk-Uncorrected Proof
Mehmet Zülkif Karahan, Adem Aktan, Raif Kılıç, Muhammed Raşit Tanırcan, Osman Çiftçioğlu, Azad Bozhan
PMID: 41910507  doi: 10.5543/tkda.2026.38804  Page 18

45. Cryoballoon Pulmonary Vein Isolation via a Single Right Internal Jugular Approach Using Fluoroscopy Alone in a Patient with Bilateral Lower-Extremity Venous Occlusion-Uncorrected Proof
Serkan Çay, Rüstem Yılmaz, Meryem Kara, Özcan Özeke, Elif Hande Özcan Çetin, Ahmet Korkmaz, Fırat Özcan, Serkan Topaloğlu
PMID: 41586796  doi: 10.5543/tkda.2026.79406  Page 19

46. A Lifeline Through the Umbilicus: Emergency Pacing in Neonatal Complete Heart Block-Uncorrected Proof
Abdul Malik Sheikh, Taliah Naseer Tarar, Hina Sattar, Muhammad Talha Bin Nazir, Amna Zafar Qureshi
PMID: 41804237  doi: 10.5543/tkda.2026.14567  Page 20

47. Right Internal Jugular Transseptal Puncture for Wolff–Parkinson–White Ablation in a Patient with Interrupted Inferior Vena Cava and Azygos Continuation-Uncorrected Proof
Serkan Çay, Can Özkan, Meryem Kara, Özcan Özeke, Elif Hande Özcan Çetin, Ahmet Korkmaz, Fırat Özcan, Serkan Topaloğlu
PMID: 41738547  doi: 10.5543/tkda.2025.82460  Page 21

48. Ventricular Tachycardia Ablation via Stylet-Driven Lead–Guided Transventricular Access in a Patient with Mechanical Aortic and Mitral Valve Prostheses
İbrahim Etem Çelik, Serkan Çay, Mustafa Duran, Samet Taha Karslıoğlu, Serkan Topaloğlu
doi: 10.5543/tkda.2026.73092  Page 

REVIEW
49. Advanced Medical Therapeutic Approaches to Treat Chronic Coronary Syndromes: A Narrative Review
Sadia Saleem, Muhammad Furqan Saleem, Hadiya Marryam, Muhammad Farhan Saleem
doi: 10.5543/tkda.2026.88638  Page 

50. Spontaneous Coronary Artery Dissection: Current Concepts and Clinical Management-Uncorrected Proof
Ali Kerem Yılmaz, Fuat Polat, Seyedhesamoddin Khatami, Sait Terzi, Ali Nazmi Çalık
PMID: 42696780  doi: 10.5543/tkda.2026.50511  Page 5

51. Step-By-Step Left Bundle Branch Area Pacing: A Practical Technical Guide-Uncorrected Proof
Uğur Canpolat, Serkan Çay
PMID: 42879251  doi: 10.5543/tkda.2026.24973  Page 7

INVITED REVIEW
52. Cardiac Magnetic Resonance in MINOCA: From Diagnosis to Phenotyping
Hatice Kemal
doi: 10.5543/tkda.2026.49729  Page 

CASE IMAGE
53. Multimodality Imaging of Cardiac Paraganglioma: Implications for Interventional Planning
Şenay Bengin Ertem, Ahmet Barutçu, Neslihan Kaya Terzi
doi: 10.5543/tkda.2026.79646  Page 
Abstract

54. A Giant Inferior Vena Cava: The Extreme Limits of Caval Dilation in Chronic Right-Sided Pressure Overload-Uncorrected Proof
Yalçın Velibey, Erkan Kahraman, Muhsin Melik, Salih Bektaş, Bilal Çakır, Osman Bolca
PMID: 42868015  doi: 10.5543/tkda.2026.56828  Page 1
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HOW TO?
55. Practical Considerations for the Use of GLP-1 and Dual GIP/GLP-1 Receptor Agonists in Obesity: A Clinician-Oriented Guide-Uncorrected Proof
Gizem Tuğçe Alp, Asena Gökçay Canpolat
PMID: 42832185  doi: 10.5543/tkda.2026.41542  Page 11

56. Echo-Guided Ventilator Management in Critical Care: A Physiology-Based How-To Approach to Heart–Lung Interactions
Nurcan Arat
doi: 10.5543/tkda.2026.52382  Page 

57. Guidewire–Suture Traction Reconstruction for Intraoperative Lead Disruption During TLE: A Case-Based Bailout Technique
Uğur Canpolat, Ergün Barış Kaya, Kudret Aytemir
doi: 10.5543/tkda.2026.19655  Page 

LETTER TO EDITOR
58. Uncoupling Coronary Resistance and Contractile Recovery in Endotoxic Shock: A Reevaluation of Endothelin and Nitric Oxide Dynamics
Eman Fatima Nasir
doi: 10.5543/tkda.2026.83944  Page 
Abstract

59. A Bleeding-Risk Score is Not a Bleeding Endpoint: DAPT De-Escalation in mGPS-High NSTEMI-Uncorrected Proof
Hasan Burak İşleyen, Sercan Bulut, Emirhan Hancıoğlu
PMID: 42873992  doi: 10.5543/tkda.2026.50345  Page 3
Abstract

PERSPECTIVE
60. Caldesmon in Renal Vascular Mechanobiology: From Molecular Plausibility to Physiological Validation
Josef MS
doi: 10.5543/tkda.2026.31680  Page 
Abstract

LETTER TO THE EDITOR REPLY
61. Reply to the Letter to the Editor: "A Bleeding-Risk Score Is Not a Bleeding Endpoint: DAPT De-Escalation in mGPS-High NSTEMI"-Uncorrected Proof
Ertan Aydın, Fatih Özçubukcu, Devrim Kurt, Gökhan Gök, Aslı Vural
PMID: 42868014  doi: 10.5543/tkda.2026.45338  Page 2
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