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ORIGINAL ARTICLE
1. Artificial Intelligence-Enhanced Risk Stratification in Non-ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction: The Incremental Prognostic Value of the Modified Glasgow Prognostic Score in Predicting 36-Month Mortality
Ertan Aydın, Fatih Özçubukcu, Devrim Kurt, Gökhan Gök, Aslı Vural
doi: 10.5543/tkda.2026.25442  Page 

2. Assessment of Patients’ Awareness of Anticoagulant Use in Atrial Fibrillation: A Cross-Sectional Survey
Fidan Pirmammadova, Hakan Gökalp Uzun, Aytan Mammadli, Ahmet Can Urgancı, Yasaman Borna, Arzu Rzayeva, Mehdi Zoghi, Meral Kayıkçıoğlu, Evrim Şimşek
doi: 10.5543/tkda.2026.23942  Page 

3. 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 

4. 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 

5. 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 

6. Early Creatinine-Defined Acute Kidney Injury and 1-Year Mortality in Critically Ill AMI-Coded Patients Meeting Premature-Age Criteria: A MIMIC-IV Retrospective Cohort Study
Hasan Burak İşleyen, Sercan Bulut, Fatih Kızkapan, Cevahir Alioğlu, Ali Arda Sözen, Mahsa Khanmohammadi, Sevil Tuğrul Yavuz, Ertuğrul Okuyan
doi: 10.5543/tkda.2026.95875  Page 

7. Indication Phenotypes and Short‑Term Clinical Outcomes in Patients Undergoing Left Atrial Appendage Closure: A Single‑Center Real‑World Experience from Türkiye
Aykan Çelik, Alper Çağrı Ağdağ, Semih Aktürk, Emre Özdemir, Sadık Volkan Emren
doi: 10.5543/tkda.2026.85533  Page 

8. 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 

9. Lipid Profiles, Angiographic Characteristics, and In-Hospital Outcomes in Adults Younger Than 45 Years With Myocardial Infarction
Hakan Gökalp Uzun, Selim Ekinci
doi: 10.5543/tkda.2026.70716  Page 

10. 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 

11. 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 

12. 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

13. 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 

14. Prevalent Sodium-Glucose Co-Transporter 2 Inhibitor Use, Baseline Laboratory Profile, and Clinical Outcomes in a Real-World Heart Failure Cohort
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
doi: 10.5543/tkda.2026.27385  Page 

15. 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 

16. Association of an Exploratory Iron Index Score With Observed NT-proBNP Trajectory in SGLT2-Treated Heart Failure and Clinical Outcomes in a Broader Cohort
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
doi: 10.5543/tkda.2026.79039  Page 

17. 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 

18. 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 

19. 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

20. 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 

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

22. Prognostic Value of Myocardial Contraction Fraction for One-Year Cardiac Death After Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation in Severe Aortic Stenosis: A Simple Echocardiographic Metric for High-Risk Stratification
Şenol Coşkun, Didar Mirzamidinov, Kurtuluş Karaüzüm, Selma Kenar Tiryakioğlu, Tayfun Şahin, Teoman Kılıç
doi: 10.5543/tkda.2026.74491  Page 

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

CASE REPORT
24. “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 

25. 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 

26. 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 

27. Calming the Adrenergic Storm: Mechanical Support Devices as a Life-Saving Stormbreaker in Iatrogenic Takotsubo Syndrome-Uncorrected Proof
Kutluhan Eren Hazır, Selim Ekinci, Fırat Eskici, Özdemir Kuzucu, Gözde Gürsoy Çirkinoğlu
PMID: 41641514  doi: 10.5543/tkda.2025.39475  Page 

28. 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 

29. 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 

30. 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 

31. 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 

32. Is Carbon Monoxide Poisoning a Potential Trigger for Spontaneous Coronary Artery Dissection? A Case Report and Review of the Literature-Uncorrected Proof
Selim Süleyman Sert, Sebahat Ulusan, Mevlüt Serdar Kuyumcu
PMID: 41628054  doi: 10.5543/tkda.2025.11859  Page 

33. Late Drug-Eluting Stent Thrombosis Presenting with Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest in a Young Patient with Primary Antiphospholipid Syndrome
Abdullah Tunçez, Halil Özalp, Burak Erdoğan, Tugay Dedebali
doi: 10.5543/tkda.2026.63490  Page 

34. 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

35. 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 

36. 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 

37. 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 

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 

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 

40. 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 

REVIEW
41. Artificial Intelligence in Echocardiography: Five Clinical Challenges and a Roadmap Toward Responsible Integration by 2030
Fatih Aydın
doi: 10.5543/tkda.2026.30071  Page 

42. Step-By-Step Left Bundle Branch Area Pacing: A Practical Technical Guide
Uğur Canpolat, Serkan Çay
doi: 10.5543/tkda.2026.24973  Page 

CASE IMAGE
43. 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

44. Inappropriate Shocks Caused by Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillator Lead Malposition
Uğur Canpolat
doi: 10.5543/tkda.2026.59390  Page 
Abstract

HOW TO?
45. Practical Considerations for the Use of GLP-1 and Dual GIP/GLP-1 Receptor Agonists in Obesity: A Clinician-Oriented Guide
Gizem Tuğçe Alp, Asena Gökçay Canpolat
doi: 10.5543/tkda.2026.41542  Page 

46. 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 

47. 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 

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