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Ventricular assist device applicationsKerem M Vural
Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Turkiye Yuksek Ihtisas Hospital, Ankara, Turkey
Anadolu Kardiyol Derg 8:117-30. 2008..This article briefly reviews the evolving concepts and current systems on ventricular assist devices, as well as their role in today's clinical practice...
Off-pump, in situ internal thoracic artery grafting: a durable treatment for single-vessel coronary artery diseaseKerem M Vural
Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Yuksek Ihtisas Hospital of Turkey, Ankara, Turkey
Ann Thorac Surg 79:814-8. 2005..The value of off-pump in situ left internal thoracic artery to left anterior descending coronary artery bypass grafting in single-vessel coronary artery disease was assessed by long-term angiographic and clinical data...
Off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting: long term angiographic resultsKerem M Vural
Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Yuksek Ihtisas Hospital of Turkey, Ankara, Turkey
J Card Surg 20:153-9. 2005..Although short-term results of off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting are well documented, late postoperative data are still scarce. This report provides an analysis of late postoperative control angiograms...
Approach to sinus of Valsalva aneurysms: a review of 53 casesK M Vural
Cardiovascular Surgery Department, Yuksek Ihtisas Hospital of Turkey, Ankara, Turkey
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 20:71-6. 2001..The reported experience with sinus of Valsalva aneurysms (SVAs) is limited. Our approach to this subset of patients and an algorithm-dependent classification are presented...
Long-term patency of sequential and individual saphenous vein coronary bypass graftsK M Vural
Cardiovascular Surgery Department, Turkiye Yuksek Ihtisas Hospital, Ankara, Turkey
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 19:140-4. 2001..The long-term patency rates for individual and sequential saphenous vein grafts (SVG) as coronary bypass conduits are angiographically compared; the impact of native coronary vessel characteristics is investigated...
Mid-term results of partial left ventriculectomy in end-stage heart diseaseK M Vural
Cardiovascular Surgery Department, Turkiye Yuksek Ihtisas Hospital, Ankara, Turkey
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 18:550-6. 2000..Immediate and mid-term effectiveness of partial left ventriculectomy (PLV) is assessed in 27 idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy patients...
Left ventricular aneurysm repair: an assessment of surgical treatment modalitiesK M Vural
Cardiovascular Surgery Department at Türkiye Yüksek Ihtisas Hospital, Ankara, Turkey
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 13:49-56. 1998....
Optimization of synchronization delay in latissimus dorsi dynamic cardiomyoplastyK M Vural
Cardiovascular Surgery Department, Turkiye Yuksek Ihtisas Hospital, Ankara, Turkey
Ann Thorac Surg 65:1231-4. 1998..We investigated the effect of shortening or prolonging the delay time on cardiac functions...
Closed commissurotomy versus balloon valvuloplasty for rheumatic mitral stenosisH Tokmakoglu
Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, , Ankara
J Heart Valve Dis 10:281-7. 2001..Therefore, in our practice, when surgical intervention is contraindicated due to associated problems, PMBV may be the preferred approach, but exposure to radiation may be of concern in pregnant patients...
Cardiac surgery during pregnancyZafer H Iscan
Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Yuksek Ihtisas Hospital of Turkey, Ankara, Turkey
J Heart Valve Dis 15:686-90. 2006..Cardiac surgery during pregnancy represents a major challenge as it comprises a single operation for two survivors...
What to expect after tricuspid valve replacement? Long-term resultsZafer H Iscan
Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Yuksek Ihtisas Hospital of Turkey, Ankara, Turkey
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 32:296-300. 2007..Current knowledge in long-term results of tricuspid valve replacement is limited. Present study reviews our experience from a consecutive series...
