Browsing by Author "Cihan, Gokhan"

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Atrial natriuretic peptide predicts impaired atrial remodeling and occurrence of late postoperative atrial fibrillation after surgery for symptomatic aortic stenosis

Yimaz, Mehmet Birhan; Erbay, Ali Riza; Balci, Mustafa; Guray, Yesim; Cihan, Gokhan; Guray, Umit; Kisacik, Halil L.; Korkmaz, Sule (KARGER, 2006)

Background. Aortic stenosis (AS) and atrial fibrillation (AF) are commonly encountered in clinical practice. Natriuretic peptides (NP) are endogenous cardiac hormones, which have been shown to increase in patients with ...
Role of mean platelet volume in triagging acute coronary syndromes

Yilmaz, Mehmet Birhan; Cihan, Gokhan; Guray, Yesim; Guray, Umit; Kisacik, Halil L.; Sasmaz, Hatice; Korkmaz, Sule (SPRINGER, 2008)

Background: Acute coronary syndromes, characterized by the rupture of unstable plaque and the subsequent thrombotic process involving platelets, have been increasing in relative frequency. The central role of platelet ...