Özdemir Kuzucu

Calming the Adrenergic Storm: Mechanical Support Devices as a Life-Saving Stormbreaker in Iatrogenic Takotsubo Syndrome

Takotsubo syndrome is a cardiomyopathy characterized by transient ventricular dysfunction caused by excessive sympathetic discharge, which may potentially lead to a fatal outcome. This case report presents the successful management of a 41-year-old female patient with iatrogenic...

The Limits of Comorbidity Indices in TAVI: How Aggregation Dilutes the Prognostic Power of Individual Biomarkers

Objective. Heart-team decisions in transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) lean on EuroSCORE II, yet the comorbidity burden that often drives the final choice is rarely scored. We tested a specific two-part hypothesis: whether formally quantifying comorbidity burden (via t...