Turkish Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery

Editor Suat Nail Ömeroğlu, Professor, Istanbul University Cerrahpaşa School of Medicine, Istanbul

Cardiovascular Surgery Managing Editor Şahin Şenay, Associate Professor, Acıbadem University School of Medicine, Istanbul	Thoracic Surgery Managing Editor Ayten Kayı Cangır, Professor, Ankara University School of Medicine, Ankara

Associate Editors Adem İlkay Diken, Associate Professor, Hitit University School of Medicine, Çorum Training and Research Hospital Bilgin Emrecan, Professor, Pamukkale University School of Medicine, Denizli Ersin Erek, Professor, Acıbadem University Atakent Hospital, Istanbul Deniz Göksedef, Associate Professor, Istanbul University Cerrahpaşa School of Medicine, Istanbul Nihan Kayalar, Professor, Okmeydanı Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul Adil Polat, Associate Professor, Bağcılar Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul Soner Sanioğlu, Associate Professor, Yeditepe University Hospital, Istanbul İlker Mataracı, Professor, Ahi Evren Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery Training and Research Hospital, Trabzon Murat Uğurlucan, Associate Professor, İstanbul University İstanbul School of Medicine, İstanbul Ertekin Utku Ünal, Associate Professor, Turkey Yuksek Ihtisas Hospital, Ankara Şenol Yavuz, Professor, Bursa Yüksek İhtisas Training and Research Hospital, Bursa	Associate Editors Muhammet Reha Çelik, Associate Professor, Inonu University School of Medicine, Malatya Atilla Eroğlu, Professor, Ataturk University School of Medicine, Erzurum Ahmet Feridun Işık, Professor, Gaziantep University School of Medicine, Gaziantep Ekber Şahin, Professor, Cumhuriyet University School of Medicine, Sivas Çağatay Saim Tezel, Associate Professor, Health Sciences Süreyyapaşa Chest Diseases and Thoracic Surgery Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul

International Editorial Consultants

Dr. Hakan Akıntürk, Germany
Dr. Manuel Antunes, Portugal
Dr. Parla Astarcı, Belgium
Dr. Emre Belli, France
Dr. Mattia Glauber, Italy

Dr. Semih Buz, Germany
Dr. Adnan Çobanoğlu, USA
Dr. M. Arısan Ergin, USA
Dr. Şükrü Mercan, S. Arabia
Dr. Aytekin Oto, USA

Dr. Joe B. Putnam, USA
Dr. Başar Sareyyüpoğlu, USA
Dr. Stephan Schuller, UK
Dr. Murat Tuzcu, USA
Dr. Josef Stehlik, USA

Statisticians

Dilşad Cebeci, İstanbul

Rian Dişçi, İstanbul

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