Prof. Dr. İbrahim Akın İzgi

Cardiology

Prof. Dr. İbrahim Akın İzgi

Areas of Expertise

Interventional Cardiology; interventional treatments for coronary artery disease, including stent implantation, balloon angioplasty, drug-coated balloon, IVUS, and OCT
Heart Failure
Hypertension
Heart Valve Diseases and Interventional Treatments, including Transfemoral Aortic Valve Implantation (TAVI) and interventional treatment of mitral regurgitation with MitraClip
Structural Heart Diseases, including closure of ASD, PFO, VSD, and PDA
Transesophageal Echocardiography (TEE)
Medical Treatment of Arrhythmias
Peripheral and Lower Extremity Vascular Diseases and Interventional Treatments

Education:

Education and Academic Career

   •   1985–1991 — Gazi University Faculty of Medicine — Medical Degree
   •   1992–1997 — Koşuyolu Heart Hospital, Istanbul — Cardiology Residency / Medical Specialty Training
   •   2008 — Koşuyolu Heart Hospital, Istanbul — Associate Professorship in Cardiology
   •   2020 — Abant İzzet Baysal University, Bolu — Professorship in Cardiology

Academic Appointments:

Professional Experience

•   1992–1997 — Koşuyolu Heart Hospital, Istanbul — Resident Physician
   •   1997 — Koşuyolu Heart Hospital, Istanbul — Cardiology Specialist
   •   2009–2012 — Kartal Koşuyolu High Specialization Training and Research Hospital, 2nd Cardiology Clinic — Deputy Clinical Chief
   •   02.11.2012–20.12.2020 — Kartal Koşuyolu High Specialization Training and Research Hospital, 2nd Cardiology Clinic — Clinical Chief / Training Officer
   •   20.12.2020–2023 — Bolu Abant İzzet Baysal University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Cardiology, Gölköy, Bolu — Professor Doctor / Head of Department
   •   2023–2024 — Private Pendik Bölge Hospital, Department of Cardiology
   •   2024–2025 — Private Göztepe Medical Park Hospital, Cardiology Clinic

International Multicenter Studies Participated In

1. Taxus OLYMPIA International Launch Phase II Registry — Site 0239, participating investigator
2. Safety and Efficacy of Coracto™ in Post-Market Surveillance Registry — SECRET Study — participating investigator

Medical Specialty Thesis Title and Advisor

Determining factors for the development of spontaneous echocardiographic contrast in the left atrium in rheumatic mitral stenosis.
1997
Advisor: Prof. Dr. Yelda Başaran

Doctoral Theses Supervised

   1.   Clinical, echocardiographic, and demographic factors predicting ascending aortic dilatation in patients with bicuspid aortic valve disease.
Dr. Canan Elif Yıldız — Istanbul / 2018
   2.   The effect of ranolazine treatment before coronary artery bypass surgery on perioperative myocardial injury in patients with stable angina pectoris.
Dr. Mehmet Fatih Yılmaz — Istanbul / 2016
   3.   Early and late-term outcomes in patients who underwent transcatheter aortic valve implantation at our center.
Dr. Emrah Acar — Istanbul / 2016
   4.   The effect of fenofibrate treatment on carotid-femoral pulse wave velocity in patients with primary hypertriglyceridemia.
Dr. Süleyman Çağan Efe — Istanbul / 2015

National and International Publications

   1.   Articles published in international SCI and SCI-Expanded journals: 70
   2.   Articles published in national peer-reviewed journals: 45
   3.   Papers presented at international scientific meetings and published in proceedings books: 23
   4.   Papers presented at national scientific meetings and published in proceedings books: 71

Books
1. Percutaneous Coronary Interventions: From Diagnosis to Intervention
Chapter author. Akademi Publishing House, 2015.
Editors: Cevat Kırma, Ali Metin Esen
2. Cardiac Catheterization, Angiography and Intervention
Chapter author. Güneş Medical Bookstores, 2017.
Editor: Cevat Kırma

Academic Metrics

• h-index on Web of Science and Scopus: 11

Cardiology