Pediatric Cardiology Prof. Dr. Ayhan Çevik
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Prof. Dr. Ayhan Çevik is a Pediatric Cardiology specialist at Acibadem Atasehir Hospital in İstanbul with 23+ years of experience.
He treats pediatric congenital and acquired heart disease, including pulmonary arterial hypertension in children, duct-dependent and left-to-right shunt congenital heart disease, congenital intracardiac shunts, transposition of the great arteries with intact ventricular septum, and coronary sinus ostial atresia, and performs pediatric transthoracic echocardiography, Doppler tissue imaging, pulmonary vascular resistance assessment, and oxygen…
About Prof. Dr. Ayhan Çevik
Prof. Dr. Ayhan Çevik is a pediatric cardiologist with 23 years of experience. His listed areas of expertise include pulmonary hypertension associated with congenital heart disease, congenital intracardiac shunts, coronary sinus ostial atresia, pediatric transthoracic echocardiography, pulmonary vascular resistance assessment, and oxygen vasoreactivity testing.
Dr. Çevik graduated from Uludag University Faculty of Medicine in 1995 and completed pediatrics training at Izmir Dr. Behçet Uz Children’s Diseases Training and Research Hospital in 2003. He was at Gazi University Faculty of Medicine Pediatric Cardiology in 2011. He was appointed Associate Professor Dr. in Pediatric Cardiology in 2013 and Prof. Dr. at Istanbul Bilim University Florence Nightingale Hospital in 2014. He joined Acibadem Health Group in 2021 and practises at Acibadem Atasehir Hospital in İstanbul, Türkiye.
The profile lists 3 professional bodies, among them the Turkish Society of Pediatric Cardiology and Cardiac Surgery, the Turkish National Pediatric Association, and the Istanbul Medical Chamber.
The profile lists 10 publications dated between 2012 and 2019. Their subjects include pulmonary arterial hypertension and pulmonary vascular resistance in children, echocardiographic assessment in childhood congenital heart disease, and transposition of the great arteries with intact ventricular septum.
Dr. Çevik speaks Turkish and English. Online consultation is available, allowing patients abroad to speak with the doctor before travelling.
Areas of Expertise
Conditions treated and procedures performed by this specialist.
Education
- 2014Istanbul Bilim University Florence Nightingale Hospital / Pediatric Cardiology / Prof. Dr.
- 2013Pediatric Cardiology / Associate Professor Dr.
- 2011Gazi University Faculty of Medicine Pediatric Cardiology
- 2003Izmir Dr. Behçet Uz Children’s Diseases Training and Research Hospital Pediatrics
- 1995Uludag University Faculty of Medicine
Professional Experience
- 2021Acibadem Health Group
- 2013–2020Florence Nightingale Hospital / Pediatric Cardiology Instructor
- 2011–2012Siyami Ersek Heart and Vascular Surgery Hospital / Pediatric Cardiology
- 2007–2008Acibadem Izmit Hospital / Pediatrics Specialist
- 2004–2006Sani Konukoglu Hospital / Pediatrics
- 2003–2004Moris Shinasi Hospital / Pediatrics
Professional Memberships
- Turkish National Pediatric Association
- Turkish Society of Pediatric Cardiology and Cardiac Surgery
- Istanbul Medical Chamber
Selected Publications
- Pulmonary artery banding and venous bidirectional cava-pulmonary shunt for two-stage arterial switch procedure in late referral of patients with transposition of the great arteries and intact ventricular septum: midterm results Cardiol Young. 2019 May;29(5):649-654. doi: 10.1017/S104795111900043X.PMID: 31230611 Cevik A, Karaci AR, Polat B, Erturk M, Yalcin Y, Yazicioglu V, Salihoglu E.
- Coronary sinus ostial atresia: A rare associated anomaly that should be remembered in patients undergoing univentricular palliation. Anatol J Cardiol. 2018 Nov;20(5):303-304. doi: 10.14744/AnatolJCardiol.2018.84453. Çevik A, Ertürk M, Turgut Balcı Ş, Yalçın K, Karacı AR.
- Missing atrioventricular echogenic mass during paediatric HeartWare® implantation Anaesthesiol Intensive Ther. 2017;49(2):174. doi: 10.5603/AIT.a2017.0018. Epub 2017 Apr 18.PMID: 28417446 Saracoglu KT, Saracoglu A, Cevik A, Kafali IH.
- Serum levels of soluble icam-1 in children with pulmonary artery hypertension Tex Heart Inst J. 2014 Apr 1;41(2):159-64. doi: 10.14503/THIJ-12-3012 Oguz MM, Oguz AD, Sanli C, Cevik A.
- Evaluation of pulmonary vascular resistance and vasoreactivity testing with oxygen in children with congenital heart disease and pulmonary arterial hypertension Anatolian Cardiol Derg. 2014 Mar;14(2):196-8. doi: 10.5152/akd.2014.4393. Epub 2014 Feb 11. Cevik A, Kula S, Olguntürk R, Tunaoğlu S, Oğuz D, Saylan B, Sanlı C.
- Doppler tissue imaging provides an estimate of pulmonary arterial pressure in children with pulmonary hypertension due to congenital intracardiac shunts. Congenit Heart Dis. 2013 Nov-Dec;8(6):527-34. doi: 10.1111/chd.12030. Epub 2012 Dec 27. Cevik A, Kula S, Olgunturk R, Saylan B, Pektas A, Oguz D, Tunaoglu S.
- Efficacy of very low-dose prostaglandin E1 in duct-dependent congenital heart disease Cardiol Young. 2013 Oct 29:1-7. [Epub ahead of print] Yucel IK, Cevik A, Bulut MO, Dedeoglu R, Demir IH, Erdem A, Celebi A.
- Left-to-Right Shunt with Congenital Heart Disease: Single Center Experience. ISRN Cardiol. 2013 Jun 23;2013:301617. doi: 10.1155/2013/301617. Print 2013. Cevik A, Olgunturk R, Kula S, Saylan B, Pektas A, Oguz D, Tunaoglu S.
- Assessment of Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension and Vascular Resistance by Measurements of the Pulmonary Arterial Flow Velocity Curve in the Absence of a Measurable Tricuspid Regurgitant Velocity in Childhood Congenital Heart Disease Pediatr Cardiol. 2012 Oct 5. [Epub ahead of print] DOI 10.1007/s00246-012-0520-4 Cevik A, Kula S, Olgunturk R, Tunaoglu FS, Oguz AD, Saylan B, Cilsal E, Sanli C.
- Quantitative evaluation of right ventricle function by transthoracic echocardiography in childhood congenital heart disease patients with pulmonary hypertension. Echocardiography. 2012 Aug;29(7):840-8. doi: 10.1111/j.1540-8175.2012.01697.x. Epub 2012 Apr 11. Cevik A, Kula S, Olgunturk R, Tunaoglu FS, Oguz AD, Pektas A, Saylan B
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