Cardiology Assoc. Prof. Dr. Ufuk Gürkan
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Assoc. Prof. Dr. Ufuk Gürkan is a cardiology specialist at Acibadem Dr.
Sinasi Can (Kadikoy) Hospital, İstanbul, with 29+ years of experience. He treats conditions including ST-elevation myocardial infarction, coronary stent thrombosis, coronary artery ectasia, coronary slow flow, peripartum cardiomyopathy, and subclinical myocardial dysfunction, and performs procedures such as transcatheter aortic valve implantation, prophylactic ipsilateral distal femoral artery cannulation, speckle tracking echocardiography, and echocardiographic assessment of right ventricular function. He consults in…
About Assoc. Prof. Dr. Ufuk Gürkan
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Ufuk Gürkan is a cardiologist with 29 years of experience.
His listed areas of expertise include severe patient-prosthesis mismatch, right ventricular compression in pectus excavatum, coronary slow flow, coronary artery ectasia, peripartum cardiomyopathy, and subclinical myocardial dysfunction. Listed procedures and techniques include transcatheter aortic valve implantation, prophylactic ipsilateral distal femoral artery cannulation, speckle tracking echocardiography, and echocardiographic assessment of right ventricular function.
Dr. Gürkan graduated from Cukurova University Faculty of Medicine in 1997 and completed Cardiology Residency at Dr. Siyami Ersek Chest and Cardiovascular Surgery Training and Research Hospital / Cardiology Clinic from 1997 to 2002. He was a Specialist Doctor at the same institution’s Cardiology Clinic from 2002 to 2003 and Chief Assistant there from 2003 to 2017. He received an Associate Professorship from Dr. Siyami Ersek Chest Heart and Vascular Surgery Training and Research Hospital / Cardiology in 2017. Dr. Gürkan joined Acibadem Health Group in 2023.
The profile lists 10 publications dated between 2013 and 2022. Their subjects include transcatheter aortic valve implantation and distal femoral artery cannulation; peripartum cardiomyopathy and subclinical myocardial dysfunction; and echocardiographic assessment of right ventricular function in pectus excavatum. The profile also lists the Turkish Society of Cardiology among 1 professional body.
Dr. Gürkan 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
- 2017Dr. Siyami Ersek Chest Heart and Vascular Surgery Training and Research Hospital / Cardiology (Dr. Siyami Ersek Chest Heart and Vascular Surgery Training and Research Hospital / Cardiology / Associate Professorship
- 2002Cardiology
- 1997Cukurova University Faculty of Medicine
Professional Experience
- 2023Acibadem Health Group
- 2020–2022Dr. Siyami Ersek Chest and Cardiovascular Surgery Training and Research Hospital / Coronary Intensive Care Unit / Coronary Intensive Care Unit Supervisor
- 2020Dr. Siyami Ersek Chest and Cardiovascular Surgery Training and Research Hospital / Cardiology Clinic / Education Assistant
- 2003–2017Dr. Siyami Ersek Chest and Cardiovascular Surgery Training and Research Hospital / Cardiology Clinic / Chief Assistant
- 2002–2003Dr. Siyami Ersek Chest and Cardiovascular Surgery Training and Research Hospital / Cardiology Clinic / Specialist Doctor
- 1997–2002Dr. Siyami Ersek Chest and Cardiovascular Surgery Training and Research Hospital / Cardiology Clinic / Cardiology Residency
- 1997Kazım Karabekir Health Center-Adana / General Practitioner
Professional Memberships
- Turkish Society of Cardiology
Selected Publications
- The Role of Prophylactic Ipsilateral Distal Femoral Artery Cannulation in Preventing Periprocedural Peripheral Complications During Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation. Archives of the Turkish Society of Cardiology, 50(5), 327-333. (2022) Avcı, İ., Zeren, G., Sungur, M. A., Şimşek, B., Can, F., Yılmaz, M. F., Yılmaz, Ş., Gürkan, U & Karabay, C. Y.
- Effects of RAAS blocker use on AKI in elderly hypertensive STEMI patients with propensity score weighed method. Clinical and Experimental Hypertension, 44(5): 1-8. (2022) Zeren, G., Avci, I. I., Sungur, M. A., Simsek, B., Sungur, A., Can, F., Karabay, C. Y., Yilmaz, M. F., Gurkan, U., Kalkan, S., Karagoz, A.
- Association of ectatic non-infarct-related artery with 1-month stent thrombosis in patients with ST elevation myocardial infarction Postgraduate Medical Journal. (2022) Zeren, G., Avci, İ. İ., Sungur, M. A., Şimşek, B., Sungur, A., Yılmaz, M. F., Can, F., Gürkan, U. & Karabay, C. Y.
- Subclinical myocardial dysfunction in patients with complete recovery from peripartum cardiomyopathy: a long-term clinical strain- echocardiographic study Hypertension in Pregnancy, 41(2), 89-96. (2022) Akgoz, H., & Gürkan, U.
- Speckle tracking echocardiography in severe patient-prosthesis mismatch Herz. (2021). Aug; 46 (4): 375-380. Ösken A, Dayı ŞÜ, Özcan KS, Keskin M, Öz TK, Poyraz E, Gürkan U, Akgöz H, Çam N.
- Assessment of Atrial Conduction Times in Patientswith Newly Diagnosed Parkinson’s Disease. Parkinsons Dis. (2018) Jul 16;2018:2916905. doi: 10.1155/2018/2916905. Çanga Y, Emre A, Yüksel GA, Karataş MB, Yelgeç NS, Gürkan U, Çalık AN, Tireli H, Terzi S.
- Value of the neutrophil-to-lymphocyteratio in predicting left ventricular recovery in patients with peripartum cardiomyopathy Wien Klin Wochenschr. December: 129: 893¬899. doi: 10.1007/s00508-017-1227-6. WOS:000416845300006 ( 2017) Gürkan U, Akgöz H, Aksoy Ş, Can Gürkan Ö, Osken A, Unal Dayi S, Oz D, Haci R.
- The presence of fragmented QRS on 12-lead ECG in patients with coronary slow flow. Cardiol Pol. (2014) ;72(1):14-9. doi: 10.5603/KP.2013.0181. 2. Yilmaz H, Gungor B, Kemaloglu T, Sayar N, Erer B, Yilmaz M, Cakmak N, Gurkan U, Oz D, Bolca O.
- Severity of periodontitis in patients with isolated coronary artery ectasia IntHeart J. (2014); 55(4):296-300. Epub 2014 Jun 2 Gürkan U, Yağmur S, Akgöz H, Aksoy S, Oz D, Akyüz S, Yılmaz H, Karataş MB, Bolca O
- Echocardiographic assessment of right ventricular function before and after surgery in patients with pectus excavatum and right ventricular compression Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. (2014) Apr;62(3):231-5. doi: 10.1055/s-0033-1342941. Gürkan U, Aydemir B, Aksoy S, Akgöz H, Tosu AR, Oz D, Güngör B, Yılmaz H, Bolca O.
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