Dr. İbrahim Akın İZGİ

Doctor Information

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

Areas of Expertise

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

Professional Experiences

• 1992–1997: Assistant, Koşuyolu Heart Hospital, Istanbul
• 1997: Specialist, Koşuyolu Heart Hospital, Istanbul
• 2009–2012: Assistant Head of the 2nd Cardiology Department, Kartal Koşuyolu High Specialization Training and Research Hospital
• 02.11.2012 – 20.12.2020: Head of the 2nd Cardiology Department (Training Supervisor), Kartal Koşuyolu High Specialization Training and Research Hospital
• 20.12.2020 – 2023: Professor and Head of Cardiology Department, Faculty of Medicine, Abant İzzet Baysal University, Gölköy / Bolu
• 2023–2024: Private Pendik Bölge Hospital, Cardiology Department
• 2024–2025: Private Göztepe Medical Park Hospital, Cardiology Clinic

Publications

Participation in International Multicenter Studies

1. Taxus OLYMPIA International Launch (Phase II) Registry – Site 0239, Investigator
2. Safety and efficacy of Coracto™ in post-market surveillance registry (SECRET study) – Investigator
   Publications
   Title and Advisor of Medical Specialty Thesis:
   • Determinant factors for spontaneous echocontrast development in the left atrium in rheumatic mitral stenosis. 1997. Advisor: Prof. Dr. Yelda Başaran
   Supervised Doctoral Theses:
3. Clinical, echocardiographic, and demographic predictors of ascending aortic dilatation in patients with bicuspid aortic valve. Dr. Canan Elif Yıldız, Istanbul, 2018
4. Effect of preoperative ranolazine therapy on perioperative myocardial injury in patients with stable angina pectoris undergoing coronary artery bypass surgery. Dr. Mehmet Fatih Yılmaz, Istanbul, 2016
5. Early and late outcomes of patients who underwent transcatheter aortic valve implantation in our center. Dr. Emrah Acar, Istanbul, 2016
6. Effect of fenofibrate therapy on carotid-femoral pulse wave velocity in patients with primary hypertriglyceridemia. Dr. Süleyman Çağan Efe, Istanbul, 2015
   National and International Publications
7. Articles published in international SCI and SCI-Expanded indexed journals: 70
8. Articles published in national peer-reviewed journals: 45
9. Papers presented at international scientific congresses and published in proceedings: 23
10. Papers presented at national scientific congresses and published in abstract books: 71
11. Books (Contributions as Chapter Author):
12. From Diagnosis to Intervention: Percutaneous Coronary Procedures. Chapter author. Akademi Publishing, 2015. Editors: Cevat Kırma, Ali Metin Esen
13. Cardiac Catheterization, Angiography, and Interventions. Chapter author. Güneş Medical Publishing, 2017. Editor: Cevat Kırma
14. H-index on Web of science and Scopus sites: 11.