Medical School Graduation and Year:

Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine, 1995

Specialization Training Location and Year:

Siyami Ersek Chest Cardiovascular Surgery Hospital, 1997-2001

Professional Experience:

Mardin Nusaybin State Hospital (General Practitioner), 1995-1996

Siyami Ersek Chest Cardiovascular Surgery Hospital, Cardiology Department (Assistant), 1997-2001

Adıyaman State Hospital (Specialist), 2001-2002

Siyami Ersek Chest Cardiovascular Surgery Hospital, Cardiology Department (Chief Resident), 2002-2008

Mehmet Akif Ersoy Chest Cardiovascular Surgery Hospital, Cardiology Department (Clinical Chief), 2009-2012

Siyami Ersek Chest Cardiovascular Surgery Hospital (Chief Physician), 2013-2014

Mehmet Akif Ersoy Chest Cardiovascular Surgery Hospital, Cardiology Department (Assistant Professor), 2014-2017

Medipol University Medipol Mega Hospital (Assistant Professor), 2017-2023

Medical Areas of Interest:

Structural Heart Diseases

Catheter-Based Endovascular Interventions

Venous System Diseases and Varicose Vein Treatment

Special Experience:

Structural Heart Diseases (Congenital Defects and ASD-VSD-PDA Procedures)

Carotid Interventions

Peripheral Artery Disease Interventions

Aortic Endovascular (EVAR-TEVAR) Interventions

Paravalvular Leak Closure Procedures

Percutaneous (Catheter) Valve Interventions (TAVI and MitraClip)

Alcohol Septal Ablation

Chronic Total Occlusion Coronary Treatment

Scientific publications

A. Articles Published in International Refereed Journals

A1. Bolca O, Akdemir O, Eren M, Dagdeviren B, Yildirim A, Tezel T. Left atrial maximum volume is a recurrence predictor in lone atrial fibrillation: an acoustic quantification study. Jpn Heart J. 2002 May;43(3):241-8.

A2. Gorgulu S, Eksik A, Eren M, Celik S, Uslu N, Yildirim A, Dagdeviren B, Tezel T. The Assessment of the Effects of Various Maneuvers on both Atrial Pressure Changes. Int J Cardiol;92:241-245. (2003)

A3. Gorgulu S, Uslu N, Eren M, Celik S, Yildirim A, Dagdeviren B, Tezel T. Aortic stiffness in patients with cardiac syndrome X. Acta Cardiol;58:507-511. (2003)

A4. Uslu N, Eren M, Gorgulu S, Aksu H, Yildirim A, Celik S, Dagdeviren B, Ocakli B, Tezel T. Left and right ventricular function in patients with systemic sarcoidosis (Brief communication). Acta Cardiol; 58:270-271. (2003)

A5. Celik S, Ozay B, Dagdeviren B, Gorgulu S, Yildirim A, Uslu N, Ketenci B, Eren M, Akgoz H, Demirtas M, Tezel T. The effect of patient age at surgical intervention on long term right ventricular performance in atrial septal defect: a pulsed wave tissue Doppler echocardiography study. Jpn Heart Journal;45:265-273. (2004)

A6. Celik S, Dagdeviren B, Yildirim A, Gorgulu S, Uslu N, Eren M, Gurol T, Ozen E, Tezel T. Determinants of coronary flow abnormalities in obstructive type hypertrophic cardiomyopathy: noninvasive assessment by transthoracic Doppler echocardiography. J Am Soc Echocardiogr:;17:744-749. (2004)

A7. Bolca O, Eren M, Akdemir O, Yildirim A, Dagdeviren B, Tezel T. Prediction of infarct-related coronary artery of patients with acute inferior myocardial infarction by a predischarge exercise test index. Angiology. 2004 Nov-Dec;55(6):679-83.

A8. Celik S, Dagdeviren B, Yildirim A, Uslu N, Soylu O, Gorgulu S, Gurol T, Eren M, Tezel T. Comparison of coronary flow velocities between patients with obstructive and nonobstructive type hypertrophic cardiomyopathy: noninvasive assessment by transthoracic Doppler Echocardiography. Echocardiography:;22; 1-7. (2005)

A9. Uslu N, Gorgulu S, Alper AT, Eren M, Nurkalem Z, Yildirim A, Ozer O. Erectile dysfunction as a generalized vascular disorder. J Am Soc Echocardiogr:;19:341-346 (2006)

A10. Uslu N, Akyol A, Gorgulu S, Eren M, Ocakli B, Celik S, Yildirim A, Aksu H, Nurkalem Z. Heart rate variability in patients with sarcoidosis. Ann Noninvasive Electrocardiol. ;11:38-42. (2006)

A11. Uslu N, Gorgulu S, Yildirim A, Eren M. Accessory Mitral Valve Tissue: Report of Two Asymptomatic Cases. Cardiology;105:155-157. (2006)

A12. Uslu N, Eren M, Gorgulu S, Alper AT, Yildirim A, Nurkalem Z, Aksu H. Left ventricular diastolic function and endothelial function in patients with erectile dysfunction. Am J Cardiol 2006 15;97(12):1785-8. (2006)

A13. Yildirim A, Soylu O, Dagdeviren B, Ergelen M, Celik S, Zencirci E, Tezel T. Cardiac resynchronization improves coronary blood flow.Tohoku J Exp Med. 2007 Jan;211(1):43-7.

A14. Yildirim A, Soylu O, Dagdeviren B, Zor U. Tezel T.Correlation Between Doppler Derived dP/dt and Left Ventricular Asynchrony In Patients Wıth Dilated Cardiomyopathy: a combined study using strain rate imaging and conventional Doppler Echocardiography. Echocardiography. 2007 May;24(5):508-14.

A15. Yildirim A, Soylu O, Dagdeviren B, Eksik A, Tezel T. Sympathetic overactivity in patients with left ventricular aneurysm in early period after anterior myocardial infarction: does sympathetic overactivity predict aneurysm formation? Angiology. 2007 58: 275-282.

A16. Eksik A, Akyol A, Norgaz T, Aksu H, Erdinler I, Cakmak N, Alper AT, Cinar B, Yildirim A, Gürkan K. Circadian pattern of spontaneous ventricular tachyarrhythmias in patients with implantable cardioverter defibrillators. Med Sci Monit. 2007 Sep;13(9):CR412-416

A17. Soylu O, Yildirim A, Coker A, Tezel T, List EO, Arman A. Interleukin-1B (-511) gene polymorphism is associated with acute coronary syndrome in the Turkish population. Eur Cytokine Netw. 2008 Mar;19(1):42-8. 2008

A18. Soylu O, Celik S, Karakus G, Yildirim A, Ergelen M, Zencirci E, Aksu H, Tezel T. Transthoracic Doppler echocardiographic coronary flow imaging in identification of left anterior descending coronary artery stenosis in patients with left bundle branch block. Echocardiography. 2008 Sep Volume 25(10), 1065 – 1070

A19. Arman A, Soylu O, Yildirim A, Furman A, Ercelen N, Aydogan H, Coker A, Tezel T. Interleukin-1 receptor antagonist gene VNTR polymorphism is associated with coronary artery disease.Arq Bras Cardiol. 2008 Nov;91(5):293-8. English, Portuguese.

A20. Soylu O, Celik S, Karakus G, Yildirim A, Ergelen M, Zencirci E, Aksu H, Tezel T. Transthoracic doppler echocardiographic coronary flow imaging in identification of left anterior descending coronary artery stenosis in patients with left bundle branch block. Echocardiography. 2008 Nov;25(10):1065-70. Epub 2008 Sep 2.

A21- Ergelen M, Soylu O, Uyarel H, Yildirim A, Osmonov D, Orhan AL. Management of acute coronary syndrome in a case of Behçet's disease. Blood Coagulation & Fibrinolysis. 2009;20:715-18.

A22- Ergelen M, Uyarel H, Gorgulu S, Norgaz T, Ayhan E, Akkaya E, Cicek G, Isık T, Gunaydin ZY, Soylu O, Ugur M, Yildirim A, Tezel T. Comparison of outcomes in young versus nonyoung patients with ST elevation myocardial infarction treated by primary angioplasty. Coron Artery Dis. 2010;21:72-7.

A23- Karabulut A, Sürgit O, Akgül O, Yıldırım A. Complete cure with medical treatment of prosthetic mitral valve endocarditis, which is initially diagnosed as mitral valve thrombus. Anadolu Kardiyol Derg. 2011 Sep;11(6):565-6.

A23- Coker A, Arman A, Soylu O, Tezel T, Yildirim A. Lack of association between IL-1 and IL-6 gene polymorphisms and myocardial infarction in Turkish population. Int J Immunogenet. 2011 Jun;38(3):201-8.

A24- Gül M, Akgül O, Ertürk M, Yıldırım A. Anadolu Kardiyol Derg.. Simultaneous percutaneous peripheral arterial intervention and transfemoral transcatheter aortic valve implantation in bilateral iliac artery occlusive disease. 2012 Jun;12(4):371-3

A25- A New Specific Device in Transcatheter Prosthetic Paravalvular Leak Closure: A Prospective Two-Center Trial.Yildirim A, Goktekin O, Gorgulu S, Norgaz T, Akkaya E, Aydin U, Unal Aksu H, Bakir I.Catheter Cardiovasc Interv. 2016 Oct;88(4):618-624.

A26- Visfatin levels are increased in patients with resistant hypertension and are correlated with left ventricular hypertrophy. Ozal E, Sahin I, Bolat I, Pusuroglu H, Avci II, Akgul O, Ornek V, Sürgit O, Yildirim A. Blood Press Monit. 2017 Jun;22(3):137-142.

A27- Successful transcatheter mitral valve replacement in a patient with bioprosthetic valvular degeneration and severe regurgitation. Çakal B, Deniz Çakal S, Karaca O, Omaygenc MO, Yıldırım A.Turk Kardiyol Dern Ars. 2019 Apr;47(3):228-231

A28- Increased level of resistin predicts development of atrial fibrillation. Özcan KS, Güngör B, Altay S, Osmonov D, Ekmekçi A, Özpamuk F, Kemaloğlu T, Yıldırım A, Tayyareci G, Erdinler İ. J Cardiol. 2014 Apr;63(4):308-12.

A29-Partial detachment of tricuspid valve annuloplasty ring detected by three-dimensional transesophageal echocardiography. Uygur B, Ertürk M, Ünal Aksu H, Yıldırım A. Anatol J Cardiol. 2016 May;16(5):E9.

A30- Özcan KS, Güngör B, Altay S, Osmonov D, Ekmekçi A, Özpamuk F, Kemaloğlu T, Yıldırım A, Tayyareci G, Erdinler İ. J Cardiol. 2014 Nov;64(5):420.

A31- The importance of the neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio in patients with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. Ozyilmaz S, Akgul O, Uyarel H, Pusuroglu H, Gul M, Satilmisoglu MH, Bolat I, Ozyilmaz I, Uçar H, Yildirim A, Bakir I. Rev Port Cardiol. 2017 Apr;36(4):239-246.

A32- Closure of a paravalvular communication originating from the pseudoaneurysm of the mitral-aortic intervalvular fibrosa following prosthetic valve infective endocarditis. Çakal S, Çakal B, Yıldırım A.

Anatol J Cardiol. 2021 Oct;25(10):741-742.

A33-Surgical Transapical Approach for Prosthetic Mitral Paravalvular Leak Closure: Early Results. Aydin U, Sen O, Kadirogullari E, Onan B, Yildirim A, Bakir I. Artif Organs. 2017 Mar;41(3):253-261.

A34- Failed transcatheter mitral valve-in-ring implantation followed by transapical valve-in-valve within the ring and ad hoc paravalvular leak closure. Çakal B, Çakal S, Güneş HM, Omaygenç MO, Yıldırım A. Anatol J Cardiol. 2021 Jan;25(1):50-53.

A35- An uncommon percutaneous treatment of aortic pseudoaneurysm. Yalçın AA, Kahraman S, Yıldırım A, Erkanlı K. Anatol J Cardiol. 2018 Aug;20(2):132-133.

B. Papers Presented at International Scientific Meetings and Published in Proceedings

B1. Gorgulu S, Eren M, Celik S,Uslu N, Yildirim A, Dagdeviren B, Tezel T. A new echocardiographic method in assessing pulmonary vascular bed in patients with congenital heart disease: pulmonary artery stiffness. The sixth annual meeting of the ESC Working group on Echocardiography Munich, Germany, 4-7 December 2002.

B2. Gorgulu S, Eren M, Uslu N, Yildirim A, Celik S, Dagdeviren B, Tezel T. A new morphological classification in atrial septal aneurysm. The sixth annual meeting of the ESC Working group on Echocardiography Munich, Germany, 4-7 December 2002.

B3. Gorgulu S, Eren M, Uslu N, Yildirim A, Celik S, Dagdeviren B, Tezel T. The effects of estrogen and hormone replacement therapy on aortic stiffness and left ventricular diastolic function. The sixth annual meeting of the ESC Working group on Echocardiography Munich, Germany, 4-7 December 2002.

B4. Gorgulu S, Eren M, Uslu N, Yildirim A, Celik S, Dagdeviren B, Tezel T. A new approach in assessing the severity of coronary artery disease: the change in aortic stiffness with nitroglyserin. The sixth annual meeting of the ESC Working group on Echocardiography Munich, Germany, 4-7 December 2002.

B5. Yildirim A, Celik S, Dağdeviren B, Uslu N, Gorgulu S, Eren M, Tezel T. Correlation between Doppler derived Dp/Dt and left ventricular asyncrony in patients with dilated cardiomyopathy: a study combined using of strain imaging and conventional Doppler echocardiography. The seventh annual meeting of the ESC Working group on Echocardiography Barcelona, Spain, 3-6 December 2003.

B6. Gorgulu S, Eren M, Uzunlar B, Celik S, Yildirim A, Uslu N, Dağdeviren B, Tezel T. Assessing the effect of low dose dobutamine on various diastolic function indexes. The seventh annual meeting of the ESC Working group on Echocardiography Barcelona, Spain, 3-6 December 2003.

B7. Eren M, Uslu N, Gorgulu S, Yildirim A, Celik S, Dagdeviren B, Tezel T. Is it possible to use the acceleration slope of mitral a wave in assessing left atrial appendage function? The seventh annual meeting of the ESC Working group on Echocardiography Barcelona, Spain, 3-6 December 2003.

B8. Uslu N, Akyol A, Eren M, Aksu H, Gorgulu S, Yildirim A, Celik S, Dagdeviren B, Ocaklı B, Tezel T. Heart rate variability in patients with systemic sarcoidosis. The 19th european congress of the international society of non-invasive cardiology, 8-10 May, 2003, İstanbul.

B9. Uslu N, Eren M, Gorgulu S, Yildirim A, Celik S, Dagdeviren B, Aksu H, Ocaklı B, Tezel T. Left and right ventricular functions in patients with systemic sarcoidosis. The 19th european congress of the international society of non-invasive cardiology, 8-10 May, 2003, İstanbul

B10. Celik S, Dagdeviren B, Yildirim A, Gorgulu S, Uslu N, Eren M, Ozen E, Tezel T. The Determinant of the abnormal phasic coronary flow pattern in patient with obstructive hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. The 19th european congress of the international society of non-invasive cardiology, 8-10 May, 2003, İstanbul

B11. Celik S, Dagdeviren B, Yildirim A, Soylu O, Uslu N, Gorgulu S, Tezel T. Usefulness of transthorasic echocardiographic coronary flow imaging in identification of left anterior descending coronary artery stenosis in patients with left bundle branch block. ESC Congrees Munich, Germany, 28 August-1 September 2004.

B12. O Soylu, A Aydin, MS Yilmazer, A Yildirim, B Dagdeviren. Improved prediction of coronary artery disease by using strain rate imaging in patients with acute chest pain and non-diagnostic ECG.. Prented as Oral Presentation during Euroecho 10; 06 – 09 December 2006, Prague, Czech Republic

B13. Ahmet L Orhan, Nurten Sayar, Zekeriya Nurkalem, Ismail Erdem, Nevzat Uslu, Hakan Hasdemir, Aydın Yıldırım, Özer Soylu, Betül Erer, Kemal yesilcimen, Mehmet Eren, Kemal Sayar. Autonomic dysfunction and anxiety relation in patients with mitralvalve prolapsus – a new approach to an ex-case: who should be given medication? 4th Congress Of Update In Cardiology And Cardiovascular Surgery,28th November-2nd December 2008, Antalya,Turkey. Clinical Cardiology POSTER 2008; 31 (Supplementum 2):80

B14. Ergelen M, Uyarel H, Gül M, Turer A, Yildirim A, Bozbay M, Demirci D, Ersan D, Türkkan C, Uluganyan M, Tezel T. Efficiacy and outcome of primary percutaneous coronary intervention in patients with ST elevation myocardial infarction due to saphenous vein graft occlusion. Poster, 6 th Congress of Update in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Surgery, Int J Cardiol. Vol. 140, S51, Izmir, 2010.

D. Articles Published in National Refereed Journals

D1. Bolca O, Eren M, Dağdeviren B, Soylu Ö, Yıldırım A, Tezel T. Effect of Conversion to Sinus Rhythm on Left Ventricle Regional Myocardial Tissue Velocities in Patients with Lone Atrial Fibrillation. Turkish Cardiol Dern Arş 2001; 29:400-405

D2. Dagdeviren B, Eren M, Gorgulu S, Soylu O, Ozer N, Yildirim A, Tezel T. Value of tissue Doppler imaging in the determination of the right ventricular systolic function. Anatolian Cardiol Derg. 2001 Jun;1(2):85-9.

D3. Eren M, Dagdeviren B, Bolca O, Norgaz T, Yildirim A, Akhan H, Oz D, Yaka H, Ozer N, Tezel T. The evaluation of the severity of mitral regurgitation using color Doppler echocardiographic methods. Anatolian Cardiol Derg. 2001 Jun;1(2):90-7.

D4. Bolca O, Dagdeviren B, Eren M, Ozer N, Yildirim A, Tezel T. Evaluation of dynamic left ventricular outflow tract obstruction by dobutamine stress echocardiography. Anatolian Cardiol Derg. 2001 Sep;1(3):140-5

D7. Görgülü Ş, Uslu N, Yıldırım A, Gürdogan M, Avcı İ, Nurkalem Z, Bağırtan B, Aksoy Ş, Tezel H, Tezel T. New morphologic classification of atrial septal aneurysms. Turkish Journal of Echocardiography 2002;4:104-109.

D5. Görgülü Ş, Eren M, Yıldırım A, Özer O, Uslu N, Çelik S, Dağdeviren B, Nurkalem Z, Bağırtan B, Tezel T. A new echocardiographic approach in the evaluation of the pulmonary vascular bed in congenital heart disease: Pulmonary artery stiffness. Anatolian Cardiol Derg 2003;3:92-97.

D6. Görgülü Ş, Eren M, Çelik S, Yıldırım A, Uslu N, Dağdeviren B, Gürol T, Uzunlar B, Nurkalem Z, Tezel T. Redefinition of patent foramen oval. MN Cardiology 2003;10;104-110.

D7. Çelik S, Özay B, Dağdeviren B, Görgülü Ş, Yıldırım A, Uslu N, Soylu Ö, Eren M, Demirtas M, Tezel T. Effect of surgical closure of secundum-type atrial septal defect on right and left ventricular function: a tissue Doppler echocardiography study. MN Cardiology 2004;11:188-193.

D8. Ökmen A.Ş, Yıldırım A, Soylu Ö, Çelik S.E, Ökmen E, Tezel T. The effect of exercise with bicycle ergometry on left ventricular diastolic filling parameters in patients with diastolic dysfunction Türk Kardiyol Dern Arş 2005; 33:268-275

D9. Yıldırım A, Soylu O, Aydın A, Güveli H, Ergelen M, Celik S, Gungor B, Çakmak E.Ö, Uzun F, Tezel T. The relationship between endothelial dysfunction and serum aminotransferase levels in nonalcoholic fatty liver disease Türk Kardiyol Dern Arş 2007; 35:354-359

D10- Ergelen M, Uyarel H, Soylu Ö, Yıldırım A, Orhan L, Erer B. Effect of digoxin on right ventricular contractile functions in patients with pulmonary hypertension: Tissue and Strain Doppler study. Ümraniye Medical Journal. 2009;2:1-5

D11- Ergelen M, Uyarel H, Soylu Ö, Ayhan E, Çiçek G, Akyüz Ş, Yıldırım A, Nurkalem Z, Tezel T. Frequency, risk factors and prognosis of gastrointestinal bleeding in patients undergoing primary angioplasty for acute myocardial infarction. Archives of the Turkish Society of Cardiology, 2010;38:101-06

D12- Akyuz S. Akyol A. Yildirim A. Uslu N. Soylu O. Gurkan K Long-Term Comparison of Changes in Diastolic Functions in Patients with Permanent Pacemaker Implantation in DDD and VVI Mode. MN Cardiology Volume: 17 No: 3 180-187 2010

E. Papers Presented at National Scientific Meetings and Published in Proceedings

E1. Görgülü Ş, Eren M, Çelik S, Uslu N, Yıldırım A, Uzunlar B, Dağdeviren B, Tezel T. Redefinition of patent foramen oval. XVIIIth National Cardiology Congress, Antalya, October 5-8, 2002.

E2. Görgülü Ş, Eren M, Çelik S, Uslu N, Yıldırım A, Uzunlar B, Dağdeviren B, Nurkalem Z, Özer O, Tezel T. Aortic stiffness in patients with cardiac syndrome x. XVIIIth National Cardiology Congress, Antalya, October 5-8, 2002.

E3. Görgülü S, Eren M, Özer O, Yıldırım A, Uslu N, Çelik S, Dağdeviren B, Tezel T. A new echocardiographic method for the evaluation of pulmonary vascular bed in congenital heart disease: Pulmonary artery stiffness. XVIIIth National Cardiology Congress, Abstracts, 30, SB37, October 5-8, Antalya, 2002.

E4. Görgülü S, Eren M, Uslu N, Yıldırım A, Çelik S, Dağdeviren B, Tezel T. New morphologic classification of atrial septal aneurysms. XVIIIth National Cardiology Congress, Abstracts, 30, SB38, October 5-8, Antalya, 2002.

E5. Görgülü S, Eren M, Aksu H, Çelik S, Uslu N, Yıldırım A, Dağdeviren B, Tezel T. A new method to evaluate the severity of mitral stenosis: Vena Contracta. XVIIIth National Cardiology Congress, Abstracts, 30, SB63, October 5-8, Antalya, 2002.

E6. Celik S, Dagdeviren B, Görgülü S, Yildirim A, Uslu N, Eren M, Tezel T. Comparison of distal LAD flows by transthoracic pulse Doppler echocardiography in patients with obstructive and nonobstructive hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. XVIIIth National Cardiology Congress, Abstracts, 30, SB117, October 5-8, Antalya, 2002.

E7. Görgülü S, Eren M, Çelik S, Uslu N, Yıldırım A, Dağdeviren B, Cinsoy S, Tezel T. Effects of estrogen and hormone replacement therapies on left ventricular diastolic function. XVIIIth National Cardiology Congress, Abstracts, 30, P104, October 5-8, Antalya, 2002.

E8. Çelik S, Görgülü S, Özay B, Uslu N, Yıldırım A, Dağdeviren B, Eren M, Tezel T. Comparison of right ventricular function in early and late atrial septal defects with tissue Doppler imaging. XVIIIth National Cardiology Congress, Abstracts, 30, SB 203, October 5-8, Antalya, 2002.

E9. Görgülü Ş, Vural M, Eren M, Yıldırım A, Uslu N, Çelik S, Dağdeviren B, Tezel T. Effects of valve replacement on left ventricular structure, function and effort capacity in patients with chronic mitral and aortic regurgitation. XIXth National Cardiology Congress, Antalya, October 11-14, 2003.

E10. Görgülü Ş, Uslu N, Eren M, Yıldırım A, Özer O, Çelik S, Dağdeviren B, Tezel T. The relationship between pulmonary artery stiffness and right ventricular function. XIXth National Cardiology Congress, Antalya, October 11-14, 2003.

E11. Görgülü Ş, Uslu N, Eren M, Yıldırım A, Özer O, Çelik S, Dağdeviren B, Tezel T. The relationship between right ventricular filling parameters and right atrial pressure. XIXth National Cardiology Congress, Antalya, October 11-14, 2003.

E12. Yıldırım A, Görgülü Ş, Eren M, Karabay Ö, Uslu N, Çelik S, Dağdeviren B, Tezel T. Use of mitral flow samples obtained from different levels in the estimation of pulmonary artery wedge pressure. XIXth National Cardiology Congress, Antalya, October 11-14, 2003.

E13. Uslu N, Akyol A, Eren M, Görgülü Ş, Aksu H, Yıldırım A, Çelik S, Uzunlar B, Dağdeviren B, Ocaklı B, Tezel T. Heart rate variability in patients with systemic sarcoidosis. XIXth National Cardiology Congress, Antalya, October 11-14, 2003.

E14. Uslu N, Karabulut A, Sayar N, Orhan AL, Nurkalem Z, Soylu Ö, Yıldırım A, Uyarel H, Görgülü Ş and Eren M, ''The Relationship Between Brain Natriuretic Peptide Levels and Left Ventricular End Diastolic Pressure in Patients with Coronary Heart Disease'', XXIth National Cardiology Congress, Abstracts, 33, 142, November 26-29, Antalya, 2005.

E15. Orhan AL, Yıldırım A, Soylu O, Nurkalem Z, Uslu N, Ergelen M, Sayar N, Alper AT, Erer B, Zencirci E, Tezel T, Eren M. Short-term effects of levosimendan treatment in decompensated dilated cardiomyopathy patients: strain and tissue Doppler study. Short-term effects of levosimendan treatment in decompensated dilated cardiomyopathy patients: Strain and tissue Doppler study. XXIVth National Cardiology Congress, October 24-27, 2008, Istanbul.

E16. Orhan AL, Sayar N, Nurkalem Z, Uslu N, Hasdemir H, Alper AT, Yıldırım A, Soylu Ö, Ergelen M, Çakçak E, Sayar K, Eren M. Autonomic dysfunction and anxiety in patients with mitral valve prolapse and mitral valve prolapse syndrome. Poster, XXIVth National Cardiology Congress October 24-27, Istanbul, Turkey, 2008.

F. Other Publications (Turkish Book Chapter)

F1. Enis Oguz, Aydin Yildirim. Functional Mitral Valve Insufficiency. Heart Valve Diseases;Editor:Tuna Tezel. ISBN:975-420-446-2. S:55-66. Nobel Medical Bookstore. 2005.

F2. Aydin Yildirim. Mitral Valve Prolapse. Heart Valve Diseases;Editor: Tuna Tezel. ISBN:975-420-446-2. S:67-78 Nobel Medical Bookstore. 2005.

F3. Hikmet Tezel, Aydın Yıldırım. Extracardiac operation in valvular heart diseases. Heart Valve Diseases; Editor: Tuna Tezel. ISBN:975-420-446-2. S: 399-410. Nobel Medical Bookstore. 2005.

F4. Aydın Yıldırım. Rhythm disturbance in valvular heart diseases. Heart Valve Diseases;Editor: Tuna Tezel. ISBN:975-420-446-2. S: 419-430. Nobel Medical Bookstore. 2005.

F5. Tuna Tezel, Aydın Yıldırım. Diastolic heart failure diseases and clinical approach. Evaluation of diastolic functions; Tuna Tezel. ISBN: 978-975-420-572-5. S: 125-151. Nobel Medical Bookstore. 2007.

F6. Aydın Yıldırım "HEART VALVE DISEASES from the Heart Team's Perspective" "Hemodynamic Evaluation of Valve Diseases with Cardiac Catheterization" 978-625-8430-59-2. S:51-59

Memberships

Turkish Society of Cardiology