Assoc. Prof. Dr. Ahmet Anıl Şahin

Areas of Expertise

• Complex coronary interventions
• Coronary imaging (FFR, OCT, IVUS)
• Peripheral and carotid artery interventions
• Structural and valvular heart disease
• Heart failure
• Pacemaker, ICD and CRT
• Advanced cardiac imaging

Education and Specialization

• Istanbul University Cerrahpaşa Faculty of Medicine, 2013
• Marmara University Department of Cardiology, Specialization, 2017
• 2010: Charles University, Hradec Králové Faculty of Medicine, Czech Republic.

Professional Experience

• Liv Hospital Bahçeşehir.
• 2018–2020: Department of Cardiology, Marmara University.
• 2018–2020: İstanbul Mehmet Akif Ersoy Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery Training and Research Hospital.
• 2020: Haliç University Faculty of Medicine.
• 2022: Specialist, Cardiology Clinic, Addenbrooke’s Hospital, University of Cambridge.
• 2024–2025: Marmara University Faculty of Medicine.

Research and Publications

• Çelik Ö, Şahin AA, Güner A, Demir AR, Uzun N, Ertürk M. Clinical efficacy and safety of the PRO-glide device as a sUture-mediated ClosurE in Thoracic EndoVascular Aortic Repair in patients with previous groin intervention (from the PRODUCE-TEVAR Trial) [published online ahead of print, 2020 Aug 24]. Vascular. 2020;1708538120949669. doi:10.1177/1708538120949669
• Asmakutlu O, Alis D, Topel C, Sahin A. Late gadolinium enhancement on CMRI in patients with LV noncompaction: An overestimated phenomenon?. Clin Imaging. 2020;66:121-126. doi:10.1016/j.clinimag.2020.04.024
• Kanar BG, Sunbul M, Sahin AA, Dogan Z, Tigen MK. Evaluation of right atrial volumes and functions by real-time three-dimensional echocardiography in patients after acute inferior myocardial infarction. Echocardiography. 2018 Nov;35(11):1806-1811. doi: 10.1111/echo.14133. Epub 2018 Sep 7. PubMed PMID: 30192408.
• Atas H, Sahin AA, Barutçu Atas D, Sunbul M, Kepez A, Agirbasli M. Potential Causes and Implications of Low Target Therapeutic Ratio in Warfarin-Treated Patients for Thrombosis Prophylaxis: A Single-Center Experience. Clin Appl Thromb Hemost. 2018 Apr;24(3):536-541. doi: 10.1177/1076029617695484. Epub 2017 Mar 1. PubMed PMID: 28301912.
• Cincin A, Bozbay M, Oguz M, Sahin A, Tanidir Y, Mutlu B. Successful Treatment of Massive Pulmonary Embolism With Catheter-Directed Thrombolysis in a Patient With Lymphocele: A Rare Cause of Thromboembolism. Am J Ther. 2016 Sep-Oct;23(5):e1257-62. doi: 10.1097/MJT.0000000000000334. PubMed PMID: 26381364.
• Cincin A, Sari I, Sunbul M, Kepez A, Oguz M, Sert S, Sahin A, Ozben B, Tigen K, Basaran Y. Effect of acute sleep deprivation on left atrial mechanics assessed by three-dimensional echocardiography. Sleep Breath. 2016 Mar;20(1):227-35; discussion 235. doi: 10.1007/s11325-015-1211-1. Epub 2015 Jun 16. PubMed PMID: 26077190.

Selected Scientific Publications

• Gulmez R, Altunova M, Sahin AA, Celik O. A single center study of the efficacy and safety of Pro-Glide used for closure in thoracic endovascular aortic repair in patients with previous groin intervention. Vascular. 2025;33(1):108–115. doi:10.1177/17085381241236560.
• Alis D, Asmakutlu O, Topel C, Sahin AA, Karaarslan E. Association between left ventricular strain and cardiac iron load in beta-thalassaemia major: a cardiac magnetic resonance study. Acta Cardiol. 2022;77(1):71–80. doi:10.1080/00015385.2021.1887585.