Doctors - Prof. Dr. Prof. Dr. Mustafa Yılmaz | Cardiology

Clinical Interests

Cardiac arrhythmias; electrophysiology studies and ablation; atrial fibrillation ablation.

Pacemakers, ICD, cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) and physiological pacing.

Coronary artery disease; balloon angioplasty and stenting.

Transcatheter valve replacement and repair: TAVI, M-TEER, T-TEER and mitral balloon valvuloplasty.

Transcatheter ASD, PFO and VSD closure; left atrial appendage closure.

Heart failure and rehabilitation; hypertension and high cholesterol.

Education and Specialization

2000–2006: Ankara University Faculty of Medicine.

2006–2011: Başkent University Faculty of Medicine — cardiology residency.

Cleveland Clinic, Ohio, USA — cardiology training.

Professional Experience

Liv Hospital Bahçeşehir — Professor of Cardiology.

Başkent University Ankara Hospital — electrophysiology training.

Cardioangiologisches Centrum Bethanien, Frankfurt, Germany — electrophysiology training.

Başkent University Adana Dr. Turgut Noyan Application and Research Center.

Languages

English

Specialty Thesis

Kontrast madde nefropatisinin engellenmesinde Karvedilol ve Metoprolol tedavilerinin karşılaştırılması. 2011, Ankara.

Selected Scientific Publications

Yilmaz M, Candemir B. Approach to recurrence of atrial fibrillation after catheter ablation. Minerva Cardiol Angiol. 2021;69(1):81–93. DOI:10.23736/S2724-5683.20.05173-7.

Acibuca A, Yilmaz M, Okar S, Kursun E, Acilar O, Tekin A, Demiroglu YZ, Muderrisoglu IH. An epidemiological study to define the recent clinical characteristics and outcomes of infective endocarditis in southern Turkey. Cardiovasc J Afr. 2021;32(4):188–192. DOI:10.5830/CVJA-2021-009.

Şen N, Yılmaz M. Investigation of the factors affecting the mortality of patients over 80 years of age diagnosed with acute pulmonary thromboembolism. Turkish Journal of Geriatrics. 2023;26(4):361–368.

Yilmaz M, Bozkurt Yılmaz E, Şen N, Altın C, Tekin A. Investigation of the relationship between asthma and subclinical atherosclerosis by carotid/femoral intima media and epicardial fat thickness measurement. J Asthma. 2018;55(1). DOI:10.1080/02770903.2017.1313272.

Yılmaz M, Altın C, Özyıldız A, Müderrisoğlu H. Are oxidative stress markers helpful for diagnosing the disease and determining its complexity or extent in patients with stable coronary artery disease? Turk Kardiyol Dern Ars. 2017;45(7):599–605. DOI:10.5543/tkda.2017.80733.

Yılmaz M, Aydınalp A, Okyay K, Tekin A, Bal U, Bayraktar N, Yıldırır A, Müderrisoğlu IH. Comparison of Carvedilol and Metoprolol for Preventing Contrast-Induced Nephropathy after Coronary Angiography. Cardiorenal Med. 2015;5(3). DOI:10.1159/000381964.