Prof. Dr. VEDAT AYTEKİN

VEDAT AYTEKİN

Prof. Dr. VEDAT AYTEKİN

Cardiology

Koç University Hospital

  • In 1994–2017, served at Florence Nightingale Hospital in Interventional Cardiology and as Head of the Department of Cardiology.
  • During this period, actively performed and directed more than 100,000 diagnostic angiographies and more than 25,000 coronary / peripheral balloon, stent, TAVI and other interventional cardiology procedures.
  • Worked in the areas of coronary vessel physiology (FFR, IFR), intracoronary imaging techniques (IVUS, OCT) and CT coronary angiography.
  • In 1998–2004, served as secretary, vice chair and chair of the “Interventional Cardiology Working Group” of the Turkish Society of Cardiology.
  • In 1999–2006, served as treasurer and vice president on the Board of the Turkish Society of Cardiology.
  • In May 2018, was elected “President-Elect”. Serves as “Chair of the Scientific Board and National Cardiology Congress” and “Coordinator of the Young Cardiologists Subgroup” of the Society.
  • In 2009–2018, served as President of the Istanbul Interventional Cardiology Academy Society.
  • Took part in the founding of the Chronic Total Occlusion Club; also a member of the European Society of Cardiology (FESC) (Fellow of European Society of Cardiology) and the European Association of Percutaneous Cardiovascular Interventions (EAPCI) (European Association of Percutaneous Cardiovascular Interventions).
    • The main clinical areas of interest are as follows:
      • Interventional Cardiology,
      • Cardiac Catheterization,
      • Angiography, Balloon, Stent,
      • IVUS, OCT, FFR, IFR,
      • CT Coronary Angiography,
      • TAVI (catheter-based aortic valve implantation),
      • Coronary Artery Diseases,
      • Heart Valve Diseases,
      • Hypertension,
      • General Cardiology.