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About 

"For me, being a cardiologist is
a calling. I am passionate about what I do."

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Trakya University Faculty of Medicine,

Edirne, Turkey                                                                                 1999-2005

 

Internship and residency

Cardiology Resident  

Trakya University Faculty of Medicine ,

Research and Education Hospital,

Edirne, Turkey                                                                                 2005-2010

Education

Canakkale Onsekiz Mart University

Faculty  of Medicine,  

Research and Education Hospital           

Çanakkale, Turkey                     

Assistant Professor                                                                         2012-  2015

Associate Professor                                                                        2015-present

           

Imperial College of Lond

Royal Brompton Hospital

Cardiovascular MRI Unit

Observership                                                                                  2015

 

Oxford University

John Radcliffe Hospital

RDM cardiovascular Medicine

OCMR

Visiting Research Fellow                                                            1May 2017-31 April 2018

Post Doctoral Training

1-Left Ventricular Twist Mechanics Are Impaired in Patients with Coronary Slow Flow.

Barutçu A, Bekler A, Temiz A, Kırılmaz B, Yener AÜ, Tan YZ, Gazi E, Altun B.

Echocardiography. 2015 Mar 4.

 

2-Evaluation of early cardiac dysfunction in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus with or without anticardiolipin antibodies.

Barutcu A, Aksu F, Ozcelik F, Barutcu CA, Umit GE, Pamuk ON, Altun A.

Lupus. 2015 Feb 18.

 

3-Arrhythmia Risk Assessment Using Heart Rate Variability Parameters in Patients with Frequent Ventricular Ectopic Beats without Structural Heart Disease.

Barutçu A, Temiz A, Bekler A, Altun B, Kirilmaz B, Aksu FU, Küçük U, Gazi E.

Pacing Clin Electrophysiol. 2014 Jul 16.

 

4-Assessment of left-atrial strain parameters in patients with frequent ventricular ectopic beats without structural heart disease.

Barutçu A, Gazi E, Temiz A, Bekler A, Altun B, Kırılmaz B, Küçük U.

Int J Cardiovasc Imaging. 2014;30:1027-36.

 

5-Assessment of the effects of frequent ventricular extrasystoles on the left ventricle using speckle tracking echocardiography in apparently normal hearts.

Barutçu A, Bekler A, Temiz A, Kırılmaz B, Gazi E, Altun B, Özdemir S, Aksu FU.

Anatol J Cardiol. 2016;16:48-54.

 

6-Relationship between fragmented QRS and paradoxical septal motion in coronary artery bypass graft patients.

Barutçu A, Ozdemir S, Tan YZ, Yener AÜ, Özcan S, Gazi E.

Ann Nucl Med. 2015;29:825-32.

 

7-The evaluation of left ventricular dyssynchronization in patients with hypertension by phase analysis of myocardial perfusion-gated SPECT.

Ozdemir S, Kırılmaz B, Barutçu A, Tan YZ, Çelik F, Akgoz S.

Ann Nucl Med. 2015;29:240-7.

 

8-The assessment of septal wall motion in patients undergoing CABG by myocardial perfusion-gated SPECT.

Ozdemir S, Yener AÜ, Barutcu A, Tan YZ, Çelik F.

Nucl Med Commun. 2015 Mar 26. [Epub ahead of print]

 

9-Intercellular Adhesion Molecule-1 K469E and Angiotensinogen T207M Polymorphisms in Coronary Slow Flow.

Gazi E, Barutcu A, Altun B, Temiz A, Bekler A, Urfali M, Silan F, Colkesen Y, Ozdemir O.

 

10-Platelet/lymphocyte ratio and risk of in-hospital mortality in patients with ST-elevated myocardial infarction.

Temiz A, Gazi E, Güngör Ö, Barutçu A, Altun B, Bekler A, Binnetoğlu E, Şen H, Güneş F, Gazi S.Med Sci Monit. 2014;22;20:660-5

 

11-Atrial electromechanical coupling intervals in pregnant subjects.

Altun B, Tasolar H, Gazï E, Gungor AC, Uysal A, Temïz A, Barutcu A, Acar G, Colkesen Y, Ozturk U, Akkoy M. Cardiovasc J Afr. 2014;25:15-20.

 

12-Assessment of the relationship between red cell distribution width and fragmented QRS in patients with non-ST elevated acute coronary syndrome.

Bekler A, Gazi E, Tenekecioglu E, Karaagac K, Altun B, Temiz A, Barutçu A, Peker T, Aslan B, Yılmaz M. Med Sci Monit. 2014;20:413-9.

 

13-The relation between the levels of osteoprotegerin and the degree of coronary artery disease in patients with acute coronary syndrome and stable angina pectoris.

14-Aksu F, Ozçelik F, Kunduracilar H, Barutçu A, Yel M, Umit EG, Altun A.

Kardiol Pol. 2014;72:34-41.

 

15-Endothelial function and germ-line ACE I/D, eNOS and PAI-1 gene profiles in patients with coronary slow flow in the Canakkale population: multiple thrombophilic gene profiles in coronary slow flow.

Gazi E, Temiz A, Altun B, Barutcu A, Silan F, Colkesen Y, Ozdemir O.

Cardiovasc J Afr. 2014;25:9-14.

 

16-Epicardial Adipose Tissue Thickness in Hemodialysis Patients.

Altun B, Tasolar H, Eren N, Binnetoğlu E, Altun M, Temiz A, Gazi E, Barutcu A, Altunoren O, Colkesen Y, Uysal F. Echocardiography. 2013 Dec 24. doi: 10.1111/echo.12498. [Epub ahead of print]

 

17-An anchoring technique by looping with the tip of a super-stiff wire: may be a solution in patients with anomaly of the aortic arch and tortuous carotid artery disease?

Barutcu A, Gazi E, Aksu F, Tatli E.

BMJ Case Rep. 2013 Dec 11;2013. pii: bcr2013201423. doi: 10.1136/bcr-2013-201423.

 

18-The relationship between high-sensitive troponin T, neutrophil lymphocyte ratio and SYNTAX Score.

Altun B, Turkon H, Tasolar H, Beggı H, Altun M, Temız A, Gazı E, Barutcu A, Bekler A, Colkesen Y. Scand J Clin Lab Invest. 2014;74:108-15.

 

19-Covered stents may provide extra protection during carotid artery stenting in high risk patients with an excessive thrombus burden.

Tatli E, Barutcu A, Gazi E, Gunduz Y.

BMJ Case Rep. 2013 Jul 31;2013.

 

20-Could epicardial adipose tissue thickness by echocardiography be correlated with acute coronary syndrome risk scores.

Altun B, Colkesen Y, Gazi E, Tasolar H, Temiz A, Simsek HY, Barutcu A, Gungor O, Kirilmaz B, Ceyhan K. Echocardiography. 2013;30:1130-4.

 

21-Prognostic Value of the Neutrophil-Lymphocyte Ratio in Patients With ST-Elevated Acute Myocardial Infarction.

Gazi E, Bayram B, Gazi S, Temiz A, Kirilmaz B, Altun B, Barutcu A.

Clin Appl Thromb Hemost. 2013 Jun 9.

 

22-Coronary slow flow and acute coronary syndrome in a patient with spinal cord injury.

Aktoz M, Tatli E, Barutcu A, Ozkalayci F, Umit E, Altun A.

Tex Heart Inst J. 2011;38(4):433-6.

 

23-Bidirectional tachycardia in a patient with pulmonary embolism.

Tatli E, Aktoz M, Barutcu A, Altun A.

Cardiol J. 2010;17(2):194-5.

 

24-Asymmetrical dimethylarginine and severity of erectile dysfunction and their impact on cardiovascular events in patients with acute coronary syndrome.

Aktoz M, Aktoz T, Tatli E, Kaplan M, Turan FN, Barutçu A, Atakan IH, Demir M, Altun A.

Arch Med Sci. 2010 Apr 30;6(2):168-75.

 

25-Assessment of the relationship between asymmetric dimethylarginine and severity of erectile dysfunction and coronary artery disease.

Aktoz T, Aktoz M, Tatlı E, Kaplan M, Turan FN, Barutcu A, Atakan IH, Demir M, Altun A.

Int Urol Nephrol. 2010 Dec;42(4):873-9.

 

26-The longest documented left main coronary artery.

Tatli E, Aktoz M, Aydin G, Barutçu A.

Anadolu Kardiyol Derg. 2009 Feb 9;9(1):E1.

 

28-Prevalence of Raynaud's phenomenon in healthy Turkish medical students and hospital personnel. Cakir N, Pamuk ON, Dönmez S, Barutçu A, Diril H, Odabaş E, Kiliçcigil V.

Rheumatol Int. 2008;29:185-8.

 

29-Coronary collateral vessel development after acute myocardial infarction. Tatli EAltun ABüyüklü MBarutçu AExp Clin Cardiol. 2007 Summer;12(2):97-9.

30Efficiency of Levosimendan therapy in heart failure: Is it efficient on patients with cardiac

dyssynchrony? Mutlu Buyuklu, Turan Set, Ersan Tatlı, Ahmet Barutcu, Feyza Aksu. HealthMED - Volume 6 / Number 4 / 2012

 

31-Effect of Calvedilol on P-Wave Duration and P-Wave Dispersion in Patients with Systolic Heart Failure  Ersan Tatlı, Meryem Aktoz Ahmet Barutçu, Turhan Kurum, Arrnagan Altun. Trakya Univ Tip Fak Derg  2O09;26(3):226-231.

32-Plasma inflammatory marker levels in the  systolic heart failure patients with and without atrial fibrillation. Ersan Tatli, Mehmet Akif Cakar, Mustafa Yilmaztepe, Ahmet Barutcu.  HealthMED :2012;6:3616-21

33-Fragmented QRS is associated with frequency of premature ventricular contractions in patients without overt cardiac disease. Temiz A,  Altun  B, Barutçu A, Bekler A, Gazi, Anadolu Kardiyoloji Dergisi.

 

34-Evaluation  of surface ECG changes in pregnant women with gestational diabetes mellitus. Gencer M, Gazi E Temiz A Hacıvelioğlu S, Güngor AÇ, Barutçu A, Altun B, Uysal A , Çoşar E, Hancı V. Acta Medica Mediterranea, 2014, 30: 227

Research and publications

UK biobank CMR tagging analysis study

http://imaging.ukbiobank.ac.uk/

HCM registry, Novel Predictors of Outcome in Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy

https://hcmregistry.org/

Included Projects
Courses and Certifications
EACVI CMR level 1 Certification
Turkish Society Of Cardiology Accreditation Certificate
Oxford University Clinical Research Echocardiography Course 
EACVI Speckle Tracking Echocardiography course
Turkish Society Of Cardiology 3D Echocardiography course
Turkish Society Of Cardiology Transesophageal Echocardiography Course
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