Cardiovascular diseases are one of Turkey’s most serious life threatening-disease categories. Turkey also has the highest rate of cardiovascular diseases amongst European countries. It’s for this crucial reason that we aim to place ourselves at the forefront of fighting heart diseases; in order to reach this vital target, we will continue to keep our service approach at an optimal level. The American Outpatient Medical Center’s Cardiology Department, that consists of experienced and skillful doctors, devotes itself to providing the best possible healthcare service. In order to keep our quality at the highest level, we never compromise when it comes to using the very best up-to-date medical technology. We are always meticulous when it comes to following developments in the world of medicine and implementing learned innovations at the highest level through internal and external training programs. We strive to take a patient-oriented service approach one step further by cooperating fully with the cardiovascular surgery and congenital heart disease departments, and the coronary care units. Our Cardiology Department provides dynamic services with its clinic, interventional laboratory and non-invasive tests. 

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

Chest pain, left arm/shoulder/neck pain, chest tightness, sweating, shortness of breath, palpitations, fainting.
  • Arterial stiffness (arteriosclerosis)
  • Hypertension, High Cholesterol, High Triglycerides
  • Coronary Artery Disease, Acute Myocardial Infarction, Acute Coronary Syndrome
  • Heart Failure, Cardiomyopathy (CM) - (Ischemic CM, Dilated Cardiomyopathy DCM, Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy (HCM)
  • Heart Valve Diseases (Mitral Insufficiency, Mitral Stenosis, Aortic Insufficiency, Aortic Valve Stenosis, Tricuspid Valve Disease, and Pulmonary Valve Stenosis)
  • Congenital Heart Defects (ASD / Atrial Septal Defect, VSD / Ventricular Septal Defect, PDA / Patent Ductus Arteriosus, Bicuspid Aortic Valve, Coarctation of the Aorta)
  • Congenital Electrical Disorders
  • Abnormal Heart Rhythm
  • Atrial Rhythm Disorders (Atrial Tachycardia / Atrial Flutter / Atrial Fibrillation, Atrial Extrasystoles)
  • Ventricular Rhythm Disorders (Ventricular Fibrillation, Ventricular Tachycardia, Ventricular  Extrasystoles)
  • Heart blocks and pauses in heart rhythm
  • Pericardial Disease
  • PAH (Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension), Pulmonary Embolism
  • Aortic Aneurysm and Aortic Dissection
  • Peripheral Vascular Disease
  • Carotid Artery Disease

Non-Invasive Cardiology:

  • Electrocardiography
  • Echocardiography
  • Exercise-Stress Echocardiography
  • Transesophageal Echocardiogram (TEE)
  • Cardiac Stress Test ( Treadmill Test)
  • CPET (Cardiopulmonary Exercise Test)
  • Myocardial Perfusion Imaging
  • 24/72 hour Ambulatory Blood Pressure Monitoring
  • 24-72 Hours Holter Monitoring
  • Tilt-Table Tests
  • ABI (Aankle-Brachial Index)
  • EECP (Enhanced external counterpulsation)
 

Interventional Cardiology:

  • Coronary angiography
  • Pressure Wire, FFR Measurements - to accurately determine the degree of narrowing of the artery by measuring pressure
  • IVUS (Intravascular ultrasound) - to accurately determine the degree of narrowing of the artery by using a miniaturized ultrasound probe attached to the specially designed catheter
  • OCT (Optical coherence tomography) - to accurately determine the degree of narrowing of the artery by providing cross-sectional images
  • PTCA (Percutaneous Transluminal Coronary Angioplasty), Balloon Angioplasty
  • Stents, Drug-Eluting Stents
  • Atherectomy (Rotablator etc)
  • Stent placement in peripheral arteries
  • TAVI (Transcatheter aortic valve replacement - TAVR)
  • Mitraclip (a small metal clip, about the size of a large staple, is attached to the mitral valve)
  • Pacemaker Implantation (Pacemaker, Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator (ICD), Biventricular Pacemaker, MR-Compatible Pacemaker)
  • Electrophysiological (EP) Study
  • Ablation for Arrhythmias