Name Surname: LEVENT MEHMET ALKAN

Güven Hospital

Department: Cardiology

Academic Title: Specialist

Title: Specialist

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Mehmet Levent ALKAN, M.D.

Date of Birth: 12/05/1958
Place of Birth: İzmit

1976-1982 School of Medicine, Ankara University
1985-1993 Internal Medicine and Cardiology Resident, School of Medicine Gazi University.
1993-1994 Lecturer, Cardiology Department, School of Medicine, Gazi University.
1994-1997 Assistant Professor, Cardiology Department, School of Medicine, Gazi University.

Scientific Activities:

INTERNATIONAL PAPERS

1. Ünlü M., Caymaz O.,Turgut B., Alkan M., Yalçın R., İnanır S., Dörtlemez H. Intracoronary Doppler Flow Measurements and Tc-sestamibi uptake in the assessment of intermediate coronary artery stenosis. J Nucl Med 1995;36(5): 136, Eur J Nucl Med
1995;22(8): 739
2. Çengel A., Alkan M., Yalçın R., Öztürk G., Dörtlemez Ö., Dörtlemez H. Effect of Trimetazidine on percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty. Turkish-German Joint Meeting on Hypertension and Atherosclerosis, Marmaris, 1997
3. Yalçın R. Çengel A. Alkan M. Boyacı B. Dörtlemez Ö. Dörtlemez H. Treatment options in spontaneouscoronary artery dissections. 1st International Congress on Coronary Artery Disease, Prague, 1997
4. Yalçın R. Çengel A. Alkan M. Boyacı B. Dörtlemez Ö. Dörtlemez H. When to begin ticlopidine before stent implantation, its role in early complications. 1st International Congress on Coronary Artery Disease, Prague, 1997

Papers
LIST OF STUDIES

1. Haznedar R. Alkan L. M. Hasanreisoğlu B. Or M. Atmaca L. S.. Platelet activation in chronic granulocytic leukemia. in relation to proliferative retinopathy. Hacettepe Medical Journal 1988; 2: 75-88
2. Metin M., Alkan M., Dörtlemez Ö., Dörtlemez H. Effect of diltiazem in the treatment of chronic stable angina pectoris. Gazi Medical Journal 1989; 5: 293-302
3. Gökgöz L., Yener A., Yorulmaz F., Dörtlemez Ö., Alkan L.M. Echocardiographic and surgical findings of a free-floating left atrial thrombus. Hacettepe Medical Journal 1990; 1: 109-113
4. Metin M.,Yamaç D., Alkan M., Yener A., Gökgöz L., Dörtlemez Ö., Dörtlemez H. Union of left ventricle and right atrium (due to a case). Gazi Medical Journal 1990; 3: 150-152 
5. Çengel A., Metin M., Alkan M., Dörtlemez Ö., Dörtlemez H. Two-dimensional echocardiographic supervision of the impaired left ventricular wall movements after acute myocardial infarction. Türkiye Klinikleri Cardiology Journal, 1990; 3: 214-219
6. Metin M., Alkan M., Aksoy A., Ayvaz G., Çengel A., Dörtlemez Ö., Dörtlemez H. Serum IgE in acute myocardial infarction and unstable angina pectoris. Türkiye Klinikleri Cardiology Journal, 1991; 4: 175-179
7. Çengel A., Metin M., Dörtlemez Ö., Dörtlemez H., Alkan M. Comparing findings of two-dimensional echocardiography and left ventricular cineangiography in evaluating left ventricular wall movements. Cerrahpaşa Medical School Journal, 1991; 22: 277-281
8. Alkan L.M., Metin M., Dörtlemez Ö., Dörtlemez H. The effect of nicardipine on mild to moderate essential hypertension. Gazi Medical Journal 1991; 2: 85-90
9. Gökçora N., İlgin N., Vural G., Dörtlemez H., Dörtlemez Ö.,Aksoy A., Alkan M., Bayhan H. Assessment of myocardial viability by re-injection Thallium 201 myocard perfusion spect and correlation of results by coronary angiography. Gazi Medical Journal 1992; 3: 151-155
10. Dörtlemez Ö., Metin M., Çengel A., Alkan M., Caymaz O., Dörtlemez H. Tortuosity of coronary arteries; a new cause of myocardial ischemia. Gazi Medical Journal 1993; 3: 147-153
11. Metin M., Alkan M., Caymaz O.,Yalçın R.,Çengel A., Dörtlemez Ö., Dörtlemez H. Intracoronary Doppler in intermediate lesions. Medical Network Cardiology 1994; 1(2): 20-23
12. Alkan M., Metin M.,Caymaz O.,Yalçın R.,Timurkaynak T.,Çengel A.,DörtlemezH., Dörtlemez Ö. Femoral artery collagen plug application in interventional cardiology. Gazi Medical Journal 1994; 5: 131-134
13. Çengel A., Timurkaynak T., Alkan M., Yalçın R., Caymaz O., Dörtlemez Ö., Dörtlemez H. Late thrombolytic therapy in patients with acute myocardial infarction. Archive of Turkish Society of Cardiology, 1995; 23(2): 86-90
14. Çengel A., Alkan M., Yalçın R., Çakır N., Metin M., Dörtlemez Ö., Dörtlemez H. Effect of fish oil on re-stenosis after coronary angioplasty. Medical Network Cardiology 1995; 2(3): 156-161
15. Yalçın R., Alkan M., Çengel A., Metin M., Dörtlemez Ö., Dörtlemez H. Comparison of arteriotomy (Sones) and percutaneous insertion techniques in coronary angiography procedures requiring puncture of brachial artery. Foundation of Union of Physicians, Türkiye Klinikleri Cardiology, 1996; 9: 31-37
16. Yalçın R., Cemri M., Alkan M., Çengel A., Halit V., Ebinç H., Dörtlemez Ö., Dörtlemez H. A primary lung carcinoma case with heart invasion giving the pseudo impression of Myocardial infarction. Gazi Medical Journal 1996; 7: 43-47
17. Caymaz O., Metin M., Turgut B., Yalçın R., Alkan M., Çengel A., Ünlü M., Dörtlemez Ö., Dörtlemez H. Correlation of intracoronary Doppler and sestamibi in evaluating the borderline lesions identified in the coronary angiography. Archive of Turkish Society of Cardiology, 1996; 24: 484-490

18. Yalçın R., Alkan M., Çengel A., Dörtlemez Ö., Dörtlemez H., Sayal A., Aydın A., Işımer A. Correlation of coronary artery disease with serum and erythrocyte levels. Archive of Turkish Society of Cardiology.
1996;24: 405-410
19. Timurkaynak T., Alkan M. Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (HYB postgraduate training seminars). Journal of Medicine and Treatment, 1996; 9(2): 69-75
20. Alkan M., Yalçın R., Timurkaynak T., Çengel A., Dörtlemez Ö., Dörtlemez H. Percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty in total occlusions: success rate, complications and long term follow-up. Gazi Medical Journal 1997; 8: 169-173
21. Timurkaynak T., Çengel A., Yalçın R., Alkan M., Dörtlemez Ö., Dörtlemez H. Successful coronary angiography in two patients with suspected atherosclerotic heart disease, dextrocardia, and situs inversus ( case report). Gazi Medical Journal 1997; 8: 85-89
22. Boyacı B., Yalçın R., Alkan M., Çengel A., Dörtlemez Ö., Dörtlemez H.  TCDD Hospitals Medical Bulletin, 1997;9(1-2)51-54
23. Yalçın R., Boyacı B., Çengel A., Alkan M., Dörtlemez Ö., Dörtlemez H.  TCDD Hospitals Medical Bulletin, 1997;9(1-2)55-60
24. Çengel A., Alkan M., Yalçın R., Öztürk G., Dörtlemez Ö., Dörtlemez H. Effect of Trimetazidine on percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty. TCDD Hospital Bulletin
25. Paydak H., Alkan M., Timurkaynak T., Yalçın R., Çengel A., Caymaz O., Dörtlemez Ö., Dörtlemez H. Factors that determine perioperative cardiac morbidity in patients undergoing non-cardiac surgery.. Archive of Turkish Society of Cardiology, 1997; 25: 461-470
26. Cemri M., Yalçın R., Çengel A., Alkan M., Boyacı B., Gökşen İ., Dörtlemez Ö., Dörtlemez H. Dobutamine stress echocardiography in the assessment of cardiac risk before extra-cardiac surgery. Turkish Journal of Cardiology, 1997; 1: 23-27
27. Cemri M., Yalçın R., Çengel A., Alkan M., Dörtlemez Ö., Dörtlemez H. The role of mitral valve regurgitation fraction measured by pulsed doppler echocardiography in the timing of the surgery in mitral failure. Foundation of Union of Physicians, Türkiye Klinikleri Cardiology, 1997; 10: 83-87
28. Çamsarı A., Avan C., Kaya D., Alkan M., Gölbaşı Z., Çiçekcioğlu H., Aydoğdu S. Reliability of beta blocker in coronary artery disease accompanied by Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease. Medical Network Cardiology Journal, December 2001.
29. Kaya D., Avan C., Çamsarı A., Bayol H., Alkan M., Aydoğdu S. Reliability of beta blocker therapy in patients with congestive heart failure followed up at outpatient settings. Medical Network Cardiology Journal, December 2001.

INTERNATIONAL ARTICLES

1. Alkan L. M. Metin M. Yener A.Gökgöz l.Çengel A. Dörtlemez Ö. Dörtlemez H. A Case of Pericardial Lipoma Diagnosed by Noninvasive Techniques. Japanese Heart Journal 1991;32 (5): 745-749

2. Alkan M. Yalçın R. Timurkaynak T. Metin M. Çengel A. Dörtlemez Ö. Dörtlemez H. Left Atrial Free Floating Thrombus. Japanese Heart Journal 1995;32 (3): 399-404

ABSTRACTS –FULL TEXTS

1. Çengel A., Metin M., Dörtlemez Ö., Dörtlemez H., Alkan M. Comparing ventricular sineanography with two-dimensional echocardiography in evaluating left ventricular wall movements. Cardiology meeting, Adana, 1989
2. Metin M., Alkan M., Yener A., Gökgöz L.,Çengel A.,Dörtlemez Ö., Dörtlemez H. Free left atrial thrombus (due to 2 cases). Cardiology meeting, Adana, 1989
3. Alkan M., Metin M., Yener A., Gökgöz L., Çengel A., Dörtlemez Ö., Dörtlemez H. Pericardial Lipoma: A Case Report. Cardiology meeting, Adana, 1989
4. Metin M., Alkan M., Caymaz O., Aksoy A., Yalçın R., Çengel A., Dörtlemez Ö., Dörtlemez H. The use of femoral collagen plug in interventional cardiology. 9th National Cardiology Congress, Bursa, 1993
5. Alkan M., Caymaz O., Yalçın R., Paydak H., Metin M., Çengel A., Dörtlemez Ö., Dörtlemez H. PTCA in Total Occlusions. 2nd National Invasive Cardiology Congress, İzmir, 1994
6. Caymaz O.,Vural G.,Alkan M., Yalçın R., Paydak H.,Orhan S.,Metin M.,Çengel A., Dörtlemez Ö., Dörtlemez H. The location of Thallium-201 SPECT and inter-rate variability in the diagnosis of coronary artery disease with low and moderate probability. 2nd National Invasive Cardiology Congress, İzmir, 1994
7. Alkan M., Caymaz O., Yalçın R., Paydak H., Metin M., Çengel A., Dörtlemez Ö., Dörtlemez H. Coronary stent implantations. 2nd National Invasive Cardiology Congress, İzmir, 1994
8. Caymaz O., Alkan M., Yalçın R., Paydak H., Orhan S., Metin M., Çengel A., Dörtlemez Ö., Dörtlemez H. Coronary artery-pulmonary artery fistulas due to two cases. 2nd National Invasive Cardiology Congress, İzmir, 1994
9. Paydak H. Caymaz O. Yalçın R. Alkan M. Orhan S. Metin M. Çengel A. Dörtlemez Ö. Dörtlemez H. “Hugging” balloon angioplasty due to four cases. 2nd National Invasive Cardiology Congress, İzmir, 1994
10. Caymaz O. Alkan M. Yalçın R. Paydak H. Metin M.Dörtlemez Ö. Dörtlemez H. Intracoronary Doppler in borderline lesions. 2nd National Invasive Cardiology Congress, İzmir, 1994
11. Orhan S.Caymaz O. Alkan M. Yalçın R. Paydak H.Vural G. Ünlü M. Metin M. Çengel A. Dörtlemez Ö. Dörtlemez H. Comparison of intracoronary Doppler and thallium-201 myocardial perfusion scintigraphy in borderline lesions. 2nd National Invasive Cardiology Congress, İzmir, 1994
12. Dörtlemez Ö., Metin M.,Caymaz O., Alkan M., Yalçın R., Çengel A., Dörtlemez H. A new cause of ischemia: Coronary artery tortuosity. 2nd National Invasive Cardiology Congress, İzmir, 1994

13. Caymaz O. Turgut B.Yalçın R. Alkan M. Metin M.Ünlü M.Çengel A. Dörtlemez Ö. Dörtlemez H. Correlation of intracoronary Doppler and Intracoronary cestamibi in the evaluation of the angiographically borderline coronary artery lesions. 11th National Cardiology Congress, Istanbul, 1995.
14. Çengel A., Timurkaynak T., Alkan M., Yalçın R., Caymaz O., Dörtlemez Ö., Dörtlemez H. Late thrombolytic therapy in patients with acute myocardial infarction. 11th Turkish Cardiology Congress, Istanbul, 1995
15. Paydak H.,Çengel A., Alkan M., Yalçın R.,Caymaz O., Dörtlemez Ö., Dörtlemez H. Predictors of perioperative cardiac morbidity in patients undergoing non-cardiac surgery. 11th Turkish Cardiology Congress, Istanbul, 1995
16. Yalçın R., Çengel A., Alkan M., Boyacı B., Dörtlemez Ö., Dörtlemez H. Comparison of early complications of stent applications with and without Coumadine (ticlopidine) treatment. 4th Turkish Invasive cardiology Congress,, Ankara, 1997
17. Yalçın R., Cemri M., Atasever T., Çengel A., Alkan M., Ünlü M., Dörtlemez Ö., Dörtlemez H. The role of nitrate echocardiography and thallium scintigraphy in assessing myocardial viability after acute anterior myocardial infarction. 13th National Cardiology Congress, İzmir, 1997.
18. Boyacı B., Yalçın R., Alkan M., Vural H., Ebinç H., Çengel A., Dörtlemez Ö., Dörtlemez H. The relation of fibrinogen levels to the prevalence and severity of coronary artery disease in patients with stable angina pectoris. Turkish Cardiology Congress, Izmir, 1997.
19. Cemri M. Yalçın R. Çengel A. Alkan M. Boyacı B. Dörtlemez Ö. Dörtlemez H. Dobutamine stress echocardiography in the assessment of cardiac risk before extra-cardiac surgery. Turkish Cardiology Congress, Izmir, 1997.
20. Cemri M., Çengel A., Yalçın R., Atavcı S., Alkan M., Kapucu Ö., Topsakal R., Dörtlemez Ö., Dörtlemez H. Assessment of myocardial viability in patients with ischemic left ventricular disorder: Comparison of Tl-201 SPECT with nitrate and dobutamine echocardiography. Turkish Cardiology Congress, Izmir, 1997.