Name Surname: NİHAL AKAR
Güven Hospital
Department: Cardiology
Academic Title:
Title: Professor
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Name and surname: Nihal Akar Bayram
Date and Place of Birth: 23.11.1976
Foreign languages: Fluent in English
Major Research Interest: Cardiac Arrhythmias, Electrophysiology, Cardiac Device Therapy
Treatments: Electrophysiological study and mapping
Supraventricular Tachycardia Ablation – WPW Ablation
Cryoballoon Based Atrial Fibrillation Ablation
Atrial Tachycardia Ablation
Atrial Flutter Ablation
Ventricular Premature Complex Ablation
Ventricular Tachycardia Ablation
Pacemaker Implantation
Implantable Cardiac Defibrillator (ICD) Implantation
Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy (CRT)
Coronary Angiography
Percutaneous Coronary Intervention and Stent Implantation
Professional Experience
2001-2005, Ministry of Health, Ankara Numune Training and Research Hospital, Cardiology Residency
2005-2006, Ankara Atatürk Chest Disease and Chest Surgery Training and Research Hospital, cardiologist
2006-2010, Ministry of Health, Ankara Atatürk Training and Research Hospital, Cardiology Department, cardiologist
2010-2013, Ministry of Health, Ankara Atatürk Training and Research Hospital, Cardiology Department, cardiology specialist, head-assistant
2011-2013, Ministry of Health, Ankara Atatürk Training and Research Hospital, Cardiology Department, Associated Professor of Cardiology
2013-, Yıldırım Beyazıt University Medical Faculty, Department of Cardiology
2013-2016, Yıldırım Beyazıt University Medical Faculty, Department of Cardiology, Associated Professor of Cardiology
2016-, Yıldırım Beyazıt University Medical Faculty, Department of Cardiology, Professor of Cardiology
2016-2019, Ministry of Health Ankara Atatürk Training and Research Hospital, Cardiology Clinic, Professor of Cardiology
2019-2022, Ministry of Health Ankara City Hospital, Cardiology Clinic, Professor of Cardiology
Education
• 2000, Gazi University Medical Faculty, Medical School
• 2001-2005, Ankara Numune Training and Research Hospital, Cardiology Residency
Selected Publications
• 67 scientific publications in international peer-reviewed journals,
• 41 orally presented abstract in international congress
• 34 scientific publications in national peer-reviewed journals
• 31 orally presented abstract in the national congress
• 3 book chapter
Assignments in Professional Societies
• Turkish Cardiology Society
• European Society of Cardiology
Awards
• One of the best manuscripts in 2009."Endothelial function in normotensive men with obstructive sleep apnea before and 6 months after CPAP treatment. N. Akar Bayram, B. Ciftci, T. Keles, T. Durmaz, S. Turhan, E. Bozkurt, Y. Peker. Sleep 2009;32(10):1257-63”
• XXVIII. National Cardiology Congress, Best Abstract Award; TP-041 Yüksek riskli ciddi aort darlığı hastalarında transkateter aort kapak replasmanı erken dönem sonuçlarımız. Ankara Atatürk Eğitim Araştırma Hastanesi deneyimi. Engin Bozkurt, Telat Keleş, Tahir Durmaz, Cenk Sarı, Murat Akçay, Nihal Akar Bayram, Emine Bilen, Hüseyin Ayhan. Türk Kardiyol Dern Arş - Arch Turk Soc Cardiol 2012;40;2;132. XXVIII. Ulusal Kardiyoloji Kongresi, 2012, Antalya, Year 2012 Volume 40 Supplementum 2, September.
• TKD-Zentiva Best İnterventional Case Award. Bozkurt E, Durmaz T, Keleş T, Akar Bayram N, Akçay M, Bilen E, Sarı C, Ayhan H. Retrograde Yaklaşım İle Tedavi Edilen Kronik Total Sağ Koroner Arter Oklüzyon Olgusu.
Project Assignments
• EM. Antman, DA. Morrow, CH. McCabe, et al. Enoxaparin and Thrombolysis Reperfusion for Acute Myocardial Infarctıon Treatment- Thrombolysis In Myocardial Infarctıon Study 25 (ExTRACT-TIMI 25). N Engl J Med 2006;354:112. N. Akar; Sub-investigator assignment in an international clinical study.
• Otamixaban for the treatment of patients with non-ST-elevation acute coronary syndromes (SEPIA-ACS1 TIMI 42): a randomized, double-blind, active-controlled, phase 2 trial. Sabatine MS, Antman EM, Widimsky P, Ebrahim IO, Kiss RG, Saaiman A, Polasek R, Contant CF, McCabe CH, Braunwald E. Lancet. 2009 Sep 5;374(9692):787-95. Epub 2009 Aug 28. Sub-investigator assignment in international clinical study.
• Thrombin-receptor antagonist vorapaxar in acute coronary syndromes. Tricoci P, Huang Z, Held C, Moliterno DJ, Armstrong PW, Van de Werf F, White HD, Aylward PE, Wallentin L, Chen E, Lokhnygina Y, Pei J, Leonardi S, Rorick TL, Kilian AM, Jennings LH, Ambrosio G, Bode C, Cequier A, Cornel JH, Diaz R, Erkan A, Huber K, Hudson MP, Jiang L, Jukema JW, Lewis BS, Lincoff AM, Montalescot G, Nicolau JC, Ogawa H, Pfisterer M, Prieto JC, Ruzyllo W, Sinnaeve PR, Storey RF, Valgimigli M, Whellan DJ, Widimsky P, Strony J, Harrington RA, Mahaffey KW; TRACER Investigators. N Engl J Med. 2012 Jan 5;366(1):20-33. Sub-investigator assignment in international clinical study.
Professional Courses and Congresses:
• 2012, attended the training at Laboratory of Pacing and Electrophysiology of the Spedali Civili of Brescia-Italy
• 2013, attended the scientific and educational meeting entitled ‘’Atrial Fibrillation Companion for Advanced Learning’’, Hamburg
• 2014, participation in the course ‘’Dream Team at Work’’, live cases by elite international interventional electrophysiologists, Italy
• 2017, Practical VT certification, Milan
• 2021, attended the online educational course entitled AFIB Symposium
• 2021, attended the online course entitled Interventional EP Curriculum
