Cardiologist, Interventional cardiologist
Percutaneous aortic valve replacement (TAVI) is one of Assoc. Prof. Şükrü Akyüz's specialties.
Dr. Sukru Akyuz is a specialist in non-surgical treatment of heart diseases with interventional methods. These methods include coronary angiography, stenting, TAVR, PBMV, MitraClipTM, LAA closure, ASD closure, PFO closure, PDA closure, alcohol septal ablation, carotid artery stenting, stenting for coarctation of aorta, EVAR / TEVAR, paravalvular leak closure, and balloon pericardiotomy.
Dr. Sukru Akyuz worked for 17 years at Siyami Ersek Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery Training and Research Hospital, Turkey's largest heart hospital, and has performed thousands of interventional procedures. However, his main professional interest is non-surgical treatment of heart diseases with interventional methods which generally offer alternative solutions to open-heart surgery. These are as follows: