Asst. Prof. MD. Gürkan Karaca

Education and Expertise

• **Undergraduate/Medical School:** Marmara University Faculty of Medicine (Marmara Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi) (2007)
• **Doctorate/Specialization in Medicine (Cardiology):** Dr. Siyami Ersek Hospital for Chest, Heart and Vascular Surgery Training and Research (Dr. Siyami Ersek Hastanesi Göğüs Kalp ve Damar Eğitim ve Araştırma Hastanesi) (2013)

Experience

• 2007-2013: Cardiology Department, Dr. Siyami Ersek Hospital for Chest, Heart and Vascular Surgery Training and Research (Dr. Siyami Ersek Hastanesi Göğüs Kalp ve Damar Eğitim ve Araştırma Hastanesi Kardiyoloji Bölümü)
• 2013-2015: Cardiology Department, Osmancık State Hospital (Osmancık Devlet Hastanesi Kardiyoloji Bölümü) (Compulsory Service)
• 2015-2016: Cardiology Department, Amasya University Sabuncuoğlu Şerefeddin Training and Research Hospital (Amasya Üniversitesi Sabuncuoğlu Şerefeddin Eğitim ve Araştırma Hastanesi Kardiyoloji Bölümü)
• 2017-2021: Cardiology Department, Alanya Alaaddin Keykubat Training and Research Hospital (Alanya Alaaddin Keykubat Eğitim ve Araştırma Hastanesi Kardiyoloji Bölümü)
• 2021-2022: Bahçeşehir University Hospital Medical Park Göztepe (Bahçeşehir Üniversite Hastanesi Medical Park Göztepe)
• February 2023-September 2023: Bezmialem Vakıf University Hospital (Bezmialem Vakıf Üniversitesi Hastanesi)
• September 2023-Present: VM Medical Park Maltepe Hospital (VM Medical Park Maltepe Hastanesi)

Foreign Language

• English (İngilizce)

International Peer-Reviewed Journal Articles

1. Uluganyan M, Ekmekçi A, Murat A, Avşar Ş, Ulutaş TK, Uyarel H, Bozbay M, **Çiçek G**, **Karaca G**, Eren M. **Admission serum potassium level is associated with in-hospital and long-term mortality in ST-elevation myocardial infarction**. Anatol J Cardiol. 2015 Feb 11. doi: 10.5152/akd.2015.5706. [Epub ahead of print]
2. Tusun E, Uluganyan M, Ugur M, **Karaca G**, Osman F, Koroglu B, Murat A, Ekmekci A, Uyarel H, Sahin O, Eren M, Bolca O. **ST-segment elevation of right precordial lead (V4R) is associated with multivessel disease and increased in-hospital mortality in acute anterior myocardial infarction patients**. Ann Noninvasive Electrocardiol. 2015 Jul;20(4):362-7.
3. Ugur M, Uluganyan M, Ekmekci A, Bozbay M, **Karaca G**, **Cicek G**, Koroglu B, Tusun E, Murat A, Turan B, Uyarel H, Orhan AL, Eren M. **Combination of hemoglobin and left ventricular ejection fraction as a new predictor of contrast induced nephropathy in patients with non-ST elevation myocardial infarction**. Med Sci Monit. 2014 Jun 12;20:967- 73.
4. Ugur M, Uluganyan M, **Cicek G**, Bozbay M, Ekmekci A, Koroglu B, **Karaca G**, Murat A, Tusun E, Kalaycioglu E, Uyarel H, Eren M. **The reliability of computed tomography-derived SYNTAX score measurement**. Angiology. 2015 Feb;66(2):150-4.
5. Ekmekci A, Uluganyan M, Tufan F, Uyarel H, **Karaca G**, Kul S, Gungor B, Ertas G, Erer B, Sayar N, Gul M, Eren M. **Impact of admission blood glucose levels on prognosis of elderly patients with ST elevation myocardial infarction treated by primary percutaneous coronary intervention**. J Geriatr Cardiol. 2013 Dec;10(4):310-6.
6. Uluganyan M, **Karaca G**, Nurkalem Z. **Succesful thrombolytic treatment of a bio-prosthetic mitral valve thrombosis in a pregnant woman**. Acta Cardiol. 2013 Aug;68(4):446- 8.
7. Calık AN, Ozcan KS, Cağdaş M, Güngör B, **Karaca G**, Gürkan U, Yılmaz H, Bolca O. **Electromechanical delay detected by tissue Doppler echocardiography is associated with the frequency of attacks in patients with lone atrial fibrillation**. Cardiol J. 2014;21(2):138-43.
8. Gul M, Uyarel H, Ergelen M, Ekmekci A, Ozal E, Murat A, Kul S, Celik O, **Karaca G**, Akturk F, Eksik A. **The relationship between $\gamma$-glutamyl transferase levels and the clinical outcomes in patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction undergoing primary percutaneous coronary intervention**. Coroner Artery Dis. 2013 Jun;24(4):272-8.
9. Gul M, Uyarel H, Ergelen M, Akgul O, **Karaca G**, Turen S, Ugur M, Ertürk M, Kul S, Surgit O, Bozbay M, Uslu N. **Prognostic value of total bilirubin in patients with ST-segment elevation acute myocardial infarction undergoing primary coronary intervention**. Am J Cardiol. 2013 Jan 15;111(2):166-71.
10. Uluganyan M, Velibey Y, Calik N, Orhan A, **Karaca G**, Assoc GT. **Stress-induced transient midventricular ballooning: a new variant of broken heart syndrome**. Am J Emerg Med. 2013 Feb;31(2):447.e1-3.
11. İlhan E, Güvenç TS, Altay S, Çağdaş M, Çalik AN, Karaca M, Güzelburç Ö, **Karaca G**, Biteker M, Tayyareci G. **Predictive value of red cell distribution width in intrahospital mortality and postintervention thrombolysis in myocardial infarction flow in patients with acute anterior myocardial infarction**. Coron Artery Dis. 2012 Nov;23(7):450-4.
12. Gungor B, Velibey Y, **Karaca G**, Yilmaz H, Gurkan U, Bolca O, Sahin S. **Accessory left anterior descending artery arising from left sinus of Valsalva: unreported case**. Int J Cardiol. 2013 Jan 20;162(3):e64-5.
13. Uluganyan M, Velibey Y, **Karaca G**, Güngör B. **Echocardiographic demonstration of isolated mitral valve involvement in a patient with mucopolysaccharidosis**. Turk Kardiyol Dern Ars. 2012 Mar;40(2):199.
14. Velibey Y, Uluganyan M, **Karaca G**, Orhan A. **Two-and three-dimensional echocardiographic views of a prominent Chiari network prolapsing into right ventricle**. Anadolu Kardiyol Derg. 2012 Apr 20;12(3):E11-2.

National Peer-Reviewed Journal Articles

15. **Gürkan KARACA**, Ahmet EKMEKCİ. **Kronik Kalp Yetersizliğinin Tıbbi Tedavisinde Yenilikler** (Innovations in the Medical Treatment of Chronic Heart Failure). Turkiye Klinikleri J Cardiol-Special Topics 2015;8(3):40-50
16. **Gürkan KARACA**, Ahmet Ekmekçi. **Kalp yetersizliği tedavisinde sol ventriküler destek cihazları: Makinelerin yükselişi** (Left ventricular assist devices in heart failure treatment: Rise of the machines). Güncel Kardiyoloji Kalp yetersizliği özel sayısı (2015): 25-33
17. Mehmet Bozbay, Servet Altay, **Gürkan KARACA**, Mehmet Eren. **Kırkbeş Yaşında Asemptomatik Bayan Hastada Ekokardiyografik Olarak Basınç Farkı Oluşturmayan Ciddi Aort Koarktasyonu** (Severe Aortic Coarctation with No Echocardiographic Pressure Gradient in an Asymptomatic 45-Year-Old Female Patient). MN Cardiology Volume: 19 No: 4 2012; 201-204
18. Yalçın Velibey, Servet Altay, **Gürkan KARACA**, Dr. Rengin Çetin, Dr. Özge Güzelburç, Seçkin Satılmış, Uzm.Dr. Şeref Kul. **Ağrısız Akut Aort Diseksiyonu: Sıklığı Artan Ancak Tanı Oranı Artmayan Bir Kardiyovasküler Acil Durum** (Painless Acute Aortic Dissection: An Increasing but Underdiagnosed Cardiovascular Emergency). MN Cardiology Volume: 18 No: 1 2011; 39-43
19. Serap ÇİFÇİLİ, Pemra C. ÜNALAN, Derya KIVRAK, **Gürkan KARACA**, Necim YALÇIN, Arzu UZUNER. **Stresli Bir Deneyim Olan Üniversite Sınavına Girecek Lise Öğrencilerinde Uyku Problemlerinin Sıklığı ve Risk Faktörleri** (Prevalence and Risk Factors of Sleep Problems in High School Students Preparing for the University Exam, a Stressful Experience). Turkiye Klinikleri J Med Sci 2010;30(1):8-14

Book Chapter Translations

Co-translator for 9 chapters in the Turkish edition of **Mayo Clinic Cardiology** (2015):

• Cardiac Rehabilitation (Kardiyak Rehabilitasyon)
• Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery (Koroner Arter Bypass Cerrahisi)
• Pericardial Diseases (Perikardiyal Hastalıklar)
• Pulmonary Embolism (Pulmoner Emboli)
• Pulmonary Hypertension (Pulmoner Hipertansiyon)
• Pregnancy and the Heart (Hamilelik ve Kalp)
• Adult Congenital Heart Diseases (Erişkin Konjenital Kalp Hastalıkları)
• HIV Infection and the Heart (HIV Enfeksiyonu ve Kalp)
• Infective Endocarditis (Enfektif Endokardit)