Pediatric Cardiology
Prof. Dr. Tugcin Bora Polat
1. **Fetal Cardiology:** This discipline deals with diagnosing and managing heart conditions in unborn babies (fetuses). Fetal cardiologists use advanced imaging techniques, such as fetal echocardiography, to assess and monitor the developing heart in utero.
2. **Echocardiography:** Pediatric echocardiography involves using ultrasound technology to create detailed images of the heart's structure and function in children. It is a non-invasive and essential tool for diagnosing various heart conditions in pediatric patients.
3. **Interventional Pediatric Cardiology:** Interventional cardiologists specialize in performing minimally invasive procedures to treat heart conditions. These procedures often involve catheters and other small devices that are threaded through blood vessels to repair or treat abnormalities in the heart.
4. **Electrophysiology:** Pediatric cardiac electrophysiologists focus on the electrical activities of the heart. They diagnose and treat heart rhythm disorders (arrhythmias) in children and may use procedures like ablation to correct abnormal electrical pathways.
5. **Pediatric Heart Failure and Transplantation:** These specialists manage heart failure in children and may consider heart transplantation as a treatment option when necessary.
6. **Cardiac Imaging:** Cardiologists specializing in this area use various imaging techniques such as MRI (magnetic resonance imaging), CT (computed tomography), and nuclear medicine to visualize and assess heart structures and functions in children.
7. **Cardiac Critical Care:** This discipline involves providing specialized care to critically ill children with heart conditions, often in the pediatric cardiac intensive care unit (PCICU).
8. **Preventive Pediatric Cardiology:** These experts focus on promoting heart health and preventing heart disease risk factors in children through lifestyle modifications and early detection of potential issues.
9. **Cardiovascular Genetics:** Pediatric cardiologists with expertise in genetics study the genetic basis of heart conditions in children and may offer genetic testing and counseling to families.
10. **Adults with Congenital Heart Disease (ACHD):** Cardiologists in this field specialize in caring for individuals with congenital heart defects as they transition from pediatric to adult care.
Education:
- Graduated from Istanbul University Istanbul Faculty of Medicine in 1998.
- Completed specialization training in Pediatrics at Şişli Etfal Education and Research Hospital in 2003.
- Obtained sub-specialization in Pediatric Cardiology at Dr. Siyami Ersek Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery Training and Research Hospital in 2008.
- Received the title of Associate Professor in 2011.
Professional Memberships:
- Member of Turkish Pediatric Association (Türk Pediatri Kurumu)
- Member of Turkish Society of Pediatric Cardiology (Türk Pediatrik Kardiyoloji Derneği)
Academic Appointments:
- 1998-1999: Research Assistant | Kartal Education and Research Hospital
- 1999-2003: Research Assistant | Sisli Etfal Education and Research Hospital
- 2003-2003: Specialist Doctor | Haseki Education and Research Hospital
- 2003-2008: Assistant Specialist | Dr. Siyami Ersek Education and Research Hospital
- 2008-2009: Assistant Specialist Doctor | Haseki Education and Research Hospital
- 2009-2010: Assistant Specialist Doctor | Turkey High Specialization Training and Research Hospital
- 2010-2011: Reserve Officer | Ankara GATA Pediatric Health and Diseases Clinic
- 2011-2012: Associate Professor | Dr. Zekai Tahir Burak Women's Health Education and Research Hospital
- 2012-2013: Associate Professor | Bagcilar Education and Research Hospital
- 2013-2020: Associate Professor | Sisli Etfal Education and Research Hospital
- 2020-2022: Professor | Beykent University Hospital
- 2022: Professor | ACIBADEM Mehmet Ali Aydınlar University Atakent Hospital
Polat TB, Yalcin Y, Erdem A, Zeybek C, Akdeniz C, Celebi A. Tissue Doppler imaging in rheumatic carditis. Cardiol Young. 2014 Apr;24(2):359-65. doi: 10.1017/S1047951108002126. Epub 2008 Mar 14. PMID: 18339227.
Polat TB. Use of percutaneous carotid artery access for performing pediatric cardiac interventions: Single-center study. Ann Pediatr Cardiol. 2020 Jan-Mar;13(1):16-24. doi: 10.4103/apc.APC_26_19. Epub 2019 Nov 1. PMID: 32030031; PMCID: PMC6979034.
Tireli E, Polat TB, Oztas DM, Mamur Y, Omeroglu RE, Ugurlucan M. Giant Aneurysm of the Ascending Aorta Requiring Emergency Repair in a Newborn Baby. Ann Thorac Surg. 2019 Feb;107(2):e107-e109. doi: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2018.06.067. Epub 2018 Aug 14. PMID: 30118715.
Polat TB. Stenting the vertical ductus arteriosus via axillary artery access using "wire-target" technique. Congenit Heart Dis. 2017 Dec;12(6):800-807. doi: 10.1111/chd.12512. Epub 2017 Jul 9. PMID: 28691263.
Cakir M, Karahan SC, Mentese A, Sag E, Cobanoglu U, Polat TB, Erduran E. Ischemia-modified albumin levels in children with chronic liver disease. Gut Liver. 2012 Jan;6(1):92-7. doi: 10.5009/gnl.2012.6.1.92. Epub 2012 Jan 12. PMID: 22375177; PMCID: PMC3286745.
Polat TB, Celik IH, Erdeve O. Early predictive echocardiographic features of hemodynamically significant patent ductus arteriosus in preterm VLBW infants. Pediatr Int. 2016 Jul;58(7):589-94. doi: 10.1111/ped.12915. Epub 2016 Apr 29. PMID: 26754187.
Polat TB. Ultrasound-Guided Femoral Arterial Cannulation in Neonates Undergoing Cardiac Surgery or Catheterization: Comparison of 0.014-Inch Floppy Versus 0.019-Inch Straight Guidewire. Pediatr Crit Care Med. 2019 Jul;20(7):608-613. doi: 10.1097/PCC.0000000000001916. PMID: 31013264.
Polat TB, Türkmen E. Transcatheter closure of ventricular septal defects using the Amplatzer Duct Occluder II device: a single-center experience. Postepy Kardiol Interwencyjnej. 2016;12(4):340-347. doi: 10.5114/aic.2016.63635. Epub 2016 Nov 17. PMID: 27980548; PMCID: PMC5133323.
Demir F, Celebi A, Saritas T, Erdem A, Demir H, Firat MF, Polat TB. Long-term follow-up results of lung perfusion studies after transcatheter closure of patent ductus arteriosus. Congenit Heart Dis. 2013 Mar-Apr;8(2):159-66. doi: 10.1111/j.1747-0803.2012.00701.x. Epub 2012 Aug 16. PMID: 22897893.
Baysal A, Polat TB, Yalcin Y, Celebi A. The use of basic parameters for monitoring the haemodynamic effects of midazolam and ketamine as opposed to propofol during cardiac catheterization. Cardiol Young. 2014 Apr;24(2):351-8. doi: 10.1017/S1047951108001935. Epub 2008 Feb 6. PMID: 18252029.
Polat TB, Celebi A, Hacımahmutoglu S, Akdeniz C, Erdem A, Fırat F. Lung perfusion studies after transcatheter closure of persistent ductus arteriosus with the Amplatzer duct occluder. Catheter Cardiovasc Interv. 2010 Sep 1;76(3):418-24. doi: 10.1002/ccd.22554. PMID: 20839357.
Pac FA, Guray Y, Polat TB. Wall motion velocities of ascending aorta measured by tissue Doppler imaging in obese children. Pediatr Int. 2010 Oct;52(5):778-84. doi: 10.1111/j.1442-200X.2010.03173.x. PMID: 20497359.
Ulaş Saz E, Ceren Tekgüç D, Polat TB, Unek O. Unusual retrograde movement of an open safety pin: the second case in the literature. Turk J Gastroenterol. 2011 Aug;22(4):447-8. doi: 10.4318/tjg.2011.0295. PMID: 21948586.
Solgun HA, Polat TB. Surgical ductal stent implantation in total anomalous pulmonary venous connection to vena porta with right pulmonary sequestration in a mature newborn. Ann Med Surg (Lond). 2019 Jul 11;45:33-35. doi: 10.1016/j.amsu.2019.07.005. PMID: 31360457; PMCID: PMC6639658.
Zeybek C, Yalcin Y, Erdem A, Polat TB, Aktuglu-Zeybek AC, Bayoglu V, Akdeniz C, Celebi A. Tissue Doppler echocardiographic assessment of cardiac function in children with bronchial asthma. Pediatr Int. 2007 Dec;49(6):911-7. doi: 10.1111/j.1442-200X.2007.02486.x. PMID: 18045296.
Pac M, Pac A, Polat TB, Balli S, Turhan N, Aras D, Oflaz MB, Kücüker S. Case report: nonarrhythmogenic right ventricular dysplasia presenting with severe right ventricular failure in an adolescent. Heart Surg Forum. 2010 Feb;13(1):E21-4. doi: 10.1532/HSF98.20091107. PMID: 20150034.
Oztürkmen S, Paç A, Senayl A, Polat TB, Cetin II, Bçakç Z, Akyay A, Olcay L. Schistocytic hemolytic anemia owing to central venous catheter in a child with acute lymphoblastic leukemia. J Pediatr Hematol Oncol. 2010 Aug;32(6):e233-5. doi: 10.1097/MPH.0b013e3181e003e2. PMID: 20505536.
Ozçelik G, Polat TB, Aktaş S, Cetinkaya F. Resistive index in febrile urinary tract infections: predictive value of renal outcome. Pediatr Nephrol. 2004 Feb;19(2):148-52. doi: 10.1007/s00467-003-1305-z. Epub 2003 Dec 18. Erratum in: Pediatr Nephrol. 2004 May;19(5):575. Fetinkaya, Feyzullah [corrected to Cetinkaya, Feyzullah]. PMID: 14685837.
Polat TB, Uysalol M, Cetinkaya F. Efficacy of zinc supplementation on the severity and duration of diarrhea in malnourished Turkish children. Pediatr Int. 2003 Oct;45(5):555-9. doi: 10.1046/j.1442-200x.2003.01772.x. PMID: 14521531.
Polat TB, Urganci N, Yalcin Y, Akdeniz C, Zeybek C, Erdem A, Celebi A. Evaluation of cardiac function by tissue Doppler imaging in children with chronic hepatitis. J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr. 2006 Aug;43(2):222-7. doi: 10.1097/01.mpg.0000228101.12326.6f. PMID: 16877989.
Pac A, Polat TB, Cetin I, Oflaz MB, Balli S. Figulla ASD occluder versus Amplatzer Septal Occluder: a comparative study on validation of a novel device for percutaneous closure of atrial septal defects. J Interv Cardiol. 2009 Dec;22(6):489-95. doi: 10.1111/j.1540-8183.2009.00497.x. Epub 2009 Sep 3. PMID: 19735475.
Pac A, Polat TB, Vural K, Pac M. Successful two-stage correction of ventricular septal defect and patent ductus arteriosus in a patient with fixed pulmonary hypertension. Pediatr Cardiol. 2010 Jan;31(1):111-3. doi: 10.1007/s00246-009-9534-y. Epub 2009 Oct 8. PMID: 19812882.
Urganci N, Akyildiz B, Polat TB. A comparative study: the efficacy of liquid paraffin and lactulose in management of chronic functional constipation. Pediatr Int. 2005 Feb;47(1):15-9. doi: 10.1111/j.1442-200x.2004.02001.x. PMID: 15693860.
Polat TB, Yalcin Y, Akdeniz C, Zeybek C, Erdem A, Celebi A. QT dispersion in acute rheumatic fever. Cardiol Young. 2006 Apr;16(2):141-6. doi: 10.1017/S1047951106000060. PMID: 16553975.
Paç FA, Polat TB, Oflaz MB, Ballı S. Erişkin hastalarda duktus tıkayıcı cihaz ile patent duktus arteriyozus'un kapatılması: işlemi kolaylaştırıcı yöntemlerin değerlendirilmesi [Closure of patent ductus arteriosus with duct occluder device in adult patients: evaluation of the approaches to facilitate the procedure]. Anadolu Kardiyol Derg. 2011 Feb;11(1):64-70. Turkish. doi: 10.5152/akd.2011.001. Epub 2010 Dec 3. PMID: 21131255.
Geylanı Güleç S, Urganci N, Polat TB, Demırel E, Yilmaz E. Relations between human leukocyte antigens and autoimmune hepatitis in Turkish children. Turk J Gastroenterol. 2011 Feb;22(1):42-6. PMID: 21480110.
Polat TB, Saz EU, Nursoy MA. Effects of salbutamol given by metered-dose inhaler on dispersion of ventricular repolarization. Anadolu Kardiyol Derg. 2011 May;11(3):232-6. doi: 10.5152/akd.2011.063. Epub 2011 Apr 18. PMID: 21501995.
Polat TB, Urganci N, Caliskan KC, Akyildiz B. Correlation of abdominal fat accumulation and stiffness of the abdominal aorta in obese children. J Pediatr Endocrinol Metab. 2008 Nov;21(11):1031-40. doi: 10.1515/jpem.2008.21.11.1031. PMID: 19189697.
Celebi A, Yalçin Y, Erdem A, Zeybek C, Akdeniz C, Polat TB. Stent implantation into the patent ductus arteriosus in cyanotic congenital heart disease with duct-dependent or diminished pulmonary circulation. Turk J Pediatr. 2007 Oct-Dec;49(4):413-7. PMID: 18246744.
Celebi A, Yalçin Y, Zeybek C, Erdem A, Polat TB, Akdeniz C. Transcatheter closure of large fistula between right coronary artery and pulmonary artery using Amplatzer vascular plug in a patient with pulmonary atresia and ventricular septal defect. Anadolu Kardiyol Derg. 2007 Dec 8;7(4):E4-5. PMID: 18065324.
Celebi A, Yalçin Y, Erdem A, Zeybek C, Akdeniz C, Polat TB. Successful transcatheter balloon dilatation of coarctation of aorta and coil occlusion of patent ductus arteriosus in a single catheterization procedure. Turk J Pediatr. 2007 Jan-Mar;49(1):94-7. PMID: 17479653.
Paç FA, Polat TB, Kibar AE, Aras D. İnteratriyal septumda lipomatöz hipertrofinin eşlik ettiği atriyal septal defektlerin transkateter yolla kapatılması: Olgu sunumu [Transcatheter closure of atrial septal defects in a patient with lipomatous hypertrophy of the interatrial septum]. Turk Kardiyol Dern Ars. 2010 Jul;38(5):366-8. Turkish. PMID: 21200110.
Zeybek C, Yalçin Y, Polat TB, Celebi A. Ventriküler septal defektli pulmoner atreziye eşlik eden kismi pulmoner venöz dönüş anomalisi: Iki olgu sunumu [Coexistence of partial anomalous pulmonary venous drainage and pulmonary atresia with ventricular septal defect: a report of two cases]. Turk Kardiyol Dern Ars. 2008 Sep;36(6):415-9. Turkish. PMID: 19155649.
Polat TB, Celebi A, Hacımahmutoğlu S, Akdeniz C, Erdem A, Fırat F. Patent duktus arteriyozus'un kapatılması sonrası akciğer perfüzyonunun radyonüklit yöntemle değerlendirilmesi: Sık kullanılan iki farklı koil tipinin analizi [Radionuclide evaluation of lung perfusion after transcatheter closure of patent ductus arteriosus: analysis of frequently used two different types of coils]. Anadolu Kardiyol Derg. 2011 May;11(3):218-24. Turkish. doi: 10.5152/akd.2011.062. Epub 2011 Apr 18. PMID: 21501996.