Murat Sunbul

Areas of Interest

-Complex Coronary Interventions

-Coronary Imaging (FFR, OCT, IVUS)

-Peripheral Artery Interventions

-Carotid Artery Interventions

-Structural Heart Diseases (ASD, PFO Closure)

-Heart Valve Diseases (TAVI and Other Valve Interventions)

-Renal Artery Interventions and Renal Denervation

-Diagnosis and Treatment of Heart Failure

-Pacemaker Implantation (Left Bundle Branch Pacing)

-Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator (ICD) Implantation

-Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy (CRT) Implantation

-Advanced Cardiac Imaging (TEE, 3D Echocardiography, Speckle Tracking)

-Diagnosis and Treatment of Hypertension and Hyperlipidemia

-Diagnosis and Treatment of Pulmonary Hypertension

-Right Heart Catheterization

Education

Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
2005
Istanbul University – Istanbul Faculty of Medicine, Turkey

Residency in Cardiology
2010
Marmara University Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul, Turkey

Professional Experience

Cardiology Specialist
2011 – 2015
Marmara University Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey

Assistant Professor of Cardiology
2015 – 2017
Marmara University Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul, Turkey

Associate Professor of Cardiology
2017 – 2022
Marmara University Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul, Turkey

Professor of Cardiology
2022 – 2025
Marmara University Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul, Turkey

Professor of Cardiology
2025 – Present
İstinye University, Topkapı Liv Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey


Publications in Peer-Reviewed International Journals

Sunbul M, Cagac O, Birkan Y. A Rare Case of Inflammatory Pseudotumor with Both Involvement of Lung and Heart. Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgeon. 2013.

Sunbul M, Ozben B, Mutlu B. Two different cardiomyopathies in a single patient: Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy and left ventricular noncompaction. Herz. 2013.

Sunbul M, Erdogan O, Mutlu B. Torsade de pointes: A rare cause of syncope in severe aortic stenosis. Herz. 2013.

Samadov F, Sunbul M, Sari I. Acute myocardial infarction following psoralen plus ultraviolet light therapy. American Journal of Emergency Medicine. 2013.

Sunbul M, Ozben B, Durmus E, Kepez A, Pehlivan A, Midi I, Mutlu B. Endothelial dysfunction is an independent risk factor for stroke patients irrespective of the presence of patent foramen ovale. Herz. 2013.

Sunbul M, Eren F, Nacar C, Agirbasli M. Sex Hormone Binding Globulin Gene Polymorphisms and Metabolic Syndrome in Postmenopausal Turkish Women. Cardiology Journal. 2013.

Sunbul M, Tigen K, Ozen G, Durmus E, Kivrak T, Cincin A, Kepez A, Atas H, Direskeneli H, Basaran Y. Evaluation of arterial stiffness and hemodynamics by oscillometric method in patients with systemic sclerosis. Wiener Klinische Wochenschrift. 2013.

Sunbul M, Durmus E, Kivrak T, Yildiz H, Kanar BG, Ozben B, Sari I, Mutlu B. Left ventricular strain and strain rate by two-dimensional speckle tracking echocardiography in patients with subclinical hypothyroidism. European Review for Medical and Pharmacological Sciences. 2013.

Sunbul M, Zincir SB, Durmus E, Sunbul EA, Cengiz FF, Kivrak T, Samadov F, Sari I. Anxiety and depression in patients with coronary artery disease. Bulletin of Clinical Psychopharmacology. 2013.

Sunbul M, Samedov F, Sari I, Ozben B. A serious cause of syncope in a young patient. Herz. 2014.

Prof. Murat Sünbül has authored and co-authored more than 100 scientific publications in national and international peer-reviewed journals. Only a selection of these publications is presented here.