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Assoc. Prof. Dr. Lütfi Öcal is a cardiologist specializing in interventional cardiology, including transradial angiography, non-surgical treatment of coronary bifurcation lesions and septal defects, TAVI, MitraClip/TriClip, aortic aneurysm treatment, and heart failure pacemaker therapies. He built his extensive career at Kartal Koşuyolu High Specialization Training and Research Hospital and played a key role in establishing angiography units and 24/7 primary PCI centers both in Turkey and internationally, including Somalia and Albania.
Education and Academic Qualifications
- Medical Degree (MD) – Faculty of Medicine, Cumhuriyet University, 2010
- Cardiology Residency (Specialty Training) – Cardiology Clinic, Kartal Koşuyolu High Specialization Training and Research Hospital, University of Health Sciences (S.B.Ü.), 2015
Areas of Interest
- Transradial (wrist) angiography with balloon and stent applications
- Non-surgical treatment of main coronary bifurcation lesions
- Peripheral arterial diseases
- Non-surgical (percutaneous) closure of cardiac septal defects
- Treatment of aortic aneurysm
- Heart valve diseases: TAVI, MitraClip, TriClip
- Heart failure and pacemaker therapies
- Atrial fibrillation and hypertension management