Prof. Dr. Refik Erdim
Cardiology
About Refik Erdim
Prof. Refik Erdim is an experienced interventional cardiologist with a strong academic and clinical background. He earned his Associate Professorship in 2013 at Şişli Florence Nightingale Hospital and has been a key member of Acıbadem Health Group since 2020. His practice focuses on coronary interventions and advanced cardiac care. He holds active memberships in leading professional organizations including the European Association of Percutaneous Coronary Interventions (EAPCI), the European Society of Cardiology as a Fellow (FESC), the Turkish Medical Chamber, the Turkish Society of Cardiology, and the Istanbul Interventional Cardiology Academy. Committed to excellence in patient care, education, and the latest interventional techniques, Prof. Erdim combines academic insight with extensive hands-on experience to deliver high-quality cardiovascular treatment and training.
Subspecialties
- Acute myocardial infarction
- Unstable angina pectoris
- Ventricular fibrillation
- Sick sinus syndrome
- Percutaneous coronary intervention
- Coronary angiography
- Drug-eluting coronary stent implantation
- Coronary stent revascularization
- Rotational atherectomy
- Steerable coronary atherectomy
- Coronary thrombectomy
- Laser coronary angioplasty
- Transcatheter aortic valve implantation
Education
- 2013 Sisli Florence Nightingale Hospital / Associate Professor
- 2006 Fellowship of Europen Associotion of Cardiology ( FESC )
- 2005 Marmara University Faculty of Medicine Cardiology
- 2005 Harvard University, Massachusetts General Hospital Department of Interventional Cardiology
- 1999 Marmara University Faculty of Medicine (Eng)
Experience
- 2020 Acibadem Health Group
- 2017 Acibadem Kadikoy Hospital
- 2006 – 2017 Sisli Florence Nightingale Hospital / Cardiology / Angiography Department
Professional Memberships
- European Association of Coronary Percutaneous Interventions (EAPCI)
- Europen Society Of Cardiology Fellow (FESC)
- Turkish Medical Chamber
- Turkish Society of Cardiology
- Istanbul Interventional Cardiology Academy
Selected Publications
- Two year follow up of sirolimus eluting stents versus paclitaxel eluting stents in acute myocardial infarction International Journal of Angiology 2012; 21:53-58 Erdim R, Helvacioglu F, Görmez S, Karabay KO, Aytekin V.
- Celiac artery aneurysm. Medicinski Arhiv 2012; 66:283-4 Karabay KO, Geceer G, Erdim R.
- Left atrial myxoma with neovascularization presenting as a sick sinus syndrome. Heart Surgery Forum 2012; 15:200-3 Bayramoglu Z, Caynak B, Oral K, Erdim R, Tayyareci Y, Akpinar B.
- Transcatheter aortic valve implantation: A novel perspective by real-time three-dimensional transesophageal echocardiography. Anatolian Journal of Cardiology 2011; ll:E32-E33 Aytekin S, Tayyareci Y, Erdim R, Catakoglu AB, Akpinar B, Aytekin V.
- Ventricular Fibrillation During Recovery Period of Exercise Testing: Seven years of follow-up. Balkan Medical Journal 2011; 28:448-449 Gemici G, Erdim R, Oktay A.
- Drug pharmacokinetics and drug release properties of drug-eluting stents. (Review) Türkiye Klinikleri Kardiyoloji Dergisi, Drug Eluting Stents Special Issue 2009; 2(3):l-8 Erdim R, Özen E, Aytekin V.
- Indications for the use of assistive devices in stent revascularization: Rotational Atherectomy, Steerable Coronary Atherectomy, Thrombectomy and Laser Angioplasty. (Review) Türkiye Klinikleri Kardiyoloji Dergisi, Girişimsel Kardiyoloji Özel Sayısı 2009; 2(l):70-77 Karabay KO, Erdim R, Aytekin V.
- Metastatic breast cancer in the myocardium mimicking acute myocardial infarction. Archives of the Turkish Society of Cardiology 2007; 35:303;305. Gemici G, Tezcan H, Erdim R, Oktay A.
- Prognostic significance of cardiac troponin T in patients receiving chronic hemodialysis treatment. Türkiye Klinikleri Journal of Cardiovascular Sciences 2006, 18:107-111 Erdim R, Gemici G, Duman D, Özener Ç, Oktay A.
- A case of bladder pheochromocytoma mimicking unstable angina pectoris. Türkiye Klinikleri Tıp Bilimleri Dergisi 2002; 22:59-62 Fak AS, Tezcan H, Erdim R, Gogas D, Türken L, Oktay A.
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