2003 – 2009 | Istanbul University, Cerrahpaşa Faculty of Medicine – Medical Education
2011 – 2015 | Health Sciences University, Istanbul Şişli Hamidiye Etfal Health Application and Research Center – Department of Internal Medicine
2018 – 2021 | Health Sciences University, Istanbul Prof. Dr. Cemil Taşcıoğlu City Health Application and Research Center – Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Oncology
Experience:
08/24/2015 – 09/05/2017 | Specialist Doctor, Tokat State Hospital, Turkey
09/15/2017 – 10/01/2018 | Specialist Physician, Istanbul Haseki Training and Research Hospital, Turkey (Ministry of Health)
11/01/2018 – 11/02/2021 | Subspecialty Assistant, Ministry of Health Prof. Dr. Cemil Taşcıoğlu City Hospital, Turkey
2023 – 2025 | Associate Professor of Medical Oncology, Education Officer, Ministry of Health Prof. Dr. Cemil Taşcıoğlu City Hospital
Articles and case presentations published in journals indexed in primary indexes:
1.Sunbul M, Cagac O, Birkan Y. A Rare Case of Inflammatory Pseudotumor with Both Involvement of Lung and Heart. Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2013;61(7):646-648. doi: 10.1055/s-0032-1330925.
2.Sunbul M, Ozben B, Mutlu B. Two different cardiomyopathies in a single patient: Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy and left ventricular noncompaction. Herz. 2013;38(3):313-316. doi: 10.1007/s00059-012-3696-8.
3.Sunbul M, Erdogan O, Mutlu B. Torsade de pointes: A rare cause of syncope in severe aortic stenosis. Herz. 2013;38(4):423-426. doi: 10.1007/s00059-012-3711-0.
4.Samadov F, Sunbul M, Sari I. Acute myocardial infarction following psoralen plus ultraviolet light therapy. Am J Emerg Med. 2013;31(9):1423.e1-2. doi: 10.1016/j.ajem.2013.05.017.
5.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;38(6):671-676. doi: 10.1007/s00059-013-3759-5.
6.Sunbul M, Eren F, Nacar C, Agirbasli M. Sex Hormone Binding Globulin Gene Polymorphisms and Metabolic Syndrome in Postmenopausal Turkish Women. Cardiol J. 2013;20(3):287-293. doi: 10.5603/CJ.2013.0074.
7.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. Wien Klin Wochenschr. 2013;125(15-16): 461-466. doi: 10.1007/s00508-013-0396-1.
8.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. Eur Rev Med Pharmacol Sci. 2013;17(24):3323-3328.
9.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;23(4): 345-352.
10.Sunbul M, Samedov F, Sari I, Ozben B. A serious cause of syncope in a young patient. Herz. 2014;39(1):154-155. doi: 10.1007/s00059-013-3771-9.
11.Kepez A, Sunbul M, Kivrak T, Eroglu E, Ozben B, Yildizeli B, Mutlu B. Evaluation of Improvement in Exercise Capacity after Pulmonary Endarterectomy in Patients with Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension: Correlation with Echocardiographic Parameters. Thorac cardiovasc Surg. 2014;62(1):60-65. doi: 10.1055/s-0033-1336012.
12.Cincin A, Samedov F, Sari I, Sunbul M, Tigen K, Mutlu B. Right ventricular metastasis of lung cancer : Persistent ST-segment elevation and constrictive physiology. Herz. 2014;39(1):166-170. doi: 10.1007/s00059-013-3809-z.
13.Sunbul M, Kepez A, Kivrak T, Eroglu E, Ozben B, Yildizeli B, Mutlu B. Right ventricular longitudinal deformation parameters and exercise capacity: Prognosis of patients with chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension. Herz. 2014;39(4):470-475. doi: 10.1007/s00059-013-3842-y.
14.Sunbul M, Gerin F, Durmus E, Kivrak T, Sari I, Tigen K, Cincin A. Neutrophil to lymphocyte and platelet to lymphocyte ratio in patients with dipper versus non-dipper hypertension. Clin Exp Hypertens. 2014;36(4):217-221. doi: 10.3109/10641963.2013.804547.
15.Sunbul M, Tigen K, Sari I, Cincin A, Atas H. Myocarditis patient with left ventricular, right atrial, and pericardial thrombi : Successful treatment with warfarin. Herz. 2014;39(3):403-404. doi: 10.1007/s00059-013-3838-7.
16.Sunbul M, Kanar BG, Durmus E, Kivrak T, Sari I. Acute sleep deprivation is associated with increased arterial stiffness in healthy young adults. Sleep Breath. 2014;18(1):215-220. doi: 10.1007/s11325-013-0873-9.
17.Sunbul M, Sunbul EA, Kosker SD, Durmus E, Kivrak T, Ileri C, Oguz M, Sari I. Depression and anxiety are associated with abnormal nocturnal blood pressure fall in hypertensive patients. Clin Exp Hypertens. 2014;36(5):354-358. doi: 10.3109/10641963.2013.827701.
18.Tigen K, Sunbul M, Karaahmet T, Dundar C, Ozben B, Guler A, Cincin A, Bulut M, Sari I, Basaran Y. Left Ventricular and Atrial Functions In Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy Patients with Very High LVOT Gradient: A Speckle-Tracking Echocardiographic Study. Echocardiography. 2014;31(7):833-841. doi: 10.1111/echo.12482.
19.Atas H, Durmus E, Sunbul M, Birkan Y, Ozben B. Unusual presenting of acute aortic dissection due to penetrating atheromatous ulcer. Am J Emerg Med. 2014;32(7):820.e5-6. doi: 10.1016/j.ajem.2014.01.019.
20.Sunbul M, Seckin D, Durmus E, Ozgen Z, Bozbay M, Bozbay A, Kivrak T, Oguz M, Sari I, Ergun T, Agirbasli M. Assessment of arterial stiffness and cardiovascular hemodynamics by oscillometric method in psoriasis patients with normal cardiac functions. Heart Vessels. 2015; 30(3): 347-54. doi: 10.1007/s00380-014-0490-y.
21.Sunbul M, Erdogan O, Sari I. Asymptomatic ST segment elevation in the recovery phase of the exercise stress test due to slow coronary flow. Postepy Kardiol Interwencyjnej. 2014;10(1):53-56. doi: 10.5114/pwki.2014.41471.
22.Durmus E, Sunbul M, Tigen K, Kivrak T, Ozen G, Sari I, Direskeneli H, Basaran Y. Right ventricular and atrial functions in systemic sclerosis patients without pulmonary hypertension : Speckle-tracking echocardiographic study. Herz. 2014. Doi: 10.1007/s00059-014-4113-2. doi: 10.1007/s00059-014-4113-2.
23.Zincir SB, Sunbul M, Sunbul EA, Cengiz FF, Dalkilic B, Kivrak T, Durmus E. Evaluation of alexithymia, somatosensory sensitivity and health anxiety levels in patients with non-cardiac chest pain. Biomed Res Int. 2014;2014:896183. doi: 10.1155/2014/896183.
24.Bozbay M, Ugur M, Uyarel H, Cicek G, Koroglu B, Tusun E, Sunbul M, Murat A, Sari I, Eren M. Neutrophil-to-Lymphocyte Ratio As a Prognostic Marker in Infective Endocarditis: In-hospital and Long-Term Clinical Results. J Heart Valve Dis. 2014;23:617-623.
25.Tigen K, Sunbul M, Ozen G, Durmus E, Kivrak T, Cincin A, Ozben B, Atas H, Direskeneli H, Basaran Y. Regional myocardial dysfunction assessed by two-dimensional speckle tracking echocardıography in systemic sclerosis patients with fragmented QRS complexes. J Electrocardiol. 2014;47(5):677-683. doi: 10.1016/j.jelectrocard.2014.07.008.
26.Cincin A, Sunbul M, Kivrak T, Atas H, Sari I, Tigen K, Kani T, Akin H, Imeryuz N, Basaran Y. Evaluation of Cardiac Function by Two-Dimensional Speckle Tracking Echocardiography in Ulcerative Colitis Patients. Dig Dis Sci. 2014;59(12):3004-3011. doi: 10.1007/s10620-014-3274-4.
27.Sunbul M, Cincin A, Mammadov C, Mutlu B. Is Dabigatran Effective As Well As Warfarin On Cardiac Thrombus in Patient With Atrial Fibrillation? A Challenging Question. Am J Ther. 2016;23(3):e974-6.
Doi: 10.1097/MJT.0000000000000129.
28.Sunbul M, Agirbasli M, Durmus E, Kivrak T, Akin H, Aydin Y, Ergelen R, Yilmaz Y. Arterial stiffness in patients with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease is related to fibrosis stage and epicardial adipose tissue thickness. Atherosclerosis. 2014;237(2):490-493. doi: 10.1016/j.atherosclerosis.2014.10.004.
29.Cincin A, Tigen K, Karaahmet T, Dundar C, Gurel E, Bulut M, Sunbul M, Basaran Y. Right ventricular function in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. A speckle tracking echocardiography study. Anatol J Cardiol. 2015;15(7):536-41. doi: 10.5152/akd.2014.5538.
30.Gungor S, Aras M, Novruzov F, Sunbul M, Dede F. Incidentally detected right to left intracardiac shunt with eisenmenger syndrome on V/Q SPECT/CT. Rev Esp Med Nucl Imagen Mol. 2015; 34(3): 215-216. doi: 10.1016/j.remn.2014.09.003.
31.Sunbul M, Agirbasli M. Psoriasis and atherosclerosis: is there a need for novel biomarkers assessing cardiovascular risk? Curr Pharm Des. 2014;20(4):529-535.
32.Cincin A, Tigen K, Sari I, Sunbul M, Kartal F, Basaran Y. A Case of Iatrogenic Chordal Rupture after Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation Procedure Requiring a Second Valve. J Heart Valve Dis. 2015;24:133-8
33.Sunbul M, Erdogan O, Yesildag O, Mutlu B. De Winter sign in a patient with left main coronary artery occlusion. Postepy Kardiol Interwencyjnej. 2015;11(3):239-40. doi: 10.5114/pwki.2015.54019.
34.Sunbul M, Bozbay M, Mammadov C, Cincin A, Atas H, Ozsenel EB, Sari I, Basaran Y. Effect of Vitamin D Deficiency and Supplementation on Myocardial Deformation Parameters and Epicardial Fat Thickness in Patients Free of Cardiovascular Risk. Int J Cardiovasc Imaging. 2015; 31(4): 765-772. doi: 10.1007/s10554-015-0622-1.
35.Sunbul M, Cagman Z, Gerin F, Ozgen Z, Durmus E, Seckin D, Ahmad S, Uras F, Agirbasli M. Growth Arrest-Specific 6 and Cardiometabolic Risk Factors in Patients with Psoriasis. Cardiovasc Ther. 2015;33(2):56-61. doi: 10.1111/1755-5922.12112.
36.Sari I, Sunbul M, Mammadov C, Durmus E, Bozbay M, Kivrak T, Gerin F. Relation of neutrophil to lymphocyte and platelet to lymphocyte ratio with coronary artery disease severity in patients undergoing coronary angiography. Kardiol Pol. 2015;73(12):1310-6. doi: 10.5603/KP.a2015.0098.
37.Sunbul M, Aydin Sunbul E, Kanar BG, Yanartas O, Aydin S, Bacak A, Gulec H, Sari I. The Association of Neutrophil to Lymphocyte Ratio with Presence and Severity of Obstructive Sleep Apnea. Bratisl Lek Listy. 2015;116(11):654-8.
38.Sunbul EA, Sunbul M, Yanartas O, Cengiz F, Bozbay M, Sari I, Gulec H. Increased neutrophil/lymphocyte ratio in patients with depression is correlated with the severity of depression and cardiovascular risk factors. Psychiatry Investig. 2016 Jan;13(1):121-6. doi: 10.4306/pi.2016.13.1.121.
39.Sari I, Aykent K, Davutoglu V, Yuce M, Ozer O, Kaplan M, Alici H, Ercan S, Sunbul M, Tigen K. Association of male pattern baldness with angiographic coronary artery disease severity and collateral development. Neth Heart J. 2015; 23(5): 265-274. doi: 10.1007/s12471-015-0688-3.
40.Sunbul M, Kivrak T, Durmus E, Yildizeli B, Mutlu B. Evaluation of Right and Left Heart Mechanics in Patients with Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension Before and After Pulmonary Thromboendarterectomy. Int J Cardiovasc Imaging. 2015; 31(6): 1159-1167. doi: 10.1007/s10554-015-0682-2.
41.Sakalli Kani A, Sunbul M, Kani HT, Yanartas O, Tezcan N, Emul M. Dream Anxiety and Chronotype in Hypertensive Patients Assessed with 24 Hour Ambulatory Blood Pressure Monitoring. Sleep Biol. Rhythms. 2016;14:23. doi:10.1007/s41105-015-0001-2.
42.Tigen K, Sunbul M, Karaahmet T, Tasar O, Dundar C, Yalcinsoy M, Takir M, Akkaya E. Early Detection of Bi-Ventricular and Atrial Mechanical Dysfunction Using Two-Dimensional Speckle Tracking Echocardiography in Patients with Sarcoidosis. Lung. 2015;193(5):669-75. doi: 10.1007/s00408-015-9748-0.
43.Tuzcu ZB, Asicioglu E, Sunbul M, Ozben B, Arikan H, Koc M. Circulating endothelial cell number and markers of endothelial dysfunction in previously preeclamptic women. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2015;213(4):533.e1-7. doi: 10.1016/j.ajog.2015.06.043.
44.Kivrak T, Sunbul M, Cincin A, Kani T, Durmus E, Banzragch M, Bozbay M, Aydin Y, Imeryuz N, Sari I, Akin H, Basaran Y. Two-dimensional speckle tracking echocardiography is useful in early detection of left ventricular impairment in patients with Crohn’s disease. Eur Rev Med Pharmacol Sci. 2016;20(15):3249-54.
45.Besiroglu F, Atas H, Sunbul M, Samadov F, Oguz M, Sari I. Successful treatment of a giant left atrial mass stemming from pulmonary vein after chemotherapy-radiotherapy combination in a patient with lung adenocarcinoma. Heart Lung Circ. 2016;25(1):94-6. doi: 10.1016/j.hlc.2015.05.021.
46.Atas H, Kepez A, Bozbay M, Seckin Gencosmanoglu D, Cincin A, Sunbul M, Yildiz Bozbay A, Darvishova R, Ergun T. Assessment of left atrial volume and function in patients with psoriasis by real time three dimensional echocardiography. Wiener klinische Wochenschrift. 2015;127(21-22):858-63. doi: 10.1007/s00508-015-0817-4.
47.Cincin A, Sari I, Sunbul M, Kepez A, Oguz M, Sert S, Sahin A, Ozben B, Tigen K, Basaran Y. Effect of Acute Sleep Deprivation on Left Atrial Mechanics Assessed by Three-dimensional Echocardiography. Sleep Breath. 2016;20(1):227-35; discussion 235. doi: 10.1007/s11325-015-1211-1.
48.Ozen G, Sunbul M, Atagunduz P, Direskeneli H, Tigen K, Inanc N. The 2013 ACC/AHA 10-year Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease Risk Index is Better Than SCORE and QRisk II in Rheumatoid Arthritis: Is It Enough? Rheumatology. 2016 Mar;55(3):513-22. doi: 10.1093/rheumatology/kev363.
49.Atas H, Kepez A, Tigen K, Samadov F, Ozen G, Cincin A, Sunbul M, Bozbay M, Direskeneli H, Basaran Y. Evaluation of left atrial volume and function in systemic sclerosis patients using speckle tracking and real-time three-dimensional echocardiography. Anadolu Kardiyol. Dern. 2016;16(5):316-22. doi: 10.5152/AnatolJCardiol.2015.6268.
50.Sonmez A, Sunbul M, Yildizeli B, Mutlu B. Unusual Bleeding Due To Riociguat Use In a Patient with Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension. Am J Ther. 2016;23(5):e1253-4. doi: 10.1097/MJT.0000000000000327.
51.Sunbul M, Kivrak T, Durmus E, Akin H, Aydin Y, Ergelen R, Yilmaz Y, Agirbasli M. Non-alcoholic steatohepatitis score is an independent predictor of right ventricular dysfunction in patients with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease. Cardiovasc Ther. 2015;33(5):294-9. doi: 10.1111/1755-5922.12145.
52.Tigen K, Karaahmet T, Dundar C, Cincin A, Ozben B, Guler A, Gurel E, Sunbul M, Basaran Y. Right Ventricular and Atrial Functions in Patients with Non-ischemic Dilated Cardiomyopathy. Wien Klin Wochenschr. 2015;127(21-22):877-83. doi: 10.1007/s00508-015-0852-1.
53.Durmus E, Kivrak T, Gerin F, Sunbul M, Sari I, Erdogan O. Neutrophil to lymphocyte ratio and platelet to lymphocyte ratio are predictors of heart failure. Arq Bras Cardiol. 2015;105(6):606-13. doi: 10.5935/abc.20150126
54.Sunbul M, Oguz M, Dogan Z, Atas H, Bozbay M, Cincin A, Agirbasli M. Heart Failure and Mortality in Patients With Nonvalvular Atrial Fibrillation Started on Novel Oral Anticoagulant Therapy: A Single-Center Experience. Clin Appl Thromb Hemost. 2015 Nov 12. pii: 1076029615614397.
55.Tabakcı MM, Gerin F, Sunbul M, Toprak C, Durmuş Hİ, Demir S, Arslantaş U, Cerşit S, Batgerel U, Kargın R. Relation of Plasma Fibrinogen Level With the Presence, Severity, and Complexity of Coronary Artery Disease. Clin Appl Thromb Hemost. 2017 Sep;23(6):638-644. doi: 10.1177/1076029616629210.
56.Ozen G, Inanc N, Unal AU, Korkmaz F, Sunbul M, Ozmen M, Akar S, Deniz R, Donmez S, Pamuk ON, Atagunduz P, Tigen K, Direskeneli H. Subclinical Atherosclerosis in Systemic Sclerosis: Not Less Frequent Than Rheumatoid Arthritis and Not Detected With Cardiovascular Risk Indices. Arthritis Care Res (Hoboken). 2016;68(10):1538-46. doi: 10.1002/acr.22852. Epub 2016 Sep 2
57.Ozben B, Akaslan D, Sunbul M, Filinte D, Ak K, Sari İ, Tigen K, Basaran Y. Postoperative Atrial Fibrillation after Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting Surgery: A Two-dimensional Speckle Tracking Echocardiography Study. Heart Lung Circ. 2016;25(10):993-9. doi: 10.1016/j.hlc.2016.02.003. Epub 2016 Mar 5.
58.Yanartas O, Sunbul M, Senkal Z, Durmus E, Kivrak T, Subasi N, Karaer G, Ergun S, Sari I, Sayar K. Increased arterial stiffness parameters in panic disorder patients in long term treatment period. Ann Gen Psychiatry. 2016 Jun 8;15:14. doi: 10.1186/s12991-016-0102-6. eCollection 2016.
59.Yanartas O, Sunbul M, Durmus E, Kivrak T, Senkal Z, Subasi N, Karaer G, Ergun S, Sari I, Sayar K. Severity of depression and anxiety symptoms is associated with increased arterial stiffness in depressive disorder patients undergoing psychiatric treatment. Bulletin of Clinical Psychopharmacology. 2016;26(3):287-93.
60.Aydin Sunbul E, Sunbul M, Terzi A, Calli S, Koca E, Bilici R, Citak S. The Effect of Synthetic Cannabinoids on P-Wave Dispersion: An Observational Study. Med Princ Pract. 2016;25(5):483-7. doi: 10.1159/000447516. Epub 2016 Jun 10
61.Sert S, Özdil H, Sünbül M. Acute Myocardial Infarction Due to Eltrombopag Therapy in a Patient with Immune Thrombocytopenic Purpura. Turk J Haematol. 2017 Mar 1;34(1):107-108. doi: 10.4274/tjh.2016.0169. Epub 2016 Dec 12.
62.Aydin Sunbul E, Sunbul M, Gulec H. The impact of major depression on heart rate variability and endothelial dysfunction in patients with stable coronary artery disease. Gen Hosp Psychiatry. 2017 Jan – Feb;44:4-9. doi: 10.1016/j.genhosppsych.2016.10.006. Epub 2016 Oct 27.
63.Atas H, Sahin AA, Barutçu Atas D, Sunbul M, Kepez A, Agirbasli M. Potential Causes and Implications of Low Target Therapeutic Ratio in Warfarin-Treated Patients for Thrombosis Prophylaxis. Clin Appl Thromb Hemost. 2017 Jan 1:1076029617695484. doi: 10.1177/1076029617695484.
64.Kepez A, Yasar M, Sunbul M, Ileri C, Deyneli O, Mutlu B, Yesildag O, Basaran Y. Evaluation of left ventricular functions in patients with primary hyperparathyroidism: is there any effect of parathyroidectomy? Wien Klin Wochenschr. 2017 Mar 17. doi: 10.1007/s00508-017-1186-y.
65.Kanar BG, Tigen MK, Sunbul M, Cincin A, Atas H, Kepez A, Ozben B. The impact of right ventricular function assessed by 2-dimensional speckle tracking echocardiography on early mortality in patients with inferior myocardial infarction. Clin Cardiol. 2018 Mar;41(3):413-418.
66.Kanar BG, Ozmen I, Yildirim EO, Ozturk M, Sunbul M. Right Ventricular Functional Improvement after Pulmonary Rehabilitation Program in Patients with COPD Determined by Speckle Tracking Echocardiography. Arq Bras Cardiol. 2018 Sep;111(3):375-381. doi: 10.5935/abc.20180123.
67.Kanar BG, Sunbul M, Sahin AA, Dogan Z, Tigen MK. Evaluation of right atrial volumes and functions by real-time three-dimensional echocardiography in patients after acute inferior myocardial infarction. Echocardiography. 2018 Nov;35(11):1806-1811. doi: 10.1111/echo.14133.
68.Kanar BG, Ozben B, Sunbul M, Şener E, Ozkan O, Tınay I, Tigen MK. Androgen-deprivation therapy impairs left ventricle functions in prostate cancer patients. Int Urol Nephrol. 2019 Jul;51(7):1107-1112. doi: 10.1007/s11255-019-02184-4
69.Bilgin B, Sunbul M, Kani HT; Demirtas CO, Keklikkiran C, Yilmaz Y. Arterial stiffness is associated independently with liver stiffness in biopsy-proven nonalcoholic fatty liver disease a transient elastography study. Eur J Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2020 Jan;32(1):54-57. doi: 10.1097/MEG.0000000000001471
70.Paudel A, Tigen K, Yoldemir T, Guclu M, Yildiz I, Cincin A, Sunbul M, Gurel E, Sayar N, Ozben B. The evaluation of ventricular functions by speckle tracking echocardiography in preeclamptic patients. Int J Cardiovasc Imaging. 2020 Sep;36(9):1689-1694. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10554-020-01872-y
71.Kanar BG, Tigen MK, Sunbul M, et al. Evaluation of right ventricular dyssynchrony in patients with acute inferior myocardial infarction and its relation with mortality. Echocardiography. 2020 Oct;37(10):1610-1616. https://doi. org/10.1111/echo.14865
72.Cincin A, Ozben B, Tukenmez Tigen E, Sunbul M, Sayar N, Gurel E, Tigen K, Korten V. Ventricular and atrial functions assessed by speckle- tracking echocardiography in patients with human immunodeficiency virus. J Clin Ultrasound. 2021 May;49(4):341-350.https:// doi.org/10.1002/jcu.22921
73.Sahin AA, Özben Sadıç B, Sünbül M, Yağcı İ, Sayar N, Çinçin AA, Gürel YE, Tigen MK, Başaran AY. The effect of cardiac rehabilitation on blood pressure, and on left atrial and ventricular functions in hypertensive patients. J Clin Ultrasound. 2020 Dec 1:e22956.
74.Kilickap M, Erol M, Kayikcioglu M, Kocayigit I, Gitmez M, Can V, Besli F, Sabanoglu C, Ungan I, Genc A, et al. Short and Midterm Outcomes in Patients With Acute Myocardial Infarction: Results of the Nationwide TURKMI Registry. Angiology. 2021 Apr;72(4):339-347.
75.Yazici D, Sunbul M, Yasar M, Deyneli O, Yavuz D. Is there an increased cardiovascular risk in patients with prolactinoma? A challenging question. J Clin Ultrasound. 2021 Oct;49(8):870-877.
76.Sunbul EA, Sunbul M, Tastekin N, Ozben B, Sayar N, Gulec H. Is there any relation between arterial stiffness and insomnia? A challenging question. Sleep Breath. 2022 Mar;26(1):333-338. doi: 10.1007/s11325-021-02445-6.
77.Ileri C, Ozben B, Dogan Z, Sunbul M, Bulut B, Tigen K, Sayar N, Midi I, Basaran Y. Predictors of Concomitant Coronary Artery Disease and Major Cardiovascular Events in Patients with Acute Ischemic Stroke. Neurol India. 2021 Jul-Aug;69(4):916-922.
78.Tigen MK, Özdil MH, Çinçin A, Gürel E, Sünbül M, Şahin A, Güçtekin T, Doğan Z, Sayar N, Özben B. Bleeding risk with concomitant use of tirofiban and third-generation P2Y12 receptor antagonists in patients with acute myocardial infarction: A real-life data. Anatol J Cardiol. 2021 Oct;25(10):699-705.
79.Sunbul M, Midi IG, Agackiran SK, Engin E, Ucem S, Alibaz-Oner F, Sayar N, Direskeneli H, Sadıc BO. Myocardial involvement in Behçet’s disease may be higher in patients with Neuro-Behçet’s disease: a speckle tracking echocardiographic study. Acta Cardiol. 2022 Aug; 77(6): 515-523.
80.Demirci M, Ozben B, Sunbul M, Cincin A, Gurel YE, Bayram Guctekin T, Dogan Z, Sahinkaya Y, Direskeneli H, Tigen K, Sayar N. The evaluation of right ventricle dyssynchrony by speckle tracking echocardiography in systemic sclerosis patients. J Clin Ultrasound. 2021 Nov;49(9):895-902.
81.Ileri C, Dogan Z, Bulut B, Sunbul M, Sayar N, Midi I, Ozben B. Neurogenic stunned myocardium in acute ischemic stroke. Ideggyogy Sz. 2022;75(1-02):15-22.
82.Ağaçkıran SK, Sünbül M, Doğan Z, Kocakaya D, Kayacı S, Direskeneli H, Alibaz-Oner F. Pulmonary arterial wall thickness is increased in Behçet’s disease patients with major organ ınvolvement: Is it a sign of severity? Rheumatology (Oxford). 2023 Mar 1;62(3):1238-1242. doi: 10.1093/rheumatology/keac452.
83.Gürel E, Vezir D, Güçtekin T, Doğan Z, Kocakaya D, Olgun S, Sünbül M, Çinçin A, Özben B, Sayar N, Tigen MK, Ceyhan B. The Impact of Cystic Fibrosis- and Noncystic Fibrosis-Bronchiectasis on Pulmonary Artery Wall Thickness and Right Heart Functions Assessed by Speckle-Tracking Echocardiography. Anatol J Cardiol. 2023 Jun;27(6):319-327. doi: 10.14744/AnatolJCardiol.2023.2864.
84.Tigen K, Gürel E, Doğan Z, Güctekin T, Çinçin A, Sünbül M. Clinical outcomes after successful revascularization of long chronic total occlusions using amphilimus-eluting polymer-free stent: a single center experience. Eur Rev Med Pharmacol Sci. 2023 Aug;27(15):7245-7254. doi: 10.26355/eurrev_202308_33296.
85.Dogan Z, Ileri C, Ozben B, Sunbul M, Tigen MK, Sahin O, Yesildag O. Evaluation of Arterial Stiffness and Subfoveal Choroidal Thickness in Patients with Coronary Slow Flow. Acta Cardiol Sin. 2023 Sep;39(5):733-741. doi: 10.6515/ACS.202309_39(5).20230209A.
86.Tigen K, Dogan Z, Sunbul M, Gurel E, Cincin A, Kanar B, Sayar N, Ozben B. “Main Vessel-Oriented” Treatment Strategy Versus “Open Side Branch” Treatment Strategy in Acute Coronary Syndrome Patients With Culprit Bifurcation Lesions. Am J Cardiol. 2023 Oct 1;204:339-344. doi: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2023.07.132.
87.Dogan Z, Ileri C, Kay EA, Sunbul M, Gurel EY, Özben Sadıc B, Sayar N, Ergun T, Tigen KM. Evaluation of Arterial Stiffness Parameters and the Growth Differentiation Factor-15 Level in Patients with Premature Myocardial Infarction. J Pers Med. 2023 Oct 13;13(10):1489. doi: 10.3390/jpm13101489.
88.Ağaçkıran SK, Sünbül M, Doğan Z, Direskeneli H, Alibaz-Oner F. Increased inferior vena cava wall thickness as a sign of extensive venous inflammation in Behçet’s Disease. Clin Rheumatol. 2024 Apr;43(4):1355-1362. doi: 10.1007/s10067-024-06911-w.
89.Demirci M, Özdemir B, Zengin G, Oğuz M, Sünbül M, Sayar N. Cardiac Dysfunction and 5-Year Mortality in Patients With Systemic Sclerosis and Interstitial Lung Disease: A Speckle-Tracking Echocardiography Study. J Clin Ultrasound. 2025 May 29. doi: 10.1002/jcu.24094.
90.Demirci M, Mustafayev U, Ataş H, Oğuz M, Kiliç R, Sünbül M. The role of statins in modulating subclinical inflammatory markers in coronary slow flow phenomenon. Medicine (Baltimore). 2025 Aug 8;104(32):e43940. doi: 10.1097/MD.0000000000043940.
91.Özpelit E, Çavuşoğlu Y, Babur Güler G, Ünlü S, Yıldırımtürk Ö, Çiçek Yılmaz D, Örem C, Başarıcı İ, Tüfekçioğlu O, Tokgözoğlu L, Karakulak UN, Dinçer İ, Çapa Kaya G, Ak Sivriöz İ, Murat S, Güler A, Çolak A, Şahin M, Kaplan E, Akaslan D, Türer Cabbar A, Sünbül M, Kaya Y, Zorkun CS, Vatansever Ağca F, İkitimur B, Onbaşılı A, Kılıçgedik A, Altay H, Eroğlu Büyüköner E, Değertekin M. Results of a Screening Program for Diagnosis of Amyloid Cardiomyopathy Among Patients with Left Ventricular Hypertrophy: PAPCAT Cardiac Amyloidosis Türkiye Survey. Anatol J Cardiol. 2025 Aug 14. doi: 10.14744/AnatolJCardiol.2025.4942.
92.Ozturk U, Ozben B, Tigen MK, Balcan B, Ones T, Sunter G, Filizoglu N, Sunbul M, Gurel E, Cincin A. The Relationship Between Cardiac Syndrome X and Obstructive Sleep Apnea and the Effects of Sleep Apnea Treatment on Myocardial Ischemia. J Clin Med. 2025 Aug 21;14(16):5897. doi: 10.3390/jcm14165897.
Articles and case presentations published in journals indexed in secondary indexes:
1.Sunbul M, Durmus E, Kivrak T, Besiroglu F, Gerin F, Sari I, Mutlu B. Systemic Light-Chain Amyloidosis Presenting With Rapid Progressive Heart Failure. Ther Adv Cardiovasc Dis. 2013;7(4):224-227. doi:10.1177/1753944713493468.
2.Durmus E, Sunbul M, Kivrak T, Sari I, Mutlu B. Constrictive Pericarditis in a Young Patient with very Thick Pericardium Initially Diagnosed as Cirrhosis. Ther Adv Cardiovasc Dis. 2013;7(6):343-345. doi: 10.1177/1753944713513220.
3.Topal N P, Cincin A, Sunbul M, Tigen K, Sari I. Thrombus Entrapment in the Hemostasis Valve during Thrombus Aspiration: An Octogenarian with Inferior Myocardial Infarction and Complete Flow Restoration without Any Additional Angioplasty. Int J Angiol. 2013;22(03):181-184. doi: 10.1055/s-0033-1351688.
4.Kivrak T, Durmus E, Atas H, Sunbul M, Sari I. A rare case of acute pulmonary embolism after coronary angiography due to sand bag compression. Int J Angiol. 2013;22(4):255-258. doi: 10.1055/s-0033-1347933.
5.Kivrak T, Sunbul M, Durmus E, Dervisova R, Sari I, Yesildag O. Acute myocardial infarction due to liquid nicotine in a young man. Ther Adv Cardiovasc Dis. 2014;8(1):32-34. doi: 10.1177/1753944713515765.
6.Sunbul M, Kepez A, Tigen K, Erdogan O, Mutlu B. Successful treatment of myocardial bridge with alcohol septal ablation in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. Int J Angiol. 2014;23:69-70. doi: 10.1055/s-0033-1353241.
7.Atas H, Durmus E, Sunbul M, Mutlu B. Successful Accessory Renal Artery Denervation in a Patient with Resistant Hypertension. Heart Views. 2014;15:19-21. doi: 10.4103/1995-705X.132142.
8.Atas H, Samadov F, Sunbul M, Cincin A, Delil K, Mutlu B. Two Cases of Acute Myocarditis with Multiple Intracardiac Thrombi: The Role of Hypercoagulable States. Heart Views. 2014;15:22-25. doi: 10.4103/1995-705X.132143.
9.Akhundova A, Sunbul M, Bozbay M, Paudel A, Yesildag O. A Rare Cause of Cardiogenic Shock: Variant Angina. Ther Adv Cardiovasc Dis. 2014;8(6):242-245. doi: 10.1177/1753944714546483.
10.Zincir SB, Sunbul M, Zincir S, Sunbul EA, Cengiz FF, Oguz M, Durmus E, Kivrak T, Sari I. Burden and Depressive Symptoms Associated with Adult-Child Caregiving for Individuals with Heart Failure. Scientific World Journal. 2014;2014:641817. doi: 10.1155/2014/641817.
11.Sunbul M, Tigen K. Pathophysiological Links, Echocardiographic Characteristics, and Clinical Implications of QRS Morphology in Patients with Dilated Cardiomyopathy. Ther Adv Cardiovasc Dis. 2015;9(5):325-9. doi: 10.1177/1753944715586321.
12.Gode S, Aksu T, Demirel A, Sunbul M, Gul M, Bakır I, Yeniterzi M. Effect of vitamin D deficiency on the development of postoperative atrial fibrillation in coronary artery bypass patients. J Cardiovasc Thorac Res. 2016;8(4):140-146. doi: 10.15171/jcvtr.2016.29. Epub 2016 Dec 27.
13.Yesildag O, Kepez A, Sunbul M, Cincin A, Atas H. A case of double-chambered right ventricle diagnosed by cardiac magnetic resonance imaging and catheterization. Folia Cardiologica 2017;12(2):187-190.
14.Kanar BG, Kanar HS, Kivrak T, Sünbül M. Relationship between left atrial volume changes and endothelial dysfunction in patients with systemic hypertension. International Journal of Current Advanced Research. 2017; 6(12):8352-8358. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.24327/ijcar.2017.8358.1344
15.Kanar BG, Su SM, Sahin AA, Kanar RG, Sunbul M. Common iliac artery perforation caused by blunt trauma: A case report. Journal of Emergency Medicine Case Reports. 2019; 10(4): 115-117.
16.Oguz M, Kivrak T, Sunbul M, Dede F, Yildizeli B, Mutlu B. Diagnostic modality for evaluation of right ventricle in chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension patients. Int J Cardiovasc Acad 2019; 5: 152-8.
17.Bezci K, Cevik M, Akdeniz CS, Canbolat IP, Yurdakul S, Sunbul M, Atas H, Cagatay P, Ciftci C, Karaalp A, Susleyici B. Warfarin pharmacogenetics in patients with heart valve replacemen. Gene Reports. 2020; 20: 100769
18.Gezer Elifcan, Cevik Mehtap, Akdeniz Selcan Cansu, Canbolat Polat Ismail, Yurdakul Selen, Sunbul Murat, Cagatay Penbe, Deliorman Gokce, Karaalp Atila, Ciftci Cavlan, Susleyici Belgin. CYP3A4 *1B Gene Polymorphism in Coronary Artery Disease Patients with Obesity Undergoing Statin Treatment. Current Pharmacogenomics and Personalized Medicine. 2021; 18(1).
19.Koprululu Kucuk G, Guney AI, Sunbul M, Guctekin T, Koç G, Kirac D. Il-6 and UGT1A1 variations may related to furosemide resistance in heart failure patients. IUBMB Life. 2023 Oct;75(10):830-843. doi: 10.1002/iub.2732. Epub 2023 Jun 1.
20.Koprululu Kucuk G, Guney AI, Sunbul M, Guctekin T, Koç G, Kirac D. UGT1A1 mutations may related to furosemide resistance in heart failure patients. European Journal of Human Genetics. 2003; 31:622-623.
21.Akhundova A, Sunbul M, Kivrak T, et al. Is there a relationship between aortic valve degeneration and left ventricle function? Cor Vasa 2023;65:624–630.
22.Kayıkçıoğlu M, Biteker M, Mutluer FO, Güzel T, Yılmaz E, Demir E, Nalbantgil S, Ertaş F, Çiçek Yılmaz D, Temizhan A, Aşkın L, Dinç Asarcıklı L, Akçay M, Demirbağ R, Köroğlu S, Örnek E, Çelik A, Akıl MA, Arslan B, Tokgözoğlu L; Artemis Investigators. Baseline Characteristics and Clinical Insights from the ARTEMIS Registry: A Comprehensive Study of Peripartum Cardiomyopathy in Türkiye. Turk Kardiyol Dern Ars. 2024 Oct;52(7):474-483. doi: 10.5543/tkda.2024.63367.
Peer-reviewed articles and case presentations published in national journals:
1.Sunbul M, Durmus E, Sari I, Baltacioglu F, Tigen K. A Rare Case Of Congenital Anomalous Origin Of The Coronary Arteries: All in One. Marmara Medical Journal. 2014;27:58-6. DOI: 10.5472/MMJ.2014.02783.1
2.Kepez A, Dogan Z, Mammadov C, Cincin A, Atas H, Sunbul M, Bozbay M, Kivrak T, Topcu M, Mutlu B, Erdogan O. Evaluation of association between hyperlipidemia and heart rate variability in subjects without apparent cardivascular disease. Koşuyolu Heart Journal. 2015;18(1):29-33. DOI: 10.5578
TKD-Actelion Best Cardiopulmonary Vascular System Research Award, 30th Turkish Cardiology Congress, October 23-26, 2014, Antalya, Turkey.
Best Poster Third Place Award, 31st National Gastroenterology Week, November 25-30, 2014, Antalya, Turkey.
The case study, “Successful RCA CTO Process With Ipsilateral Retrograd Approach,” was awarded as the Best Case at the CTO Essentials 2021 Congress, Istanbul.
