Areas of Expertise | Prof. Dr. Hakan Uçar

Hakan Uçar

Areas of expertise

Procedure guides

Evidence-based information on interventional cardiology procedures — before, during and after care.

Coronary Angiography

Featured Coronary Angiography Who needs coronary angiography, radial vs femoral access, how the procedure works and what the risks are — explained with current guidelines. Est. reading time: 11 min View procedure guide

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Guides by clinical area — filter by specialty group.

Stent

Est. reading time: 17 min Stent How is a coronary stent placed, who needs one, what is a drug-eluting stent, and how are medicines and return to daily life planned? Explain... Learn more

Drug-Coated Balloon

Est. reading time: 18 min Drug-Coated Balloon How a coronary drug-coated balloon is used, when it is considered for in-stent restenosis and small vessels, and what the benefits and risks... Learn more

Calcified Coronary Lesion Treatment

Est. reading time: 17 min Calcified Coronary Lesion Treatment Learn how calcified coronary lesions are assessed and how balloons, atherectomy and intravascular lithotripsy may be selected. Learn more

Chronic Total Occlusion

Est. reading time: 27 min Chronic Total Occlusion CTO is a coronary artery blocked for over three months. Symptom benefit is in selected patients; randomised trials have not shown fewer deat... Learn more

Bifurcation and LMCA Interventions

Est. reading time: 15 min Bifurcation and LMCA Interventions Learn how coronary bifurcation and left main disease are assessed, why most plans start with one stent, and why stenting and bypass are not... Learn more

TAVI

Est. reading time: 10 min TAVI A source-audited patient guide to TAVI assessment, the procedure, risks, recovery and the choice between TAVI and surgery. Learn more

Heart Valve Interventions

Est. reading time: 6 min Heart Valve Interventions A source-audited hub explaining TAVI, MitraClip, TriClip, PASCAL and mitral balloon valvuloplasty in the correct disease and decision contex... Learn more

Structural Heart Interventions (Closures)

Est. reading time: 19 min Structural Heart Interventions (Closures) A source-audited parent guide that keeps PFO, ASD, LAA and PVL closure separate and points to the four child pages. Learn more

Cardiac Ablation

Est. reading time: 19 min Cardiac Ablation A source-audited patient guide to cardiac catheter ablation, EPS, RF, cryoablation, PFA, AF ablation, risks and recovery. Learn more

Alcohol Septal Ablation

Est. reading time: 20 min Alcohol Septal Ablation A source-audited patient guide to alcohol septal ablation: selection in obstructive hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, how it differs from myectom... Learn more

Peripheral Artery Disease and Stenting

Est. reading time: 20 min Peripheral Artery Disease and Stenting A source-audited patient guide to lower-extremity PAD: claudication, CLTI, acute limb ischaemia, ABI/TBI, exercise, angioplasty and stenting... Learn more

Carotid Artery Stenosis and Stenting

Est. reading time: 13 min Carotid Artery Stenosis and Stenting A source-audited patient guide to carotid stenosis: asymptomatic and symptomatic care, diagnosis, medical therapy, endarterectomy, transfemo... Learn more

Endovascular Aortic Aneurysm Treatment

Est. reading time: 20 min Endovascular Aortic Aneurysm Treatment A source-audited patient guide that separates abdominal and thoracic aortic aneurysm, surveillance, open repair, EVAR and TEVAR. Thresholds... Learn more

Hyperlipidemia Treatment

Est. reading time: 23 min Hyperlipidemia Treatment A source-audited patient guide that keeps LDL, triglycerides and Lp(a) distinct and separates primary and secondary prevention, FH, diabetes... Learn more

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