Murat Sunbul

Prof. Murat Sünbül is a Professor of Cardiology at İstinye University and Topkapı Liv Hospital. He has authored over 100 peer-reviewed papers in international medical journals. He focuses on complex coronary interventions and advanced structural heart disease treatments.

Cardiovascular Specialization

Prof. Sünbül treats a broad range of heart and vascular conditions. He specializes in complex interventions and structural heart diseases. This includes ASD and PFO closures to repair holes in the heart walls. He also performs TAVI procedures for heart valve replacement without open surgery.

The doctor uses advanced imaging to guide his treatments. He uses FFR, OCT, and IVUS to visualize the inside of coronary arteries. These tools allow for precise stent placement and vessel assessment. He also employs 3D echocardiography and speckle tracking to monitor heart function.

Core Procedures and Conditions

• Complex coronary and peripheral artery interventions
• Carotid and renal artery angioplasty and stenting
• Pacemaker, ICD, and CRT heart device implantations
• Left Bundle Branch (LBB) pacing — a technique that stimulates the heart's natural conduction system
• Right heart catheterization and renal denervation — a procedure to treat resistant hypertension
• Treatment of heart failure, hypertension, and hyperlipidemia
• Pulmonary hypertension treatment including stem cell therapy

Work Experience

• 2025–Present — Professor of Cardiology, İstinye University, Topkapı Liv Hospital
• 2022–2025 — Professor of Cardiology, Marmara University Faculty of Medicine
• 2017–2022 — Associate Professor of Cardiology, Marmara University Faculty of Medicine
• 2015–2017 — Assistant Professor of Cardiology, Marmara University Faculty of Medicine
• 2011–2015 — Cardiology Specialist, Marmara University Training and Research Hospital

Education and Training

• 2005 — Istanbul University, Istanbul Faculty of Medicine — Doctor of Medicine
• 2010 — Marmara University Faculty of Medicine — Residency in Cardiology

Research and Publications

The specialist has contributed to cardiovascular science. His research appears in journals like Herz and Cardiology Journal. He investigates topics ranging from endothelial dysfunction to arterial stiffness. Additionally, he has authored and co-authored more than 100 scientific publications in national and international peer-reviewed journals.

Notable published works include:

• "Sex Hormone Binding Globulin Gene Polymorphisms and Metabolic Syndrome"
• "Left ventricular strain and strain rate in patients with subclinical hypothyroidism"
• "Evaluation of arterial stiffness by oscillometric method in systemic sclerosis"
• "Anxiety and depression in patients with coronary artery disease"
• "Endothelial dysfunction is an independent risk factor for stroke"
• "A Rare Case of Inflammatory Pseudotumor with Both Involvement of Lung and Heart"
• "Two different cardiomyopathies in a single patient: Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy and left ventricular noncompaction"
• "Torsade de pointes: A rare cause of syncope in severe aortic stenosis"
• "Acute myocardial infarction following psoralen plus ultraviolet light therapy"
• "A serious cause of syncope in a young patient"