# Advanced cardiovascular procedures in Turkey

> Live situation record from CLSTR: https://clstr.news/situations/advanced-cardiovascular-procedures-in-turkey
> Updated: 2026-09-07T08:43:00.000Z. Sources: 11. Developments: 2.

Medical teams in Turkey have successfully performed several advanced, minimally invasive cardiovascular procedures on high-risk patients.

In İzmir, surgeons at İzmir Şehir Hastanesi utilized the subclavian artery to perform a rare ‘subclavian TAVI’ heart valve procedure on a 76-year-old patient. This approach was necessary because the patient’s groin vessels were blocked and open-heart surgery was deemed too risky due to existing comorbidities.

In Bursa, medical professionals at Bursa Yüksek İhtisas Training and Research Hospital performed a Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation (TAVI) to place a bioprosthetic valve inside an existing mechanical valve, a procedure described as being documented in only a handful of cases globally. This specific ‘valve-in-valve’ method was used for 76-year-old patient Şükran Can, who had previously undergone two open-heart surgeries and possessed limited lung capacity, making further open surgery too high-risk. The procedure was led by Prof. Dr. Hasan Arı.

Additionally, in Istanbul, surgeons at Memorial Göztepe Hospital treated a thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysm using a closed method involving eight stents to avoid the risks associated with open surgery for a patient with COPD.

## Claims

- A medical team in Bursa performed the first TAVI procedure inside a mechanical aortic valve in Turkey. (corroborated by 2 sources)
- The procedure of placing a bioprosthetic valve inside a mechanical valve has only been successfully performed on 3 or 4 patients worldwide. (corroborated by 2 sources)
- 76-year-old Şükran Can received a bioprosthetic valve via the TAVI method at Bursa Yüksek İhtisas Training and Research Hospital. (corroborated by 2 sources)
- The patient had previously received a mitral metal valve 46 years ago and a mechanical aortic valve 26 years ago. (corroborated by 2 sources)
- 67-year-old Murat Özgür was treated for a thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysm using a minimally invasive endovascular method. (single source)
- The treatment for Murat Özgür involved the use of 8 different stents via an incision in the groin area. (single source)

## Timeline

### 2026-09-07: Bursa doctors perform rare valve-in-valve heart procedure

Surgeons in Turkey have successfully performed a rare ‘valve-in-valve’ TAVI procedure on a high-risk patient in Bursa, marking the first time this method was used on a metallic valve in the country.

9 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/medical-teams-in-turkey-perform-advanced-minimally-invasive-heart-surgeries

### 2026-09-05: İzmir doctors perform rare subclavian TAVI heart valve procedure

Doctors at İzmir Şehir Hastanesi successfully performed a rare subclavian TAVI procedure on a 76-year-old patient with blocked groin vessels and multiple comorbidities.

2 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/izmir-doctors-perform-rare-subclavian-tavi-heart-valve-procedure

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