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I am a pediatric cardiologist and electrophysiologist. I treat children and young adults with arrhythmias. I have practiced in number of states in US and also internationally. I am well known in my field in performing electrophysiology studies and catheter ablations without fluoroscopy, and in advanced applications of cryoablation. I am involved in all aspects of electrophysiology including ICDs, pacemakers, catheter ablation and genetic arrhythmias.
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Pediatric Cardiology
Cardiac Electrophysiology
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United States: Michigan
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A 39-year-old member asked:
Dr. Volkan Tuzcuanswered
Pediatric Cardiology 33 years experience
Congenital heart : Not always , it varies from no symptoms to reason for dying with significant symptoms in first days of life, depends on type of defect
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A 33-year-old female asked:
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Vt: If they are multiform they are not always benign I recommend you getting a cardiac MRI
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A 36-year-old member asked:
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Murmur : Yes however it must be an innocent murmur. Your doctor should be able to differentiate whether the members innocent or something else. In his numbers ... Read More
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A 30-year-old member asked:
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Ablation: this is quite unusual, have you doc check it but most likely the discomfort is coming from chest wall not heart.
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A 35-year-old member asked:
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Hypertrophic: since it can lead to sudden death due to arrhythmias
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A 33-year-old female asked:
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Aortic : No that should not cause any symptoms
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A 23-year-old male asked:
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Orthostatic: This is very typical of orthostatic hypotension, your blood pressure false for few seconds when you stand up due to blood pooling in lower extremities... Read More
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A 33-year-old female asked:
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Syncope treatment: it is a commonly used medication in vasovagal syncope, but indeed several studies showed that it is not very effective.
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A 40-year-old member asked:
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Pediatric Cardiology 33 years experience
Long qt: Most of the time yes , an electrophysiologist should assess and decide
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A 38-year-old member asked:
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Qt: One is congenital long qt syndrome, but electrolyte imbalances, some drugs, low thyroid hormones and some other rare medical situations can also cause... Read More
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A 44-year-old member asked:
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Pediatric Cardiology 33 years experience
Pacing : Cardioversion is to convert a fast rhythm problem to normal you give a high energy schock for that, transcutaneous pacing is for keeping the heart bea... Read More
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A 34-year-old female asked:
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Pediatric Cardiology 33 years experience
Tga: most likely in that case pacemaker is the reason for dysynchrony noted no echo.
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A 35-year-old female asked:
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Kawasaki: sounds like ER visit if she is not feeling fine already.
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A 29-year-old male asked:
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Pvc abltation: for unofficial yes, but success for multifocal is lower.
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A 53-year-old member asked:
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Pediatric Cardiology 33 years experience
Hypertrophic : Yes , genetic testing might be necessary to screen family members besides echocardiogram
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A 28-year-old member asked:
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Long qt : Depends on the type of genetic defect you have and several other factors such as the degree of QT lengthening on your ECG
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A 24-year-old member asked:
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Wpw: its is very rare to be hereditary. mostly isolated cases in families.
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A 44-year-old member asked:
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Wpw: doing an ECG and sometimes Holter.
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A 35-year-old member asked:
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Asd: If he did an echocardiogram no there is no chance, if he only listened there's a very small chance a cardiologist may miss a small ASD
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A 39-year-old member asked:
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Pacemaker : If it is not going to resolve and leading to symptoms usually you need a pacemaker ..
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A 34-year-old member asked:
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Svt: yes one of the good ones.
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A 16-year-old member asked:
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Svt meds: there are several meds. Most commonly used ones are beta blockers.
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A 27-year-old female asked:
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Icd : Yes if we want because it is also s pacemaker
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A 36-year-old member asked:
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Long qt: A genetic defect effecting the ion channels in the heart muscle M
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A 24-year-old male asked:
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Midodrine: this is a very rare reported side effect, which is not proven to be definitely related to midodrine.
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A 27-year-old male asked:
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Coronary: In general you get better info with CT at the expense of being exposed to a lot of X Ray radiation
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A 45-year-old member asked:
Dr. Volkan Tuzcuanswered
Pediatric Cardiology 33 years experience
Coumadin (warfarin): this is a blood thinner, maybe he has an ongoing rhythm problem called atrial fibrillation, or he may have prosthetic heart valve.
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A 37-year-old female asked:
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Stv trigger: they can potentially trigger episodes of SVT
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A 37-year-old female asked:
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Svt symptom : Sudden unexplained increase in heart rate .
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A 28-year-old male asked:
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Svt ablation: extremely unlikely, i usually call it a cure if don't see it during 2 years follow up in my patients.
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A 32-year-old member asked:
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Ecg: Doctor should assess the ECG him/herself automatic reading is not always reliable
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A 38-year-old female asked:
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Fontan : Coumadin (warfarin) is not routinely used unless there is a reason
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A 29-year-old member asked:
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Av block : It means the electrical connection between upper and lower chambers is not working normally which usually results in slow heart rate
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A 37-year-old member asked:
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Ablation: it is usually relatively safe provided that an expert with experience doing it/
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A 38-year-old member asked:
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Svt: flutter is a type of svt, but if you have another type of svt as well, that will be a second type. Catheter ablation is a cure for most svt types- ask... Read More
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A 18-year-old female asked:
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Svt : No not related, unless you are having SVT and the anxiety of that triggers tremors.
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A 32-year-old member asked:
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Cardiomyopathies : Yes very serious it can lead to sudden death
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A female asked:
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Heart defect: Chance of heart defect in children of parents with a heart defect is slightly higher than normal population, the incidence of fathers with congenital ... Read More
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A 45-year-old member asked:
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Tga: it might, it is important to follow your RV function on echo and potential arrhythmias.
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A 31-year-old member asked:
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Ablation: Yes very commonly used treatment for some arrhythmia types
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A 49-year-old member asked:
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Hypertrophic: arrhythmia could be a reason for sudden death
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A 28-year-old male asked:
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Asd: Depends where you have it done
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A 33-year-old female asked:
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Pvc: If two PVCs come back to back. And these are called couplets. You usually feel worse with them compared to isolated PVCs.
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A 24-year-old male asked:
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Av block : Rare, however it can be seen at sleep occasionally due to vagal effect and that is consider normal
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A 38-year-old member asked:
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Conduction delay : There are several reasons from conduction diseases to cardiomyopathies or ischemia, however most of the time there is no detectable underlying disease... Read More
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A 44-year-old member asked:
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Svt: most patients feel great after ablation since they can stop their meds, and restrictions are listed unless there is another health problem.
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A 25-year-old male asked:
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Pac: No.. A fib means you have electrical storm in atria, pac is a single extra beat from one of the Atria..
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A 34-year-old male asked:
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Av block: This is relatively common provided that there are no other signs to worry about, which your doc will know.
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A 45-year-old member asked:
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Tachycardia: Multifocal atrial tachycardia is a form of SVT. ECG and Holters should help. Sometimes you need electrophysiology study.
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A 24-year-old female asked:
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Vf: Beta blockers decrease the chance of having fast rhythm problems to some extent, not proven for VF in myocarditis.
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I am grateful for your quick answer.
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This was very helpful. Thanks! I have am arithmia and my son was recommended for medication for the opposite of adhd? So I'm glad I have put him on it
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Ablation didn't work for me now avastin injection in eye can cause this heart problem had 2 reactions to heart scared to have another injection.
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This was very helpful. Thanks! I am not overweight and I workout twice a day. This happens when I'm resting especially wakes me up.
Education & Training
Medical/Graduate school
university of istanbul medical school
Graduated 1990MD
Residency
CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL OF MICHIGAN
Awards
Top Pediatric Cardiologist, Second Place, the Nation - Spring
2017
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Affiliations
pediatric electrophysiology society
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