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Dr. Ali Balci

Cardiologist

Dr. Ali Balci

Cardiologist
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Dr. Balci is a cardiologist and epidemiologist. After completing his medical and epidemiology training in Nijmegen, he earned his PhD in Groningen, focusing on pregnancy complications in women with congenital heart disease.

Specializations / areas of interest

General cardiology, heart failure, preventive cardiology, congenital heart disease, cardiac arrhythmias

Languages

Dutch, English, German, Turkish

Work Experience

After completing his cardiology training, he worked at the Diakonessenhuis in Utrecht, Rijnstate in Arnhem, and Cardiologie Centra Nederland.

Education

He trained as a cardiologist at Isala in Zwolle and Deventer Hospital, with a focus on implantable cardiac devices. He is European-certified in echocardiography and EHRA-certified as a device cardiologist.

Additional Activities

Preventive healthcare

PhD Thesis

5 September 2012
Pregnancy and Outcome in Women with Congenital Heart Disease
ISBN (electronic version): 978-90-367-5656-3

Medical publications

  1. Pieper PG, Balci A, Van Dijk AP. Pregnancy in women with prosthetic heart valves. Neth Heart J 2008 Dec;16(12):406-11.
  2. Balci A. Hotline III, report from the ESC congres. Netherlands Heart Journal. 17, November, Supplement 2, 2009.
  3. Balci A, Mastboom WJ, van Baarlen J. Case report: Elastofibroma Dorsi. Tijdschrift voor Heelkunde. 2010; 1: 16-19.
  4. Drenthen W, Boersma E, Balci A, Moons P, Roos-Hesselink JW, Mulder BJ, Vliegen HW, van Dijk AP, Voors AA, Yap SC, van Veldhuisen DJ, Pieper PG; ZAHARA Investigators. Predictors of pregnancy complications in women with congenital heart disease. Eur Heart J. 2010 Sep;31(17):2124-32.
  5. Balci A, Sollie KM, Mulder BJ, de Laat MW, Roos-Hesselink JW, van Dijk AP, Wajon EM, Vliegen HW, Drenthen W, Hillege HL, Aarnoudse JG, van Veldhuisen DJ, Pieper PG. Associations between cardiovascular parameters and uteroplacental Doppler (blood) flow patterns during pregnancy in women with congenital heart disease: Rationale and design of the Zwangerschap bij Aangeboren Hartafwijking (ZAHARA) II study. Am Heart J. 2011 Feb;161(2):269-275.
  6. Balci A, Drenthen W, Mulder BJ, Roos-Hesselink JW, Voors AA, Vliegen HW, Moons P, Sollie KM, van Dijk AP, van Veldhuisen DJ, Pieper PG. Pregnancy in women with corrected tetralogy of Fallot: occurrence and predictors of adverse events. Am Heart J. 2011 Feb;161(2):307-13.
  7. *Pieper PG, *Balci A, Aarnoudse JG, Kampman MA, Sollie KM, Groen H, Mulder BJ, Oudijk MA, Roos-Hesselink JW, Cornette J, van Dijk AP, Spaanderman ME, Drenthen W, van Veldhuisen DJ; ZAHARA II investigators. Uteroplacental blood flow, cardiac function, and pregnancy outcome in women with congenital heart disease. Circulation. 2013 Dec 3;128(23):2478-87. *Co-first author.
  8. Kampman MA, Balci A, van Veldhuisen DJ, van Dijk AP, Roos-Hesselink JW, Sollie-Szarynska KM, Ludwig-Ruitenberg M, van Melle JP, Mulder BJ, Pieper PG; ZAHARA II investigators. N-terminal pro-B-type natriuretic peptide predicts cardiovascular complications in pregnant women with congenital heart disease. Eur Heart J. 2014 Mar;35(11):708-15.
  9. Balci A, Sollie-Szarynska KM, van der Bijl AG, Ruys TP, Mulder BJ, Roos-Hesselink JW, van Dijk AP, Wajon EM, Vliegen HW, Drenthen W, Hillege HL, Aarnoudse JG, van Veldhuisen DJ, Pieper PG; ZAHARA-II investigators. Prospective validation and assessment of cardiovascular and offspring risk models for pregnant women with congenital heart disease. Heart. 2014 Sep;100(17):1373-81.
  10. Balci A, Roos-Hesselink JW, Pieper PG. Towards Safer Pregnancies in Women With Congenital Heart Disease. Circ J. 2015;79(9):2075.
  11. Kampman MA, Balci A, Groen H, van Dijk AP, Roos-Hesselink JW, van Melle JP, Sollie-Szarynska KM, Wajon EM, Mulder BJ, van Veldhuisen DJ, Pieper PG; ZAHARA II investigators. Cardiac function and cardiac events 1-year postpartum in women with congenital heart disease. Am Heart J. 2015 Feb;169(2):298-304.
  12. Kampman MA, Valente MA, van Melle JP, Balci A, Roos-Hesselink JW, Mulder BJ, van Dijk AP, Oudijk MA, Jongbloed MR, van Veldhuisen DJ, Pieper PG; ZAHARA II investigators. Cardiac adaption during pregnancy in women with congenital heart disease and healthy women. Heart. 2016 Aug 15;102(16):1302-8.
  13. Kampman MA, Siegmund AS, Bilardo CM, van Veldhuisen DJ, Balci A, Oudijk MA, Groen H, Mulder BJ, Roos-Hesselink JW, Sieswerda G, de Laat MW, Sollie-Szarynska KM, Pieper PG; ZAHARA investigators. Uteroplacental Doppler flow and pregnancy outcome in women with tetralogy of Fallot. Ultrasound Obstet Gynecol. 2017 Feb;49(2):231-239.
  14. Siegmund AS, Kampman MAM, Bilardo CM, Balci A, van Dijk APJ, Oudijk MA, Mulder BJM, Roos-Hesselink JW, Sieswerda GT, Koenen SV, Sollie-Szarynska KM, Ebels T, van Veldhuisen DJ, Pieper PG; ZAHARA investigators. Pregnancy in women with corrected aortic coarctation: Uteroplacental Doppler flow and pregnancy outcome. Int J Cardiol. 2017 Dec 15;249:145-150
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