
Davut Cekmecelioglu, MD
@d_cekmecelioglu
Cardiothoracic Surgery Fellow at Cleveland Clinic | aortophilic š«
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https://www.ctsnet.org/home/dcekmecelioglu 25-06-2021 20:20:17
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In a large Cleveland Clinic series, operative mortality of 1.7% was achieved in elective multivalve reoperations with no non-valve components. Volume-based experience & judicious patient selection are central to success. Faisal Bakaeen MD Lars Svensson cle.clinic/3S3ydi4


SAVE Living Valves! Op mort 0% @ index, & 0% in 43 reops (8 TAVR) Of 9 w/ late AR, 6 had dilated sinuses, 8 dilated anulus & prob have David reimplantation today Thanks Farhang Yazdchi Milind Desai MD MBA @DrGeneBlackstone @MattAThompson24 & others Cleveland Clinic Heart, Vascular & Thoracic Aorta & Aortic Valve Centers

Vital statistics in adult cardiac surgery, valve surgery & aorta surgery š« Check out Cleveland Clinicās latest volume & outcomes data in these key areas. Lars Svensson Marc Gillinov Eric E. Roselli Cleveland Clinic CTS Residency consultqd.clevelandclinic.org/vital-statistiā¦

Welcome to Cleveland Clinic Cleveland Clinic Heart, Vascular & Thoracic Daniel Ragheb Nika Samadzadeh Tabrizi @MattAThompson24! Greatness awaits. #MatchDay2024 TSMA TSRA James Yun Patrick R. Vargo Siva Raja Tara Karamlou


Takeaways from updated STS Guidelines for surgical treatment of atrial fibrillation. Concomitant AF ablation & LAA occlusion strongly endorsed during elective heart surgery. Oussama Wazni Cleveland Clinic Heart, Vascular & Thoracic consultqd.clevelandclinic.org/takeaways-fromā¦

Significant research presentation by ā¦Busra Tok Cekmecelioglu, MDā© from Cleveland Clinic at the Midwest Anesthesiology Residents Conference #MARC2024 ā¦Carlos Trombetta, M.D.ā©



Up now in the first session of #Aortic2024, Ourania Preventza presenting - Aneurysmectomy: The ACC/AHA Guidelines.


Awesome capstone award for Benjamin Kramer, DO, PhD after 3 prolific years in Eric E. Roselliās lab! AATS AATS ED Cleveland Clinic Heart, Vascular & Thoracic Lars Svensson Marc Gillinov TSRA

āGreat leaders are driven by mission & high moral values.ā Lars Svensson gives his presidential address @ #AATS2024. He says leaders must have the courage to create a vision based on challenges, opportunities & you must have integrity & motivate your team to a higher purpose.


Commando operation for radiation heart disease, excellent exposure for debridement of the fibrous skeleton calcification and to upsize prosthetic valves if needed. Avoid redo in radiated chest and set up for future trans-catheter therapy. Cleveland Clinic Heart, Vascular & Thoracic mmcts.org/tutorial/1952

In true redo aortic root after prior root procedure, endocarditis indication & previous prosthetic aortic graft influence perioperative course but not operative mortality Cleveland Clinic Heart, Vascular & Thoracic Gosta Pettersson, MD Eric E. Roselli Patrick R. Vargo ShinyaUnaiMD jtcvsopen.org/article/S2666-ā¦

Long time friends/colleagues William Frankel and Davut Cekmecelioglu, MD presenting their posters at #AATS2025 AATS Cleveland Clinic Heart, Vascular & Thoracic Haytham Elgharably DR. Hani Najm Tara Karamlou


Endarterectomy of posterior left atrial wall and removal of extensive clot burden during mitral valve replacement for rheumatic valve disease Cleveland Clinic Heart, Vascular & Thoracic linkedin.com/posts/haytham-ā¦

Are early outcomes of reoperative aortic root surgery impacted by previous root procedure and indication for reintervention? Find out from Haytham Elgharably, Gosta Pettersson, MD et al. Read in #JTCVS Open: doi.org/10.1016/j.xjon⦠Cleveland Clinic Heart, Vascular & Thoracic Cleveland Clinic


Secondary benefits of active rewarming/maintaining normothermia = less transfusions and cardiac complications Patrick R. Vargo Francis Caputo MD Eric E. Roselli Davut Cekmecelioglu, MD Cleveland Clinic Heart, Vascular & Thoracic AATS The Society of Thoracic Surgeons #AortaEd

In pts w/ mitral-induced LVOTO with minimal hypertrophy, MV surgery can eliminate SAM, relieve LVOTO, and resolve MR. Pathoanatomically guided MVr is durable & bioprosthetic MVR is a safe alternative when repair isnāt feasible. Cleveland Clinic CTS Residency Cleveland Clinic Heart, Vascular & Thoracic jtcvs.org/article/S0022-ā¦
