Assoc. Prof. Sena Sert Şekercı is a cardiologist with a strong focus on pulmonary vascular disease, right ventricular function, and adult congenital heart disease. She earned her associate professorship in 2023 at M.D. Siyami Ersek Chest, Heart and Vascular Surgery Training and Research Hospital in Istanbul. In 2024 she joined Acibadem Health Group, where she continues clinical practice and research. She is active in national and international professional communities. Memberships include the Turkish Cardiology Society’s Pulmonary Vascular Diseases and Adult Congenital Heart Disease section, the European Association of Cardiovascular Imaging (EACVI), the Working Group on Heart Failure at the European Society of Cardiology, and the Heart Imagers of Tomorrow Association (HIT). She was also elected as a nucleus member of the ESC Working Group on Pulmonary Circulation and Right Ventricular Function. Her work bridges advanced cardiac imaging and pulmonary circulation, with a commitment to improving care for patients with complex cardiopulmonary conditions through clinical excellence, education, and collaborative research.
Education
- 2023 Associate Professorship, Dr. Siyami Ersek Chest Heart and Vascular Surgery Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul Istanbul
- 2017 Marmara University Faculty of Medicine Cardiology
- 2016 Advanced echocardiographic evaluation training Dept of Cardiae, Thoracic and Vascular Sciences University of Padua, Italy
- 2012 Istanbul University Cerrahpasa Faculty of Medicine
Experience
- 2024 Acibadem Health Group
- 2019 – 2024 Dr. Siyami Ersek Chest Heart and Vascular Surgery Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul Department of Heart Failure and Heart Transplantation and Department of Pulmonary Hypertension
- 2013 – 2022 Acibadem Atakent Hospital
- 2017 – 2019 Çerkezköy State Hospital – Compulsory Service
Memberships
- Pulmonary Vascular Diseases and Adult Congenital Heart Disease at Turkish Cardiology Society
- European Association of Cardiovascular Imaging (EACVI)
- Working Group on Heart Failure at European Society of Cardiology
- Heart Imagers of Tomorrow Association (HIT)
- Elected as nucleus member for Working Group on Pulmonary Circulation and Right Ventricular Function at European Society of Cardiology
Publications
- Cardiohepatic syndrome and its prognostic prediclive ability in patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension
Scand J Clin Lab Invest. 2023 Sep;83(5):290-298. doi: 10.1080/00365513.2023.2225778. Epub 2023 Jun 28. - Effect of angiotensin receptor-neprilysin inhibitor treatmenl on erectile dysfunction in heart failure with a reduced ejection fraction
Marmara Med J. 2023; 36(1): 99-104. - A Cause of Heart Failure: Corona-Cameral Fistula
Turk Kardiyol Dem Ars. 2023 Jun;51(4):294-295. doi: 10.5543/tkda.2022.59026. - The association betvveen TAPSE and right atrial contractile strain
Kardiologica PolskaDOI: 10.33963/KP.a2022.0273 - Prognostic value of TAPSE/PASP ratio in right ventricular failure after left ventricular assist device implantation: Experience from a tertiary center
Turkish Journal of Gogus Cardiovascular Surgery. 2022 Jul 29;30(3):334-343. doi: 10.5606/tgkdc.dergisi.2022.23218. PMID: 36303699; PMCID: PMC9580292. - Management of intraoperative transesophageal echocardiography in aortic valve neocuspidization (Ozaki procedure).
http://dx.doi.org/10.4328/acam.21292. Ann Clin Anal Med 2022; 13(11): 1276-1279. - Alterations in right ventricular mechanics in patients with Behcet’s disease
Int J Cardiovasc Imaging. 2022 Nov;38(l l):2333-2343. doi: 10.1007/s 10554-022-02664- 2. Epub 2022 Jun 25. - Management of heart failure vvith concomitant complete atrioventricular block caused by a novel missense LMNA mutation
J Electrocardiol. 2021 Nov-Dec; 69:27- 29. doi: 10.1016/j.jelectrocard.2021.09.004. Epub 2021 Sep 11. PMID: 34536636 - C-Reaetive Protein/Albumin Ratio Predicts Acute Kidney Injury in Patients vvith Moderato to Severe Chronic Kidney Disease and Non-ST-Segment Elevation Mvocardial Infarction
Angiology. 2022 Feb;73(2): 132-138. doi: 10.1177/00033197211029093. Epub 2021 Jul 14. - Evaluation of Right Ventricular Cardiac Power Output as a Mortality Predictor in Patients with Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension
Sakarya Medical Journal / Sakarya Med J 2021, 11(3):500-506) DOI: 10.31832/smj.915463
