Defne Gunes Ergi, MD

Ergi, Defne Güneş & Kepenekci Bayram, Ilknur & Baran, Cagdas & Özkan, Elgin & Bahadir Inan, Mustafa & Akar, Ahmet Ruchan. (2018). Targeted Minimally Invasive Parathyroidectomy for Ectopic Aortopulmonary Adenoma Under Gamma Probe Guidance. Innovations: Technology and Techniques in Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery. 13. 1. 10.1097/IMI.0000000000000562.

Defne Güneş Ergi, D E, Ahmet Rüçhan Akar. Mentorship Culture in the VUCA World. EC Cardiology RCO.01 (2019): 01-03.

Ergi DG, Dorken Gallastegi A, Arslan E, Kahraman Ü. Haemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis in a patient with left ventricular assist device. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg. 2021 Sep 11;60(3):717-718. doi: 10.1093/ejcts/ezab102. PMID: 33659984.

Dorken Gallastegi A, Ergi GD, Kahraman Ü, Yağmur B, Çinar E, Karapolat H, Nalbantgil S, Engin Ç, Yağdi T, Özbaran M. Prognostic Value of Cardiopulmonary Exercise Test Parameters in Ventricular Assist Device Therapy. ASAIO J. 2022 Jun 1;68(6):808-813. doi: 10.1097/MAT.0000000000001571. Epub 2022 Sep 7. PMID: 34494984.

Apaydın AZ, Ertugay S, Kahraman U, Ergi DG. Retroperitoneal approach for suprarenal abdominal aortic aneurysm in Marfan syndrome. Cardiovascular Surgery and Interventions. (2022) DOI: 10.5606/e-cvsi.2022.1195.

Ergi DG, Apaydın AZ, Kahraman U, Ertugay S. Dumbbell-Shaped Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Causing Duodenal Obstruction. Tex Heart Inst J. 2022 Nov 1;49(6):e217668. doi: 10.14503/THIJ-21-7668. PMID: 36450143; PMCID: PMC9809087.

Kahraman Ü, Güneş Ergi D, Yağmur B, Engin Ç, Yağdı T, Nalbantgil S, Özbaran M. Outcomes of patients with left ventricular assist device infected with SARS-CoV-2. Turk Gogus Kalp Damar Cerrahisi Derg. 2022 Apr 27;30(2):199-205. doi: 10.5606/tgkdc.dergisi.2022.23414. PMID: 36168583; PMCID: PMC9473599.

Ertugay S, Apaydin AZ, Karaca S, Ergi DG, Posacioglu H. Distal Perfusion With Modified Centrifugal Pump Circuit in Thoracic and Thoracoabdominal Aortic Aneurysm Repair. Vasc Endovascular Surg. 2022 Nov;56(8):737-742. doi: 10.1177/15385744221108049. Epub 2022 Jun 12. PMID: 35694966.

Ergi DG, Kahraman Ü, Balcıoğlu Ö, Yağmur B, Yağdı T, Özbaran M. Our Single Center Experiences with Left Ventricular Assist Device Exchange. Transplant Proc. 2023 Jun;55(5):1289-1293. doi: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2023.03.027. Epub 2023 Apr 26. PMID: 37117105.

Balcioglu O, Kahraman Ü, Ergi DG, Karaca S, Engin C, Yagdi T. Association of Age, Sex, and Heart Failure Etiology in Continuous Flow Left Ventricular Assist Device Patients. Transplant Proc. 2023 Jun;55(5):1294-1296. doi: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2023.01.031. Epub 2023 May 3. PMID: 37147195.

Ribeiro RVP, Reynolds FA, Sarrafian TL, Spadaccio C, Colby C, Richman A, Brazzell JL, Ergi DG, Altarabsheh S, Daxon BT, Cypel M, Saddoughi SA. Impact of normothermic regional perfusion during DCD recovery on lung allograft function: A preclinical study. JHLT Open. 2023 Oct 26;2:100009. doi: 10.1016/j.jhlto.2023.100009. PMID: 40144014; PMCID: PMC11935417.

Ergi DG, Schaff HV, Connolly HM, Miranda WR, Majdalany DS, Dearani JM. Left ventricular outflow tract obstruction in patients with Ebstein anomaly. JTCVS Open. 2023 Nov 2;16:641-647. doi: 10.1016/j.xjon.2023.10.024. PMID: 38204684; PMCID: PMC10775129.

Ergi DG, Kahraman Ü, Akkuş G, Durmaz S, Balcıoğlu Ö, Engin Ç, Yağmur B, Nalbantgil S, Çiçek C, Özbaran M, Yağdı T. Antibody Response to SARS-CoV-2 Vaccination in Heart Failure Patients: Retrospective Single-Center Cohort Study. Diagnostics (Basel). 2023 Nov 16;13(22):3460. doi: 10.3390/diagnostics13223460. PMID: 37998596; PMCID: PMC10670598.

Ergi DG, Bonnichsen CR, Pochettino A, Saran N. Fungal Ball in Ascending Aorta: Disseminated Histoplasmosis 20 Years After Aneurysm Repair. Ann Thorac Surg Short Rep. 2023 Dec 16;2(2):220-222. doi: 10.1016/j.atssr.2023.11.028. PMID: 39790155; PMCID: PMC11708363.

Ergi DG, Klarich KW, Dearani JA, Crestanello JA, Maleszewski JJ, Morris JM, Young PM, Callaghan CM, Pitot HC, Arghami A. Resection of a Solitary Right Ventricular Metastasis in Oligorecurrent Hepatocellular Carcinoma. J Clin Med. 2023 Dec 6;12(24):7530. doi: 10.3390/jcm12247530. PMID: 38137599; PMCID: PMC10743666.

Ergi DG, Schaff HV, Pochettino A, Hurst PD, Greason KL, Daly RC, Crestanello JA, Dearani JA, Todd A, Saran N. Outcomes of aortic surgery in patients with Takayasu arteritis. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2025 Feb;169(2):576-583. doi: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2024.01.041. Epub 2024 Feb 6. PMID: 38325517.

Ergi DG, Rowse PG, Daly RC, Crestanello JA, Schaff HV, Dearani JA, Todd A, Arghami A. Single-Center Prospective Study of Cross-Clamp vs Balloon Occlusion in Robotic Mitral Surgery. Ann Thorac Surg. 2024 Aug;118(2):412-419. doi: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2024.04.004. Epub 2024 Apr 22. PMID: 38657703.

Gunes Ergi D, Arghami A, Mulpuru SK, Bjarnason H. Robotic-Assisted Epicardial Pacemaker Lead Placement. March 2024. doi:10.25373/ctsnet.25383070.

Ergi DG, Fadel HJ, Michelena HI, Lin G, Greason KL, Arghami A. Valvular Endocarditis and Biventricular Heart Failure in the Setting of Tropheryma whipplei Disease. Tex Heart Inst J. 2024 Aug 5;51(2):e238336. doi: 10.14503/THIJ-23-8336. PMID: 39101327; PMCID: PMC11299065.

Ergi DG, Schaff HV, Ommen SR, Lahr BD, Lee A, Karadhza A, Geske JB. Changes in left ventricular-aortic angulation are associated with the development of obstruction in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2025 Jul;170(1):190-199. doi: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2024.06.022. Epub 2024 Jun 29. PMID: 38950769.

Ergi DG, Klarich KW, Maleszewski JJ, Carney JA, Rowse PG, Crestanello JA, Schaff HV, Todd A, Dearani JA, Daly RC, Arghami A. Cardiac Myxomas in Carney Complex: Single Institution Multidecade Experience. Ann Thorac Surg. 2024 Dec;118(6):1216-1223. doi: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2024.07.037. Epub 2024 Aug 22. PMID: 39173730.

Choi K, Altarabsheh SE, Saddoughi SA, Spencer PJ, Lahr B, Ergi DG, Schumer E, Villavicencio MA. Impact of Time of Day on Surgical Outcomes After Lung Transplantation (Nighttime Lung Transplant). Ann Thorac Surg. 2025 Feb;119(2):423-431. doi: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2024.08.013. Epub 2024 Aug 30. PMID: 39218344.

Sawma T, Schaff HV, Bilgin GB, Zheng A, Ergi DG, Todd A, Kendi AT, Luis SA, Thiels CA, Halfdanarson TR, Pellikka PA, Connolly HM, Crestanello JA. Impact of Tumor Burden and Cardiac Factors on Survival After Valve Surgery for Carcinoid Heart Disease. Mayo Clin Proc. 2026 Jan;101(1):106-116. doi: 10.1016/j.mayocp.2025.01.026. Epub 2025 Aug 5. PMID: 40751721.

Balcioglu O, Ergi DG, Ozcem B, Apaydin AZ. [MEP-15] Arch Replacement in An Elderly Patient With Multiple Comorbidities. Turk Gogus Kalp Damar Cerrahisi Derg. 2024 Dec 31;32(4 Suppl 2):110-111. doi: 10.5606/tgkdc.dergisi.2024.mep-15. PMID: 40322164; PMCID: PMC12045162.

Sezen A, Ergi DG, Cinkooglu A, Dogan E, Akhundova M, Tuncer ON, Atay Y. [MEP-32] Unusual Origin of Anomalous Left Main Coronary Artery From the Pulmonary Artery. Turk Gogus Kalp Damar Cerrahisi Derg. 2024 Dec 31;32(4 Suppl 2):131-132. doi: 10.5606/tgkdc.dergisi.2024.mep-32. PMID: 40322125; PMCID: PMC12045217.

Gunes Ergi D, Saran N, Dearani JA, Pochettino A. Management of Late Complications After the Arterial Switch Procedure. April 2025. doi:10.25373/ctsnet.28819877.

Gunes Ergi D, Sezen A, Unlugenc H, et al. Surgical Repair of a Giant Sinoatrial Nodal Artery Aneurysm. May 2025. doi:10.25373/ctsnet.28912421.

Ergi DG, Crestanello JA, Holst K, Villavicencio Theoduloz MA, Schaff HV, Dearani JA, Lahr BD, Lee AT, Saran N. Obesity-Conduit Selection and Effect on Outcomes of Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting. Mayo Clin Proc. 2026 Mar;101(3):441-450. doi: 10.1016/j.mayocp.2025.02.023. Epub 2025 Jun 4. PMID: 40464731.

Ergi DG, Apaydin AZ, Posacioglu H. Bailout renal artery stent grafting in open repair of suprarenal abdominal aortic aneurysm. J Vasc Surg Cases Innov Tech. 2025 Jul 17;11(5):101931. doi: 10.1016/j.jvscit.2025.101931. PMID: 40837724; PMCID: PMC12361983.

Ergi DG, Kahraman U, Tuncer ON, Kapkin AY, Engin C, Yagdi T. The impact of position changes of the inflow cannula in LVAD patients. Turk Gogus Kalp Damar Cerrahisi Derg. 2026 Apr 6;34(2):102-108. doi: 10.4274/tjtcs.2025.28019. Epub 2026 Feb 2. PMID: 41626776; PMCID: PMC13051737.

Gunes Ergi D, Bicak M, Aldudak B, Kilic Y. Unifocalization for Isolated Pulmonary Artery of Ductal Origin in a Two-Year-Old Child. March 2026. doi:10.25373/ctsnet.31558489.

Ergi D, Pochettino A, Bagameri G, Schaff HV, Todd A, Crestanello JA, Dearani JA, Saran Nishant. Hybrid cerebral perfusion in aortic arch surgery: Bridging antegrade and retrograde techniques JTCVS Techniques, 2026. DOI: 10.1016/j.xjtc.2026.102414.

Ergi D, Pochettino A,; Gabor Bagameri; Joseph A Dearani; Juan Crestanello; Kevin Greason; Austion Todd; Nishant Saran. Outcomes of Total Arch Replacement After Prior Aortic Surgery. Annals 2026.