Mehmet K Aktas MD
Cardiac Electrophysiologist | Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology
601 Elmwood Ave Box 656 Rochester NY, 14642Rating
4/5
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Dr. Mehmet Aktas, MD is one of the top rated doctors in the United States. He specializes in cardiovascular disease and internal medicine and currently practices medicine at Rochester, New York. Dr. Aktas ...
Education and Training
State University of New York Upstate Medical University 2002
Board Certification
Internal MedicineAmerican Board of Internal MedicineABIM- Cardiovascular Disease- 2008
Internal MedicineAmerican Board of Internal MedicineABIM- Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology- 2010
Provider Details
Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Surgical atrial fibrillation ablation: a review of contemporary techniques and energy sources.
- Magnetic guidance for cardiac procedures.
- Atrioventricular nodal re-entrant tachycardia ablation in a centenarian.
- Time-dependent risk of Fidelis lead failure.
- Higher rate of recurrent atrial flutter and atrial fibrillation following atrial flutter ablation after cardiac surgery.
- Clinical predictors of survival in patients treated with therapeutic hypothermia following cardiac arrest.
- Successful therapeutic hypothermia in patients with congenital long QT syndrome.
- A 61-year-old patient with activity-related wide complex tachycardia.
- Non-pharmacologic management of atrial fibrillation.
- ISHNE/EHRA expert consensus on remote monitoring of cardiovascular implantable electronic devices (CIEDs).
- ISHNE/EHRA expert consensus on remote monitoring of cardiovascular implantable electronic devices (CIEDs).
- Congenital long and short QT syndromes.
- Clinical impact, safety, and efficacy of single- versus dual-coil ICD leads in MADIT-CRT.
- The effect of weight loss on clinical outcomes in patients implanted with a cardiac resynchronization therapy device-A MADIT-CRT substudy.
Treatments
- Heart Disease
- Atrial Flutter
- Cardiomyopathy
- Birth Defects
- Congenital Heart Disease
Professional Memberships
- Fellow Heart Rhythm Society
Mehmet K Aktas MD's Practice location
University of Rochester Medical Center
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