Sameh Said
A 16-year-old male presented with shortness of breath and exertional fatigue. He had a history of repeat hospitalization due to acute episodes of suspected pulmonary edema. He had previously undergone repair of an anomalous left...
A four-month-old girl weighing 4.9 kg with trisomy 21 syndrome was referred for the repair of a complete atrioventricular septal defect (AVSD). The technique shown in this video is based...
A five-year-old girl, weighing 15.8 kg, with a functional single ventricle (hypoplastic left heart syndrome secondary to aortic and mitral valvular atresia), was referred for a completion Fontan procedure. Her...
This interview focuses on systemic tricuspid valve surgery in congenitally corrected transposition of the great arteries (ccTGA). At the 2026 American Association for Thoracic Surgery (AATS) Annual Meeting, Sameh Said,...
This interview centers around improving and evaluating surgical programs. At the 2026 American Association for Thoracic Surgery (AATS) Annual Meeting, CTSNet Senior Editor—Congenital, Dr. Sameh Said, Chief of the Division...
A 35-year-old woman, who had undergone an aortic valve replacement (AVR) with a 19 mm mechanical prosthesis nine years prior presented with exertional fatigue and shortness of breath despite a...
At the 2026 American Association for Thoracic Surgery (AATS) Annual Meeting, CTSNet Senior Editor—Congenital, Dr. Sameh Said, Chief of the Division of Pediatric and Adult Congenital Cardiac Surgery at Maria...
In this in-depth discussion, CTSNet Senior Editors Dr. Vince Gaudiani, Associate Professor of Cardiothoracic Surgery at Stanford University in Stanford, California, USA, and Dr. Sameh Said, Chief of the Division...
A 9-day-old neonate weighing 2.2 kg, who had passed the neonatal screen for critical congenital heart disease, was re-admitted with heart failure symptoms, including lethargy and failure to thrive. A...
The patient was a 2-month-old, 4.5 kg infant with heart failure symptoms and severe pulmonary hypertension who was diagnosed with multiple apical ventricular septal defects (VSDs). He was placed on...
An 8-month-old boy with a functional single ventricle secondary to double outlet right ventricle with severe pulmonary stenosis and hypoplastic left ventricle was deemed unsuitable for biventricular repair at this...
This video is part of CTSNet’s 2025 Resident Video Competition. Watch all entries into the competition, including the winning videos. This video demonstrates the many variations of the Konno–Rastan aortoventriculoplasty....
A 4-year-old boy who had been followed for a ventricular septal defect (VSD) and remained asymptomatic had a follow-up echocardiogram that showed enlargement of his cardiac chambers secondary to a...









