Sameh Said
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 Fareri Children’s Hospital in Valhalla,...
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...
The patient was a 2-year-old, 12.8-kilogram girl who had the typical features of Scimitar Syndrome (SS) with a partial anomalous pulmonary venous connection (TAPVC) and a hypoplastic right lung. She...
A 38-year-old male with hypoplastic left heart syndrome underwent the initial three palliations, with a final intra-atrial conduit Fontan. He presented with desaturation and liver dysfunction, and it was noted...
This video is part of CTSNet’s 2024 Innovation Video Competition. Watch all entries into the competition, including the winning videos. A 6-year-old, 24 kg boy with congenital pulmonary valve (PV)...
The patient was an 18-year-old male who presented with fatigue and exercise intolerance. He was born with dextrocardia and a functional single ventricle secondary to severely unbalanced complete atrioventricular septal...
At the 2024 AATS Annual Meeting, CTSNet senior editors set out to interview the most knowledgeable CT surgeons from around the world. Stay tuned for more interviews from the meeting....
A three-year-old 14.6 kg child presented with a severe left ventricular outflow tract (LVOT) obstruction secondary to a subaortic membrane. Prebypass echocardiogram showed that the membrane was below the aortic...
The authors present a case of a fenestrated atrial septal defect (ASD) closure in a 6-year-old female child with severe pectus excavatum and pulmonary hypertension, performed via vertical right axillary...
This is a three-year-old girl with cyanosis and clubbing. She was born with a double outlet right ventricle and a complete atrioventricular septal defect with a straddling left atrioventricular valve....








