Sameh Said
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, Chief of the Division of...
In this episode of the CTSNet podcast, The Lifeline, host and nurse educator Jill Ley, Clinical Professor at the University of California San Francisco School of Nursing, Founder of the...
A 32-year-old man presented with shortness of breath, exertional fatigue, and chest pain. He underwent a Ross procedure in early childhood for rheumatic aortic valve disease, during which a 22...
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...
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...
Dr. Sameh Said wrapped up his congenital heart surgery Guest Editor Series, “Right Axillary Thoracotomy for Repair of a Wide Variety of Congenital Heart Defects in Infants and Children—Should This...
This article is part of CTSNet’s Guest Editor Series, “Right Axillary Thoracotomy for Repair of a Wide Variety of Congenital Heart Defects in Infants and Children—Should This Be the New...
In the newest CTSNet Guest Editor Series, “Right Axillary Thoracotomy for Repair of a Wide Variety of Congenital Heart Defects in Infants and Children—Should This Be the New Standard?” Dr....
A ten-month-old, 9.4 kg infant with heterotaxy syndrome presented with cyanosis. The cardiac diagnosis was a double outlet right ventricle with complete atrioventricular septal defect and multilevel right ventricular outflow...
The patient was a nine-month-old, 8.8 kg infant who was born with anomalous origin of the right pulmonary artery (RPA) from the ascending aorta. She underwent an initial median sternotomy...
The patient is an eighteen-year-old who underwent previous sternotomy for closure of a perimembranous ventricular septal defect and resection of subaortic membrane and presented with progressive aortic root dilation. He...
The Patient A twenty-two-year-old man with a history of a left distal femur high grade osteosarcoma underwent a previous limb salvage procedure for the osteosarcoma followed by adjuvant chemotherapy. Recent...
This video presents a case of primary sutureless repair of obstructed total anomalous pulmonary venous connection (TAPVC) in a neonate. The patient is a full-term, 3.1 kg male neonate who...









