Research Vision:

Our research focuses on all aspects of pediatric and adult congenital cardiac surgery. This includes clinical outcomes, new innovative techniques, and solutions for many of the unsolved congenital challenges we still face in our practice.

Research Areas:

• Use of intraoperative fluorescent angiography to assess the quality of repair of congenital heart defects

• Clinical outcomes research

• Improving quality of care in children undergoing repair of congenital heart defects

Research Publications:

1. Said SM, Marey G, Hiremath G. Intraoperative fluorescence with indocyanine green in congenital cardiac surgery: Potential applications of a novel technology. JTCVS Tech. 2021 Feb 25;8:144-155. doi: 10.1016/j.xjtc.2021.02.026. PMID: 34401838; PMCID: PMC8350758.

2. Said SM, Marey G, Greene R, Griselli M, Hiremath G, Aggarwal V, Braunlin E. The double shunt technique as a bridge to heart transplantation in a patient with pulmonary atresia with intact septum and right ventricular-dependent coronary circulation. JTCVS Tech. 2021 Jan 19;7:216-221. doi: 10.1016/j.xjtc.2021.01.018. PMID: 34318252; PMCID: PMC8311501.

3. Said SM, Marey G, Hiremath G, Aggarwal V, Kloesel B, Griselli M. Pulmonary valve replacement via left anterior minithoracotomy: Lessons learned and early experience. J Card Surg. 2021 Apr;36(4):1305-1312. doi: 10.1111/jocs.15382. Epub 2021 Feb 2. PMID: 33533086.

4. Said SM, Marey G, Knutson S, Rodgers N, Richtsfeld M, Joy B, Griselli M. Outcomes of Surgical Repair of Vascular Rings and Slings in Children: A Word for the Asymptomatic. Semin Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2021 Summer;33(2):492-500. doi: 10.1053/j.semtcvs.2020.09.013. Epub 2020 Sep 23. PMID: 32977012.

5. Said SM, Qureshi MY, Taggart NW, Anderson HN, O'Leary PW, Cetta F, Alrahmani L, Cofer SA, Segura LG, Pike RB, Sharpe EE, Derleth DP, Nemergut ME, Van Dorn CS, Gleich SJ, Rose CH, Collura CA, Ruano R. Innovative 2-Step Management Strategy Utilizing EXIT Procedure for a Fetus With Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome and Intact Atrial Septum. Mayo Clin Proc. 2019 Feb;94(2):356-361. doi: 10.1016/j.mayocp.2018.08.004. PMID: 30711131.