Associate Professor, Medicine, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
Cardiology
Dr. Samir F. Saba, MD
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Samir F. Saba, MD works in the field of Cardiology. He received awards:"CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification" and "Fellow (FACC)". Samir Saba is a published doctor as well. He has 50 publications published. The latest was: Battery longevity from cardiac resynchronization therapy defibrillators: differences between manufacturers and discrepancies with published product performance reports. Samir Saba accepts Medicare payments and is listed with Medicare.gov.
Publications
- Clinical Characteristics and Outcomes of Older Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy Recipients Using a Pacemaker Versus a Defibrillator.
- Risk of Stroke and Death in Atrial Fibrillation by Type of Anticoagulation: A Propensity-Matched Analysis.
- Comparative Long-Term Outcomes after Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy in Right Ventricular Paced Patients versus Native Wide Left Bundle Branch Block.
- Increased Nonalternans Repolarization Variability Precedes Ventricular Tachycardia Onset in Patients with Implantable Defibrillators.
- Management of a previously unreported implantable cardioverter-defibrillator lead complication.
- Clinical outcomes in cardiac resynchronization therapy-defibrillator recipients 80 years of age and older.
- Effect of Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibitors and Receptor Blockers on Appropriate Implantable Cardiac Defibrillator Shock in Patients With Severe Systolic Heart ...
- Extracting versus abandoning sterile pacemaker and defibrillator leads.
- Electrical dysfunction associated with conductor externalization of a silicone left ventricular lead.
- Association of BNP and Troponin Levels with Outcome among Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy Recipients.
- A pilot study to assess benefit of Atrial rhythm control after cardiac resynchronization therapy and atrioventricular node ablation.
- Failure rates of single- versus dual-coil nonrecalled sprint quattro defibrillator leads.
- Influence of QRS duration on outcome of death or appropriate defibrillator therapy by strategy of left ventricular lead placement in cardiac resynchronization therapy ...
- (123)I-mIBG scintigraphy: Yet another risk stratifier for the Heart failure toolbox!
- Use of cardiac implantable electronic devices in older adults with cognitive impairment.
- Long-Term Outcome of Defibrillator Recipients included in the Federal Audit Conducted by the Department of Justice.
- Outpatient management of Heart failure in the United States, 2006-2008.
- Mechanical Dyssynchrony after Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy for Severely Symptomatic Heart Failure Is Associated with Risk for Ventricular Arrhythmias.
- Outcomes in Pacemaker-Dependent Patients Upgraded from Conventional Pacemakers to Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy-Defibrillators.
- The Association of Left Ventricular Lead Position Related to Regional Scar by Speckle-Tracking Echocardiography with Clinical Outcomes in Patients Receiving Cardiac Re...
- Effect of digoxin on shocks in cardiac resynchronization therapy-defibrillator patients with Coronary artery disease.
- Effect of Echocardiography-Guided Left Ventricular Lead Placement for Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy on Mortality and Risk of Defibrillator Therapy for Ventricular ...
- Echocardiography-guided left ventricular lead placement for cardiac resynchronization therapy in ischemic vs nonischemic Cardiomyopathy patients.
- Battery longevity in cardiac resynchronization therapy implantable cardioverter defibrillators.
- Longitudinal Follow-Up of Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator Leads.
- Usefulness of Echocardiographically Guided Left Ventricular Lead Placement for Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy in Patients With Intermediate QRS Width and Non-Left B...
- Longitudinal Follow-Up of Externalized Riata Leads.
- Targeting left ventricular lead placement to improve cardiac resynchronization therapy outcomes.
- Mechanistic features associated with improvement in Mitral regurgitation after cardiac resynchronization therapy and their relation to long-term patient outcome.
- Echocardiography-guided left ventricular lead placement for cardiac resynchronization therapy: results of the Speckle Tracking Assisted Resynchronization Therapy for E...
- Frequency of Toxicity With Chemical Conversion of Atrial Fibrillation With Dofetilide.
- Extraction of defibrillator leads recalled for cable externalization and Failure.
- Independent multicenter study of Riata and Riata ST implantable cardioverter-defibrillator leads.
- Mechanisms of Inappropriate Defibrillator Therapy in a Modern Cohort of Remotely Monitored Patients.
- Failure-free survival of the Durata defibrillator lead.
- On the Importance of Image Gating for the Assay of Left Ventricular Mechanical Dyssynchrony Using SPECT.
- The relationship of QRS morphology and mechanical dyssynchrony to long-term outcome following cardiac resynchronization therapy.
- Comparison of outcomes for patients with nonischemic Cardiomyopathy taking intravenous inotropes versus those weaned from or never taking inotropes at cardiac resynchr...
- Class I recall of defibrillator leads: A comparison of the Sprint Fidelis and Riata families.
- Biventricular Defibrillator Patients Have Higher Complication Rates after Revision of Recalled Leads.
- Time shift of marker legend in stored intracardiac events in three patients with the vitality 2 EL DR (model T167) and Prizm 2DR (model 1861) dual-chamber defibrillators.
- Short-long sequences prior to ventricular tachycardia onset: analysis of VAST trial electrograms.
- Predictors of complications of endovascular Chronic lead extractions from pacemakers and defibrillators: a single-operator experience.
- Usefulness of baseline electrocardiographic QRS complex pattern to predict response to cardiac resynchronization.
- B-Cell lymphoproliferative disorder of an ICD pocket: a diagnostic puzzle in an immunosuppressed patient.
- Relationship of Electro-mechanical Remodeling to Survival Rates after Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy.
- Impact of scar burden by single-photon emission computed tomography Myocardial perfusion imaging on patient outcomes following cardiac resynchronization therapy.
- New-onset left bundle branch block-associated idiopathic nonischemic Cardiomyopathy and left ventricular ejection fraction response to guideline-directed therapies: Th...
- Battery longevity from cardiac resynchronization therapy defibrillators: differences between manufacturers and discrepancies with published product performance reports.
Schools
American University Of Beirut Faculty Of Medicine
Ne Mc
Procedures Preformed
- Ablation for Treatment of Cardiac Arrhythmias
- Automatic Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator (ICD) Implantation
- Cardiac Catheterization (incl. Coronary Angiography)
- Cardiac Imaging
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Conditions Treated
- Angina and Acute Coronary Syndrome
- Aortic Aneurysm
- Aortic Ectasia
- Aortic Valve Disease
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Doctors Specialties
- Cardiology
- Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology
Accepted Insurances
Awards
- CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification
- Fellow (FACC)
Education
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Tufts Medical Center -
American University of Beirut Faculty of Medicine
Hospital
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UPMC Passavant -
UPMC Presbyterian Shadyside
Drug Facts
| NPI NUMBER | 1811962269 | |
| NPPES Provider LastName | SABA | |
| NPPES Provider FirstName | SAMIR | |
| NPPES Provider ZIPCode | 152132546 | |
| NPPES Provider State | PA | |
| Specialty Description | Cardiac Electrophysiology | |
| Total Claim Count | 398.0 | |
| Distinct Opioid Count | 0.0 | |
| Opioid Claim Count | 0.0 | |
| Percent Opioid Claims | 0.0 |
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Medicare Facts
| National Provider Identifier [NPI] | 1811962269 |
| Last Name Of The Provider | SABA |
| First Name Of The Provider | SAMIR |
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