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Samir Saba

Division Chief, Cardiology · UPMC Medical Education

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History

Cardiology Division · UPMC Medical Education
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Division of Cardiology · UPMC Medical Education
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UPMC Heart and Vascular Institute Center · UPMC Medical Education
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Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology
Tufts Medical Center
1999–2000
Cardiovascular Disease
Tufts Medical Center
1996–1999
Internal Medicine
Tufts Medical Center
1993–1996
American Univ of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon
1989–1993

Research

Novel speckle-tracking radial strain from routine black-and-white echocardiographic images to quantify dyssynchrony and predict response to cardiac resynchronization therapy
Circulation · 2006 · 644 citations
Multi-ethnic genome-wide association study for atrial fibrillation
Systematic review or meta-analysis · Nature Genetics · 2018 · 624 citations
Continued rise in rates of cardiovascular implantable electronic device infections in the United States: temporal trends and causative insights
Pacing and Clinical Electrophysiology · 2010 · Last of 3 authors · 327 citations

Sandeep Jain
136 papers · 5 as a fellow
Evan Adelstein
87 papers · 6 as a fellow
Andrew Voigt
65 papers · 6 as a fellow
Alaa Shalaby
57 papers
Aditya Bhonsale
51 papers
N Estes
51 papers
Krishna Kancharla
49 papers · 2 as a fellow
NW
Norman Wang
46 papers
JG
John Gorcsan
37 papers
Suresh Mulukutla
35 papers
David Schwartzman
33 papers
RB
Raveen Bazaz
25 papers

Grants

Cardiac Resynchronization in the Elderly: Piloting Pacemaker vs. Defibrillator Therapy
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute · R34
Contact PI · $700.1K · University of Pittsburgh at Pittsburgh
2017–2021
A Clinical and Molecular Analysis of the Brugada Syndrome
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute · R01
Contact PI · $340.9K · University of Pittsburgh at Pittsburgh
1999–2012
Biventricular Pacing in Heart Failure
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute · K08
Contact PI · $641.7K · University of Pittsburgh at Pittsburgh
2006–2011

Clinical trials

Patient Perceived Empathy of an AI Chatbot for Atrial Fibrillation Education
Principal investigator · Completed
University of Pittsburgh
2024–2025
Arrhythmia Detection After MI
Principal investigator · Recruiting
Samir Saba
2022–2026
Improvement in Endothelial Dysfunction After Initiation of Anti-arrhythmic Therapy in Atrial Fibrillation Patients
Principal investigator · Completed
Samir Saba
2019–2020
Cardiac Resynchronization in the Elderly
Principal investigator · Completed
Samir Saba
2017–2021