2021
Single Versus Dual Antiplatelet Therapy After Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement: A Meta-Analysis of Randomized Clinical Trials
Ahmad Y, Howard JP, Madhavan MV, Leon MB, Makkar RR. Single Versus Dual Antiplatelet Therapy After Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement: A Meta-Analysis of Randomized Clinical Trials. Cardiovascular Revascularization Medicine 2021, 34: 46-53. PMID: 33514490, PMCID: PMC8814464, DOI: 10.1016/j.carrev.2021.01.016.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTranscatheter aortic valve replacementDual antiplatelet therapyAortic valve replacementLife-threatening bleedingRisk of strokeMyocardial infarctionMajor bleedingCardiac deathAntiplatelet therapyValve replacementRandomized clinical trialsSignificant differencesIschemic endpointsPrimary endpointSecondary endpointsTotal patientsClinical trialsBleedingMeta-AnalysisTrialsStrokeEndpointDeathInfarctionPatients
2018
Optimal antiplatelet strategy after transcatheter aortic valve implantation: a meta-analysis
Ahmad Y, Demir O, Rajkumar C, Howard JP, Shun-Shin M, Cook C, Petraco R, Jabbour R, Arnold A, Frame A, Sutaria N, Ariff B, Kanaganayagam G, Francis D, Mayet J, Mikhail G, Malik I, Sen S. Optimal antiplatelet strategy after transcatheter aortic valve implantation: a meta-analysis. Open Heart 2018, 5: e000748. PMID: 29387433, PMCID: PMC5786926, DOI: 10.1136/openhrt-2017-000748.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchTranscatheter aortic valve implantationDual antiplatelet therapyAortic valve implantationAspirin monotherapyAntiplatelet therapyTAVI centresValve implantationBenefits of DAPTSystematic reviewOptimal antiplatelet strategyIncidence of strokeAntiplatelet useDAPT durationAdverse eventsAntiplatelet strategiesMedian durationInternational guidelinesMonotherapySuitable studiesTherapyElectronic surveyMetaregressionStrokeDeathDuration
2017
TCT-120 Aspirin is equivalent to dual antiplatelet therapy after transcatheter aortic valve replacement: a meta-analysis of 11,781 patients
Ahmad Y, Demir O, Howard J, Shun-Shin M, Cook C, Petraco R, Al-Lamee R, Jabbour R, Sutaria N, Ariff B, Kanaganayagam G, Chukwuemeka A, Anderson J, Francis D, Mayet J, Davies J, Mikhail G, Malik I, Sen S. TCT-120 Aspirin is equivalent to dual antiplatelet therapy after transcatheter aortic valve replacement: a meta-analysis of 11,781 patients. Journal Of The American College Of Cardiology 2017, 70: b54. DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2017.09.178.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAcute myocardial infarction and stroke secondary to valve thrombosis following transcatheter aortic valve replacement—what can happen when antiplatelet agents are stopped
Lam MC, Kanaganayagam G, Ahmad Y, Fertleman M, Ariff B. Acute myocardial infarction and stroke secondary to valve thrombosis following transcatheter aortic valve replacement—what can happen when antiplatelet agents are stopped. Quantitative Imaging In Medicine And Surgery 2017, 7: 605-607. PMID: 29184771, PMCID: PMC5682404, DOI: 10.21037/qims.2017.10.04.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchTranscatheter aortic valve replacementDual antiplatelet therapyAortic valve replacementValve replacementAortic stenosisSevere aortic stenosisCoronary artery bypassPast medical historyAcute myocardial infarctionAntiplatelet therapyArtery bypassAntiplatelet agentsPost procedureMedical historyMyocardial infarctionMonthsVomitingInfarctionStenosisThrombosisPatientsAdmissionBypassTherapyStroke
2014
Antiplatelet Therapy for Patients with Peripheral Arterial Disease
Myat A, Ahmad Y, Redwood S. Antiplatelet Therapy for Patients with Peripheral Arterial Disease. 2014, 245-252. DOI: 10.1002/9781118493984.ch29.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchLower extremity artery diseasePeripheral artery diseaseAntiplatelet therapyArtery diseaseMyocardial infarctionSymptomatic lower extremity artery diseasePrevalence of PADClass IA recommendationAdverse cardiovascular eventsNonfatal myocardial infarctionPeripheral arterial diseaseNonfatal strokePharmacotherapeutic armamentariumVascular deathCardiovascular eventsAntiplatelet agentsRevascularization proceduresAntiplatelet managementArterial diseaseCerebrovascular diseaseCoronary arteryCoronary circulationVessel patencyVascular bedIA recommendation
2012
Stroke Prevention in Atrial Fibrillation: Concepts and Controversies
Ahmad Y, Lip G. Stroke Prevention in Atrial Fibrillation: Concepts and Controversies. Current Cardiology Reviews 2012, 8: 290-301. PMID: 22920480, PMCID: PMC3492813, DOI: 10.2174/157340312803760820.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsStroke risk factorsAtrial fibrillationOral anticoagulationStroke preventionRisk factorsPatient riskIndependent stroke risk factorNew oral anticoagulantsCommon cardiac rhythm disorderLow-risk patientsCardiac rhythm disordersAntiplatelet therapyAntithrombotic therapyOral anticoagulantsSevere strokePerioperative managementEffective therapyRhythm disordersEfficacious agentsGeneral populationNew agentsSimple scorePatientsAnticoagulationFibrillation