Tariq Ahmad
MD, MPH, FACC
Associate Professor of Medicine; Medical Director of Advanced Heart Failure, Cardiovascular Medicine
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- Quadruple Therapy Is the New Standard of Care for HFrEF.Ahmad T, Desai NR. Quadruple Therapy Is the New Standard of Care for HFrEF. JACC. Heart Failure 2020, 8:819-821.
- Use of outcome measures in pulmonary hypertension clinical trials.Parikh KS, Rajagopal S, Arges K, Ahmad T, Sivak J, Kaul P, Shah SH, Tapson V, Velazquez EJ, Douglas PS, Samad Z. Use of outcome measures in pulmonary hypertension clinical trials. American Heart Journal 2015, 170:419-29.e3.
- Use and outcomes of wearable cardioverter-defibrillators in a large integrated academic health system.Kahn PA, Gruen J, Thomas A, Ahmad T, Desai NR. Use and outcomes of wearable cardioverter-defibrillators in a large integrated academic health system. American Heart Journal 2020, 226:232-234.
- Association between pulmonary function and left ventricular volume and function in duchenne muscular dystrophy.Khokhar A, Nair A, Midya V, Kumar A, Sinharoy A, Ahmad TA, Abu-Hasan M, Mondal P. Association between pulmonary function and left ventricular volume and function in duchenne muscular dystrophy. Muscle & Nerve 2019, 60:286-291.
- Comparison of Mortality and Readmission in Non-Ischemic Versus Ischemic Cardiomyopathy After Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillator Implantation.Higgins AY, Bjerre J, Parzynski CS, Minges KE, Ahmad T, Desai NR, Enriquez A, Spatz ES, Friedman DJ, Curtis JP, Hlatky MA, Freeman JV. Comparison of Mortality and Readmission in Non-Ischemic Versus Ischemic Cardiomyopathy After Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillator Implantation. The American Journal Of Cardiology 2020, 133:116-125.
- Evaluation of Case Volumes of a Heart Transplant Program and Short-term Outcomes After Changes in the United Network for Organ Sharing Donor Heart Allocation System.Mori M, Wilson L, Ali A, Ahmad T, Anwer M, Jacoby D, Geirsson A, Krumholz HM. Evaluation of Case Volumes of a Heart Transplant Program and Short-term Outcomes After Changes in the United Network for Organ Sharing Donor Heart Allocation System. JAMA Network Open 2020, 3:e2017513.
- Geographical affiliation with top 10 NIH-funded academic medical centers and differences between mortality from cardiovascular disease and cancer.Angraal S, Caraballo C, Kahn P, Bhatnagar A, Singh B, Wilson FP, Fiuzat M, O'Connor CM, Allen LA, Desai NR, Mamtani R, Ahmad T. Geographical affiliation with top 10 NIH-funded academic medical centers and differences between mortality from cardiovascular disease and cancer. American Heart Journal 2020, 230:54-58.
- COVID-19 infections and outcomes in a live registry of heart failure patients across an integrated health care system.Caraballo C, McCullough M, Fuery MA, Chouairi F, Keating C, Ravindra NG, Miller PE, Malinis M, Kashyap N, Hsiao A, Wilson FP, Curtis JP, Grant M, Velazquez EJ, Desai NR, Ahmad T. COVID-19 infections and outcomes in a live registry of heart failure patients across an integrated health care system. PloS One 2020, 15:e0238829.
- Impact of Preoperative Lymphopenia on Survival Following Left Ventricular Assist Device Placement.Stawiarski K, Agboola O, Park J, Geirsson A, Jacoby D, Bellumkonda L, Ahmad T, Chou J, Lee F, Mangi A, Bonde P. Impact of Preoperative Lymphopenia on Survival Following Left Ventricular Assist Device Placement. ASAIO Journal (American Society For Artificial Internal Organs : 1992) 2021, 67:650-657.
- Conduct of Clinical Trials in the Era of COVID-19: JACC Scientific Expert Panel.Psotka MA, Abraham WT, Fiuzat M, Filippatos G, Lindenfeld J, Ahmad T, Bhatt AS, Carson PE, Cleland JGF, Felker GM, Januzzi JL, Kitzman DW, Leifer ES, Lewis EF, McMurray JJV, Mentz RJ, Solomon SD, Stockbridge N, Teerlink JR, Vaduganathan M, Vardeny O, Whellan DJ, Wittes J, Anker SD, O'Connor CM. Conduct of Clinical Trials in the Era of COVID-19: JACC Scientific Expert Panel. Journal Of The American College Of Cardiology 2020, 76:2368-2378.
- Clinical implications of differences between real world and clinical trial usage of left ventricular assist devices for end stage heart failure.Mezzacappa C, Ravindra NG, Caraballo C, Chouairi F, Miller PE, Clarke JD, Gruen J, Mori M, McCullough M, Mullan C, Geirsson A, Rogers JG, Anwer M, Desai N, Ahmad T. Clinical implications of differences between real world and clinical trial usage of left ventricular assist devices for end stage heart failure. PloS One 2020, 15:e0242928.
- Transition From an Open to Closed Staffing Model in the Cardiac Intensive Care Unit Improves Clinical Outcomes.Miller PE, Chouairi F, Thomas A, Kunitomo Y, Aslam F, Canavan ME, Murphy C, Daggula K, Metkus T, Vallabhajosyula S, Carnicelli A, Katz JN, Desai NR, Ahmad T, Velazquez EJ, Brennan J. Transition From an Open to Closed Staffing Model in the Cardiac Intensive Care Unit Improves Clinical Outcomes. Journal Of The American Heart Association 2021, 10:e018182.
- Effect of Inotropes on Patient-Reported Health Status in End-Stage Heart Failure: A Review of Published Clinical Trials.Clarke JD, Riello R, Allen LA, Psotka MA, Teerlink JR, Lindenfeld J, Desai NR, Ahmad T. Effect of Inotropes on Patient-Reported Health Status in End-Stage Heart Failure: A Review of Published Clinical Trials. Circulation. Heart Failure 2021, 14:e007759.
- Relation of Cardiovascular Risk Factors to Mortality and Cardiovascular Events in Hospitalized Patients With Coronavirus Disease 2019 (from the Yale COVID-19 Cardiovascular Registry).Pareek M, Singh A, Vadlamani L, Eder M, Pacor J, Park J, Ghazizadeh Z, Heard A, Cruz-Solbes AS, Nikooie R, Gier C, Ahmed ZV, Freeman JV, Meadows J, Smolderen KGE, Lampert R, Velazquez EJ, Ahmad T, Desai NR. Relation of Cardiovascular Risk Factors to Mortality and Cardiovascular Events in Hospitalized Patients With Coronavirus Disease 2019 (from the Yale COVID-19 Cardiovascular Registry). The American Journal Of Cardiology 2021, 146:99-106.
- Association between Respiratory Failure and Clinical Outcomes in Patients with Acute Heart Failure: Analysis of 5 Pooled Clinical Trials.Miller PE, van Diepen S, Metkus TS, Alviar CL, Rayner-Hartley E, Rathwell S, Katz JN, Ezekowitz J, Desai NR, Ahmad T. Association between Respiratory Failure and Clinical Outcomes in Patients with Acute Heart Failure: Analysis of 5 Pooled Clinical Trials. Journal Of Cardiac Failure 2021, 27:602-606.
- Setting the Stage for a Multimarker-Based Heart Failure Prevention Trial?Ahmad T, Felker GM. Setting the Stage for a Multimarker-Based Heart Failure Prevention Trial? JACC. Heart Failure 2021, 9:224-225.
- Impact of the new heart allocation policy on patients with restrictive, hypertrophic, or congenital cardiomyopathies.Chouairi F, Mullan CW, Sen S, Mori M, Fuery M, Elder RW, Lesse J, Norton K, Clark KA, Miller PE, Mulligan D, Formica R, Rogers JG, Jacoby D, Maulion C, Anwer M, Geirsson A, Desai NR, Ahmad T. Impact of the new heart allocation policy on patients with restrictive, hypertrophic, or congenital cardiomyopathies. PloS One 2021, 16:e0247789.
- Changes in Use of Left Ventricular Assist Devices as Bridge to Transplantation With New Heart Allocation Policy.Mullan CW, Chouairi F, Sen S, Mori M, Clark KAA, Reinhardt SW, Miller PE, Fuery MA, Jacoby D, Maulion C, Anwer M, Geirsson A, Mulligan D, Formica R, Rogers JG, Desai NR, Ahmad T. Changes in Use of Left Ventricular Assist Devices as Bridge to Transplantation With New Heart Allocation Policy. JACC. Heart Failure 2021, 9:420-429.
- Left Ventricular Assist Devices Versus Heart Transplantation for End Stage Heart Failure is a Misleading Equivalency.Mullan CW, Sen S, Ahmad T. Left Ventricular Assist Devices Versus Heart Transplantation for End Stage Heart Failure is a Misleading Equivalency. JACC. Heart Failure 2021, 9:290-292.
- Electronic health record risk score provides earlier prognostication of clinical outcomes in patients admitted to the cardiac intensive care unit.Kunitomo Y, Thomas A, Chouairi F, Canavan ME, Kochar A, Khera R, Katz JN, Murphy C, Jentzer J, Ahmad T, Desai NR, Brennan J, Miller PE. Electronic health record risk score provides earlier prognostication of clinical outcomes in patients admitted to the cardiac intensive care unit. American Heart Journal 2021, 238:85-88.
- A Practical Guide for Cardiologists to the Pharmacological Treatment of Patients with Type 2 Diabetes and Cardiovascular Disease.Ahmad T, Riello RJ, Inzucchi SE. A Practical Guide for Cardiologists to the Pharmacological Treatment of Patients with Type 2 Diabetes and Cardiovascular Disease. European Cardiology 2021, 16:e11.
- Trends in 30- and 90-Day Readmission Rates for Heart Failure.Khan MS, Sreenivasan J, Lateef N, Abougergi MS, Greene SJ, Ahmad T, Anker SD, Fonarow GC, Butler J. Trends in 30- and 90-Day Readmission Rates for Heart Failure. Circulation. Heart Failure 2021, 14:e008335.
- Clinical phenogroups are more effective than left ventricular ejection fraction categories in stratifying heart failure outcomes.Gevaert AB, Tibebu S, Mamas MA, Ravindra NG, Lee SF, Ahmad T, Ko DT, Januzzi JL, Van Spall HGC. Clinical phenogroups are more effective than left ventricular ejection fraction categories in stratifying heart failure outcomes. ESC Heart Failure 2021, 8:2741-2754.
- Differences in NT-proBNP Response and Prognosis in Men and Women With Heart Failure With Reduced Ejection Fraction.Daubert MA, Yow E, Barnhart HX, Piña IL, Ahmad T, Leifer E, Cooper L, Desvigne-Nickens P, Fiuzat M, Adams K, Ezekowitz J, Whellan DJ, Januzzi JL, O'Connor CM, Felker GM. Differences in NT-proBNP Response and Prognosis in Men and Women With Heart Failure With Reduced Ejection Fraction. Journal Of The American Heart Association 2021, 10:e019712.
- REVeAL-HF: Design and Rationale of a Pragmatic Randomized Controlled Trial Embedded Within Routine Clinical Practice.Ahmad T, Yamamoto Y, Biswas A, Ghazi L, Martin M, Simonov M, Hsiao A, Kashyap N, Velazquez EJ, Desai NR, Wilson FP. REVeAL-HF: Design and Rationale of a Pragmatic Randomized Controlled Trial Embedded Within Routine Clinical Practice. JACC. Heart Failure 2021, 9:409-419.
- Intercountry Differences in Guideline-Directed Medical Therapy and Outcomes Among Patients With Heart Failure.Fuery MA, Chouairi F, Januzzi JL, Moe GW, Caraballo C, McCullough M, Miller PE, Reinhardt SW, Clark K, Oseran A, Milner A, Pacor J, Kahn PA, Singh A, Ravindra N, Guha A, Vadlamani L, Kulkarni NS, Fiuzat M, Felker GM, O'Connor CM, Ahmad T, Ezekowitz J, Desai NR. Intercountry Differences in Guideline-Directed Medical Therapy and Outcomes Among Patients With Heart Failure. JACC. Heart Failure 2021, 9:497-505.
- Outcomes in patients with anthracycline-induced cardiomyopathy undergoing left ventricular assist devices implantation.Guha A, Caraballo C, Jain P, Miller PE, Owusu-Guha J, Clark KAA, Velazquez EJ, Ahmad T, Baldassarre LA, Addison D, Weintraub NL, Desai NR. Outcomes in patients with anthracycline-induced cardiomyopathy undergoing left ventricular assist devices implantation. ESC Heart Failure 2021, 8:2866-2875.
- Effects of Atrial Fibrillation on Heart Failure Outcomes and NT-proBNP Levels in the GUIDE-IT Trial.Chouairi F, Pacor J, Miller PE, Fuery MA, Caraballo C, Sen S, Leifer ES, Felker GM, Fiuzat M, O'Connor CM, Januzzi JL, Friedman DJ, Desai NR, Ahmad T, Freeman JV. Effects of Atrial Fibrillation on Heart Failure Outcomes and NT-proBNP Levels in the GUIDE-IT Trial. Mayo Clinic Proceedings. Innovations, Quality & Outcomes 2021, 5:447-455.
- National Trends in the Burden of Atrial Fibrillation During Hospital Admissions for Heart Failure.Reinhardt SW, Chouairi F, Miller PE, Clark KAA, Kay B, Fuery M, Guha A, Freeman JV, Ahmad T, Desai NR, Friedman DJ. National Trends in the Burden of Atrial Fibrillation During Hospital Admissions for Heart Failure. Journal Of The American Heart Association 2021, 10:e019412.
- Comparison of Transcatheter and Open Mitral Valve Repair Among Patients With Mitral Regurgitation.Kay B, Chouairi F, Clark KAA, Reinhardt SW, Fuery M, Guha A, Ahmad T, Kaple RK, Desai NR. Comparison of Transcatheter and Open Mitral Valve Repair Among Patients With Mitral Regurgitation. Mayo Clinic Proceedings 2021, 96:1522-1529.
- The Impact of Depression on Outcomes in Patients with Heart Failure and Reduced Ejection Fraction Treated in the GUIDE-IT Trial.Chouairi F, Fuery MA, Mullan CW, Caraballo C, Sen S, Maulion C, Wilkinson ST, Surti T, McCullough M, Miller PE, Pacor J, Leifer ES, Felker GM, Velazquez EJ, Fiuzat M, O'Connor CM, Januzzi JL, Desai NR, Ahmad T. The Impact of Depression on Outcomes in Patients with Heart Failure and Reduced Ejection Fraction Treated in the GUIDE-IT Trial. Journal Of Cardiac Failure 2021.
- Change Is the Only Constant in Heart Failure.Ahmad T, O'Connor C. Change Is the Only Constant in Heart Failure. JACC. Heart Failure 2021, 9:528-529.
- Reply: Systems Approach to Innovating Pretransplantation Mechanical Circulatory Support.Mullan CW, Ahmad T. Reply: Systems Approach to Innovating Pretransplantation Mechanical Circulatory Support. JACC. Heart Failure 2021, 9:532.
- Reply: Worse Post-Transplant Survival on Patients Bridged With LVAD in the New Heart Transplant Allocation System?Mullan CW, Ahmad T. Reply: Worse Post-Transplant Survival on Patients Bridged With LVAD in the New Heart Transplant Allocation System? JACC. Heart Failure 2021, 9:533-534.
- A Novel Treatment for a Rare Cause of Cardiogenic Shock.Chowdhury M, Azari BM, Desai NR, Ahmad T. A Novel Treatment for a Rare Cause of Cardiogenic Shock. JACC. Case Reports 2020, 2:1461-1465.
- Patient Phenotypes and SGLT-2 Inhibition in Type 2 Diabetes: Insights From the EMPA-REG OUTCOME Trial.Sharma A, Ofstad AP, Ahmad T, Zinman B, Zwiener I, Fitchett D, Wanner C, George JT, Hantel S, Desai N, Mentz RJ. Patient Phenotypes and SGLT-2 Inhibition in Type 2 Diabetes: Insights From the EMPA-REG OUTCOME Trial. JACC. Heart Failure 2021, 9:568-577.
- Mechanical ventilation at the time of heart transplantation and associations with clinical outcomes.Miller PE, Mullan CW, Chouairi F, Sen S, Clark KA, Reinhardt S, Fuery M, Anwer M, Geirsson A, Formica R, Rogers JG, Desai NR, Ahmad T. Mechanical ventilation at the time of heart transplantation and associations with clinical outcomes. European Heart Journal. Acute Cardiovascular Care 2021.
- Evaluation of Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Cardiac Transplantation.Chouairi F, Fuery M, Clark KA, Mullan CW, Stewart J, Caraballo C, Clarke JD, Sen S, Guha A, Ibrahim NE, Cole RT, Holaday L, Anwer M, Geirsson A, Rogers JG, Velazquez EJ, Desai NR, Ahmad T, Miller PE. Evaluation of Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Cardiac Transplantation. Journal Of The American Heart Association 2021, 10:e021067.
- Cannabis use disorder among atrial fibrillation admissions, 2008-2018.Chouairi F, Miller PE, Guha A, Clarke JR, Reinhardt SW, Ahmad T, Freeman JV, Desai NR, Friedman DJ. Cannabis use disorder among atrial fibrillation admissions, 2008-2018. Pacing And Clinical Electrophysiology : PACE 2021.