2023
Prognostic Impact of Repeated NT-proBNP Measurements in Patients With Heart Failure With Reduced Ejection Fraction
Fuery M, Leifer E, Samsky M, Sen S, O'Connor C, Fiuzat M, Ezekowitz J, Piña I, Whellan D, Mark D, Felker G, Desai N, Januzzi J, Ahmad T. Prognostic Impact of Repeated NT-proBNP Measurements in Patients With Heart Failure With Reduced Ejection Fraction. JACC Heart Failure 2023, 12: 479-487. PMID: 38127049, DOI: 10.1016/j.jchf.2023.11.007.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchNT-proBNP measurementsPrimary trial endpointChronic heart failureNT-proBNP levelsReduced ejection fractionTrial endpointsHeart failureEjection fractionN-terminal pro-B-type natriuretic peptide (NT-proBNP) measurementBaseline NT-proBNP levelsChronic heart failure patientsNT-proBNP monitoringSecondary trial endpointsHeart failure hospitalizationNatriuretic peptide measurementHeart failure patientsCardiovascular deathFailure hospitalizationNT-proBNPFailure patientsPrognostic impactClinical outcomesPrognostic valueOutpatient sitesClinical studiesElectronic Health Record Embedded Strategies for Improving Care of Patients With Heart Failure
Fuery M, Kadhim B, Samsky M, Freeman J, Clark K, Desai N, Wilson F, Ahmed T, Ahmad T. Electronic Health Record Embedded Strategies for Improving Care of Patients With Heart Failure. Current Heart Failure Reports 2023, 20: 280-286. PMID: 37552356, DOI: 10.1007/s11897-023-00614-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHeart failure patientsFailure patientsElectronic health recordsEHR alertClinical trialsRandomized clinical trialsCare of patientsQuality of careHeart failureClinician satisfactionRandomized fashionRecent FindingsTherePatientsUnmet needPatient careClinical decisionEvidence-based decisionsFuture interventionsCareHealth recordsTrialsCliniciansInterventionFindingsThere
2020
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. PMID: 32997657, PMCID: PMC7526909, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0238829.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHeart failure patientsIntegrated health care systemHeart Failure RegistryHealth care systemFailure patientsCOVID-19 infectionCare systemCOVID-19SARS-CoV-2 infectionReal-time registryRenin-angiotensin blockersRetrospective chart reviewCoronary artery diseaseRisk of deathCOVID-19 testingAngiotensin blockersMultiple comorbiditiesRespiratory failureChart reviewSymptomatic patientsArtery diseaseHeart failureComorbid conditionsPatient mortalityClinical management
2018
The Renal Effects of Aggressive Volume Removal in Heart Failure Patients with Preexisting Worsening Renal Function
Mahoney D, Ahmad T, Rao V, Brisco-Bacik M, Wilson F, Siew E, Felker G, Anstrom K, Bart B, Tang W, O'Connor C, Velazquez E, Testani J. The Renal Effects of Aggressive Volume Removal in Heart Failure Patients with Preexisting Worsening Renal Function. Journal Of Cardiac Failure 2018, 24: s26. DOI: 10.1016/j.cardfail.2018.07.074.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchRenal tubular injury biomarkersTubular injury biomarkersRenal tubular injuryHeart failure patientsInjury biomarkersTubular injuryFailure patientsRenal functionAcute decompensated heart failure patientsDecompensated heart failure patientsVolume removalCARRESS-HF trialRenal function recoveryTubular injury markersWorsening Renal FunctionHalf of patientsADHF patientsEffective decongestionRenal effectsInjury markersPharmacologic therapyTransient findingFunction recoveryHigh incidencePatients
2017
010 Urine Sodium Content is Highly Variable in Hospitalized Acute Heart Failure Patients: Lasix Urine is Not Necessarily “Half-Normal Saline”
Chunara Z, Jackson K, Rao V, Mahoney D, Thomas D, Tarleton C, Hodson D, Chen M, Jacoby D, Riello R, Ahmad T, Testani J. 010 Urine Sodium Content is Highly Variable in Hospitalized Acute Heart Failure Patients: Lasix Urine is Not Necessarily “Half-Normal Saline”. Journal Of Cardiac Failure 2017, 23: s7. DOI: 10.1016/j.cardfail.2017.07.013.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchADVANCED ANALYTICS PREDICTED OUTCOMES, IDENTIFIED CLINICALLY DISTINCT SUBGROUPS, AND DETECTED HETEROGENEITY IN RESPONSE TO THERAPY IN A COHORT OF MORE THAN 40,000 HEART FAILURE PATIENTS
Ahmad T, Rao P, Lund L, Warrier P, Rohit G, Desai N. ADVANCED ANALYTICS PREDICTED OUTCOMES, IDENTIFIED CLINICALLY DISTINCT SUBGROUPS, AND DETECTED HETEROGENEITY IN RESPONSE TO THERAPY IN A COHORT OF MORE THAN 40,000 HEART FAILURE PATIENTS. Journal Of The American College Of Cardiology 2017, 69: 2558. DOI: 10.1016/s0735-1097(17)35947-8.Peer-Reviewed Original Research