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Tariq Ahmad, MD, MPH
Heart Failure, Critical Care Medicine
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Biography
Dr. Tariq Ahmad, MD, MPH, is an Associate Professor of Medicine (Cardiovascular Medicine) and the Chief of the Heart Failure Program. He specializes in treating advanced heart failure, abnormal heart rhythms, and renovascular hypertension. Dr. Ahmad is experienced in various treatments and procedures, including Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy, Transthoracic Cryoablation, Supraventricular Tachycardia Ablation, Ventricular Tachycardia Ablation, Mini-Maze Procedure, and the use of Intra-Aortic Balloon Pumps. Hi! Hi!
In addition to his clinical practice, Dr. Ahmad has conducted extensive research on heart health, heart failure, and treatment methods. His research interests cover a wide range of topics, such as the effects of medications and treatments on heart conditions, the impact of race, ethnicity, and obesity on heart transplant outcomes, and the role of technology in improving patient care.
Titles
- Associate Professor of Medicine
- Medical Director of Advanced Heart Failure, Cardiovascular Medicine
- Chief, Heart Failure Program
Education & Training
- Advanced Heart Failure FellowDuke University Medical Center (2015)
- Research FellowDuke Clinical Research Institute (2014)
- FellowDuke University Medical Center (2014)
- MPHHarvard School of Public Health (2010)
- Intern and ResidentBrigham and Women's Hospital (2010)
- MDSUNY at Stony Brook School of Medicine (2006)
- BANew York University, Mathematics and Biology (2001)
Additional Information
Honors & Recognitions
- American College of Cardiology Leadership Cohort: (2018)
Professional Service
- Journal of the American College of Cardiology (2021 - Present): Associate Editor
- American Heart Association - Institute for Precision Cardiovascular Medicine (2019 - 2020): Reviewer
- Faculty Advisory Council (2019 - Present): Member
- Heart Failure Society of America (2019 - Present): Board Member
- Annual Yale Heart Failure Symposium (2019 - Present): Director
- Journal of the American College of Cardiology: Heart Failure (2019 - Present): Associate Editor
- Amgen (2019 - Present): Scientific Advisor
- Relypsa (2019 - Present): Advisor
- Cytokinetics (2019 - Present): Expert Panel Member
- American College of Cardiology- Expert Consensus Guidelines Committee (2018 - 2019): Committee Member
Publications
- Shah NN, Ghazi L, Yamamoto Y, Martin M, Simonov M, Riello RJ, Faridi KF, Ahmad T, Wilson FP, Desai NR. Rationale and design of a pragmatic trial aimed at improving treatment of hyperlipidemia in outpatients with very high risk atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease: A pragmatic trial of messaging to providers about treatment of hyperlipidemia (PROMPT-LIPID). American Heart Journal 2022, 253: 76-85. PMID: 35841944, DOI: 10.1016/j.ahj.2022.07.002.
- Ghazi L, Ahmad T, Wilson FP. A Clinical Framework for Evaluating Machine Learning Studies. JACC. Heart Failure 2022, 10: 648-650. PMID: 35963817, DOI: 10.1016/j.jchf.2022.07.002.
- Ahmad T, Desai NR, Velazquez EJ. SGLT2 Inhibitors Should Be Considered for All Patients With Heart Failure. Journal Of The American College Of Cardiology 2022 PMID: 36041913, DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2022.08.005.
- Murray EM, Greene SJ, Rao VN, Sun JL, Alhanti BA, Blumer V, Butler J, Ahmad T, Mentz RJ. Machine Learning to Define Phenotypes and Outcomes of Patients Hospitalized for Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction: Findings from ASCEND-HF. American Heart Journal 2022 PMID: 36007566, DOI: 10.1016/j.ahj.2022.08.009.
- Ahmad T, Desai NR, Yamamoto Y, Biswas A, Ghazi L, Martin M, Simonov M, Dhar R, Hsiao A, Kashyap N, Allen L, Velazquez EJ, Wilson FP. Alerting Clinicians to 1-Year Mortality Risk in Patients Hospitalized With Heart Failure: The REVEAL-HF Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA Cardiology 2022 PMID: 35947362, PMCID: PMC9366654, DOI: 10.1001/jamacardio.2022.2496.
- Victoria-Castro AM, Martin M, Yamamoto Y, Ahmad T, Arora T, Calderon F, Desai N, Gerber B, Lee KA, Jacoby D, Melchinger H, Nguyen A, Shaw M, Simonov M, Williams A, Weinstein J, Wilson FP. Pragmatic randomized trial assessing the impact of digital health technology on quality of life in patients with heart failure: Design, rationale and implementation. Clinical Cardiology 2022, 45: 839-849. PMID: 35822275, PMCID: PMC9346973, DOI: 10.1002/clc.23848.
- Reinhardt SW, Clark KAA, Xin X, Parzynski CS, Riello Iii RJ, Sarocco P, Ahmad T, Desai NR. Thirty-Day and 90-Day Episode of Care Spending Following Heart Failure Hospitalization Among Medicare Beneficiaries. Circulation. Cardiovascular Quality And Outcomes 2022, 15: e008069. PMID: 35861780, DOI: 10.1161/CIRCOUTCOMES.121.008069.
- Faridi KF, Dayoub EJ, Ross JS, Dhruva SS, Ahmad T, Desai NR. Medicare Coverage and Out-of-Pocket Costs of Quadruple Drug Therapy for Heart Failure. Journal Of The American College Of Cardiology 2022, 79: 2516-2525. PMID: 35738713, PMCID: PMC8972353, DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2022.04.031.
- Ghazi L, Yamamoto Y, Riello RJ, Coronel-Moreno C, Martin M, O'Connor KD, Simonov M, Huang J, Olufade T, McDermott J, Dhar R, Inzucchi SE, Velazquez EJ, Wilson FP, Desai NR, Ahmad T. Electronic Alerts to Improve Heart Failure Therapy in Outpatient Practice: A Cluster Randomized Trial. Journal Of The American College Of Cardiology 2022, 79: 2203-2213. PMID: 35385798, DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2022.03.338.
- Milioglou I, Guha A, Chouari F, Chaturvedi A, Clark KAA, Kochar A, Sung JG, Velazquez EJ, Ahmad T, Desai NR. Patterns of care and outcomes of outpatient percutaneous coronary intervention in the United States: Insights from Nationwide Ambulatory Surgery Sample. Hellenic Journal Of Cardiology : HJC = Hellenike Kardiologike Epitheorese 2022, 65: 51-52. PMID: 35272018, DOI: 10.1016/j.hjc.2022.03.001.
- Allen LA, Teerlink JR, Gottlieb SS, Ahmad T, Lam CSP, Psotka MA. Heart Failure Spending Function: An Investment Framework for Sequencing and Intensification of Guideline-Directed Medical Therapies. Circulation. Heart Failure 2022, 15: e008594. PMID: 35000432, DOI: 10.1161/CIRCHEARTFAILURE.121.008594.
- Ahmad T, Desai NR. Reimagining Evidence Generation for Heart Failure and the Role of Integrated Health Care Systems. Circulation. Cardiovascular Quality And Outcomes 2022, 15: e008292. PMID: 35272506, DOI: 10.1161/CIRCOUTCOMES.121.008292.
- Chen Y, Harris S, Rogers Y, Ahmad T, Asselbergs FW. Nudging within learning health systems: next generation decision support to improve cardiovascular care. European Heart Journal 2022, 43: 1296-1306. PMID: 35139182, PMCID: PMC8971005, DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehac030.
- Pahuja M, Leifer ES, Clarke JD, Ahmad T, Daubert MA, Mark DB, Cooper L, Desvigne-Nickens P, Fiuzat M, Adams K, Ezekowitz J, Whellan DJ, Januzzi JL, O'Connor CM, Felker GM, Piña IL. Assessing race and ethnicity differences in outcomes based on GDMT and target NT-proBNP in patients with heart failure with reduced ejection fraction: An analysis of the GUIDE-IT study. Progress In Cardiovascular Diseases 2022, 71: 79-85. PMID: 35490873, DOI: 10.1016/j.pcad.2022.04.010.
- Clark KAA, Reinhardt SW, Chouairi F, Miller PE, Kay B, Fuery M, Guha A, Ahmad T, Desai NR. Trends in Heart Failure Hospitalizations in the US from 2008 to 2018. Journal Of Cardiac Failure 2022, 28: 171-180. PMID: 34534665, DOI: 10.1016/j.cardfail.2021.08.020.
- Ezekowitz JA, Alemayehu W, Rathwell S, Grant AD, Fiuzat M, Whellan DJ, Ahmad T, Adams K, Piña IL, Cooper LS, Januzzi JL, Leifer ES, Mark D, O'Connor CM, Felker GM. The influence of comorbidities on achieving an N-terminal pro-b-type natriuretic peptide target: a secondary analysis of the GUIDE-IT trial. ESC Heart Failure 2022, 9: 77-86. PMID: 34784657, PMCID: PMC8787989, DOI: 10.1002/ehf2.13692.
- Ghazi L, Desai NR, Simonov M, Yamamoto Y, O'Connor KD, Riello RJ, Huang J, Olufade T, McDermott J, Inzucchi SE, Velazquez EJ, Wilson FP, Ahmad T. Rationale and design of a cluster-randomized pragmatic trial aimed at improving use of guideline directed medical therapy in outpatients with heart failure: PRagmatic trial of messaging to providers about treatment of heart failure (PROMPT-HF). American Heart Journal 2022, 244: 107-115. PMID: 34808104, DOI: 10.1016/j.ahj.2021.11.010.
- Clark KA, Chouairi F, Kay B, Reinhardt SW, Miller PE, Fuery M, Mullan CW, Guha A, Ahmad T, Desai NR. Trends in transcatheter and surgical aortic valve replacement in the United States, 2008-2018. American Heart Journal 2022, 243: 87-91. PMID: 34571040, DOI: 10.1016/j.ahj.2021.03.017.
- Fuery MA, Chouairi F, Natov P, Bhinder J, Rose Chiravuri M, Wilson L, Clark KA, Reinhardt SW, Mullan C, Miller PE, Davis RP, Rogers JG, Patel CB, Sen S, Geirsson A, Anwer M, Desai N, Ahmad T. Trends and Outcomes of Cardiac Transplantation in the Lowest Urgency Candidates. Journal Of The American Heart Association 2021, 10: e023662. PMID: 34743559, PMCID: PMC9075266, DOI: 10.1161/JAHA.121.023662.
- Chouairi F, Milner A, Sen S, Guha A, Stewart J, Jastreboff AM, Mori M, Clark KA, Miller PE, Fuery MA, Rogers JG, Notarianni A, Jacoby D, Maulion C, Anwer M, Geirsson A, Desai NR, Ahmad T, Mullan CW. Impact of Obesity on Heart Transplantation Outcomes. Journal Of The American Heart Association 2021, 10: e021346. PMID: 34854316, PMCID: PMC9075353, DOI: 10.1161/JAHA.121.021346.
- 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, 27: 1359-1366. PMID: 34166799, DOI: 10.1016/j.cardfail.2021.06.008.
- Peterson D, Wambier C, Dai F, Lampert R, Ahmad T, Yale KL, Mesinkovska NA, King B. Electrocardiogram Findings in Patients with Alopecia Areata. Dermatology And Therapy 2021, 11: 2217-2223. PMID: 34564797, PMCID: PMC8611143, DOI: 10.1007/s13555-021-00614-9.
- Shen M, Milner A, Foppiano Palacios C, Ahmad T. Multisystem inflammatory syndrome in adults (MIS-A) associated with SARS-CoV-2 infection with delayed-onset myocarditis: case report. European Heart Journal. Case Reports 2021, 5: ytab470. PMID: 35047731, PMCID: PMC8759508, DOI: 10.1093/ehjcr/ytab470.
- 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, 44: 1934-1938. PMID: 34506639, DOI: 10.1111/pace.14356.
- 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, 10: 843-851. PMID: 34389855, PMCID: PMC8557439, DOI: 10.1093/ehjacc/zuab063.
- 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. PMID: 34431324, PMCID: PMC8649228, DOI: 10.1161/JAHA.120.021067.
- 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. PMID: 33891906, DOI: 10.1016/j.ahj.2021.04.004.
- 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. PMID: 33934542, PMCID: PMC8318507, DOI: 10.1002/ehf2.13344.
- 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. PMID: 33982867, PMCID: PMC8318466, DOI: 10.1002/ehf2.13362.
- 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. PMID: 34325887, DOI: 10.1016/j.jchf.2021.03.003.
- 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. PMID: 33992564, DOI: 10.1016/j.jchf.2021.02.011.
- Ahmad T, O'Connor C. Change Is the Only Constant in Heart Failure. JACC. Heart Failure 2021, 9: 528-529. PMID: 34210388, DOI: 10.1016/j.jchf.2021.06.001.
- 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. PMID: 34210393, DOI: 10.1016/j.jchf.2021.05.003.
- Mullan CW, Ahmad T. Reply: Systems Approach to Innovating Pretransplantation Mechanical Circulatory Support. JACC. Heart Failure 2021, 9: 532. PMID: 34210392, DOI: 10.1016/j.jchf.2021.05.002.
- 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. PMID: 33074860, DOI: 10.1097/MAT.0000000000001289.
- 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. PMID: 33714748, DOI: 10.1016/j.jchf.2021.01.010.
- 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. PMID: 33992566, DOI: 10.1016/j.jchf.2021.03.006.
- 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. PMID: 34013736, PMCID: PMC8483517, DOI: 10.1161/JAHA.120.019412.
- 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. PMID: 34088415, DOI: 10.1016/j.mayocp.2021.01.029.
- 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. PMID: 33955231, PMCID: PMC8200692, DOI: 10.1161/JAHA.120.019712.
- 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. PMID: 33539857, PMCID: PMC7849530, DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2021.01.029.
- 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. PMID: 33556546, PMCID: PMC8527461, DOI: 10.1016/j.cardfail.2021.01.018.
- 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. PMID: 33795115, DOI: 10.1016/j.jchf.2021.02.004.
- 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. PMID: 33866827, DOI: 10.1161/CIRCHEARTFAILURE.121.008335.
- 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. PMID: 33997640, PMCID: PMC8105522, DOI: 10.1016/j.mayocpiqo.2021.02.005.
- Ahmad T, Felker GM. Setting the Stage for a Multimarker-Based Heart Failure Prevention Trial? JACC. Heart Failure 2021, 9: 224-225. PMID: 33632419, DOI: 10.1016/j.jchf.2021.01.001.
- 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. PMID: 33412899, PMCID: PMC7955420, DOI: 10.1161/JAHA.120.018182.
- 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. PMID: 33530705, DOI: 10.1161/CIRCHEARTFAILURE.120.007759.
- 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. PMID: 33897837, PMCID: PMC8054345, DOI: 10.15420/ecr.2020.01.R1.
- 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. PMID: 33651802, PMCID: PMC7924739, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0247789.
- Chouairi F, Mullan CW, Ravindra N, Clark KAA, Jaffe EM, Bhinder J, Fuery M, Guha A, Ahmad T, Desai NR. Brief report: Cannabis and opioid use disorder among heart failure admissions, 2008-2018. PloS One 2021, 16: e0255514. PMID: 34591847, PMCID: PMC8483306, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0255514.
- 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. PMID: 32950462, PMCID: PMC7734611, DOI: 10.1016/j.ahj.2020.08.014.
- 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. PMID: 33183511, PMCID: PMC7836888, DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2020.09.544.
- 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. PMID: 32862971, DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2020.07.035.
- Ahmad T, Desai NR. Quadruple Therapy Is the New Standard of Care for HFrEF. JACC. Heart Failure 2020, 8: 819-821. PMID: 32800506, DOI: 10.1016/j.jchf.2020.06.004.
- 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. PMID: 32945877, PMCID: PMC7501535, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2020.17513.
- 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. PMID: 32811638, DOI: 10.1016/j.ahj.2020.04.007.
- 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. PMID: 34316997, PMCID: PMC8302098, DOI: 10.1016/j.jaccas.2020.02.004.
- 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.
- 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. PMID: 33270648, PMCID: PMC7714148, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0242928.
- 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. PMID: 31250930, DOI: 10.1002/mus.26623.
- 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. PMID: 26385024, DOI: 10.1016/j.ahj.2015.06.010.
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Biography
Dr. Tariq Ahmad, MD, MPH, is an Associate Professor of Medicine (Cardiovascular Medicine) and the Chief of the Heart Failure Program. He specializes in treating advanced heart failure, abnormal heart rhythms, and renovascular hypertension. Dr. Ahmad is experienced in various treatments and procedures, including Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy, Transthoracic Cryoablation, Supraventricular Tachycardia Ablation, Ventricular Tachycardia Ablation, Mini-Maze Procedure, and the use of Intra-Aortic Balloon Pumps. Hi! Hi!
In addition to his clinical practice, Dr. Ahmad has conducted extensive research on heart health, heart failure, and treatment methods. His research interests cover a wide range of topics, such as the effects of medications and treatments on heart conditions, the impact of race, ethnicity, and obesity on heart transplant outcomes, and the role of technology in improving patient care.
Titles
- Associate Professor of Medicine
- Medical Director of Advanced Heart Failure, Cardiovascular Medicine
- Chief, Heart Failure Program
Education & Training
- Advanced Heart Failure FellowDuke University Medical Center (2015)
- Research FellowDuke Clinical Research Institute (2014)
- FellowDuke University Medical Center (2014)
- MPHHarvard School of Public Health (2010)
- Intern and ResidentBrigham and Women's Hospital (2010)
- MDSUNY at Stony Brook School of Medicine (2006)
- BANew York University, Mathematics and Biology (2001)
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Honors & Recognitions
- American College of Cardiology Leadership Cohort: (2018)
Professional Service
- Journal of the American College of Cardiology (2021 - Present): Associate Editor
- American Heart Association - Institute for Precision Cardiovascular Medicine (2019 - 2020): Reviewer
- Faculty Advisory Council (2019 - Present): Member
- Heart Failure Society of America (2019 - Present): Board Member
- Annual Yale Heart Failure Symposium (2019 - Present): Director
- Journal of the American College of Cardiology: Heart Failure (2019 - Present): Associate Editor
- Amgen (2019 - Present): Scientific Advisor
- Relypsa (2019 - Present): Advisor
- Cytokinetics (2019 - Present): Expert Panel Member
- American College of Cardiology- Expert Consensus Guidelines Committee (2018 - 2019): Committee Member
Publications
- Shah NN, Ghazi L, Yamamoto Y, Martin M, Simonov M, Riello RJ, Faridi KF, Ahmad T, Wilson FP, Desai NR. Rationale and design of a pragmatic trial aimed at improving treatment of hyperlipidemia in outpatients with very high risk atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease: A pragmatic trial of messaging to providers about treatment of hyperlipidemia (PROMPT-LIPID). American Heart Journal 2022, 253: 76-85. PMID: 35841944, DOI: 10.1016/j.ahj.2022.07.002.
- Ghazi L, Ahmad T, Wilson FP. A Clinical Framework for Evaluating Machine Learning Studies. JACC. Heart Failure 2022, 10: 648-650. PMID: 35963817, DOI: 10.1016/j.jchf.2022.07.002.
- Ahmad T, Desai NR, Velazquez EJ. SGLT2 Inhibitors Should Be Considered for All Patients With Heart Failure. Journal Of The American College Of Cardiology 2022 PMID: 36041913, DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2022.08.005.
- Murray EM, Greene SJ, Rao VN, Sun JL, Alhanti BA, Blumer V, Butler J, Ahmad T, Mentz RJ. Machine Learning to Define Phenotypes and Outcomes of Patients Hospitalized for Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction: Findings from ASCEND-HF. American Heart Journal 2022 PMID: 36007566, DOI: 10.1016/j.ahj.2022.08.009.
- Ahmad T, Desai NR, Yamamoto Y, Biswas A, Ghazi L, Martin M, Simonov M, Dhar R, Hsiao A, Kashyap N, Allen L, Velazquez EJ, Wilson FP. Alerting Clinicians to 1-Year Mortality Risk in Patients Hospitalized With Heart Failure: The REVEAL-HF Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA Cardiology 2022 PMID: 35947362, PMCID: PMC9366654, DOI: 10.1001/jamacardio.2022.2496.
- Victoria-Castro AM, Martin M, Yamamoto Y, Ahmad T, Arora T, Calderon F, Desai N, Gerber B, Lee KA, Jacoby D, Melchinger H, Nguyen A, Shaw M, Simonov M, Williams A, Weinstein J, Wilson FP. Pragmatic randomized trial assessing the impact of digital health technology on quality of life in patients with heart failure: Design, rationale and implementation. Clinical Cardiology 2022, 45: 839-849. PMID: 35822275, PMCID: PMC9346973, DOI: 10.1002/clc.23848.
- Reinhardt SW, Clark KAA, Xin X, Parzynski CS, Riello Iii RJ, Sarocco P, Ahmad T, Desai NR. Thirty-Day and 90-Day Episode of Care Spending Following Heart Failure Hospitalization Among Medicare Beneficiaries. Circulation. Cardiovascular Quality And Outcomes 2022, 15: e008069. PMID: 35861780, DOI: 10.1161/CIRCOUTCOMES.121.008069.
- Faridi KF, Dayoub EJ, Ross JS, Dhruva SS, Ahmad T, Desai NR. Medicare Coverage and Out-of-Pocket Costs of Quadruple Drug Therapy for Heart Failure. Journal Of The American College Of Cardiology 2022, 79: 2516-2525. PMID: 35738713, PMCID: PMC8972353, DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2022.04.031.
- Ghazi L, Yamamoto Y, Riello RJ, Coronel-Moreno C, Martin M, O'Connor KD, Simonov M, Huang J, Olufade T, McDermott J, Dhar R, Inzucchi SE, Velazquez EJ, Wilson FP, Desai NR, Ahmad T. Electronic Alerts to Improve Heart Failure Therapy in Outpatient Practice: A Cluster Randomized Trial. Journal Of The American College Of Cardiology 2022, 79: 2203-2213. PMID: 35385798, DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2022.03.338.
- Milioglou I, Guha A, Chouari F, Chaturvedi A, Clark KAA, Kochar A, Sung JG, Velazquez EJ, Ahmad T, Desai NR. Patterns of care and outcomes of outpatient percutaneous coronary intervention in the United States: Insights from Nationwide Ambulatory Surgery Sample. Hellenic Journal Of Cardiology : HJC = Hellenike Kardiologike Epitheorese 2022, 65: 51-52. PMID: 35272018, DOI: 10.1016/j.hjc.2022.03.001.
- Allen LA, Teerlink JR, Gottlieb SS, Ahmad T, Lam CSP, Psotka MA. Heart Failure Spending Function: An Investment Framework for Sequencing and Intensification of Guideline-Directed Medical Therapies. Circulation. Heart Failure 2022, 15: e008594. PMID: 35000432, DOI: 10.1161/CIRCHEARTFAILURE.121.008594.
- Ahmad T, Desai NR. Reimagining Evidence Generation for Heart Failure and the Role of Integrated Health Care Systems. Circulation. Cardiovascular Quality And Outcomes 2022, 15: e008292. PMID: 35272506, DOI: 10.1161/CIRCOUTCOMES.121.008292.
- Chen Y, Harris S, Rogers Y, Ahmad T, Asselbergs FW. Nudging within learning health systems: next generation decision support to improve cardiovascular care. European Heart Journal 2022, 43: 1296-1306. PMID: 35139182, PMCID: PMC8971005, DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehac030.
- Pahuja M, Leifer ES, Clarke JD, Ahmad T, Daubert MA, Mark DB, Cooper L, Desvigne-Nickens P, Fiuzat M, Adams K, Ezekowitz J, Whellan DJ, Januzzi JL, O'Connor CM, Felker GM, Piña IL. Assessing race and ethnicity differences in outcomes based on GDMT and target NT-proBNP in patients with heart failure with reduced ejection fraction: An analysis of the GUIDE-IT study. Progress In Cardiovascular Diseases 2022, 71: 79-85. PMID: 35490873, DOI: 10.1016/j.pcad.2022.04.010.
- Clark KAA, Reinhardt SW, Chouairi F, Miller PE, Kay B, Fuery M, Guha A, Ahmad T, Desai NR. Trends in Heart Failure Hospitalizations in the US from 2008 to 2018. Journal Of Cardiac Failure 2022, 28: 171-180. PMID: 34534665, DOI: 10.1016/j.cardfail.2021.08.020.
- Ezekowitz JA, Alemayehu W, Rathwell S, Grant AD, Fiuzat M, Whellan DJ, Ahmad T, Adams K, Piña IL, Cooper LS, Januzzi JL, Leifer ES, Mark D, O'Connor CM, Felker GM. The influence of comorbidities on achieving an N-terminal pro-b-type natriuretic peptide target: a secondary analysis of the GUIDE-IT trial. ESC Heart Failure 2022, 9: 77-86. PMID: 34784657, PMCID: PMC8787989, DOI: 10.1002/ehf2.13692.
- Ghazi L, Desai NR, Simonov M, Yamamoto Y, O'Connor KD, Riello RJ, Huang J, Olufade T, McDermott J, Inzucchi SE, Velazquez EJ, Wilson FP, Ahmad T. Rationale and design of a cluster-randomized pragmatic trial aimed at improving use of guideline directed medical therapy in outpatients with heart failure: PRagmatic trial of messaging to providers about treatment of heart failure (PROMPT-HF). American Heart Journal 2022, 244: 107-115. PMID: 34808104, DOI: 10.1016/j.ahj.2021.11.010.
- Clark KA, Chouairi F, Kay B, Reinhardt SW, Miller PE, Fuery M, Mullan CW, Guha A, Ahmad T, Desai NR. Trends in transcatheter and surgical aortic valve replacement in the United States, 2008-2018. American Heart Journal 2022, 243: 87-91. PMID: 34571040, DOI: 10.1016/j.ahj.2021.03.017.
- Fuery MA, Chouairi F, Natov P, Bhinder J, Rose Chiravuri M, Wilson L, Clark KA, Reinhardt SW, Mullan C, Miller PE, Davis RP, Rogers JG, Patel CB, Sen S, Geirsson A, Anwer M, Desai N, Ahmad T. Trends and Outcomes of Cardiac Transplantation in the Lowest Urgency Candidates. Journal Of The American Heart Association 2021, 10: e023662. PMID: 34743559, PMCID: PMC9075266, DOI: 10.1161/JAHA.121.023662.
- Chouairi F, Milner A, Sen S, Guha A, Stewart J, Jastreboff AM, Mori M, Clark KA, Miller PE, Fuery MA, Rogers JG, Notarianni A, Jacoby D, Maulion C, Anwer M, Geirsson A, Desai NR, Ahmad T, Mullan CW. Impact of Obesity on Heart Transplantation Outcomes. Journal Of The American Heart Association 2021, 10: e021346. PMID: 34854316, PMCID: PMC9075353, DOI: 10.1161/JAHA.121.021346.
- 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, 27: 1359-1366. PMID: 34166799, DOI: 10.1016/j.cardfail.2021.06.008.
- Peterson D, Wambier C, Dai F, Lampert R, Ahmad T, Yale KL, Mesinkovska NA, King B. Electrocardiogram Findings in Patients with Alopecia Areata. Dermatology And Therapy 2021, 11: 2217-2223. PMID: 34564797, PMCID: PMC8611143, DOI: 10.1007/s13555-021-00614-9.
- Shen M, Milner A, Foppiano Palacios C, Ahmad T. Multisystem inflammatory syndrome in adults (MIS-A) associated with SARS-CoV-2 infection with delayed-onset myocarditis: case report. European Heart Journal. Case Reports 2021, 5: ytab470. PMID: 35047731, PMCID: PMC8759508, DOI: 10.1093/ehjcr/ytab470.
- 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, 44: 1934-1938. PMID: 34506639, DOI: 10.1111/pace.14356.
- 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, 10: 843-851. PMID: 34389855, PMCID: PMC8557439, DOI: 10.1093/ehjacc/zuab063.
- 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. PMID: 34431324, PMCID: PMC8649228, DOI: 10.1161/JAHA.120.021067.
- 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. PMID: 33891906, DOI: 10.1016/j.ahj.2021.04.004.
- 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. PMID: 33934542, PMCID: PMC8318507, DOI: 10.1002/ehf2.13344.
- 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. PMID: 33982867, PMCID: PMC8318466, DOI: 10.1002/ehf2.13362.
- 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. PMID: 34325887, DOI: 10.1016/j.jchf.2021.03.003.
- 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. PMID: 33992564, DOI: 10.1016/j.jchf.2021.02.011.
- Ahmad T, O'Connor C. Change Is the Only Constant in Heart Failure. JACC. Heart Failure 2021, 9: 528-529. PMID: 34210388, DOI: 10.1016/j.jchf.2021.06.001.
- 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. PMID: 34210393, DOI: 10.1016/j.jchf.2021.05.003.
- Mullan CW, Ahmad T. Reply: Systems Approach to Innovating Pretransplantation Mechanical Circulatory Support. JACC. Heart Failure 2021, 9: 532. PMID: 34210392, DOI: 10.1016/j.jchf.2021.05.002.
- 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. PMID: 33074860, DOI: 10.1097/MAT.0000000000001289.
- 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. PMID: 33714748, DOI: 10.1016/j.jchf.2021.01.010.
- 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. PMID: 33992566, DOI: 10.1016/j.jchf.2021.03.006.
- 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. PMID: 34013736, PMCID: PMC8483517, DOI: 10.1161/JAHA.120.019412.
- 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. PMID: 34088415, DOI: 10.1016/j.mayocp.2021.01.029.
- 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. PMID: 33955231, PMCID: PMC8200692, DOI: 10.1161/JAHA.120.019712.
- 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. PMID: 33539857, PMCID: PMC7849530, DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2021.01.029.
- 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. PMID: 33556546, PMCID: PMC8527461, DOI: 10.1016/j.cardfail.2021.01.018.
- 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. PMID: 33795115, DOI: 10.1016/j.jchf.2021.02.004.
- 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. PMID: 33866827, DOI: 10.1161/CIRCHEARTFAILURE.121.008335.
- 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. PMID: 33997640, PMCID: PMC8105522, DOI: 10.1016/j.mayocpiqo.2021.02.005.
- Ahmad T, Felker GM. Setting the Stage for a Multimarker-Based Heart Failure Prevention Trial? JACC. Heart Failure 2021, 9: 224-225. PMID: 33632419, DOI: 10.1016/j.jchf.2021.01.001.
- 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. PMID: 33412899, PMCID: PMC7955420, DOI: 10.1161/JAHA.120.018182.
- 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. PMID: 33530705, DOI: 10.1161/CIRCHEARTFAILURE.120.007759.
- 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. PMID: 33897837, PMCID: PMC8054345, DOI: 10.15420/ecr.2020.01.R1.
- 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. PMID: 33651802, PMCID: PMC7924739, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0247789.
- Chouairi F, Mullan CW, Ravindra N, Clark KAA, Jaffe EM, Bhinder J, Fuery M, Guha A, Ahmad T, Desai NR. Brief report: Cannabis and opioid use disorder among heart failure admissions, 2008-2018. PloS One 2021, 16: e0255514. PMID: 34591847, PMCID: PMC8483306, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0255514.
- 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. PMID: 32950462, PMCID: PMC7734611, DOI: 10.1016/j.ahj.2020.08.014.
- 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. PMID: 33183511, PMCID: PMC7836888, DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2020.09.544.
- 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. PMID: 32862971, DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2020.07.035.
- Ahmad T, Desai NR. Quadruple Therapy Is the New Standard of Care for HFrEF. JACC. Heart Failure 2020, 8: 819-821. PMID: 32800506, DOI: 10.1016/j.jchf.2020.06.004.
- 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. PMID: 32945877, PMCID: PMC7501535, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2020.17513.
- 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. PMID: 32811638, DOI: 10.1016/j.ahj.2020.04.007.
- 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. PMID: 34316997, PMCID: PMC8302098, DOI: 10.1016/j.jaccas.2020.02.004.
- 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.
- 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. PMID: 33270648, PMCID: PMC7714148, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0242928.
- 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. PMID: 31250930, DOI: 10.1002/mus.26623.
- 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. PMID: 26385024, DOI: 10.1016/j.ahj.2015.06.010.
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- Yale Physicians Building800 Howard AvenueNew Haven, CT 06519
- Yale Physicians Building800 Howard AvenueNew Haven, CT 06519