RCID: 639013
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Ali Ahmed
UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM AND BIRMINGHAM VA MEDICAL CENTERDepartment Medicine Degrees MD, MPH Interests Geriatric Heart Failure Field of Interest Life Sciences - Medicine, Diseases All Funding $ 2,152,323 |  |
Biography
| Associate Professor
Division of Gerontology, Geriatrics and Palliative Care Division of Cardiovascular Disease (Secondary) Department of Medicine, School of Medicine, Department of Epidemiology (Secondary), School of Public Health Director, Geriatric Heart Failure Clinics University of Alabama at Birmingham Veterans Affairs Medical Center Birmingham, Alabama |
Grants (Principal Investigator)
Grants for which Ali Ahmed acted as the principal investigator
| Title/Granting Organization | Fiscal Years | Total Funding | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Heart Failure, Chronic Kidney Disease, And Renin-angiotensin System Inhibition | |||
| National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute(NHLBI) | 2006 - 2009 | $ 1,302,427 | |
| Neurohormonal Blockade And Outcomes In Diastolic Heart Failure | |||
| National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute(NHLBI) | 2009 | $ 350,125 | |
| Heart Failure And Beta-blocker Use In Older Adults | |||
| National Institute on Aging(NIA) | 2003 - 2006 | $ 499,771 | |
Publications
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Peer-Reviewed Publication of Original Research Articles 1. Bowling CB, Pitt B, Ahmed MI, Ekundayo OJ, Campbell RC, Sanders PW, Aban IB, Love TE, Aronow WS, Allman RM, Bakris GL, Ahmed A*. Effects of hypokalemia on outcomes in patients with chronic heart failure and chronic kidney disease (*Corresponding Author). Circulation: Heart Failure. January, 2010; 121: 252-258. PubMed Identifier: 20103777 2. Meyer P, Filippatos GS, Ahmed MI, Iskandrian AE, Bittner V, Perry GJ, White M, Aban IB, Mujib M, Dell’Italia LJ, Ahmed A*. Effects of right ventricular ejection fraction on outcomes in chronic systolic heart failure (*Corresponding Author). Circulation. January, 2010; 121: 252-258. PubMed Identifier: 20048206 3. Ahmed AA, Hays CI, Liu B, Aban IB, Sims RV, Aronow WS, Ritchie CS, Ahmed A*. Predictors of in-hospital mortality among hospitalized nursing home residents: an analysis of the National Hospital Discharge Surveys 2005–2006 (*Corresponding Author). The Journal of the American Medical Directors Association. January 2010; 11 (1): 52-58 4. Ahmed MI, Lainscak M, Mujib M, Love TE, Aban IB, Piña IL, Aronow WS, Bittner V, Ahmed A*. Gender-related dissociation in outcomes in chronic heart failure: Reduced mortality but similar hospitalization in women (*Corresponding Author). International Journal of Cardiology. DOI:10.1016/j.ijcard.2009.10.019. November, 2009; PubMed Identifier: 19939481 5. Carbone L, Buzkova P, Fink HA, Lee JS, Chen Z, Ahmed A, Parashar S, Robbins JR. Hip fractures and heart failure. Findings from the Cardiovascular Health Study. European Heart Journal. January 2010; 31 (1): 77-84; PubMed Identifier: 19892715 6. Adamopoulos C, Ahmed A, Fay R, Filippatos G, Pitt B, Zannad F. Timing of eplerenone initiation and outcomes in patients with heart failure after acute myocardial infarction complicated by left ventricular systolic dysfunction: insights from the EPHESUS trial. European Journal of Heart Failure. November, 2009; 11: 1099-1105. PubMed Identifier: 19875410 7. Ahmed MI, Aronow WS, Criqui MH, Aban I, Love TE, Ahmed A*. Effects of peripheral arterial disease on outcomes in advanced chronic systolic heart failure: A propensity-matched study (*Corresponding Author). Circulation: Heart Failure January, 2010; 3: 118-124. PubMed Identifier: 19861658 8. Pullicino PM, McClure L, Wadley V, Ahmed A, Howard V, Howard G, Safford M. Blood pressure and stroke in heart failure in the REasons for Geographic And Racial Differences in Stroke (REGARDS) study. Stroke. October 2009; doi:10.1161/STROKEAHA.109.561670. PubMed Identifier: 19834015 9. Ekundayo OJ, Howard VJ, Safford MM, McClure LA, Arnett D, Allman RM, Howard G, Ahmed A*. Value of orthopnea, paroxysmal nocturnal dyspnea and medications in prospective population studies of incident heart failure (*Corresponding Author). American Journal of Cardiology. July, 2009; 104 (2): 259-264. PubMed Identifier: 19576357 10. Ahmed MI, White M, Ekundayo OJ, Love TE, Aban IB, Liu B, Aronow WS, Ahmed A*. A history of atrial fibrillation and outcomes in chronic advanced systolic heart failure: a propensity-matched study. European Heart Journal (*Corresponding Author). August, 2009; 30 (16): 2029-2037. PubMed Identifier: 19531579 11. Ekundayo OJ, Lefante C, Markland A, Sui X, Good PS, Allman RM, Ali M, Wahle C, Ahmed A*. Association of diuretic use and overactive bladder syndrome in older adults: a propensity score analysis (*Corresponding Author). Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics. July 2009; 49: 64-68. PubMed Identifier: 18752858 12. Ahmed MI, Ekundayo OJ, Mujib M, Campbell RC, Sanders PW, Pitt B, Perry GJ, Bakris G, Aban I, Love TE, Aronow WS, Ahmed A*. Mild hyperkalemia and outcomes in chronic heart failure: A propensity-matched study (*Corresponding Author). International Journal of Cardiology. June 3, 2009. [Epub ahead of print; DOI.org/10.1016/j.ijcard.2009.04.041]. PubMed Identifier: 19500863 13. Mujib M, Giamouzis G, Agha SA, Aban I, Sathiakumar N, Ekundayo OJ, Zamrini E, Allman RM, Butler J, Ahmed A*. Epidemiology of stroke in chronic heart failure patients with normal sinus rhythm: Findings from the DIG stroke sub-study (*Corresponding Author). International Journal of Cardiology. May 15, 2009 [Epub ahead of print]. PubMed Identifier: 19439379 14. Ahmed A, Pitt B. History of hypertension and increased heart failure hospitalization in post-acute myocardial infarction patients with left ventricular systolic dysfunction. American Journal of Cardiology. May 2009; 103 (10): 1374-1380. PubMed Identifier: 19427431 15. Pitt B, Zannad F, Martinez F, Vincent J, Daniel C, Ahmed A*. Transatlantic similarities and differences in major natural history endpoints of heart failure after acute myocardial infarction: A propensity-matched study of the EPHESUS trial (*Corresponding Author). International Journal of Cardiology. April 14, 2009 [Epub ahead of print]. PubMed Identifier: 19371959 16. Meyer P, Adamopoulos C, Mujib M, Ekundayo OJ, Aban I, White M, Aronow WS, Ahmed A*. A propensity-matched study of elevated jugular venous pressure and outcomes in chronic heart failure (*Corresponding Author). American Journal of Cardiology. March 2009; 103: 839-844. PubMed Identifier: 19268742 17. Ekundayo OJ, Dell’Italia LJ, Sanders PW, Arnett D, Aban IB, Love TE, Filippatos G, Anker SD, Lloyd-Jones DM, Bakris G, Mujib M, Ahmed A*. Association between hyperuricemia and incident heart failure among older adults: a propensity-matched study (*Corresponding Author). International Journal of Cardiology. February 2009 [Epub ahead of print]. PubMed Identifier: 19201041 18. Aronow WS, Ahmed MI, Ekundayo OJ, Allman RM, Ahmed A*. A propensity-matched study of the association of peripheral arterial disease with cardiovascular outcomes in community-dwelling older adults (*Corresponding Author). American Journal of Cardiology. January 2009; 103: 130-135. PubMed Identifier: 19101243 19. Ekundayo OJ, Allman RM, Sanders PW, Arnett D, Aban IB, Ahmed A*. Isolated systolic hypertension and incident heart failure in older adults: a propensity-matched study (*Corresponding Author). Hypertension. March 2009; 53: 458-465. PubMed Identifier: 19188527. Editorialized by Gasowski J and Grodzicki T. Systolic swing of the pendulum: Relation between hypertension and heart failure revisited. Hypertension. 2009; 53: 452-453. PubMed Identifier: 19188525 20. Ritchie C, Ekundayo OJ, Muchimba M, Campbell RC, Frank SJ, Liu B, Aban IB, Ahmed A*. Effects of diabetes mellitus in patients with heart failure and chronic kidney disease: A propensity-matched study of multimorbidity in chronic heart failure (*Corresponding Author). International Journal of Cardiology. January 2009; 134 (3): 330-335. PubMed Identifier: 19178965 21. Ekundayo OJ, Adamopoulos C, Ahmed MI, Pitt B, Young JB, Fleg JL, Love TE, Sui X, Perry GJ, Siscovick DS, Bakris G, Ahmed A*. Oral Potassium Supplement Use and Outcomes in Chronic Heart Failure: A Propensity-Matched Study (*Corresponding Author). International Journal of Cardiology. January 2009 [Epub ahead of print]. PubMed Identifier: 19135741 22. Ekundayo OJ, Muchimba M, Aban IB, Ritchie C, Campbell RC, Ahmed A*. Multimorbidity due to diabetes mellitus and chronic kidney disease and outcomes in chronic heart failure (*Corresponding Author). American Journal of Cardiology. January 2009; 103: 88-92. PubMed Identifier: 19101236 23. Ahmed A, Waagstein F, Pitt B, White M, Zannad F, Young JB, Rahimtoola SR. Effectiveness of digoxin in reducing in one-year mortality in chronic heart failure in the Digitalis Investigation Group trial. American Journal of Cardiology. January 2009; 103: 82–87. PubMed Identifier: 19101235 24. Giamouzis G, Abbas SA, Ekundayo OJ, Love TE, Aban I, Daniel C, Butler J, Ahmed A*. Incident coronary revascularization and subsequent mortality in chronic heart failure: A propensity-matched study (*Corresponding Author). International Journal of Cardiology. December 2008 [Published ahead of print]. PubMed Identifier: 19081647 25. Meyer P, White M, Mujib M, Nozza A, Love TE, Aban I, Young JB, Wehrmacher W, Ahmed A*. Digoxin and reduction of heart failure hospitalization in chronic systolic and diastolic heart failure (*Corresponding Author). American Journal of Cardiology. December 2008; 102: 1681-1686 PubMed Identifier: 19064024 26. Campbell RC, Sui X, Filippatos GS, Love TE, Wahle C, Sanders PW, Ahmed A*. Association of chronic kidney disease and outcomes in chronic heart failure: a propensity-matched study (*Corresponding Author). Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation. January 2009; 24 (1): 186-93. PubMed Identifier: 18711222 27. Alper AB, Campbell RC, Wahle C, Love TE, Hamm LL, Bakris G, Anker S, Mujib M, Ahmed A*. A Low serum potassium levels and increased mortality in older adults with chronic heart failure (*Corresponding Author). International Journal of Cardiology. August 6, 2008; Epub ahead of print. September 2009; 137: 1-8. PubMed Identifier: 18691778 28. Wahle C, Adamopoulos C, Ekundayo OJ, Aronow WS, Mujib M, Ahmed A*. A propensity-matched study of outcomes of chronic heart failure in younger and older adults (*Corresponding Author). Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics. August 9, 2008; Epub ahead of print. July-August 2009; 49 (1): 165-171. PubMed Identifier: 18692914 29. Adamopoulos C, Pitt B, Sui X, Love TE, Zannad F, Ahmed A*. Low serum magnesium and cardiovascular mortality in chronic heart failure: a propensity matched study (*Corresponding Author). International Journal of Cardiology. July 29, 2008; Epub ahead of print. August 2009; 136: 270-277. PubMed Identifier: 18672302 30. Pitt B, Ahmed A, Love TE, Krum H, Nicolau J, Cardoso JS, Parkhomenko A, Aschermann M, Corbalán R, Solomon H, Shi H, Zannad F. History of hypertension and the effects of eplerenone in patients with acute myocardial infarction complicated by systolic heart failure. Hypertension 2008 Aug; 52(2): 271-278. PubMed Identifier: 18559720 31. Filippatos GS, Adamopoulos C, Sui X, Love TE, Pullicino PM, Lubsen J, Bakris G, Howard G, Anker S, Kremastinos DT, Ahmed A*. A Propensity-Matched Study of Hypertension and Increased Stroke-Related Hospitalization in Chronic Heart Failure (*Corresponding Author). American Journal of Cardiology. June 2008; 101 (12): 1772-1776. PubMed Identifier: 18549857 32. Gambassi G, Agha SA, Sui X, Yancy CW, Butler J, Giamouzis G, Love TE, Ahmed A*. Race and the natural history of chronic heart failure: A propensity-matched study (*Corresponding Author). Journal of Cardiac Failure. June 2008; 14 (5): 373-378. PubMed Identifier: 18514928 33. Pullicino PM, Wadley VG, McClure LA, Safford MM, Lazar RM, Klapholz M, Ahmed A, Howard VJ, Howard G. Factors contributing to global cognitive impairment in heart failure: results from a population-based cohort. Journal of Cardiac Failure. May 2008; 14(4): 290-295. PubMed Identifier: 18474341 34. Ahmed A, Allman RM, Fonarow GC, Love TE, Zannad F, Dell’Italia LJ, White M, Gheorghiade M. Incident Heart Failure Hospitalization and Subsequent Mortality in Chronic Heart Failure: A Propensity-Matched Study. Journal of Cardiac Failure. April 2008; 14 (3): 211-218. PubMed Identifier: 18381184 35. Ahmed A, Young JB, Love TE, Levesque R, Pitt B. A propensity-matched study of the effects of chronic diuretic therapy on mortality and hospitalization in older adults with heart failure. International Journal of Cardiology. April 2008; 125 (2): 246-253. PubMed Identifier: 17706809 36. Giamouzis G, Sui X, Love TE, Butler J, Young JB, Ahmed A*. A propensity matched study of association of cardiothoracic ratio and natural history end points in chronic heart failure. American Journal of Cardiology. February 2008; 101(3): 343-347 (*Corresponding Author). PMCID: PMC2659172. PubMed Identifier: 18237597 37. Ahmed A, Aronow WS. A propensity-matched study association of physical function and outcomes in geriatric heart failure. Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics. February 2008; 46: 161-172. PMCID: PMC2685164. PubMed Identifier: 17532064 38. Ahmed A, Aban IB, Vaccarino V, Lloyd-Jones DM, Goff Jr, DC, Zhao J, Love TE, Ritchie C, Ovalle F, Gambassi G, Dell’Italia LJ. A propensity matched study of the effect of diabetes on the natural history of heart failure: variations by sex and age. Heart. November 2007; 93: 1584-1590. PubMed Identifier: 17488764 39. Okonkwo OC, Sui X, Ahmed A*. Disease-specific depression and outcomes in chronic heart failure: A propensity score analysis. Comprehensive Therapy. Summer 2007; 33 (2): 65-70 (*Corresponding Author). PMCID: PMC2659298. PubMed Identifier: 18004015 40. Sui X, Gheorghiade M, Zannad F, Young JB, Ahmed A*. A propensity matched study of association of educational levels and outcomes in chronic heart failure. International Journal of Cardiology. July 20, 2007; Epub ahead of print. August 2008; 129: 93-99 (*Corresponding Author). PubMed Identifier: 17643517 41. Sims RV, Ahmed A, Allman RM, Baker PS. Self-reported health predicts driving cessation in older Alabama adults. The Journal of Gerontology, Medical Sciences. July 2007; 62A (7): 789-793. PubMed Identifier: 17634328 42. Ahmed A, Gambassi G, Weaver MT, Young JB, Wehrmacher W, Rich MW. Effects of discontinuation of digoxin versus continuation at low serum digoxin concentrations in chronic heart failure. American Journal of Cardiology. July 2007; 100 (2): 280–284. PMCID: PMC2685183. PubMed Identifier: 17631083 43. Ahmed A, Zannad F, Tallaj J, Love TE, Gheorghiade M, Ekundayo J, Pitt B. A propensity-matched study of the association of low serum potassium levels and mortality in chronic heart failure. European Heart Journal. March 2007; 28: 1334-1343. PubMed Identifier: 17537738 44. Ahmed A. Digoxin and reduction in mortality and hospitalization in geriatric heart failure: importance of low doses and low serum concentrations. The Journal of Gerontology, Medical Sciences. March 2007; 62: 323-329. PMCID: PMC2657042. PubMed Identifier: 17389731 45. Ahmed A, Lefante CM, Alam N. Depression and nursing home admission among hospitalized older adults with coronary artery disease: a propensity score analysis. American Journal of Geriatric Cardiology. March-April 2007; 16; 76-83. PubMed Identifier: 17380615 46. Ahmed A, Pitt B, Rahimtoola SH, White M, Waagstein F, Love TE, Braunwald E. Effects of digoxin at low serum concentrations on mortality and hospitalization in heart failure: a propensity score analysis of the DIG trial. International Journal of Cardiology. January 11, 2008; 123 (2): 138-46. Electronic publication ahead of print: March 23, 2007. PMCID: PMC2474767. PubMed Identifier: 17382417 47. Ahmed A. A propensity matched study of New York Heart Association class and natural history end points in heart failure. American Journal of Cardiology. February 2007; 99 (4): 549–553. PubMed Identifier: 17293201 48. Ahmed A, Zile MR, Rich MW, Fleg JL, Adams KF, Love TE, Young JB, Kitzman DW, Aronow WS, Gheorghiade M, Dell’Italia LJ. Hospitalizations due to unstable angina pectoris in diastolic and systolic heart failure. American Journal of Cardiology. February 2007; 99 (4): 460–464. PMCID: PMC2659173. PubMed Identifier: 17293184 49. Ahmed A, Rich MW, Perry GJ, Sanders PW, Bakris GL, Zile MR, Love TE, Aban IB, Shlipak MG. Chronic kidney disease associated mortality in diastolic versus systolic heart failure: A propensity matched study. American Journal of Cardiology. February 2007; 99 (3): 393-398. PubMed Identifier: 17261405 50. Ahmed A, Perry GJ, Fleg JL, Love TE, Goff Jr, DC, Kitzman DW. Outcomes in ambulatory chronic systolic and diastolic heart failure: a propensity score analysis. American Heart Journal. October 2006; 152 (5): 956-66. PMCID: PMC2628474. PubMed Identifier: 17070167 51. Ahmed A, Ali M, Lefante CM, Mullick MSI, Kinney FC. Geriatric heart failure, depression, and nursing home admission: an observational study using propensity score analysis. American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry. October 2006; 14 (10): 867-875. PubMed Identifier: 17001026 52. Ahmed A, Love TE, Sui X, Rich MW. Effects of angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors in systolic heart failure patients with chronic kidney disease: A propensity score analysis. Journal of Cardiac Failure. September 2006; 12 (7): 499-506. PMCID: PMC2628476. PubMed Identifier: 16952782 53. Ahmed A, Rich MW, Fleg JL, Zile MR, Young JB, Kitzman DW, Love TE, Aronow WS, Adams KF, Gheorghiade M. Effects of digoxin on morbidity and mortality in diastolic heart failure: The ancillary Digitalis Investigation Group trial. Circulation. August 2006; 114 (5): 397-403. PMCID: PMC2628473. PubMed Identifier: 16864724. Reviewed by Brutsaert DL. Does digoxin therapy affect outcome in patients with diastolic heart failure? Nature Clinical Practice Cardiovascular Medicine. 2007; 4: 70-71. Reviewed by Baliga RR. American College of Cardiology Cardiosource Review Journal. 2006;15 (10): 36 54. Ahmed A, Aronow WS, Fleg JL. Predictors of mortality and hospitalization in women with heart failure in the Digitalis Investigation Group trial. American Journal of Therapeutics. July-August 2006; 13 (4): 325-331. PubMed Identifier: 16858168. 55. Ahmed A, Husain A, Love TE, Gambassi G, Dell’Italia LJ, Francis GS, Allman RM, Gheorghiade M, Meleth S, Bourge RC. Heart failure, chronic diuretic use, and increase in mortality and hospitalization: an observational study using propensity score methods. European Heart Journal. June 2006; 27 (12): 1431-1439. PMCID: PMC2443408. PubMed Identifier: 16709595. Reviewed by Baliga RR. American College of Cardiology Cardiosource Review Journal. 2006; 15 (8): 38. Selected by the Italian Scientific Publisher Zadig Srl for inclusion in the second edition of the book "I Classici Cardiovascolari" that “reproduce the best articles selected from the international scientific literature, to be distributed to cardiologists” 56. Ahmed A, Aronow WS, Fleg JL. Higher New York Heart Association classes and increased mortality and hospitalization in patients with heart failure and preserved left ventricular function. American Heart Journal. February 2006; 151 (2): 444-450. PubMed Identifier: 16442912. Reviewed by Baliga RR. American College of Cardiology Cardiosource Review Journal. 2006; 15 (4): 53 57. Ahmed A, Rich MW, Love TE, Lloyd-Jones DM, Aban IB, Colucci WS, Adams KF, Gheorghiade M. Digoxin and reduction in mortality and hospitalization in heart failure: a comprehensive post hoc analysis of the DIG trial. European Heart Journal. January 2006; 27 (2): 178-186. PMCID: PMC2685167. PubMed Identifier: 16339157. Editorialized by Brophy JM. Rehabilitating digoxin. European Heart Journal. 2006; 27: 127-9. Reviewed by Ireland R. Relationship between serum digoxin concentration and outcome in chronic heart failure. Nature Clinical Practice Cardiovascular Medicine. 2006 (3); 3: 118. Reviewed by Baliga RR. American College of Cardiology Cardiosource Review Journal. 2006; 15 (4): 52 58. Ahmed A, Aban IB, Weaver MT, Aronow WS, Fleg JL. Serum digoxin concentration and outcomes in women with heart failure: A bi-directional effect and a possible effect modification by ejection fraction. European Journal of Heart Failure. June 2006; 8 (4): 409-419. PubMed Identifier: 16311070 59. Ahmed A, Perry GJ. Incident atrial fibrillation and mortality in older adults with heart failure. European Journal of Heart Failure. December 2005; 7 (7): 1118-1121. PubMed Identifier: 16326363 60. Ahmed A. Association of diastolic dysfunction and outcomes in ambulatory older adults with chronic heart failure. The Journal of Gerontology, Medical Sciences. October 2005; 60 (10): 1339-1344. PMCID: PMC2628479. PubMed Identifier: 16282571. 61. Ahmed A, Ness J, Howard G, Aronow WS. Cerebrovascular diseases as primary hospital discharge diagnoses: national trend (1970-2000) among older adults. Journal of Gerontology, Medical Sciences. October 2005; 60 (10): 1328-1332. PubMed Identifier: 16282569 62. Ahmed A, Centor R, Weaver MT, Perry, GJ. A propensity score analysis of the impact of angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors on long-term survival of older adults with heart failure and perceived contra indications. American Heart Journal. April 2005; 149 (4): 737-743. PubMed Identifier: 15990761 63. Ness J, Ahmed A, Aronow WS. Demographics and payment characteristics of nursing home residents in the United States: a 23-year trend. The Journal of Gerontology, Medical Sciences. November 2004; 59 (11): 1213–1217. PubMed Identifier: 15602078 64. Ahmed A, Thornton PL, Perry GJ, Allman RM, DeLong JF. Impact of atrial fibrillation on mortality and readmission in older adults hospitalized with heart failure. European Journal of Heart Failure. June 2004; 6 (4): 421-426. PubMed Identifier: 15182766 65. Ahmed A, Allman RM, Aronow WS, DeLong JF. Diagnosis of heart failure in older adults: predictive value of dyspnea at rest. Archives of Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine. May-June 2004; 38 (3): 297-307. PubMed Identifier: 15066316 66. Ahmed A, Allman RM, Kiefe CI, Person SD, Shaneyfelt T, Sims RV, Howard G, DeLong JF. Association of consultation between generalists and cardiologists with quality and outcomes of heart failure care. American Heart Journal. June 2003; 145 (6): 1086-93. PubMed Identifier: 12796767 67. Ahmed A, Nanda NC, Weaver MT, Allman RM, DeLong JF. Clinical correlates of isolated left ventricular diastolic dysfunction among hospitalized older heart failure patients. American Journal of Geriatric Cardiology. March-April 2003; 12 (2): 82-89. PubMed Identifier: 12624577 68. Ahmed A, Allman RM, DeLong JF. Predictors of nursing home admission for older adults hospitalized with heart failure. Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics. March-April 2003; 36 (2): 117-126. PubMed Identifier: 12849086 69. Ahmed A, Maisiak R, Allman RM, DeLong JF. Heart failure mortality among older Medicare beneficiaries: association with left ventricular function evaluation and angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor use. Southern Medical Journal. February 2003; 96 (2): 124-129. PubMed Identifier: 12630634 70. Ahmed A, Sims R, Allman RM, DeLong J, Aronow W. Racial variations in cardiology care among hospitalized older heart failure patients. Heart Disease. January-February 2003; 5 (1): 8-14. PubMed Identifier: 12549984 71. Ahmed A, Weaver MT, Allman RM, DeLong JF, Aronow WS. Quality of care of nursing home residents hospitalized with heart failure. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society. November 2002; 50 (11): 1831-1836. PubMed Identifier: 12410902 72. Ahmed A, Kiefe CI, Allman RM, Sims RV, DeLong JF. Survival benefits of angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors in older heart failure patients with perceived contraindications. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society. October 2002; 50 (10): 1659-1666. PubMed Identifier: 12366619 73. Ahmed A. Clinical characteristics of nursing home residents hospitalized with heart failure. Journal of the American Medical Directors’ Association. September-October 2002; 3 (5): 310-313. PubMed Identifier: 12807618 74. Ahmed A, Roseman J, Duxbury A, Allman RM, DeLong J. Correlates and outcomes of preserved left ventricular systolic function among older adults hospitalized with heart failure. American Heart Journal. August 2002; 144 (2): 365-72. PubMed Identifier: 12177658 75. Ahmed A, Allman RM, DeLong JF, Bodner E, Howard G. Age-related underutilization of angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors in older hospitalized heart failure patients. Southern Medical Journal. July 2002; 95 (7): 703-710. PubMed Identifier: 12144075 76. Ahmed A, Allman RM, DeLong JF, Bodner E, Howard G. Age-related underutilization of left ventricular function evaluation in older heart failure patients. Southern Medical Journal. July 2002; 95 (7): 695-702. PubMed Identifier: 12144074 77. Ahmed A, Allman RM, DeLong J. Inappropriate use of digoxin in older hospitalized heart failure patients. The Journal of Gerontology, Medical Sciences. February 2002; 57 (2): M138-143. PubMed Identifier: 11818435 Other Publications (Editorials, Reviews, Case Reports, Letters to the Editor etc.): 78. Szadkowska I, Stanczyk A, Aronow WS, F, Kowalski J, Pawlicki L, Ahmed A, Banach M. Statin therapy in the elderly. Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics. 2010; 50: 114-118. PubMed Identifier: 19217673 79. Ahmed A. DEFEAT – Heart Failure: A guide to management of geriatric heart failure by generalist physicians (Invited Commentary). Minerva Medica, February 2009; 100 (1): 39-50. PubMed Identifier: 19277003 80. Sui X, Ahmed A. Higher levels of education may be a marker of higher disease-specific knowledge in patients with chronic heart failure. Author’s invited reply to letter to the editor. International Journal of Cardiology. February 2009; [Epub ahead of print; DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2009.01.014]. PubMed Identifier: 19201494 81. Ahmed A, Ekundayo OJ. Cardiovascular disease care in the nursing home: need for better evidence for outcomes of care and better quality for processes of care. Invited Editorial. Journal of American Medical Directors Association. 2009; 10 (1): 1-3. PubMed Identifier: 19111846 82. Wehrmacher W, Ahmed A. A brief history of geriatric cardiology. Comprehensive Therapy. Comprehensive Therapy. Summer 2008; 34 (2): 100-4. PubMed Identifier: 18833786 83. Ahmed A, Waagstein F. Low-dose digoxin and reduction in mortality and morbidity in heart failure. Author’s invited reply to letter to the editor. International Journal of Cardiology. Epub ahead of print. August 24, 2008. . PubMed Identifier: 18718685 84. Ahmed A, Lloyd-Jones DM. Diabetes-related poor outcomes in chronic heart failure: complex interactions with sex and age. Invited review. Cardiology Review. 2008; 24 (7): 22-28. Editorial Commentary by Foody JM. The effect of diabetes on death and hospitalization in heart failure patients. Cardiology Review. 2008; 24 (7): 30-31 85. Ahmed A, Jones L, Hays CI. DEFEAT Heart failure: assessment and management of heart failure in nursing homes made easy. Journal of American Medical Directors’ Association. June 2008; 9 (6): 383-389. PubMed Identifier: 18585640 86. Ahmed A. An update of the role of digoxin in older adults with chronic heart failure. Invited review. Geriatrics and Aging (Canada). January / February 2008; 11 (1): 37-41 87. Ahmed A. Management of syncope in older adults may require thorough evaluation: a conversation with Dr Mathew Maurer. American Journal of Geriatric Cardiology. March-April 2008; 17 (2): 123-124. PubMed Identifier: 18326943 88. Ahmed A, Zaman K, Islam AM, Momen A. DEFEAT: Practical tips for the management of chronic heart failure in Bangladesh (Invited Commentary). Bangladesh Heart Journal. January 2008; 23 (1): 45-55 89. Ahmed A. Increased heart rate: an emerging cardiovascular risk factor in older adults. American Journal of Geriatric Cardiology. January-February 2008; 17 (1): 55-56. PubMed Identifier: 18174762 90. Ahmed A, Calhoun D. High blood pressure in older adults: A conversation with Dr. David Calhoun. American Journal of Geriatric Cardiology. November-December 2007; 16 (6): 391-392. PubMed Identifier: 17975332 91. Ahmed A, Aronow WS. Cholesterol and heart disease in older adults. A conversation with Dr. Wilbert S. Aronow. American Journal of Geriatric Cardiology. September-October 2007;16 (5): 321-322. PubMed Identifier: 17786062 92. Ahmed A, Rich MW. Heart failure in older adults. A conversation with Dr. Michael Rich. American Journal of Geriatric Cardiology. July-August 2007. 16 (4): 257-258. PubMed Identifier: 17673851 93. Ahmed A, Perry GJ, Husain A. VALIDD should not invalidate angiotensin receptor blockers. Invited Editorial Comment. Lancet. June 2007; 369: 2053-2054. PubMed Identifier: 17586284 94. Ahmed A. Chronic diuretic use, and increased mortality and hospitalization in heart failure. Invited review. Cardiology Review. 2007; 24 (5): 34-39. Editorial Commentary by Mallis GI. Long-term diuretic use and increased mortality and hospitalization in heart failure. Cardiology Review. 2007; 24 (5): 40-41 95. Ahmed A, Young JB, Gheorghiade M. The underuse of digoxin in heart failure, and approaches to appropriate use. Invited Review. Canadian Medical Association Journal. February 2007; 176 (5): 641-643. PMCID: PMC2628479. PubMed Identifier: 17325329 96. Ahmed A. 1-year mortality after first hospitalization for heart failure was similar in patients with preserved or reduced ejection fraction. An invited review of an article entitled “Outcome of heart failure with preserved ejection fraction in a population-based study” by Bhatia RS, Tu JV, Lee DS, et al (New England Journal of Medicine. 2006;355:260-9). Evidence-Based Medicine for Primary Care and Internal Medicine. 2006: 11 (6): 185. PubMed Identifier: 17213179 97. Ahmed A. 1-year mortality after first hospitalization for heart failure was similar in patients with preserved or reduced ejection fraction. An invited review of an article entitled “Outcome of heart failure with preserved ejection fraction in a population-based study” by Bhatia RS, Tu JV, Lee DS, et al (New England Journal of Medicine. 2006;355:260-9). American College of Physician Journal Club. December 2006: 145 (3): 78. PubMed Identifier: 17080990 98. Ahmed A, Fleg JL, Gheorghiade M. Heart failure with preserved ejection fraction. Letter to editor. New England Journal of Medicine. October 2006; 355 (17): 1829-1830. PubMed Identifier: 17065647 99. Ahmed A, Rich MW, Aban IB, Gheorghiade M. Digoxin and reduction in mortality and hospitalization in systolic and diastolic heart failure at low serum digoxin concentrations. Author’s reply to letter to the editor. European Heart Journal. July 2006; 27: 1630-1631. PubMed Identifier: 16760215 100. Ahmed A, White M. Reducing heart failure hospitalizations with digoxin: A closer look at the DIG Trial. Clinical Viewpoint: A discussion between Dr. Ali Ahmed and Dr. Michel White. Perspective in Cardiology. 2006: 22 (4); 41-43 101. Ahmed A. Role of digoxin in chronic heart failure care in developing nations. Letter to the editor. Heart. http://heart.bmjjournals.com/cgi/eletters/92/4/437 102. Ahmed A, Yafee MJ, Thornton P, Kinney FC. Depression in older adults: The case of an 82 year old lady with dizziness. Journal of the American Geriatric Society. January 2006: 54 (1); 187. PubMed Identifier: 16420233 103. Ahmed A. ACE inhibitors improve exercise duration slightly in people with systolic heart failure. Invited commentary. Evidence-Based Cardiovascular Medicine. June 2005; 9 (2): 118-119. PubMed Identifier: 16380006 104. Ahmed A. Heart Failure Training and care for older adults with chronic heart failure. Letter to the editor: Journal of the American College of Cardiology. June 2005; 45 (121): 2096-2097. PubMed Identifier: 15963418 105. Ahmed A. Depression in older adults with heart failure. Letter to the editor: Journal of the American College of Cardiology. December 2004; 44 (11): 2254-2254. PubMed Identifier: 15582329 106. Ahmed A, Dell’Italia LJ. Use of beta-blockers in older adults with chronic heart failure. The American Journal of Medical Sciences. August 2004; 328 (2): 100-111. PubMed Identifier: 15311169 107. Ahmed A. Impact of the ALLHAT on the role of ACE inhibitors in the treatment of hypertension and primary prevention of heart failure. Annals of Internal Medicine. July 2004; 141 (1): W9. PubMed Identifier: 15238397 108. Ahmed A. Use of angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors in heart failure and renal insufficiency. Letter to the editor: Comments and Responses. Annals of Internal Medicine. June 2004; 140 (11): 931-932. PubMed Identifier: 15172912 109. Thornton P, Ahmed A. Angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors, beta blockers, and mortality in systolic heart failure. Letter to the editor: Comments and Responses. Journal of the American College of Cardiology. April 2004; 43 (7): 1333-1334. PubMed Identifier: 15063454 110. Ahmed A. Management of diastolic heart failure in older adults: Author’s Reply. British Medical Journal. 2004; 328: 1379 111. Ahmed A. Management of diastolic heart failure in older adults. British Medical Journal. May 2004; 328 (7488): 1114. PubMed Identifier: 15130980 112. Bamman MM, Hill VJ, Adams GR, Haddad F, Wetzstein C, Gower BA, Ahmed A, Hunter GR. Gender differences in resistance training-induced myofiber hypertrophy among older adults. Journal of Gerontology: Biological Science. February 2003; 58 (2): 108-116. PubMed Identifier: 12586847 113. Ahmed A, Thornton P. End of life care in heart failure. Letter to the editor. Advanced Studies in Medicine. 2003; 3 (10): 580 114. Ahmed A, Tollefsbol T. Telomerase, telomerase inhibition and cancer. Invited review. Journal of Anti-Aging Medicine. December 2003; 6 (4): 313-323. PubMed Identifier: 15142433 115. Ahmed A. Myocardial beta-1 adrenoceptor down-regulation in aging and heart failure: implications for beta-blocker use in older adults with heart failure. European Journal of Heart Failure. December 2003; 5 (6): 709-715. PubMed Identifier: 14675848 116. Ahmed A. Treatment of chronic heart failure in long-term care facilities: implications of recent heart failure guidelines recommendations. Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics. September-October 2003; 37 (2): 131-137. PubMed Identifier: 12888226 117. Ahmed A, Thornton P. Pharmacological management of heart failure with systolic dysfunction. Invited review. Geriatrics and Aging (Canada). 2004; 7 (2): 18-26 118. Ahmed A, Allman RM. Sex-related difference in mortality of elderly heart failure patients with preserved left ventricular systolic function. Letter to the editor: original research. Journal of Gerontology: Medical Sciences. July 2003; 58 (7): 671-672. PubMed Identifier: 12865493 119. Ahmed A. Use of spironolactone in heart failure patients receiving angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors and beta blockers. Letter to the editor. Journal of the American College of Cardiology. May 2003; 41 (10): 1851-1852. PubMed Identifier: 12767683 120. Ahmed A, Tollefsbol T. Telomeres, telomerase, and telomerase inhibition: clinical implications for cancer. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society. January 2003; 51 (1): 116-122. PubMed Identifier: 12534855 121. Ahmed A, Allman RM. Alcohol and congestive heart failure. Letter to the editor: Comments and Responses. Annals of Internal Medicine. January 2003; 138 (1): 75-76. PubMed Identifier: 12513052 122. Ahmed A. Neutropenia associated with mirtazapine use: Is a drop in the neutrophil count in asymptomatic older adults a cause for concern? Letter to the editor: Case report. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society. August 2002; 50 (8): 1461-1463. PubMed Identifier: 12165012 123. Ahmed A. Sertraline-related night sweat. Letter to the editor: Case report. American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry. July-August 2002; 10 (4): 484. PubMed Identifier: 12095910 124. Mudiyala R, Ahmed A. Effect of terazosin on clinical benign prostatic hyperplasia in older adults. Invited review: Geriatric Literature. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society. March 2003; 51 (3): 424-426. PubMed Identifier: 12588590 125. Ahmed A. American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association chronic heart failure evaluation and management guidelines: Relevance to the geriatric population. Invited review: Geriatric Literature. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society. January 2003; 51 (1): 123-126. PubMed Identifier: 12534856 126. Ahmed A. Quality and outcomes of heart failure care in older adults: role of multidisciplinary disease-management programs. Invited review: Geriatric Literature. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society. September 2002; 50 (9): 1590-1593. PubMed Identifier: 12383160 127. Ahmed A. Use of angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors in patients with heart failure and renal insufficiency: how concerned should we be by the rise in serum creatinine? Invited review: Geriatric Literature. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society. July 2002; 50 (7): 1297-1300. PubMed Identifier: 12133029 128. Ahmed A. Interaction between aspirin and angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors: should they be used together in older adults with heart failure? Invited Review: Geriatric Literature. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society. July 2002; 50 (7): 1293-1296. PubMed Identifier: 12133028 129. Ahmed A. Role of digoxin in heart failure in older adults. Invited review. Geriatrics and Aging (Canada). 2002; 5: 48-52 130. Ahmed A, Tollefsbol T. Telomeres and telomerase: basic science implications for aging. Journal of the American Geriatric Society. August 2001; 49 (8): 1105-1109. PubMed Identifier: 11555075 131. Ahmed A and Sims RV. Proximal renal tubular acidosis associated with osteomalacia. Southern Medical Journal. May 2001; 94 (5): 536-539. PubMed Identifier: 11372811 132. Ahmed A. Management of vitamin D deficiency in long-term care. Arizona Geriatric Society Journal. 2000; 4 (3): 4-7 133. Ahmed A, Sims RV. Highlights of the national nursing home survey: 1995. Annals of Long-Term Care.2000; 6 (11): 62-67 134. Ahmed A, Allman RM. Quality of heart failure care among Medicare beneficiaries. Clinical Geriatrics. 2000; 8 (10): 64-71 135. Ahmed A. A Case of pneumocystis carinii pneumonia in a patient with lung cancer. A case report and review of the literature. The Hospital Physician. 1998; 34: 39-44 136. Ahmed A, Schussler G. Thyrotoxicosis in a patient with hyperemesis gravidarum: A case report and review of the literature. The Endocrinologist. 1997; 7: 484-488 BOOKS AND BOOK CHAPTERS 1. Ahmed A, Campbell RC. Epidemiology of Kidney Disease in Heart Failure. In: George Bakris, Editor, Heart Failure Clinics, Clinics of North America, Elsevier Saunders, Philadelphia, August, 2008; 4 (1): 387-399. PubMed Identifier: 18760751 2. Ahmed A. DEFEAT Heart Failure: Clinical Manifestations, Diagnostic Assessment, and Etiology of Geriatric Heart Failure. Guest Editor: Wilbert S. Aronow. Consulting Editors: Ragavendra BaligaIn and James Young. Heart Failure Clinics, Clinics of North America, Elsevier Saunders, Philadelphia, October, 2007; 3 (4): 389-402. PubMed Identifier: 17905376 3. Ahmed A. Clinical Manifestations, Diagnostic Assessment, and Etiology of Heart Failure in Older Adults. In: Wilbert S. Aronow, Editor, Clinics in Geriatric Medicine on Heart Failure. Clinics of North America, Elsevier Saunders, Philadelphia, February, 2007; 23 (1): 11-30. PubMed Identifier: 17126753 |
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