University of Alabama at Birmingham Medicine Geriatrics Associate ProfessorAppointed: 2007 University of Alabama at Birmingham Epidemiology Associate ProfessorAppointed: 2007 University of Alabama at Birmingham Medicine Cardiology Associate ProfessorAppointed: 2007 University of Alabama at Birmingham Geriatric Heart Failure Clinic DirectorAppointed: 2002 Birmingham VA Medical Center Geriatric Heart Failure Clinic and Section of Geriatrics Staff PhysicianAppointed: 2001 |  |
QualificationsM.P.H., University of Alabama at Birmingham, Epidemiology, 1999. Diplomate (#176470), American Board of Internal Medicine, Geriatric Medicine, 1998. Diplomate (#176470), American Board of Internal Medicine, Internal Medicine, 1997. MBBS (M.D. Equivalent), University of Dhaka, Medicine and Surgery, 1982. Expertise and Research InterestsGeriatric heart failure Propensity-matched study designs KeywordsCOS Keywords:Congestive Heart Failure.Additional Terms:Geriatric Heart Failure.Languages(Reading, Writing, Speaking)Bengali (Bangla): (Fluent, Fluent, Fluent) English: (Fluent, Fluent, Fluent) Farsi (Persian): (Functional, Functional, Fluent) French: (Basic, Basic, Basic) MembershipsAmerican College of Cardiology American Heart Association European Society of Cardiology Gerontological Society of America Heart Failure Society of America Southern Society for Clinical Investigation Publications- Ahmed MI, Ekundayo OJ, Mujib M, Campbell RC, Sanders PW, Pitt B, Perry GJ, Bakris G, Aban I, Love TE, Aronow WS, Ahmed A (Jun 2009) Mild hyperkalemia and outcomes in chronic heart failure: A propensity matched study., International journal of cardiology
 - Ahmed MI, White M, Ekundayo OJ, Love TE, Aban I, Liu B, Aronow WS, Ahmed A (Jun 2009) A history of atrial fibrillation and outcomes in chronic advanced systolic heart failure: a propensity-matched study., European heart journal
 - Ekundayo OJ, Allman RM, Sanders PW, Aban I, Love TE, Arnett D, Ahmed A (Mar 2009) Isolated systolic hypertension and incident heart failure in older adults: a propensity-matched study., Hypertension, 53 (3), 458-65
 - Meyer P, Ekundayo OJ, Adamopoulos C, Mujib M, Aban I, White M, Aronow WS, Ahmed A (Mar 2009) A propensity-matched study of elevated jugular venous pressure and outcomes in chronic heart failure., The American journal of cardiology, 103 (6), 839-44
 - Ahmed A (Feb 2009) DEFEAT - Heart Failure: a guide to management of geriatric heart failure by generalist physicians., Minerva medica, 100 (1), 39-50
 - Ekundayo OJ, Dell'italia LJ, Sanders PW, Arnett D, Aban I, Love TE, Filippatos G, Anker SD, Lloyd-Jones DM, Bakris G, Mujib M, Ahmed A (Feb 2009) Association between hyperuricemia and incident heart failure among older adults: A propensity-matched study., International journal of cardiology
 - Ahmed, A, Pitt, B (2009) A history of systemic hypertension and incident heart failure hospitalization in patients with acute myocardial infarction and left ventricular systolic dysfunction., Am J Card, 103 (10), 1374-80
- Campbell RC, Sui X, Filippatos G, Love TE, Wahle C, Sanders PW, Ahmed A (Jan 2009) Association of chronic kidney disease with outcomes in chronic heart failure: a propensity-matched study., Nephrology, dialysis, transplantation : official publication of the European Dialysis and Transplant Association - European Renal Association, 24 (1), 186-93
 - Ahmed A, Waagstein F, Pitt B, White M, Zannad F, Young JB, Rahimtoola SH (Jan 2009) Effectiveness of digoxin in reducing one-year mortality in chronic heart failure in the Digitalis Investigation Group trial., The American journal of cardiology, 103 (1), 82-7
 - Ekundayo OJ, Muchimba M, Aban IB, Ritchie C, Campbell RC, Ahmed A (Jan 2009) Multimorbidity due to diabetes mellitus and chronic kidney disease and outcomes in chronic heart failure., The American journal of cardiology, 103 (1), 88-92
 - Ekundayo OJ, Adamopoulos C, Ahmed MI, Pitt B, Young JB, Fleg JL, Love TE, Sui X, Perry GJ, Siscovick DS, Bakris G, Ahmed A (Jan 2009) Oral potassium supplement use and outcomes in chronic heart failure: A propensity-matched study., International journal of cardiology
 - Ritchie C, Ekundayo OJ, Muchimba M, Campbell RC, Frank SJ, Liu B, Aban IB, Ahmed A (Jan 2009) Effects of diabetes mellitus in patients with heart failure and chronic kidney disease: A propensity-matched study of multimorbidity in chronic heart failure., International journal of cardiology
 - Ahmed A, Campbell RC (Oct 2008) Epidemiology of chronic kidney disease in heart failure., Heart failure clinics, 4 (4), 387-99
 - Wahle C, Adamopoulos C, Ekundayo OJ, Mujib M, Aronow WS, Ahmed A (Aug 2008) A propensity-matched study of outcomes of chronic heart failure (HF) in younger and older adults., Archives of gerontology and geriatrics
 - Ahmed A, Waagstein F (Aug 2008) Low-dose digoxin and reduction in mortality and morbidity in heart failure., International journal of cardiology
 - Ekundayo OJ, Markland A, Lefante C, Sui X, Goode PS, Allman RM, Ali M, Wahle C, Thornton PL, Ahmed A (Aug 2008) Association of diuretic use and overactive bladder syndrome in older adults: A propensity score analysis., Archives of gerontology and geriatrics
 - Ahmed A, Jones L, Hays CI (Jul 2008) DEFEAT heart failure: assessment and management of heart failure in nursing homes made easy., Journal of the American Medical Directors Association, 9 (6), 383-9
 - Ahmed A, Young JB, Love TE, Levesque R, Pitt B (Apr 2008) 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, 125 (2), 246-53
 - Ahmed A, Allman RM, Fonarow GC, Love TE, Zannad F, Dell'italia LJ, White M, Gheorghiade M (Apr 2008) Incident heart failure hospitalization and subsequent mortality in chronic heart failure: a propensity-matched study., Journal of cardiac failure, 14 (3), 211-8
 - Ahmed A, Pitt B, Rahimtoola SH, Waagstein F, White M, Love TE, Braunwald E (Jan 2008) Effects of digoxin at low serum concentrations on mortality and hospitalization in heart failure: a propensity-matched study of the DIG trial., International journal of cardiology, 123 (2), 138-46
 - Ahmed A, Aban IB, Vaccarino V, Lloyd-Jones DM, Goff DC, Zhao J, Love TE, Ritchie C, Ovalle F, Gambassi G, Dell'Italia LJ (Dec 2007) A propensity-matched study of the effect of diabetes on the natural history of heart failure: variations by sex and age., Heart (British Cardiac Society), 93 (12), 1584-90
 - Ahmed A (Oct 2007) DEFEAT heart failure: clinical manifestations, diagnostic assessment, and etiology of geriatric heart failure., Heart failure clinics, 3 (4), 389-402
 - Sims RV, Ahmed A, Sawyer P, Allman RM (Jul 2007) Self-reported health and driving cessation in community-dwelling older drivers., The journals of gerontology. Series A, Biological sciences and medical sciences, 62 (7), 789-93
 - Ahmed A, Gambassi G, Weaver MT, Young JB, Wehrmacher WH, Rich MW (Jul 2007) Effects of discontinuation of digoxin versus continuation at low serum digoxin concentrations in chronic heart failure., The American journal of cardiology, 100 (2), 280-4
 - Ahmed A, Perry GJ, Husain A (Jun 2007) VALIDD should not invalidate angiotensin-receptor blockers., Lancet, 369 (9579), 2053-4
 - Ahmed A, Zannad F, Love TE, Tallaj J, Gheorghiade M, Ekundayo OJ, Pitt B (Jun 2007) A propensity-matched study of the association of low serum potassium levels and mortality in chronic heart failure., European heart journal, 28 (11), 1334-43
 - Ahmed A (Mar 2007) Digoxin and reduction in mortality and hospitalization in geriatric heart failure: importance of low doses and low serum concentrations., The journals of gerontology. Series A, Biological sciences and medical sciences, 62 (3), 323-9
 - Ahmed A (Mar 2007) Digoxin and reduction in mortality and hospitalization in geriatric heart failure: importance of low doses and low serum concentrations., The journals of gerontology. Series A, Biological sciences and medical sciences, 62 (3), 323-9
 - Ahmed A (Feb 2007) Clinical manifestations, diagnostic assessment, and etiology of heart failure in older adults., Clinics in geriatric medicine, 23 (1), 11-30
 - Ahmed A, Zile MR, Rich MW, Fleg JL, Adams KF, Love TE, Young JB, Aronow WS, Kitzman DW, Gheorghiade M, Dell'Italia LJ (Feb 2007) Hospitalizations due to unstable angina pectoris in diastolic and systolic heart failure., The American journal of cardiology, 99 (4), 460-4
 - Ahmed A, Rich MW, Sanders PW, Perry GJ, Bakris GL, Zile MR, Love TE, Aban IB, Shlipak MG (Feb 2007) Chronic kidney disease associated mortality in diastolic versus systolic heart failure: a propensity matched study., The American journal of cardiology, 99 (3), 393-8
 - Ahmed A (Feb 2007) A propensity matched study of New York Heart Association class and natural history end points in heart failure., The American journal of cardiology, 99 (4), 549-53
 - Ahmed A, Young JB, Gheorghiade M (Feb 2007) The underuse of digoxin in heart failure, and approaches to appropriate use., CMAJ : Canadian Medical Association journal = journal de l'Association medicale canadienne, 176 (5), 641-3
 - Okonkwo OC, Sui X, Ahmed A (2007) Disease-specific depression and outcomes in chronic heart failure: a propensity score analysis., Comprehensive therapy, 33 (2), 65-70
 - Ahmed A (Dec 2006) 1 year mortality after first hospital admission for heart failure was similar in patients with preserved or reduced ejection fraction., Evidence-based medicine, 11 (6), 185
 - Ahmed A, Perry GJ, Fleg JL, Love TE, Goff DC, Kitzman DW (Nov 2006) Outcomes in ambulatory chronic systolic and diastolic heart failure: a propensity score analysis., American heart journal, 152 (5), 956-66
 - Ahmed A, Ali M, Lefante CM, Mullick MS, Kinney FC (Oct 2006) Geriatric heart failure, depression, and nursing home admission: an observational study using propensity score analysis., The American journal of geriatric psychiatry : official journal of the American Association for Geriatric Psychiatry, 14 (10), 867-75
 - Ahmed A, Love TE, Sui X, Rich MW (Sep 2006) Effects of angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors in systolic heart failure patients with chronic kidney disease: a propensity score analysis., Journal of cardiac failure, 12 (7), 499-506
 - Ahmed A, Rich MW, Fleg JL, Zile MR, Young JB, Kitzman DW, Love TE, Aronow WS, Adams KF, Gheorghiade M (Aug 2006) Effects of digoxin on morbidity and mortality in diastolic heart failure: the ancillary digitalis investigation group trial., Circulation, 114 (5), 397-403
 - Ahmed A, Husain A, Love TE, Gambassi G, Dell'Italia LJ, Francis GS, Gheorghiade M, Allman RM, Meleth S, Bourge RC (Jun 2006) Heart failure, chronic diuretic use, and increase in mortality and hospitalization: an observational study using propensity score methods., European heart journal, 27 (12), 1431-9
 - Ahmed A, Aronow WS, Fleg JL (Feb 2006) Higher New York Heart Association classes and increased mortality and hospitalization in patients with heart failure and preserved left ventricular function., American heart journal, 151 (2), 444-50
 - Ahmed A, Rich MW, Love TE, Lloyd-Jones DM, Aban IB, Colucci WS, Adams KF, Gheorghiade M (Jan 2006) Digoxin and reduction in mortality and hospitalization in heart failure: a comprehensive post hoc analysis of the DIG trial., European heart journal, 27 (2), 178-86
 - Ahmed A, Ness J, Howard G, Aronow WS (Oct 2005) Cerebrovascular diseases as primary hospital discharge diagnoses: national trend (1970-2000) among older adults., The journals of gerontology. Series A, Biological sciences and medical sciences, 60 (10), 1328-32
 - Ahmed A, Heart failure training: care for older adults with chronic heart failure., Journal of the American College of Cardiology, 45(12), 2096-7; author reply, Jun 2005
 - Ahmed A, Centor RM, Weaver MT, Perry GJ (Apr 2005) A propensity score analysis of the impact of angiotensin-converting enzyme
inhibitors on long-term survival of older adults with heart failure and
perceived contraindications., American Heart Journal, 149 (4), 737-43
 - Ahmed A, Dell'Italia LJ, Use of beta-blockers in older adults with chronic heart failure, The American Journal of the Medical Sciences, 328(2), 100-11, Aug 2004
 - Ahmed A, Impact of ALLHAT on the role of angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors
in the primary prevention of heart failure, Annals of Internal Medicine, 141(1), W9; author reply W9a, July 2004
 - Ahmed A, Thornton P, 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 : Journal of the Working Group On Heart Failure of the European Society of Cardiology., 6(4), 421-6, June 2004
 - Ahmed A, Use of angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors in heart failure and renal
insufficiency, Annals of Internal Medicine, 140(11), 931-2; author reply, June 2004
 - Ahmed A, Thornton P, Perry GJ, Allman RM, DeLong JF (Jun 2004) Impact of atrial fibrillation on mortality and readmission in older adults hospitalized with heart failure., European journal of heart failure : journal of the Working Group on Heart Failure of the European Society of Cardiology, 6 (4), 421-6
 - 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 Geriatrics, 38(3), 297-307, 2004
 - Ahmed A, Management of diastolic heart failure in older adults, British Medical Journal, 328(7448), 1114, May 2004
 - Thornton PL, Ahmed A, Angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors, beta-blockers, and mortality in
systolic heart failure, Journal of the American College of Cardiology, 43(7), 1333; author reply 1, 2004
 - Ahmed A, Thornton P, Pharmacological Management of Heart Failure with Systolic Dysfunction, Geriatrics and Aging (Canada), 7(2), 18-26, 2004
- 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 : Journal of the Working Group On Heart Failure of the European Society of Cardiology., 5(6), 709-15, December 2003
 - Ahmed A, Treatment of chronic heart failure in long-term care facilities:
implications of recent heart failure guidelines recommendations, Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics, 37(2), 131-7, 2003
 - Ahmed A, Allman RM, Sex-related difference in long-term mortality in elderly heart failure
patients with preserved left ventricular systolic function, The Journals of Gerontology. Series A, Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences., 58(7), 671-2; author reply, July 2003
 - Ahmed A, Allman RM, Kiefe CI, Person SD, Shaneyfelt TM, Sims RV, Howard G, Delong JF, Association of consultation between generalists and cardiologists with
quality and outcomes of heart failure care, American Heart Journal, 145(6), 1086-93, June 2003
 - Ahmed A, Use of spironolactone in heart failure patients receiving
angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors and beta-blockers, Journal of the American College of Cardiology, 41(10), 1851-2, May 2003
 - Ahmed A, Nanda NC, Weaver RM, Allman MT, DeLong JF, Clinical correlates of isolated left ventricular diastolic dysfunction
among hospitalized older heart failure patients, American Journal of Geriatric Cardiology, 12(2), 82-9, 2003
 - Mudiyala R, Ahmed A, Effect of terazosin on clinical benign prostatic hyperplasia in older
adults, Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, 51(3), 424-6, March 2003
 - Ahmed A, Allman RM, DeLong JF, Predictors of nursing home admission for older adults hospitalized with
heart failure, Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics, 36(2), 117-26, 2003
 - Bamman MM, Hill VJ, Adams GR, Haddad F, Wetzstein CJ, Gower BA, Ahmed A, Hunter GR, Gender differences in resistance-training-induced myofiber hypertrophy
among older adults, The Journals of Gerontology. Series A, Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences., 58(2), 108-16, February 2003
 - Ahmed A, Maisiak R, Allman RM, DeLong JF, Farmer R, Heart failure mortality among older Medicare beneficiaries: association
with left ventricular function evaluation and angiotensin-converting
enzyme inhibitor use, Southern Medical Journal, 96(2), 124-9, February 2003
 - Ahmed A, Allman RM, Alcohol and congestive heart failure, Annals of Internal Medicine, 138(1), 75-6, January 2003
 - Ahmed A, Thornton P, End of Life Care in Heart Failure, Advanced Studies in Medicine, 3(10), 580, 2003
- Ahmed A, Tollefsbol TO, Telomerase, telomerase inhibition, and cancer, Journal of Anti-aging Medicine, 6(4), 315-25, 2003
 - Ahmed A, Sims RV, Allman RM, DeLong JF, Aronow WS, Racial variations in cardiology care among hospitalized older heart
failure patients, Heart Disease, 5(1), 8-14, 2003
 - Ahmed A, American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Chronic Heart
Failure Evaluation and Management guidelines: relevance to the geriatric
practice, Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, 51(1), 123-6, January 2003
 - Ahmed A, Tollefsbol T, Telomeres, telomerase, and telomerase inhibition: clinical implications
for cancer, Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, 51(1), 116-22, January 2003
 - 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, 50(11), 1831-6, November 2002
 - 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, 50(10), 1659-66, October 2002
 - Ahmed A (Sep 2002) Quality and outcomes of heart failure care in older adults: role of multidisciplinary disease-management programs., Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, 50 (9), 1590-3
 - Ahmed A, Roseman JM, Duxbury AS, Allman RM, DeLong JF, Correlates and outcomes of preserved left ventricular systolic function
among older adults hospitalized with heart failure, American Heart Journal, 144(2), 365-72, Aug 2002
 - Ahmed A, Neutropenia associated with mirtazapine use: is a drop in the neutrophil
count in a symptomatic older adults a cause for concern?, Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, 50(8), 1461-3, Aug 2002
 - Ahmed A, Allman RM, DeLong JF, Bodner EV, Howard G, Age-related underutilization of left ventricular function evaluation in
older heart failure patients, Southern Medical Journal, 95(7), 695-702, July 2002
 - Ahmed A, Allman RM, DeLong JF, Bodner EV, Howard G, Age-related underutilization of angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors
in older hospitalized heart failure patients, Southern Medical Journal, 95(7), 703-10, July 2002
 - 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?, Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, 50(7), 1297-300, July 2002
 - Ahmed A, Sertraline-related night sweats, The American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry : Official Journal of the American Association for Geriatric Psychiatry., 10(4), 484, 2002
 - Ahmed A, Interaction between aspirin and angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors:
should they be used together in older adults with heart
failure?, Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, 50(7), 1293-6, July 2002
 - Ahmed A, Allman RM, DeLong JF, Inappropriate use of digoxin in older hospitalized heart failure patients, Journals of Gerontology. Series A, Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences, 57(2), M138-43, February 2002
 - Ahmed A, Role of Digoxin in Heart Failure in Older Adults, Geriatrics and Aging (Canada), 5, 48-52, 2002
- Ahmed A, Tollefsbol T, Telomeres and telomerase: basic science implications for aging, Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, 49(8), 1105-9, August 2001
 - Ahmed A, Sims RV, Proximal renal tubular acidosis associated with osteomalacia, Southern Medical Journal, 94(5), 536-9, May 2001
 - Ahmed A, Allman RM, Quality of Heart Failure Care Among Medicare Beneficiaries, Clinical Geriatrics, 8(10), 64-71, 2000
- Ahmed A, Sims RV, Highlights of the National Nursing Home Survey: 1995, Annals of Long-Term Care, 6(11), 62-67, 2000
- Ahmed A, Management of Vitamin D Deficiency in Long-Term Care, Arizona Geriatric Society Journal, 4(3), 4-7, 2000
- 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, 34, 39-44, 1998
- Ahmed A, Schussler G, Thyrotoxicosis in a patient with Hyperemesis Gravidarum: A Case Report and Review of the Literature, The Endocrinologist, 7, 484-488, 1997
- Ahmed A, Clinical characteristics of nursing home residents hospitalized with heart failure., Journal of the American Medical Directors Association, 3 (5), 310-3
 - 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 geriatrics, 38 (3), 297-307
 - Ahmed A, 1-year mortality after first hospitalization for heart failure was similar in patients with preserved or reduced ejection fraction., ACP journal club, 145 (3), 78
 - 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, 13 (4), 325-31
 - Ahmed A, Calhoun D, High blood pressure in older adults: a conversation with Dr David Calhoun., The American journal of geriatric cardiology, 16 (6), 391-2
 - Ahmed A, Increased heart rate: an emerging cardiovascular risk factor in older adults., The American journal of geriatric cardiology, 17 (1), 55-6
 - Ahmed A, Management of syncope in older adults may require thorough evaluation: a conversation with Dr. Mathew Maurer., The American journal of geriatric cardiology, 17 (2), 123-4
 - Ahmed A, Aronow WS, A propensity-matched study of the association of physical function and outcomes in geriatric heart failure., Archives of gerontology and geriatrics, 46 (2), 161-72
 - Ahmed A, Increased heart rate: an emerging cardiovascular risk factor in older adults., The American journal of geriatric cardiology, 17 (1), 55-6
 - Ahmed A, Management of syncope in older adults may require thorough evaluation: a conversation with Dr. Mathew Maurer., The American journal of geriatric cardiology, 17 (2), 123-4

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