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Prevalence and risk factors of chronic kidney disease among Iranian adults with and without diabetes: a cross-sectional study using STEPS 2021 national survey. BMJ Open. 2026 Feb 10; 16(2):e111078. Ataei SM, Almasi G, Kazemi A, Ahmadi N, Golestani A, Rashidi MM, Rezaei N, Azadnajafabad S, Rezaei N, Dilmaghani-Marand A, Ghasemi E, Farzi Y, Yoosefi M, Rezaee K, Foroutan Mehr E, Nasserinejad M, Haghshenas R, Alipour Derouei A, Momen Nia Rankohi A, Djalalinia S, Farzadfar F. PMID: 41667164; PMCID: PMC12911834.
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Salt Intake Among the Iranian Population and Public Attitudes Toward Salt Consumption: National and Subnational Report From STEPS 2021. Food Sci Nutr. 2026 Jan; 14(1):e71399. Nosratinia N, Azadnajafabad S, Masinaei M, Golestani A, Ghamari SH, Abbasi-Kangevari M, Rezaei N, Khosravi S, Rezaei S, Ahmadi N, Kazemi A, Ghasemi E, Farzi Y, Rashidi MM, Yoosefi M, Rezaei N, Nasserinejad M, Haghshenas R, Mohammadi Fateh S, Keykhaei M, Moghimi M, Foroutan Mehr E, Momen Nia Rankohi A, Djalalinia S, Farzadfar F. PMID: 41476714; PMCID: PMC12750446.
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Subgroups With Metabolic Syndrome Show Different Association With Ischemic Heart Disease and Stroke; Findings of Iran STEPS Survey 2021. J Am Heart Assoc. 2025 Oct 07; 14(19):e039240. Koolaji S, Azadnajafabad S, Yoosefi M, Ahmadi N, Golestani A, Ghasemi E, Dilmaghani-Marand A, Rezaei N, Kazemi A, Rezaei N, Farzi Y, Rezaee K, Alipour Derouei A, Nasserinejad M, Abdolhamidi E, Rashidi MM, Haghshenas R, Momen Nia Rankohi A, Djalalinia S, Razi F, Larijani B, Farzdafar F. PMID: 40996033; PMCID: PMC12684581.
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National and sub-national sero-epidemiology of immunoglobulin G against SARS-CoV-2 in Iran in 2021. PLoS One. 2025; 20(7):e0313795. Azangou-Khyavy M, Ghasemi E, Ebrahimi N, Rashidi MM, Abbasi-Kangevari M, Ahmadi N, Khanali J, Kazemi A, Dilmaghani-Marand A, Farzi Y, Yoosefi M, Abdolhamidi E, Moghimi M, Nasserinejad M, Fattahi N, Azadnajafabad S, Alipour-Daroei A, Rezaee K, Djalalinia S, Rezaei N, Jamshidi H, Farzadfar F. PMID: 40743259; PMCID: PMC12312912.
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Evaluation of the hypercholesterolemia care cascade and compliance with NCEP-ATP III guidelines in Iran based on the WHO STEPS survey. Lipids Health Dis. 2025 Mar 18; 24(1):99. Djalalinia S, Khosravi S, Yoosefi M, Salahi S, Varniab ZS, Golestani A, Rezaei N, Kazemi A, Dilmaghani-Marand A, Rezaei N, Ghasemi E, Ahmadi N, Rashidi MM, Farzi Y, Rezaee K, Nasserinejad M, Azadnajafabad S, Abdolhamidi E, Haghshenas R, Derouei AA, Rankohi AMN, Farzadfar F. PMID: 40102862; PMCID: PMC11921609.
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Unmasking and Addressing COVID-19-Related Maladaptive Grief Reactions Among Suicidal Youth: Pilot Evidence for an Enhanced Psychiatry Emergency Room Safety Preventive Intervention. JAACAP Open. 2025 Dec; 3(4):863-874. Ahmadi N, Kaplow JB, Steinberg A, McCracken JT, Berkowitz SJ, Pynoos RS. PMID: 41367985; PMCID: PMC12684469.
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Alcohol consumption among Iranian population based on the findings of STEPS survey 2021. Sci Rep. 2024 07 22; 14(1):16819. Hajebi A, Nasserinejad M, Rezaei N, Azadnajafabad S, Rashidi MM, Ahmadi N, Ghasemi E, Farzi Y, Yoosefi M, Djalalinia S, Fattahi N, Rezaei S, Foroutan Mehr E, Kazemi A, Haghshenas R, Rezaee K, Momen Nia Rankohi A, Afsari M, Mahdavihezaveh A, Jamshidi H, Farzadfar F. PMID: 39039151; PMCID: PMC11263364.
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Burden and quality of care index of chronic kidney disease: Global Burden of Disease analysis for 1990-2019. Nephrol Dial Transplant. 2024 01 31; 39(2):317-327. Rashidi MM, Saeedi Moghaddam S, Azadnajafabad S, Heidari-Foroozan M, Haddadi M, Sharifnejad Tehrani Y, Keykhaei M, Ghasemi E, Mohammadi E, Ahmadi N, Malekpour MR, Mohammadi Fateh S, Rezaei N, Mehrazma M, Larijani B, Farzadfar F. PMID: 37587021.
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The global, regional, and national burden and quality of care index of kidney cancer; a global burden of disease systematic analysis 1990-2019. Int J Qual Health Care. 2024 Jan 22; 36(1). Khadembashiri MM, Ghasemi E, Khadembashiri MA, Azadnajafabad S, Moghaddam SS, Eslami M, Rashidi MM, Naderian M, Esfahani Z, Ahmadi N, Rezaei N, Fateh SM, Kompani F, Larijani B, Farzadfar F. PMID: 38183265.
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Exploring metabolically healthy obesity: prevalence, characteristics, and cardiovascular risk in the Iranian population based on the STEPS 2021. J Diabetes Metab Disord. 2024 Jun; 23(1):881-893. Langroudi AP, Farzi Y, Masinaei M, Varniab ZS, Shahin S, Rashidi MM, Moghaddam SS, Rahimi S, Khalili M, Keykhaei M, Ahmadi N, Kazemi A, Ghasemi E, Azadnajafabad S, Yoosefi M, Fattahi N, Nasserinejad M, Rezaei N, Haghshenas R, Dilmaghani-Marand A, Abdolhamidi E, Djalalinia S, Rezaei N, Larijani B, Farzadfar F. PMID: 38932890; PMCID: PMC11196437.
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National and subnational burden of leukemia and its risk factors, 1990-2019: Results from the Global Burden of Disease study 2019. PLoS One. 2023; 18(11):e0287917. Poopak A, Saeedi Moghaddam S, Esfahani Z, Keykhaei M, Rezaei N, Rezaei N, Rashidi MM, Ahmadi N, Abbasi-Kangevari M, Malekpour MR, Ghamari SH, Djalalinia S, Tavangar SM, Larijani B, Kompani F. PMID: 38033110; PMCID: PMC10688854.
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"Current incidence of injuries in Iran; findings of STEPS survey 2021". Heliyon. 2023 Nov; 9(11):e20907. Shahmohamadi E, Ghasemi E, Mohammadi E, Nasserinejad M, Azadnajafabad S, Malekpour MR, Rashidi MM, Ahmadi N, Rezaei N, Naderian M, Yoosefi M, Farzi Y, Rezaei N, Haghshenas R, Abdolhamidi E, Golestani A, Kazemi A, Delaram Dizaj M, Nazari N, Momen Nia Rankohi A, Darman M, Djalalinia S, Moghisi A, Farzadfar F. PMID: 37920484; PMCID: PMC10618784.
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The diabetes cascade of care through the 14 years in Iran: findings of nationwide STEPS surveys 2007-2021. J Diabetes Metab Disord. 2023 Dec; 22(2):1731-1743. Ameli A, Sheikhy A, Tabatabaei-Malazy O, Ahmadi N, Ebrahimpur M, Fallahzadeh A, Rashidi MM, Golestani A, Yoosefi M, Farzi Y, Dilmaghani-Marand A, Rezaei N, Larijani B, Farzadfar F. PMID: 37975130; PMCID: PMC10638232.
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Prevalence of plasma lipid abnormalities and associated risk factors among Iranian adults based on the findings from STEPs survey 2021. Sci Rep. 2023 09 19; 13(1):15499. Khanali J, Ghasemi E, Rashidi MM, Ahmadi N, Ghamari SH, Azangou-Khyavy M, Malekpour MR, Abbasi-Kangevari M, Hashemi SM, Naderian M, Rezaei N, Dilmaghani-Marand A, Farzi Y, Kazemi A, Yoosefi M, Hajebi A, Rezaei S, Azadnajafabad S, Fattahi N, Nasserinejad M, Abdolhamidi E, Haghshenas R, Rezaei N, Djalalinia S, Larijani B, Farzadfar F. PMID: 37726324; PMCID: PMC10509214.
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Risk of incident cardiovascular diseases at national and subnational levels in Iran from 2000 to 2016 and projection through 2030: Insights from Iran STEPS surveys. PLoS One. 2023; 18(8):e0290006. Ebrahimi H, Masinaei M, Aminorroaya A, Aryan Z, Mehdipour P, Rostam-Abadi Y, Ahmadi N, Saeedi Moghaddam S, Pishgar F, Ghanbari A, Rezaei N, Takian A, Farzadfar F. PMID: 37611004; PMCID: PMC10446220.
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Evaluation of the diabetes care cascade and compliance with WHO global coverage targets in Iran based on STEPS survey 2021. Sci Rep. 2023 08 19; 13(1):13528. Azadnajafabad S, Ahmadi N, Rezaei N, Rashidi MM, Saeedi Moghaddam S, Mohammadi E, Abbasi-Kangevari M, Naderian M, Ghasemi E, Farzi Y, Kazemi A, Dilmaghani-Marand A, Yoosefi M, Rezaei S, Nasserinejad M, Fattahi N, Rezaei N, Haghshenas R, Foroutan Mehr E, Koolaji S, Razi F, Djalalinia S, Larijani B, Farzadfar F. PMID: 37598214; PMCID: PMC10439917.
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Tobacco consumption patterns among Iranian adults: a national and sub-national update from the STEPS survey 2021. Sci Rep. 2023 06 24; 13(1):10272. Abbasi-Kangevari M, Ghanbari A, Fattahi N, Malekpour MR, Masinaei M, Ahmadi N, Ghamari SH, Naderian M, Rashidi MM, Rezaei N, Ghasemi E, Farzi Y, Yoosefi M, Rezaei N, Foroutan Mehr E, Moghimi M, Nasserinejad M, Maleki A, Abbasi-Kangevari Z, Farzadfar F. PMID: 37355699; PMCID: PMC10290637.
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Patient experience with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a nationally representative demonstration study on quality and cost of healthcare services. Front Public Health. 2023; 11:1112072. Ghamari SH, Mohebi F, Abbasi-Kangevari M, Peiman S, Rahimi B, Ahmadi N, Farzi Y, Seyfi S, Shahbal N, Modirian M, Azmin M, Zokaei H, Khezrian M, Sherafat R, Malekpour MR, Roshani S, Rezaei N, Fallahi MJ, Shoushtari MH, Akbaripour Z, Khatibzadeh S, Shahraz S. PMID: 37397720; PMCID: PMC10308222.
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The causal effect of family physician program on the prevalence, screening, awareness, treatment, and control of hypertension and diabetes mellitus in an Eastern Mediterranean Region: a causal difference-in-differences analysis. BMC Public Health. 2023 06 15; 23(1):1152. Mohammadi N, Alizadeh A, Moghaddam SS, Ghasemi E, Ahmadi N, Yaseri M, Rezaei N, Mansournia MA. PMID: 37316852; PMCID: PMC10268347.
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Quality and cost of healthcare services in patients with diabetes in Iran: Results of a nationwide short-term longitudinal survey. Front Endocrinol (Lausanne). 2023; 14:1099464. Abbasi-Kangevari M, Mohebi F, Ghamari SH, Modirian M, Shahbal N, Ahmadi N, Farzi Y, Azmin M, Roshani S, Zokaei H, Khezrian M, Seyfi S, Keykhaei M, Gorgani F, Rahimi S, Rezaei N, Khatibzadeh S, Shahraz S. PMID: 37008899; PMCID: PMC10060949.
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A 30-year trend of ischemic heart disease burden in a developing country; a systematic analysis of the global burden of disease study 2019 in Iran. Int J Cardiol. 2023 05 15; 379:127-133. Koolaji S, Sharifnejad Tehrani Y, Azadnajafabad S, Saeedi Moghaddam S, Shahin S, Ghamari A, Ahmadi N, Rezaei N, Keykhaei M, Tavolinejad H, Ghamari SH, Abbasi-Kangevari M, Rezaei N, Larijani B, Farzadfar F. PMID: 36898585.
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Iran Quality of Care in Medicine Program (IQCAMP): Design and Outcomes. Arch Iran Med. 2023 03 01; 26(3):126-137. Shahraz S, Shahin S, Farzi Y, Modirian M, Shahbal N, Azmin M, Mohebi F, Naderian M, Amin-Esmaeili M, Ahmadi N, Seyfi S, Zokaei H, Samadi R, Mohajer B, Sherafat-Kazemzadeh R, Balouchi A, Mesgarpour B, Parsaeian M, Gorgani F, Rahimi S, Saeedi Moghadam S, Khezrian M, Amin A, Baheshmat S, Beyranvand MR, Haghjoo M, Mahdavi-Mazdeh M, Mehrpour M, Moradi G, Peiman S, Rahimi B, Rahimi-Movaghar A, Rikhtegar R, Roshani S, Saadatnia M, Samimi Ardestani SM, Khatibzadeh S. PMID: 37543935; PMCID: PMC10685727.
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Physical activity pattern in Iran: Findings from STEPS 2021. Front Public Health. 2022; 10:1036219. Nejadghaderi SA, Ahmadi N, Rashidi MM, Ghanbari A, Noori M, Abbasi-Kangevari M, Nasserinejad M, Rezaei N, Yoosefi M, Fattahi N, Ghasemi E, Farzi Y, Abdolhamidi E, Darman M, Djalalinia S, Farzadfar F. PMID: 36684955; PMCID: PMC9846211.
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The levels of BMI and patterns of obesity and overweight during the COVID-19 pandemic: Experience from the Iran STEPs 2021 survey. Front Endocrinol (Lausanne). 2022; 13:1043894. Djalalinia S, Yoosefi M, Shahin S, Ghasemi E, Rezaei N, Ahmadi N, Rezaei N, Azmin M, Rezaei S, Nasserinejad M, Mohammadi E, Haghshenas R, Shabestari AN, Jamshidi H, Dastjerdi MV, Larijani B, Farzadfar F. PMID: 36589796; PMCID: PMC9798439.
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Attributable disease burden related to low bone mineral density in Iran from 1990 to 2019: results from the Global Burden of Disease 2019. Arch Osteoporos. 2022 11 10; 17(1):140. Azangou-Khyavy M, Saeedi Moghaddam S, Mohammadi E, Shobeiri P, Rashidi MM, Ahmadi N, Shahsavan S, Shirzad Moghaddam Z, Sohrabi H, Pourghasem F, Kalantar R, Ghaffari A, Hashemi SM, Rezaei N, Larijani B. PMID: 36355233.
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Is elevated ALT associated with lifestyle risk factors? A population-based survey. J Diabetes Metab Disord. 2022 Dec; 21(2):1743-1751. Balali P, Nasserinejad M, Azadnajafabad S, Ahmadi N, Delavari F, Rashidian L, Ghasemi E, Dilmaghani-Marand A, Fateh SM, Ebrahimi N, Kazemi A, Derouei AA, Djalalinia S, Rezaei N, Delavari A. PMID: 36404851; PMCID: PMC9672187.
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Protocol Design for Surveillance of Risk Factors of Non-communicable Diseases During the COVID-19 Pandemic: An Experience from Iran STEPS Survey 2021. Arch Iran Med. 2022 09 01; 25(9):634-646. Djalalinia S, Azadnajafabad S, Ghasemi E, Yoosefi M, Rezaei N, Farzi Y, Kazemi A, Ahmadi N, Nasserinejad M, Fattahi N, Rezaei S, Abdolhamidi E, Foroutan Mehr E, Haghshenas R, Rezaei N, Abdi J, Moghisi A, Mahdavihezaveh A, Akbari Sari A, Raeisi A, Jamshidi H, Larijani B, Farzadfar F. PMID: 37543889; PMCID: PMC10685773.
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Reminder-Focused Positive Psychiatry: Suicide Prevention Among Youths With Comorbid Posttraumatic Stress Disorder and Suicidality. Am J Psychother. 2022 Sep 01; 75(3):114-121. Ahmadi N, Pynoos R, Leuchter A, Kopelowicz A. PMID: 35903914.
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Expansion of the quality of care index on breast cancer and its risk factors using the global burden of disease study 2019. Cancer Med. 2023 01; 12(2):1729-1743. Azadnajafabad S, Saeedi Moghaddam S, Keykhaei M, Shobeiri P, Rezaei N, Ghasemi E, Mohammadi E, Ahmadi N, Ghamari A, Shahin S, Rezaei N, Aghili M, Kaviani A, Larijani B, Farzadfar F. PMID: 35770711; PMCID: PMC9883412.
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Global and regional burden and quality of care of non-rheumatic valvular heart diseases: a systematic analysis of Global Burden of Disease 1990-2017. Int J Qual Health Care. 2022 Apr 22; 34(2). Nejad M, Ahmadi N, Mohammadi E, Shabani M, Sherafati A, Aryannejad A, Rezaei N, Ghanbari A, Yoosefi M, Aminorroaya A, Shabani M, Rezaei N, Salavati T, Larijani B, Naderimagham S, Farzadfar F. PMID: 35434737.
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The global, regional, and national burden and quality of care index (QCI) of colorectal cancer; a global burden of disease systematic analysis 1990-2019. PLoS One. 2022; 17(4):e0263403. Nejadghaderi SA, Roshani S, Mohammadi E, Yoosefi M, Rezaei N, Esfahani Z, Azadnajafabad S, Ahmadi N, Shahin S, Kazemi A, Namazi Shabestari A, Khosravi A, Mokdad AH, Larijani B, Farzadfar F. PMID: 35446852; PMCID: PMC9022854.
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Safety and immunogenicity of an inactivated virus particle vaccine for SARS-CoV-2, BIV1-CovIran: findings from double-blind, randomised, placebo-controlled, phase I and II clinical trials among healthy adults. BMJ Open. 2022 04 08; 12(4):e056872. Mohraz M, Salehi M, Tabarsi P, Abbasi-Kangevari M, Ghamari SH, Ghasemi E, Amini Pouya M, Rezaei N, Ahmadi N, Heidari K, Malekpour MR, Nasiri M, Amirzargar AA, Saeedi Moghaddam S, Larijani B, Hosseini H. PMID: 35396297; PMCID: PMC8995575.
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Global, regional, and national quality of care of ischaemic heart disease from 1990 to 2017: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017. Eur J Prev Cardiol. 2022 03 11; 29(2):371-379. Aminorroaya A, Yoosefi M, Rezaei N, Shabani M, Mohammadi E, Fattahi N, Azadnajafabad S, Nasserinejad M, Rezaei N, Naderimagham S, Ahmadi N, Ebrahimi H, Mirbolouk M, Blaha MJ, Larijani B, Farzadfar F. PMID: 34041535.
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Current Inequities in Smoking Prevalence on District Level in Iran: A Systematic Analysis on the STEPS Survey. J Res Health Sci. 2021 Dec 28; 22(1):e00540. Abbasi-Kangavari M, Masinaei M, Fattahi N, Rahimi Y, Rezaei N, Azadnajafabad S, Ghanbari A, Fakhimi R, Jourahmad Z, Ghamari SH, Malekpour MR, Ahmadi N, Hajebi A, Jafarpour H, Farzadfar F. PMID: 36511256; PMCID: PMC9315459.
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Elevated serum thyrotropin levels and endothelial dysfunction in a prospective hemodialysis cohort. Hemodial Int. 2022 01; 26(1):57-65. You AS, Budoff M, Zeb I, Ahmadi N, Novoa A, Flores F, Hamal S, Kinninger A, Dailing C, Nakata T, Kovesdy CP, Nguyen DV, Brent GA, Kalantar-Zadeh K, Rhee CM. PMID: 34231302; PMCID: PMC10753993.
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Age, Period and Cohort Analysis of Smoking Prevalence in Iranian Population over a 25-Year Period. Arch Iran Med. 2021 01 01; 24(1):7-14. Ghelichkhani P, Baikpour M, Mohammad K, Rahim Fattah FH, Rezaei N, Ahmadi N, Darvish Noori Kalaki S, Gubari MIM, Rafei A, Koohpayehzadeh J, Gouya MM, Yousefifard M, Jones ME, Hosseini M. PMID: 33588562.
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A Randomized Controlled Feasibility Trial of Reminder-Focused Positive Psychiatry in Adolescents With Comorbid Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder and Posttraumatic Stress Disorder. Prim Care Companion CNS Disord. 2020 Sep 03; 22(5). Ahmadi N, Chaudhry S, Salam T, Rodriguez J, Kase M, Olango G, Molla M, McCracken J, Pynoos R. PMID: 32898346.
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National and provincial population-based incidence and mortality of skin cancer in Iran; 1990-2016. Asia Pac J Clin Oncol. 2021 Oct; 17(5):e162-e169. Sobhani S, Masinaei M, Fattahi N, Moghaddam SS, Naderimagham S, Rezaei N, Fateh SM, Madadi Z, Ahmadi N, Roshani S, Khalilabad MR, Kompani F, Farzadfar F. PMID: 32762132.
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National and Subnational Trends of Incidence and Mortality of Female Genital Cancers in Iran; 1990-2016. Arch Iran Med. 2020 07 01; 23(7):434-444. Eftekharzadeh S, Ebrahimi N, Samaei M, Mohebi F, Mohajer B, Sheidaei A, Gohari K, Saeedi Moghaddam S, Ahmadi N, Mohammadi Fateh S, Ramezani Tehrani F, Farzadfar F. PMID: 32657594.
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Insight into blood pressure targets for universal coverage of hypertension services in Iran: the 2017 ACC/AHA versus JNC 8 hypertension guidelines. BMC Public Health. 2020 Mar 17; 20(1):347. Mahdavi M, Parsaeian M, Mohajer B, Modirian M, Ahmadi N, Yoosefi M, Mehdipour P, Djalalinia S, Rezaei N, Haghshenas R, Pazhuheian F, Madadi Z, Sabooni M, Razi F, Samiee SM, Farzadfar F. PMID: 32183754; PMCID: PMC7076938.
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Clinical outcome of maintenance electroconvulsive therapy in comorbid Posttraumatic Stress Disorder and major depressive disorder. J Psychiatr Res. 2018 10; 105:132-136. Ahmadi N, Moss L, Hauser P, Nemeroff C, Atre-Vaidya N. PMID: 30219562.
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Randomized trial evaluating the effect of aged garlic extract with supplements versus placebo on adipose tissue surrogates for coronary atherosclerosis progression. Coron Artery Dis. 2018 06; 29(4):325-328. Zeb I, Ahmadi N, Flores F, Budoff MJ. PMID: 29140808.
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The relation of low levels of bone mineral density with coronary artery calcium and mortality. Osteoporos Int. 2018 Jul; 29(7):1609-1616. Ahmadi N, Mao SS, Hajsadeghi F, Arnold B, Kiramijyan S, Gao Y, Flores F, Azen S, Budoff M. PMID: 29704026.
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EFFICACY AND LONG-TERM CLINICAL OUTCOME OF COMORBID POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER AND MAJOR DEPRESSIVE DISORDER AFTER ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY. Depress Anxiety. 2016 07; 33(7):640-7. Ahmadi N, Moss L, Simon E, Nemeroff CB, Atre-Vaidya N. PMID: 26555786.
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Traumatic brain injury, coronary atherosclerosis and cardiovascular mortality. Brain Inj. 2015; 29(13-14):1635-41. Ahmadi N, Hajsadeghi F, Yehuda R, Anderson N, Garfield D, Ludmer C, Vaidya N. PMID: 26399477.
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Coronary CT angiography versus standard of care strategies to evaluate patients with potential coronary artery disease; effect on long term clinical outcomes. Atherosclerosis. 2014 Dec; 237(2):494-8. Budoff MJ, Liu S, Chow D, Flores F, Hsieh B, Gebow D, DeFrance T, Ahmadi N. PMID: 25463080.
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Increased epicardial adipose tissue is associated with coronary artery disease and major adverse cardiovascular events. Atherosclerosis. 2014 Dec; 237(2):486-9. Hajsadeghi F, Nabavi V, Bhandari A, Choi A, Vincent H, Flores F, Budoff M, Ahmadi N. PMID: 25463078.
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Elevated plasma free fatty acids are associated with sudden death: a prospective community-based evaluation at the time of cardiac arrest. Heart Rhythm. 2014 Apr; 11(4):691-6. Havmoeller R, Reinier K, Teodorescu C, Ahmadi N, Kwok D, Uy-Evanado A, Chen YD, Rotter JI, Gunson K, Jui J, Chugh SS. PMID: 24418168; PMCID: PMC4078928.
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Accurate detection of metabolically active "brown" and "white" adipose tissues with computed tomography. Acad Radiol. 2013 Nov; 20(11):1443-7. Ahmadi N, Hajsadeghi F, Conneely M, Mingos M, Arora R, Budoff M, Ebrahimi R. PMID: 24119358.
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Relation of vascular stiffness with epicardial and pericardial adipose tissues, and coronary atherosclerosis. Atherosclerosis. 2013 Jul; 229(1):118-23. Choi TY, Ahmadi N, Sourayanezhad S, Zeb I, Budoff MJ. PMID: 23537929.
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Aged garlic extract with supplement is associated with increase in brown adipose, decrease in white adipose tissue and predict lack of progression in coronary atherosclerosis. Int J Cardiol. 2013 Oct 03; 168(3):2310-4. Ahmadi N, Nabavi V, Hajsadeghi F, Zeb I, Flores F, Ebrahimi R, Budoff M. PMID: 23453866.
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Impact of coronary artery calcium progression and statin therapy on clinical outcome in subjects with and without diabetes mellitus. Am J Cardiol. 2013 Feb 01; 111(3):356-61. Kiramijyan S, Ahmadi N, Isma'eel H, Flores F, Shaw LJ, Raggi P, Budoff MJ. PMID: 23206921.
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Association of coronary artery calcium score and vascular dysfunction in long-term hemodialysis patients. Hemodial Int. 2013 Apr; 17(2):216-22. Zeb I, Ahmadi N, Molnar MZ, Li D, Shantouf R, Hatamizadeh P, Choi T, Kalantar-Zadeh K, Budoff MJ. PMID: 22962941; PMCID: PMC4319179.
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Beneficial effects of aged garlic extract and coenzyme Q10 on vascular elasticity and endothelial function: the FAITH randomized clinical trial. Nutrition. 2013 Jan; 29(1):71-5. Larijani VN, Ahmadi N, Zeb I, Khan F, Flores F, Budoff M. PMID: 22858191; PMCID: PMC4277702.
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Aged garlic extract and coenzyme Q10 have favorable effect on inflammatory markers and coronary atherosclerosis progression: A randomized clinical trial. J Cardiovasc Dis Res. 2012 Jul; 3(3):185-90. Zeb I, Ahmadi N, Nasir K, Kadakia J, Larijani VN, Flores F, Li D, Budoff MJ. PMID: 22923934; PMCID: PMC3425023.
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Comparison of coronary calcium in firefighters with abnormal stress test findings and in asymptomatic nonfirefighters with abnormal stress test findings. Am J Cardiol. 2012 Feb 15; 109(4):511-4. Pillutla P, Li D, Ahmadi N, Budoff MJ. PMID: 22105785.
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Effects of intense exercise and moderate caloric restriction on cardiovascular risk factors and inflammation. Am J Med. 2011 Oct; 124(10):978-82. Ahmadi N, Eshaghian S, Huizenga R, Sosnin K, Ebrahimi R, Siegel R. PMID: 21798505.
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Reproducibility and variability of digital thermal monitoring of vascular reactivity. Clin Physiol Funct Imaging. 2011 Nov; 31(6):422-8. Ahmadi N, McQuilkin GL, Akhtar MW, Hajsadeghi F, Kleis SJ, Hecht H, Naghavi M, Budoff M. PMID: 21981452.
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Neurologic and cardiac benefits of therapeutic hypothermia. Cardiol Rev. 2011 May-Jun; 19(3):108-14. Azmoon S, Demarest C, Pucillo AL, Hjemdahl-Monsen C, Kay R, Ahmadi N, Aronow WS, Frishman WH. PMID: 21464638.
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Post-traumatic stress disorder, coronary atherosclerosis, and mortality. Am J Cardiol. 2011 Jul 01; 108(1):29-33. Ahmadi N, Hajsadeghi F, Mirshkarlo HB, Budoff M, Yehuda R, Ebrahimi R. PMID: 21530936.
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Assessment of progression of coronary atherosclerosis using multidetector computed tomography angiography (MDCT). Int J Cardiol. 2011 Jun 02; 149(2):270-274. Hamirani YS, Kadakia J, Pagali SR, Zeb I, Isma'eel H, Ahmadi N, Sarraf G, Choi T, Patel A, Budoff MJ. PMID: 21419503.
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Porcelain heart. J Cardiovasc Comput Tomogr. 2011 May-Jun; 5(3):183-5. Hajsadeghi F, Ahmadi N, Eshaghian S, Budoff M. PMID: 21367683.
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Mortality in individuals without known coronary artery disease but with discordance between the Framingham risk score and coronary artery calcium. Am J Cardiol. 2011 Mar 15; 107(6):799-804. Ahmadi N, Hajsadeghi F, Blumenthal RS, Budoff MJ, Stone GW, Ebrahimi R. PMID: 21247539.
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Relation of subclinical left and right ventricular dysfunctions measured by computed tomography angiography with the severity of coronary artery disease. Coron Artery Dis. 2011; 22(6):380-7. Ahmadi N, Mao SS, Hajsadeghi F, Hacioglu Y, Flores F, Gao Y, Ebrahimi R, Budoff M. PMID: 21666441.
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Mortality incidence of patients with non-obstructive coronary artery disease diagnosed by computed tomography angiography. Am J Cardiol. 2011 Jan; 107(1):10-6. Ahmadi N, Nabavi V, Hajsadeghi F, Flores F, French WJ, Mao SS, Shavelle D, Ebrahimi R, Budoff M. PMID: 21146679.
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Increased carotid wall thickness measured by computed tomography is associated with the presence and severity of coronary artery calcium. Atherosclerosis. 2011 Mar; 215(1):103-9. Nabavi V, Ahmadi N, Bhatia HS, Flores F, Ebrahimi R, Karlsberg RP, Budoff MJ. PMID: 21196006.
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Non-contrast cardiac computed tomography can accurately detect chronic myocardial infarction: Validation study. J Nucl Cardiol. 2011 Feb; 18(1):96-103. Gupta M, Kadakia J, Hacioglu Y, Ahmadi N, Patel A, Choi T, Yamada G, Budoff M. PMID: 21128040; PMCID: PMC3032183.
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Normalization of automatic plaque quantification in cardiac computed tomography (CCT). Int J Cardiol. 2011 Jan 21; 146(2):282-90. Hamirani YS, Zeb I, Pagali SR, Kadakia J, Saraff G, Choi T, Ahmadi N, Isma'eel H, Budoff MJ. PMID: 21106261.
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Left ventricular volume: an optimal parameter to detect systolic dysfunction on prospectively triggered 64-multidetector row computed tomography: another step towards reducing radiation exposure. Int J Cardiovasc Imaging. 2011 Oct; 27(7):1015-23. Gupta M, Hacioglu Y, Kadakia J, Ahmadi N, Gao Y, Mao SS, Budoff MJ. PMID: 21063782; PMCID: PMC3182321.
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Increased epicardial, pericardial, and subcutaneous adipose tissue is associated with the presence and severity of coronary artery calcium. Acad Radiol. 2010 Dec; 17(12):1518-24. Ahmadi N, Nabavi V, Yang E, Hajsadeghi F, Lakis M, Flores F, Zeb I, Bevinal M, Ebrahimi R, Budoff M. PMID: 20947390.
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Prospective randomized trial of venous cardiac computed tomographic angiography for facilitation of cardiac resynchronization therapy. Pacing Clin Electrophysiol. 2010 Oct; 33(10):1182-7. Girsky MJ, Shinbane JS, Ahmadi N, Mao S, Flores F, Budoff MJ. PMID: 20579305.
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The diagnostic accuracy of 64-detector cardiac computed tomography compared with stress nuclear imaging in patients undergoing invasive cardiac catheterization. J Comput Assist Tomogr. 2010 Sep-Oct; 34(5):645-51. Hamirani YS, Isma'eel H, Larijani V, Drury P, Lim W, Bevinal M, Saeed A, Ahmadi N, Karlsberg RP, Budoff MJ. PMID: 20861764.
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Impaired aortic distensibility measured by computed tomography is associated with the severity of coronary artery disease. Int J Cardiovasc Imaging. 2011 Mar; 27(3):459-69. Ahmadi N, Nabavi V, Hajsadeghi F, Flores F, Azmoon S, Ismaeel H, Shavelle D, Mao SS, Ebrahimi R, Budoff MJ. PMID: 20711815; PMCID: PMC3092065.
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Impact of phosphate binder type on coronary artery calcification in hemodialysis patients. Clin Nephrol. 2010 Jul; 74(1):12-8. Shantouf R, Ahmadi N, Flores F, Tiano J, Gopal A, Kalantar-Zadeh K, Budoff MJ. PMID: 20557861.
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Atherosclerotic plaque composition among patients with stenotic coronary artery disease on noninvasive CT angiography. Coron Artery Dis. 2010 Jun; 21(4):222-7. Hamirani YS, Nasir K, Gopal A, Ahmadi N, Pal R, Flores F, Blumenthal RS, Budoff MJ. PMID: 20418769.
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Total and individual coronary artery calcium scores as independent predictors of mortality in hemodialysis patients. Am J Nephrol. 2010; 31(5):419-25. Shantouf RS, Budoff MJ, Ahmadi N, Ghaffari A, Flores F, Gopal A, Noori N, Jing J, Kovesdy CP, Kalantar-Zadeh K. PMID: 20389057; PMCID: PMC2883846.
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Relation of oxidative biomarkers, vascular dysfunction, and progression of coronary artery calcium. Am J Cardiol. 2010 Feb 15; 105(4):459-66. Ahmadi N, Tsimikas S, Hajsadeghi F, Saeed A, Nabavi V, Bevinal MA, Kadakia J, Flores F, Ebrahimi R, Budoff MJ. PMID: 20152239.
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Coronary distensibility index measured by computed tomography is associated with the severity of coronary artery disease. J Cardiovasc Comput Tomogr. 2010 Mar-Apr; 4(2):119-26. Ahmadi N, Shavelle D, Nabavi V, Hajsadeghi F, Moshrefi S, Flores F, Azmoon S, Mao SS, Ebrahimi R, Budoff M. PMID: 20430343.
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Noninvasive assessment of gender differences in coronary plaque composition with multidetector computed tomographic angiography. Am J Cardiol. 2010 Feb 15; 105(4):453-8. Nasir K, Gopal A, Blankstein R, Ahmadi N, Pal R, Khosa F, Shaw LJ, Blumenthal RS, Budoff MJ. PMID: 20152238.
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Aortic valve calcification and subclinical coronary atherosclerosis. J Cardiovasc Comput Tomogr. 2010 Jan-Feb; 4(1):47-8. Ahmadi N, Clouse M. PMID: 20159628.
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Noninvasive quantitative evaluation of coronary artery stent patency using 64-row multidetector computed tomography. J Cardiovasc Comput Tomogr. 2010 Jan-Feb; 4(1):29-37. Abdelkarim MJ, Ahmadi N, Gopal A, Hamirani Y, Karlsberg RP, Budoff MJ. PMID: 20159625.
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Vascular function measured by fingertip thermal reactivity is impaired in patients with metabolic syndrome and diabetes mellitus. J Clin Hypertens (Greenwich). 2009 Nov; 11(11):678-84. Ahmadi N, Hajsadeghi F, Gul K, Leibfried M, DeMoss D, Lee R, Flores F, Nasir K, Hecht H, Naghavi M, Budoff MJ. PMID: 19878383; PMCID: PMC8673197.
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Cost-effectiveness of multidetector computed tomography compared with myocardial perfusion imaging as gatekeeper to invasive coronary angiography in asymptomatic firefighters with positive treadmill tests. J Cardiovasc Comput Tomogr. 2009 Sep-Oct; 3(5):323-30. Budoff MJ, Karwasky R, Ahmadi N, Nasserian C, Pratt F, Stephens J, Chang WW, Flores FR, Rizzo JA, Gunnarsson CL, McKay CR. PMID: 19818321.
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Low fingertip temperature rebound measured by digital thermal monitoring strongly correlates with the presence and extent of coronary artery disease diagnosed by 64-slice multi-detector computed tomography. Int J Cardiovasc Imaging. 2009 Oct; 25(7):725-38. Ahmadi N, Nabavi V, Nuguri V, Hajsadeghi F, Flores F, Akhtar M, Kleis S, Hecht H, Naghavi M, Budoff M. PMID: 19634001; PMCID: PMC2729419.
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Comparison of atherosclerotic plaque burden and composition between diabetic and non diabetic patients by non invasive CT angiography. Int J Cardiovasc Imaging. 2009 Oct; 25(7):717-23. Ibebuogu UN, Nasir K, Gopal A, Ahmadi N, Mao SS, Young E, Honoris L, Nuguri VK, Lee RS, Usman N, Rostami B, Pal R, Flores F, Budoff MJ. PMID: 19633998.
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Optimal phase for coronary interpretations and correlation of ejection fraction using late-diastole and end-diastole imaging in cardiac computed tomography angiography: implications for prospective triggering. Int J Cardiovasc Imaging. 2009 Oct; 25(7):739-49. Isma'eel H, Hamirani YS, Mehrinfar R, Mao S, Ahmadi N, Larijani V, Nair S, Budoff MJ. PMID: 19633922; PMCID: PMC2729417.
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Aged garlic extract supplemented with B vitamins, folic acid and L-arginine retards the progression of subclinical atherosclerosis: a randomized clinical trial. Prev Med. 2009 Aug-Sep; 49(2-3):101-7. Budoff MJ, Ahmadi N, Gul KM, Liu ST, Flores FR, Tiano J, Takasu J, Miller E, Tsimikas S. PMID: 19573556.
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Determination of left ventricular mass on cardiac computed tomographic angiography. Acad Radiol. 2009 Jun; 16(6):726-32. Budoff MJ, Ahmadi N, Sarraf G, Gao Y, Chow D, Flores F, Mao SS. PMID: 19427981.
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Association of serum alkaline phosphatase with coronary artery calcification in maintenance hemodialysis patients. Clin J Am Soc Nephrol. 2009 Jun; 4(6):1106-14. Shantouf R, Kovesdy CP, Kim Y, Ahmadi N, Luna A, Luna C, Rambod M, Nissenson AR, Budoff MJ, Kalantar-Zadeh K. PMID: 19423565; PMCID: PMC2689878.
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Digital thermal monitoring of vascular function: a novel tool to improve cardiovascular risk assessment. Vasc Med. 2009 May; 14(2):143-8. Gul KM, Ahmadi N, Wang Z, Jamieson C, Nasir K, Metcalfe R, Hecht HS, Hartley CJ, Naghavi M. PMID: 19366821; PMCID: PMC3349085.
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Accurate measurement of mitral annular dimensions by echocardiography: importance of correctly aligned imaging planes and anatomic landmarks. J Am Soc Echocardiogr. 2009 May; 22(5):458-63. Foster GP, Dunn AK, Abraham S, Ahmadi N, Sarraf G. PMID: 19359141.
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Comparison of coronary artery calcium scores between electron beam computed tomography and 64-multidetector computed tomographic scanner. J Comput Assist Tomogr. 2009 Mar-Apr; 33(2):175-8. Mao SS, Pal RS, McKay CR, Gao YG, Gopal A, Ahmadi N, Child J, Carson S, Takasu J, Sarlak B, Bechmann D, Budoff MJ. PMID: 19346841.
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Concomitant insulin resistance and impaired vascular function is associated with increased coronary artery calcification. Int J Cardiol. 2010 Sep 24; 144(1):163-5. Ahmadi N, Tirunagaram S, Hajsadeghi F, Flores F, Saeed A, Hecht H, Naghavi M, Budoff M. PMID: 19193461.
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Cardiac computed tomographic angiography in an outpatient setting: an analysis of clinical outcomes over a 40-month period. J Cardiovasc Comput Tomogr. 2009 Mar-Apr; 3(2):90-5. Gopal A, Nasir K, Ahmadi N, Gul K, Tiano J, Flores M, Young E, Witteman AM, Holland TC, Flores F, Mao SS, Budoff MJ. PMID: 19269915.
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Determinants of left main calcifications in a cohort of 2136 diabetes patients. Int J Cardiol. 2010 Jul 23; 142(3):e48-50. Isma'eel H, Hamirani YS, Daga N, Kadakia J, Mao S, Ahmadi N, Budoff MJ. PMID: 19171398.
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Vascular dysfunction measured by fingertip thermal monitoring is associated with the extent of myocardial perfusion defect. J Nucl Cardiol. 2009 May-Jun; 16(3):431-9. Ahmadi N, Usman N, Shim J, Nuguri V, Vasinrapee P, Hajsadeghi F, Wang Z, Foster GP, Nasir K, Hecht H, Naghavi M, Budoff M. PMID: 19125310.
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Detection of noncalcified and mixed plaque by multirow detector computed tomography. Expert Rev Cardiovasc Ther. 2009 Jan; 7(1):57-64. Foster G, Shah H, Sarraf G, Ahmadi N, Budoff M. PMID: 19105767.
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Radiation reduction with prospective ECG-triggering acquisition using 64-multidetector Computed Tomographic angiography. Int J Cardiovasc Imaging. 2009 Apr; 25(4):405-16. Gopal A, Mao SS, Karlsberg D, Young E, Waggoner J, Ahmadi N, Pal RS, Leal J, Karlsberg RP, Budoff MJ. PMID: 19051055.
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Normal thoracic aorta diameter on cardiac computed tomography in healthy asymptomatic adults: impact of age and gender. Acad Radiol. 2008 Jul; 15(7):827-34. Mao SS, Ahmadi N, Shah B, Beckmann D, Chen A, Ngo L, Flores FR, Gao YL, Budoff MJ. PMID: 18572117; PMCID: PMC2577848.
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Effects of sevelamer and calcium-based phosphate binders on lipid and inflammatory markers in hemodialysis patients. Am J Nephrol. 2008; 28(2):275-9. Shantouf R, Budoff MJ, Ahmadi N, Tiano J, Flores F, Kalantar-Zadeh K. PMID: 17992011; PMCID: PMC2785908.
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Prognostic significance of zero coronary calcium scores on cardiac computed tomography. J Cardiovasc Comput Tomogr. 2007 Dec; 1(3):155-9. Shareghi S, Ahmadi N, Young E, Gopal A, Liu ST, Budoff MJ. PMID: 19083900.
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