Zainab Samad | Scholars@Duke

Zainab Samad
Adjunct Associate Professor in the Department of Medicine

Dr. Zainab Samad is an Adjunct Associate Professor of Medicine at Duke University.

She attended Medical School at the Aga Khan University Medical College in Karachi, Pakistan and thereafter completed her residency training in Internal Medicine and fellowship in Cardiology at Duke University Medical Center in Durham, North Carolina. Additionally, she completed advanced training in cardiovascular imaging, specifically in clinical echocardiography, cardiac MRI and SPECT-myocardial perfusion imaging. She is also trained in quantitative methods with a Master of Health Sciences in Clinical Research degree from the National Institutes of Health- Duke Clinical Research Training Program. She served on faculty in the Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine for 9 years.

Current Appointments & Affiliations

Adjunct Associate Professor in the Department of Medicine, Medicine, Cardiology, Medicine 2018

Contact Information

DUMC - Box 3254, Durham, NC 27710
zainab.samad@duke.edu

Background
Education, Training, & Certifications
- Cardiology Fellowship, Medicine, Duke University 2005 - 2009
- M.H.S., Duke University School of Medicine 2009
- Resident, Medicine, Duke University 2002 - 2005
- M.B.B.S., Aga Khan University (Pakistan) 2000
Duke Appointment History
- Associate Professor of Medicine, Medicine, Cardiology, Medicine 2016 - 2018
- Assistant Professor of Medicine, Medicine, Cardiology, Medicine 2009 - 2016
Recognition
In the News
- MAY 30, 2018 Duke School of Medicine
  
  A 'Superstar' Duke Researcher Returns to Pakistan to Serve as First Female Chair of Medicine at Aga Khan University
- JUN 2, 2015 Dispatch-Argus
  
  Women, stress and the risk of heart disease
- OCT 14, 2014 U.S. News & World Report
  
  Stress affects women, men with heart disease differently, study shows
- OCT 13, 2014 The Daily Mail
  
  Stressed? You're more likely to suffer heart disease from it if you're a woman
Research
Selected Grants
- Mental Stress-Induced Left Ventricular Dysfunction and Mitochondrial Dysfunction in Women awarded by National Institutes of Health 2018 - 2023
- Biomarkers of Mental Stress Induced Myocardial Ischemia and CHD Prognosis awarded by National Institutes of Health 2014 - 2019
- Lumason in Stress Echo awarded by Bracco Diagnostics, Inc. 2015 - 2017
- BD-Star - Remodling in TAVR vs SAVR awarded by Boston Scientific Corporation 2015 - 2017
- Responses of Myocardial Ischemia to Sertraline Treatment awarded by National Institutes of Health 2006 - 2013
Publications & Artistic Works
Selected Publications
- Academic Articles
  - Alenezi, Fawaz, Marat Fudim, Jennifer Rymer, Allison Dunning, Karen Chiswell, Madhav Swaminathan, Brandi Bottiger, et al. “Predictors and Changes in Cardiac Hemodynamics and Geometry With Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation..” The American Journal of Cardiology 123, no. 5 (March 2019): 813–19. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.amjcard.2018.11.038.
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  - Valero-Elizondo, Javier, Rohan Khera, Anshul Saxena, Gowtham R. Grandhi, Salim S. Virani, Javed Butler, Zainab Samad, Nihar R. Desai, Harlan M. Krumholz, and Khurram Nasir. “Financial Hardship From Medical Bills Among Nonelderly U.S. Adults With Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease..” Journal of the American College of Cardiology 73, no. 6 (February 2019): 727–32. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jacc.2018.12.004.
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  - Kochar, Ajar, Jennifer Rymer, Zainab Samad, and Zainab Duke Cardiovascular Education Group. “Disrupting Fellow Education Through Group Texting: WhatsApp in Fellow Education?.” Journal of the American College of Cardiology 72, no. 25 (December 2018): 3366–69. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jacc.2018.11.007.
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  - Alenezi, Fawaz, Aditya Mandawat, Zachary J. Il’Giovine, Linda K. Shaw, Irfan Siddiqui, Victor F. Tapson, Kristine Arges, et al. “Clinical Utility and Prognostic Value of Right Atrial Function in Pulmonary Hypertension..” Circulation. Cardiovascular Imaging 11, no. 11 (November 2018). https://doi.org/10.1161/circimaging.117.006984.
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  - Minter, Stephanie, Alicia Armour, Amanda Tinnemore, Karen Strub, Anna Lisa Crowley, Gerald S. Bloomfield, John H. Alexander, et al. “Crowdsourcing consensus: proposal of a novel method for assessing accuracy in echocardiography interpretation..” The International Journal of Cardiovascular Imaging 34, no. 11 (November 2018): 1725–30. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10554-018-1389-y.
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  - Rehman, Hasan, Zainab Samad, Shiva Raj Mishra, Anwar T. Merchant, Jagat P. Narula, Sundeep Mishra, and Salim S. Virani. “Epidemiologic studies targeting primary cardiovascular disease prevention in South Asia..” Indian Heart Journal 70, no. 5 (September 2018): 721–30. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ihj.2018.01.029.
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  - Samad, Zainab, Linda K. Shaw, Matthew Phelan, Donald D. Glower, Mads Ersboll, John H. Toptine, John H. Alexander, et al. “Long-term outcomes of mitral regurgitation by type and severity..” American Heart Journal 203 (September 2018): 39–48. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ahj.2018.05.001.
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  - Siddiqui, Irfan, Sudarshan Rajagopal, Amanda Brucker, Karen Chiswell, Bridgette Christopher, Fawaz Alenezi, Aditya Mandawat, et al. “Clinical and Echocardiographic Predictors of Outcomes in Patients With Pulmonary Hypertension..” The American Journal of Cardiology 122, no. 5 (September 2018): 872–78. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.amjcard.2018.05.019.
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  - Il’Giovine, Zachary J., Hillary Mulder, Karen Chiswell, Kristine Arges, Jennifer Tomfohr, Abraham Hashmi, Eric J. Velazquez, Joseph A. Kisslo, Zainab Samad, and Sudarshan Rajagopal. “Right Ventricular Longitudinal Strain Reproducibility Using Vendor-Dependent and Vendor-Independent Software..” Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography : Official Publication of the American Society of Echocardiography 31, no. 6 (June 2018): 721-732.e5. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.echo.2018.01.008.
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  - Sze, Edward, Zainab Samad, Allison Dunning, Kristen Bova Campbell, Zak Loring, Brett D. Atwater, Karen Chiswell, Joseph A. Kisslo, Eric J. Velazquez, and James P. Daubert. “Impaired Recovery of Left Ventricular Function in Patients With Cardiomyopathy and Left Bundle Branch Block..” Journal of the American College of Cardiology 71, no. 3 (January 2018): 306–17. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jacc.2017.11.020.
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  - Sze, Edward, Allison Dunning, Zak Loring, Brett D. Atwater, Karen Chiswell, James P. Daubert, Joseph A. Kisslo, Daniel B. Mark, Eric J. Velazquez, and Zainab Samad. “Comparison of Incidence of Left Ventricular Systolic Dysfunction Among Patients With Left Bundle Branch Block Versus Those With Normal QRS Duration..” The American Journal of Cardiology 120, no. 11 (December 2017): 1990–97. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.amjcard.2017.08.003.
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  - Alenezi, Fawaz, Beverly H. Brummett, Stephen H. Boyle, Zainab Samad, Michael A. Babyak, Nabil Alzaeim, Jennifer Wilson, et al. “Usefulness of Myocardial Annular Velocity Change During Mental Stress to Predict Cardiovascular Outcome in Patients With Coronary Artery Disease (From the Responses of Mental Stress-Induced Myocardial Ischemia to Escitalopram Treatment Trial)..” The American Journal of Cardiology 120, no. 9 (November 2017): 1495–1500. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.amjcard.2017.07.039.
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  - Samad, Zainab, Joseph A. Sivak, Matthew Phelan, Phillip J. Schulte, Uptal Patel, and Eric J. Velazquez. “Prevalence and Outcomes of Left-Sided Valvular Heart Disease Associated With Chronic Kidney Disease..” Journal of the American Heart Association 6, no. 10 (October 11, 2017). https://doi.org/10.1161/JAHA.117.006044.
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  - Broderick-Forsgren, Kathleen, Clemontina A. Davenport, Joseph A. Sivak, Charles William Hargett, Michael C. Foster, Andrew Monteagudo, Alicia Armour, et al. “Improving on the diagnostic characteristics of echocardiography for pulmonary hypertension..” The International Journal of Cardiovascular Imaging 33, no. 9 (September 2017): 1341–49. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10554-017-1114-2.
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  - Teeter, Emily G., Claire Dakik, Mary Cooter, Zainab Samad, Kamrouz Ghadimi, J Kevin Harrison, Jeffery Gaca, Mark Stafford-Smith, and Brandi A. Bottiger. “Assessment of Paravalvular Leak After Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement: Transesophageal Echocardiography Compared With Transthoracic Echocardiography..” Journal of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia 31, no. 4 (August 2017): 1278–84. https://doi.org/10.1053/j.jvca.2017.03.010.
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  - Samad, Zainab, Anwar T. Merchant, Jagat S. Narula, and Salim S. Virani. “"All hands on deck": An imperative for tackling hypertension in South Asia..” Indian Heart Journal 69, no. 4 (July 14, 2017): 430–31. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ihj.2017.07.005.
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  - McCartney, Sharon L., Mary Cooter, Zainab Samad, Joseph Sivak, Anthony Castleberry, Stephen Gregory, John Haney, Matthew Hartwig, and Madhav Swaminathan. “Mitral Regurgitation After Orthotopic Lung Transplantation: Natural History and Impact on Outcomes..” Journal of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia 31, no. 3 (June 2017): 924–30. https://doi.org/10.1053/j.jvca.2016.10.025.
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  - Fudim, Marat, Gerald S. Bloomfield, and Zainab Samad. “Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation Versus Surgical Aortic Valve Replacement..” Annals of Internal Medicine 166, no. 8 (April 2017): 605–6. https://doi.org/10.7326/l17-0105.
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  - Sun, Julia L., Stephen H. Boyle, Zainab Samad, Michael A. Babyak, Jennifer L. Wilson, Cynthia Kuhn, Richard C. Becker, et al. “Mental stress-induced left ventricular dysfunction and adverse outcome in ischemic heart disease patients..” European Journal of Preventive Cardiology 24, no. 6 (April 2017): 591–99. https://doi.org/10.1177/2047487316686435.
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  - Wyrembak, Joanne, Kristen B. Campbell, Benjamin A. Steinberg, Tristram D. Bahnson, James P. Daubert, Eric J. Velazquez, Zainab Samad, and Brett D. Atwater. “Incidence and Predictors of Left Atrial Appendage Thrombus in Patients Treated With Nonvitamin K Oral Anticoagulants Versus Warfarin Before Catheter Ablation for Atrial Fibrillation..” Am J Cardiol 119, no. 7 (April 1, 2017): 1017–22. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.amjcard.2016.12.008.
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  - Dahhan, Talal, Fawaz Alenezi, Zainab Samad, and Sudarshan Rajagopal. “Echocardiography in the Risk Assessment of Acute Pulmonary Embolism..” Seminars in Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine 38, no. 1 (February 16, 2017): 18–28. https://doi.org/10.1055/s-0036-1597563.
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  - Feigal, Jacob P., Stephen H. Boyle, Zainab Samad, Eric J. Velazquez, Jennifer L. Wilson, Richard C. Becker, Redford B. Williams, et al. “Associations between positive emotional well-being and stress-induced myocardial ischemia: Well-being scores predict exercise-induced ischemia..” Journal of Psychosomatic Research 93 (February 2017): 14–18. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpsychores.2016.11.012.
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  - Samad, Fatima, Anushree Agarwal, and Zainab Samad. “Stable ischemic heart disease in women: current perspectives..” International Journal of Women’S Health 9 (January 2017): 701–9. https://doi.org/10.2147/IJWH.S107372.
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  - Samad, Zainab, and Eric J. Velazquez. “Functional Mitral Regurgitation: Appraising the Evidence Behind Recommended Treatment Strategies..” Current Cardiology Reports 18, no. 12 (December 2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11886-016-0808-8.
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  - Forsha, Daniel, Niels Risum, P Brian Smith, Ronald J. Kanter, Zainab Samad, Piers Barker, and Joseph Kisslo. “Frequent Activation Delay-Induced Mechanical Dyssynchrony and Dysfunction in the Systemic Right Ventricle..” Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography : Official Publication of the American Society of Echocardiography 29, no. 11 (November 2016): 1074–83. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.echo.2016.08.002.
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  - Dahhan, T., I. Siddiqui, V. F. Tapson, E. J. Velazquez, S. Sun, C. A. Davenport, Z. Samad, and S. Rajagopal. “Clinical and echocardiographic predictors of mortality in acute pulmonary embolism.” Cardiovascular Ultrasound 14, no. 1 (October 28, 2016).
  - Dahhan, Talal, Irfan Siddiqui, Victor F. Tapson, Eric J. Velazquez, Stephanie Sun, Clemontina A. Davenport, Zainab Samad, and Sudarshan Rajagopal. “Clinical and echocardiographic predictors of mortality in acute pulmonary embolism..” Cardiovascular Ultrasound 14, no. 1 (October 28, 2016). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12947-016-0087-y.
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  - Whitener, George, Joseph Sivak, Igor Akushevich, Zainab Samad, and Madhav Swaminathan. “Grading Aortic Stenosis With Mean Gradient and Aortic Valve Area: A Comparison Between Preoperative Transthoracic and Precardiopulmonary Bypass Transesophageal Echocardiography..” Journal of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia 30, no. 5 (October 2016): 1254–59. https://doi.org/10.1053/j.jvca.2016.05.012.
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  - Lauridsen, Trine Kiilerich, Christine Selton-Suty, Steven Tong, Luis Afonso, Enrico Cecchi, Lawrence Park, Eric Yow, et al. “Echocardiographic agreement in the diagnostic evaluation for infective endocarditis..” The International Journal of Cardiovascular Imaging 32, no. 7 (July 2016): 1041–51. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10554-016-0873-5.
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  - Samad, Zainab, Amit N. Vora, Allison Dunning, Phillip J. Schulte, Linda K. Shaw, Fawaz Al-Enezi, Mads Ersboll, et al. “Aortic valve surgery and survival in patients with moderate or severe aortic stenosis and left ventricular dysfunction..” European Heart Journal 37, no. 28 (July 2016): 2276–86. https://doi.org/10.1093/eurheartj/ehv701.
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  - Sivak, Joseph A., Amit N. Vora, Ann Marie Navar, Phillip J. Schulte, Anna Lisa Crowley, Joseph Kisslo, G Ralph Corey, et al. “An Approach to Improve the Negative Predictive Value and Clinical Utility of Transthoracic Echocardiography in Suspected Native Valve Infective Endocarditis..” Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography : Official Publication of the American Society of Echocardiography 29, no. 4 (April 2016): 315–22. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.echo.2015.12.009.
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  - Samad, Zainab, Stephanie Minter, Alicia Armour, Amanda Tinnemore, Joseph A. Sivak, Brenda Sedberry, Karen Strub, et al. “Implementing a Continuous Quality Improvement Program in a High-Volume Clinical Echocardiography Laboratory: Improving Care for Patients With Aortic Stenosis..” Circulation. Cardiovascular Imaging 9, no. 3 (March 2016). https://doi.org/10.1161/circimaging.115.003708.
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  - Borges-Neto, Salvador, and Zainab Samad. “In search of the perfect indicators of left ventricular mechanical dyssynchrony..” Journal of Nuclear Cardiology : Official Publication of the American Society of Nuclear Cardiology 22, no. 6 (December 2015): 1259–61. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12350-015-0184-6.
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  - Velazquez, Eric J., Zainab Samad, Hussein R. Al-Khalidi, Chithra Sangli, Paul A. Grayburn, Joseph M. Massaro, Susanna R. Stevens, Ted E. Feldman, and Mitchell W. Krucoff. “The MitraClip and survival in patients with mitral regurgitation at high risk for surgery: A propensity-matched comparison..” Am Heart J 170, no. 5 (November 2015): 1050-1059.e3. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ahj.2015.08.004.
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  - Samad, Zainab, Linda K. Shaw, Matthew Phelan, Mads Ersboll, Niels Risum, Hussein R. Al-Khalidi, Donald D. Glower, et al. “Management and outcomes in patients with moderate or severe functional mitral regurgitation and severe left ventricular dysfunction..” European Heart Journal 36, no. 40 (October 2015): 2733–41. https://doi.org/10.1093/eurheartj/ehv343.
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  - Ersboll, Mads, Zainab Samad, Fawaz Al Enezi, Joseph Kisslo, Phillip J. Schulte, Linda K. Shaw, Lars Køber, et al. “Temporal Trends in Disease Severity and Predicted Surgical Risk at the Time of Referral for Echocardiography in Patients Diagnosed with Aortic Stenosis..” Critical Pathways in Cardiology 14, no. 3 (September 2015): 103–9. https://doi.org/10.1097/hpc.0000000000000048.
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  - Parikh, Kishan S., Sudarshan Rajagopal, Kristine Arges, Tariq Ahmad, Joseph Sivak, Prashant Kaul, Svati H. Shah, et al. “Use of outcome measures in pulmonary hypertension clinical trials..” American Heart Journal 170, no. 3 (September 2015): 419-29.e3. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ahj.2015.06.010.
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  - Lauridsen, Trine K., Lawrence Park, Steven Y. C. Tong, Christine Selton-Suty, Gail Peterson, Enrico Cecchi, Luis Afonso, et al. “Echocardiographic Findings Predict In-Hospital and 1-Year Mortality in Left-Sided Native Valve Staphylococcus aureus Endocarditis: Analysis From the International Collaboration on Endocarditis-Prospective Echo Cohort Study..” Circulation. Cardiovascular Imaging 8, no. 7 (July 2015). https://doi.org/10.1161/CIRCIMAGING.114.003397.
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  - Boyle, Stephen H., Wayne R. Matson, Eric J. Velazquez, Zainab Samad, Redford B. Williams, Swati Sharma, Beena Thomas, Jennifer L. Wilson, Christopher O’Connor, and Wei Jiang. “Metabolomics analysis reveals insights into biochemical mechanisms of mental stress-induced left ventricular dysfunction..” Metabolomics : Official Journal of the Metabolomic Society 11, no. 3 (June 2015): 571–82. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11306-014-0718-y.
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  - Arnold, Christopher J., Melissa Johnson, Arnold S. Bayer, Suzanne Bradley, Efthymia Giannitsioti, José M. Miró, Pilar Tornos, et al. “Candida infective endocarditis: an observational cohort study with a focus on therapy..” Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy 59, no. 4 (April 2015): 2365–73. https://doi.org/10.1128/AAC.04867-14.
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  - Jiang, Wei, Stephen H. Boyle, Thomas L. Ortel, Zainab Samad, Eric J. Velazquez, Robert W. Harrison, Jennifer Wilson, et al. “Platelet aggregation and mental stress induced myocardial ischemia: Results from the Responses of Myocardial Ischemia to Escitalopram Treatment (REMIT) study..” American Heart Journal 169, no. 4 (April 2015): 496-507.e1. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ahj.2014.12.002.
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  - Chirouze, Catherine, François Alla, Vance G. Fowler, Daniel J. Sexton, G Ralph Corey, Vivian H. Chu, Andrew Wang, et al. “Impact of early valve surgery on outcome of Staphylococcus aureus prosthetic valve infective endocarditis: analysis in the International Collaboration of Endocarditis-Prospective Cohort Study..” Clin Infect Dis 60, no. 5 (March 1, 2015): 741–49. https://doi.org/10.1093/cid/ciu871.
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  - Ersboll, Mads, Phillip J. Schulte, Fawaz Al Enezi, Linda Shaw, Lars Køber, Joseph Kisslo, Irfan Siddiqui, et al. “Predictors and progression of aortic stenosis in patients with preserved left ventricular ejection fraction..” The American Journal of Cardiology 115, no. 1 (January 2015): 86–92. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.amjcard.2014.09.049.
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  - Jiang, W., S. H. Boyle, T. L. Ortel, Z. Samad, E. J. Velazquez, R. W. Harrison, J. Wilson, et al. “Platelet aggregation and mental stress induced myocardial ischemia: Results from the Responses of Myocardial Ischemia to Escitalopram Treatment (REMIT) study.” American Heart Journal 169, no. 4 (January 1, 2015): 496-507.e1. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ahj.2014.12.002.
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  - “Notice.” Journal of the American College of Cardiology 64, no. 22 (December 2014): 2438–2438. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jacc.2014.10.013.
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  - Hess, Paul L., Linda K. Shaw, Sana M. Al-Khatib, Zainab Samad, Eric J. Velazquez, Christopher M. O’Connor, and Salvador Borges-Neto. “The Prognostic Value of Mechanical Dyssynchrony Measured by GSPECT MPI versus Electrical Dyssnchrony Measured by QRS Duration Among Patients With an Ejection Fraction >35%.” Circulation 130 (November 25, 2014).
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  - Samad, Zainab, Amit N. Vora, Allison Dunning, Joseph A. Sivak, Linda K. Shaw, John P. Vavalle, Matthew W. Sherwood, et al. “Relationship of Aortic Valve Surgery and Survival in Patients with Moderate or Severe Aortic Stenosis and Left Ventricular Dysfunction.” Circulation 130 (November 25, 2014).
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  - Samad, Zainab, Stephen Boyle, Mads Ersboll, Amit N. Vora, Ye Zhang, Richard C. Becker, Redford Williams, et al. “Sex differences in platelet reactivity and cardiovascular and psychological response to mental stress in patients with stable ischemic heart disease: insights from the REMIT study..” Journal of the American College of Cardiology 64, no. 16 (October 2014): 1669–78. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jacc.2014.04.087.
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  - Kim, Shin-Jae, Zainab Samad, Gerald S. Bloomfield, and Pamela S. Douglas. “A critical review of hemodynamic changes and left ventricular remodeling after surgical aortic valve replacement and percutaneous aortic valve replacement..” American Heart Journal 168, no. 2 (August 2014). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ahj.2014.04.015.
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  - Castleberry, A. W., J. B. Williams, M. A. Daneshmand, E. Honeycutt, L. K. Shaw, Z. Samad, R. D. Lopes, et al. “Surgical revascularization is associated with maximal survival in patients with ischemic mitral regurgitation: A 20-year experience.” Circulation 129, no. 24 (June 17, 2014): 2547–56. https://doi.org/10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.113.005223.
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  - Castleberry, Anthony W., Judson B. Williams, Mani A. Daneshmand, Emily Honeycutt, Linda K. Shaw, Zainab Samad, Renato D. Lopes, et al. “Surgical revascularization is associated with maximal survival in patients with ischemic mitral regurgitation: a 20-year experience..” Circulation 129, no. 24 (June 2014): 2547–56. https://doi.org/10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.113.005223.
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  - Rajagopal, Sudarshan, Daniel E. Forsha, Niels Risum, Christoph P. Hornik, Abby D. Poms, Terry A. Fortin, Victor F. Tapson, Eric J. Velazquez, Joseph Kisslo, and Zainab Samad. “Comprehensive assessment of right ventricular function in patients with pulmonary hypertension with global longitudinal peak systolic strain derived from multiple right ventricular views..” J Am Soc Echocardiogr 27, no. 6 (June 2014): 657-665.e3. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.echo.2014.02.001.
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  - Wei, Benjamin, Thomas D’Amico, Zainab Samad, Rasha Hasan, and Mark F. Berry. “The impact of pulmonary hypertension on morbidity and mortality following major lung resection..” European Journal of Cardio Thoracic Surgery : Official Journal of the European Association for Cardio Thoracic Surgery 45, no. 6 (June 2014): 1028–33. https://doi.org/10.1093/ejcts/ezt495.
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  - Alenezi, Fawaz, Mads Ersboll, Hyun Ju Yoon, Irfan Siddiqui, Alicia Armour, Hussein Al-Khalidi, Zainab Samad, and Eric Velazquez. “PROGRESSION OF SIGNIFICANT FUNCTIONAL MR IN MEDICALLY MANAGED PATIENTS.” Journal of the American College of Cardiology 63, no. 12 (April 2014): A2007–A2007. https://doi.org/10.1016/s0735-1097(14)62010-6.
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  - Ersboll, Mads K., Fawaz Al Enezi, Joseph Kisslo, Lars Kober, Zainab Samad, and Eric Velazquez. “SERIAL CHANGES IN MYOCARDIAL STRAIN IN MEDICALLY MANAGED SEVERE AORTIC STENOSIS AND LONG TERM OUTCOMES.” Journal of the American College of Cardiology 63, no. 12 (April 2014): A2022–A2022. https://doi.org/10.1016/s0735-1097(14)62025-8.
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  - Ersboll, Mads K., Fawaz Alenezi, Hyeon Yoon, Zainab Samad, Joseph Kisslo, Phillip Schulte, Linda Shaw, Lars Kober, and Eric Velazquez. “GLOBAL LONGITUDINAL STRAIN AS A PREDICTOR OF SUDDEN CARDIAC DEATH AND DEATH FROM OTHER CAUSES IN PATIENTS WITH ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION.” Journal of the American College of Cardiology 63, no. 12 (April 2014): A1129–A1129. https://doi.org/10.1016/s0735-1097(14)61129-3.
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  - Ersboll, Mads K., Fawaz Alenezi, Zainab Samad, Joseph Kisslo, Phillip Schulte, Linda Shaw, Lars Kober, and Eric Velazquez. “IMPORTANCE OF AORTIC STENOSIS IN PATIENTS PRESENTING WITH ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION.” Journal of the American College of Cardiology 63, no. 12 (April 2014): A123–A123. https://doi.org/10.1016/s0735-1097(14)60123-6.
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  - Ersboll, Mads K., Zainab Samad, Fawaz Alenezi, Galen Wagner, James Daubert, Joseph Kisslo, Lars Kober, and Eric Velazquez. “LEFT BUNDLE BRANCH BLOCK IS NOT INDEPENDENTLY ASSOCIATED WITH LONG TERM MORTALITY AMONG PATIENTS WITH PRESERVED LEFT VENTRICULAR EJECTION FRACTION.” Journal of the American College of Cardiology 63, no. 12 (April 2014): A343–A343. https://doi.org/10.1016/s0735-1097(14)60343-0.
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  - Ersboll, Mads, Fawaz Al Enezi, Zainab Samad, Brenda Sedberry, Stephen H. Boyle, Christopher O’Connor, Wei Jiang, and Eric J. Velazquez. “Impaired Resting Myocardial Annular Velocities Are Independently Associated With Mental Stress-Induced Ischemia in Coronary Heart Disease.” Jacc Cardiovascular Imaging 7, no. 4 (April 1, 2014): 352–61. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcmg.2013.10.014.
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  - Ersbøll, Mads, Fawaz Al Enezi, Zainab Samad, Brenda Sedberry, Stephen H. Boyle, Christopher O’Connor, Wei Jiang, Eric J. Velazquez, and Eric J. REMIT Investigators. “Impaired resting myocardial annular velocities are independently associated with mental stress-induced ischemia in coronary heart disease..” Jacc. Cardiovascular Imaging 7, no. 4 (April 2014): 351–61. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcmg.2013.10.014.
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  - Forsha, Daniel, Niels Risum, P Andrea Kropf, Sudarshan Rajagopal, P Brian Smith, Ronald J. Kanter, Zainab Samad, Peter Sogaard, Piers Barker, and Joseph Kisslo. “Right ventricular mechanics using a novel comprehensive three-view echocardiographic strain analysis in a normal population..” J Am Soc Echocardiogr 27, no. 4 (April 2014): 413–22. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.echo.2013.12.018.
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  - Lauridsen, Trine K., Lawrence Park, Christine Selton-Suty, Gail Peterson, Enrico Cecchi, Luis Afonso, Gilbert Habib, et al. “ECHOCARDIOGRAPHIC FINDINGS PREDICT IN-HOSPITAL AND 1-YEAR MORTALITY IN LEFT-SIDED NATIVE VALVE STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS ENDOCARDITIS: AN ANALYSIS FROM THE INTERNATIONAL COLLABORATION ON ENDOCARDITIS- PROSPECTIVE ECHO COHORT STUDY.” Journal of the American College of Cardiology 63, no. 12 (April 2014): A974–A974. https://doi.org/10.1016/s0735-1097(14)60974-8.
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  - Yoon, Hyun Ju, Fawaz Alenezi, Mads Ersboll, Michel Khouri, Zainab Samad, and Eric Velazquez. “GLOBAL LONGITUDINAL STRAIN IS SUBSTANTIALLY IMPAIRED IN HOSPITALIZED ACUTE HEART FAILURE PATIENTS WITH PRESERVED EJECTION FRACTION.” Journal of the American College of Cardiology 63, no. 12 (April 2014): A554–A554. https://doi.org/10.1016/s0735-1097(14)60554-4.
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  - Ersbøll, M., F. Al Enezi, Z. Samad, B. Sedberry, S. H. Boyle, C. O’Connor, W. Jiang, and E. J. Velazquez. “Impaired resting myocardial annular velocities are independently associated with mental stress-induced ischemia in coronary heart disease.” Jacc: Cardiovascular Imaging 7, no. 4 (January 1, 2014): 351–61. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcmg.2013.10.014.
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  - Forsha, D., N. Risum, P. A. Kropf, S. Rajagopal, P. B. Smith, R. J. Kanter, Z. Samad, P. Sogaard, P. Barker, and J. Kisslo. “Right ventricular mechanics using a novel comprehensive three-view echocardiographic strain analysis in a normal population.” Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography 27, no. 4 (January 1, 2014): 413–22. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.echo.2013.12.018.
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  - Rajagopal, S., D. E. Forsha, N. Risum, C. P. Hornik, A. D. Poms, T. A. Fortin, V. F. Tapson, E. J. Velazquez, J. Kisslo, and Z. Samad. “Comprehensive assessment of right ventricular function in patients with pulmonary hypertension with global longitudinal peak systolic strain derived from multiple right ventricular views.” Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography 27, no. 6 (January 1, 2014): 657-665.e3. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.echo.2014.02.001.
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  - Jiang, Wei, Eric J. Velazquez, Maragatha Kuchibhatla, Zainab Samad, Stephen H. Boyle, Cynthia Kuhn, Richard C. Becker, et al. “Effect of escitalopram on mental stress-induced myocardial ischemia: results of the REMIT trial..” Jama 309, no. 20 (May 2013): 2139–49. https://doi.org/10.1001/jama.2013.5566.
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  - Siddiqui, Adeel M., Zainab Samad, Anna Lisa C. Crowley, Nina Hakacova, J Kevin Harrison, and Galen S. Wagner. “Relationships between cardiac magnetic resonance imaging abnormalities in the inter-ventricular septum and Selvester QRS scoring criteria for anterior-septal myocardial infarction in patients with right ventricular volume overload..” Journal of Electrocardiology 46, no. 3 (May 2013): 256–62. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jelectrocard.2013.02.010.
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  - Jiang, Wei, Zainab Samad, Stephen Boyle, Richard C. Becker, Redford Williams, Cynthia Kuhn, Thomas L. Ortel, et al. “Prevalence and clinical characteristics of mental stress-induced myocardial ischemia in patients with coronary heart disease..” Journal of the American College of Cardiology 61, no. 7 (February 2013): 714–22. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jacc.2012.11.037.
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  - Barsic, Bruno, Stuart Dickerman, Vladimir Krajinovic, Paul Pappas, Javier Altclas, Giampiero Carosi, José H. Casabé, et al. “Influence of the timing of cardiac surgery on the outcome of patients with infective endocarditis and stroke..” Clin Infect Dis 56, no. 2 (January 2013): 209–17. https://doi.org/10.1093/cid/cis878.
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  - Boyle, S. H., Z. Samad, R. C. Becker, R. Williams, C. Kuhn, T. L. Ortel, M. Kuchibhatla, et al. “Depressive symptoms and mental stress-induced myocardial ischemia in patients with coronary heart disease.” Psychosomatic Medicine 75, no. 9 (January 1, 2013): 822–31. https://doi.org/10.1097/PSY.0b013e3182a893ae.
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  - Chambers, Stephen T., David Murdoch, Arthur Morris, David Holland, Paul Pappas, Manel Almela, Nuria Fernández-Hidalgo, et al. “HACEK infective endocarditis: characteristics and outcomes from a large, multi-national cohort..” Plos One 8, no. 5 (January 2013). https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0063181.
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  - Siddiqui, A. M., Z. Samad, A. L. C. Crowley, N. Hakacova, J. K. Harrison, and G. S. Wagner. “Relationships between cardiac magnetic resonance imaging abnormalities in the inter-ventricular septum and Selvester QRS scoring criteria for anterior-septal myocardial infarction in patients with right ventricular volume overload.” Journal of Electrocardiology 46, no. 3 (2013): 256–62. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jelectrocard.2013.02.010.
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  - Forsha, Daniel E., Niels Risum, Phillip B. Smith, Andrea Kropf, Sudarshan Rajagopal, Zainab Samad, Ronald J. Kanter, Barker Piers, and Joseph Kisslo. “A Novel Comprehensive RV Strain Analysis: Echocardiographic Approach to Define a Normal Adult Population.” Circulation 126, no. 21 (November 20, 2012).
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  - Forsha, DE, Risum, N, Smith, PB, Samad, Z, Kanter, RJ, Barker, P, and Kisslo, J. "A Novel, Comprehensive RV Strain Analysis: Frequently Encountered Ventricular Activation Abnormalities in the Systemic Right Ventricle." CIRCULATION 126, no. 21 (November 20, 2012). Link to Item
  - Risum, Niels, Sophia Ali, Niels T. Olsen, Christian Jons, Michel G. Khouri, Trine K. Lauridsen, Zainab Samad, Eric J. Velazquez, Peter Sogaard, and Joseph Kisslo. “Variability of global left ventricular deformation analysis using vendor dependent and independent two-dimensional speckle-tracking software in adults..” Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography : Official Publication of the American Society of Echocardiography 25, no. 11 (November 2012): 1195–1203. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.echo.2012.08.007.
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  - Shah, Asad A., Bhargavi S. Desai, Zainab Samad, James G. Jollis, and Donald D. Glower. “Comparison of need for operative therapy in patients with mitral valve prolapse involving both leaflets versus posterior leaflet only..” The American Journal of Cardiology 110, no. 9 (November 2012): 1350–53. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.amjcard.2012.06.044.
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  - Samad, Zainab, Abdul Hakeem, Syed Shad Mahmood, Karen Pieper, Manesh R. Patel, David L. Simel, and Pamela S. Douglas. “A meta-analysis and systematic review of computed tomography angiography as a diagnostic triage tool for patients with chest pain presenting to the emergency department..” Journal of Nuclear Cardiology : Official Publication of the American Society of Nuclear Cardiology 19, no. 2 (April 2012): 364–76. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12350-012-9520-2.
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  - Marcucci, Carlo E., Zainab Samad, Jose Rivera, David B. Adams, Barbara G. Philips-Bute, Aman Mahajan, Pamela S. Douglas, et al. “A comparative evaluation of transesophageal and transthoracic echocardiography for measurement of left ventricular systolic strain using speckle tracking..” J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth 26, no. 1 (February 2012): 17–25. https://doi.org/10.1053/j.jvca.2011.06.002.
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  - Jiang, Wei, Eric J. Velazquez, Zainab Samad, Maragatha Kuchibhatla, Carolyn Martsberger, Joseph Rogers, Redford Williams, et al. “Responses of mental stress-induced myocardial ischemia to escitalopram treatment: background, design, and method for the Responses of Mental Stress Induced Myocardial Ischemia to Escitalopram Treatment trial..” American Heart Journal 163, no. 1 (January 2012): 20–26. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ahj.2011.09.018.
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  - Moore, Cooper, Zainab Samad, Kevin P. Jackson, John Castellucci, Joseph Kisslo, and Olaf von Ramm. “High Speed Ultrasound Difference Imaging of Septal Depolarization.” Circulation 124, no. 21 (November 22, 2011).
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  - Samad, Zainab, Eric Yow, Linda K. Shaw, Hussein R. Al-Khalidi, Kristine Arges, John H. Toptine, Mitchell Krucoff, Andrew Wang, James G. Jollis, and Eric J. Velazquez. “Prevalence and Natural History of Moderate or Severe Mitral Regurgitation: an Observational Study from a Single Center.” Circulation 124, no. 21 (November 22, 2011).
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  - Hakeem, Abdul, Kunal Karmali, Shane J. Larue, Sabha Bhatti, Venkat Chilakapati, Zainab Samad, Michelle Roth Cline, Mehmet Cilingiroglu, and Massoud A. Leesar. “Clinical presentation and outcomes of drug-eluting stent-associated coronary aneurysms..” Eurointervention : Journal of Europcr in Collaboration With the Working Group on Interventional Cardiology of the European Society of Cardiology 7, no. 4 (August 2011): 487–96. https://doi.org/10.4244/eijv7i4a79.
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  - Hakeem, Abdul, Sabha Bhatti, Alejandro R. Trevino, Zainab Samad, and Su Min Chang. “Non-invasive risk assessment in patients with chronic kidney disease..” Journal of Nuclear Cardiology : Official Publication of the American Society of Nuclear Cardiology 18, no. 3 (May 2011): 472–85. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12350-011-9359-y.
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  - Samad, Zainab, Allen E. Atchley, Mark A. Trimble, Jie-Lena Sun, Linda K. Shaw, Robert Pagnanelli, Ji Chen, et al. “Prevalence and predictors of mechanical dyssynchrony as defined by phase analysis in patients with left ventricular dysfunction undergoing gated SPECT myocardial perfusion imaging..” Journal of Nuclear Cardiology : Official Publication of the American Society of Nuclear Cardiology 18, no. 1 (February 2011): 24–30. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12350-010-9310-7.
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  - Samad, Zainab, Prashant Kaul, Linda K. Shaw, Donald D. Glower, Eric J. Velazquez, Pamela S. Douglas, and James G. Jollis. “Impact of early surgery on survival of patients with severe mitral regurgitation..” Heart (British Cardiac Society) 97, no. 3 (February 2011): 221–24. https://doi.org/10.1136/hrt.2010.202432.
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  - Turer, Aslan T., Zainab Samad, Anne Marie Valente, Michele A. Parker, Brenda Hayes, Raymond J. Kim, Joseph Kisslo, and Andrew Wang. “Anatomic and clinical correlates of septal morphology in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy..” European Journal of Echocardiography : The Journal of the Working Group on Echocardiography of the European Society of Cardiology 12, no. 2 (February 2011): 131–39. https://doi.org/10.1093/ejechocard/jeq163.
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  - Hakeem, Abdul, Sabha Bhatti, Kunal N. Karmali, Kathryn S. Dillie, Jeffrey R. Cook, Jiaqiong Xu, Zainab Samad, and Su Min Chang. “Renal function and risk stratification of diabetic and nondiabetic patients undergoing evaluation for coronary artery disease..” Jacc. Cardiovascular Imaging 3, no. 7 (July 2010): 734–45. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcmg.2010.06.001.
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  - Samad, Z., and A. Wang. “Infective Endocarditis,” May 21, 2010, 941–56. https://doi.org/10.1002/9781444309768.ch59.
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  - Siddiqui, Adeel M., Zainab Samad, Nina Hakacova, James Kinsella, Cary Ward, Michael White, Anna Lisa C. Crowley, Galen S. Wagner, and J Kevin Harrison. “The utility of modified Butler-Leggett criteria for right ventricular hypertrophy in detection of clinically significant shunt ratio in ostium secundum-type atrial septal defect in adults..” Journal of Electrocardiology 43, no. 2 (March 2010): 161–66. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jelectrocard.2009.10.001.
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  - Atchley, Allen E., Mark A. Trimble, Zainab Samad, Linda K. Shaw, Robert Pagnanelli, Ji Chen, Ernest V. Garcia, Ami E. Iskandrian, Eric J. Velazquez, and Salvador Borges-Neto. “Use of phase analysis of gated SPECT perfusion imaging to quantify dyssynchrony in patients with mild-to-moderate left ventricular dysfunction..” Journal of Nuclear Cardiology : Official Publication of the American Society of Nuclear Cardiology 16, no. 6 (November 2009): 888–94. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12350-009-9136-3.
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  - Berger, Jeffrey S., Chiara Melloni, Tracy Y. Wang, Rowena J. Dolor, Camille G. Frazier, Zainab Samad, Eric D. Peterson, Daniel B. Mark, and L Kristin Newby. “Reporting and representation of race/ethnicity in published randomized trials..” American Heart Journal 158, no. 5 (November 2009): 742–47. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ahj.2009.08.018.
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  - Hakeem, Abdul, Faisal M. Khan, Sabha Bhatti, Zainab Samad, Mohamed A. Effat, Mark H. Eckman, and Tarek Helmy. “Provisional vs. complex stenting strategy for coronary bifurcation lesions: meta-analysis of randomized trials..” The Journal of Invasive Cardiology 21, no. 11 (November 2009): 589–95.
  - Hakeem, Abdul, Kunal Karmali, Shane LaRue, Seema Nour, Sabha Bhatti, Zainab Samad, Mehmet Cilingiroglu, and Massoud Leesar. “Incidence, Clinical Presentation and Outcomes of Drug-Eluting Stent Associated Coronary Aneurysms - a Pooled Analysis.” American Journal of Cardiology 104, no. 6A (September 21, 2009): 144D-144D.
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  - Hakeem, Abdul, Faisal M. Khan, Sabha Bhatti, Zainab Samad, Mark H. Eckman, and Tarek Helmy. “What is the optimal PCI strategy (two stents vs. provisional) for coronary artery bifurcation lesions? Meta-analysis of randomized trials.” Journal of the American College of Cardiology 53, no. 10 (March 10, 2009): A79–A79.
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  - Hakeem, Abdul, Sabha Bhatti, Jeffrey R. Cook, Zainab Samad, and Su Min Chang. “Prognostic Value of Stress Myocardial Perfusion SPECT and the Impact of Body Mass Index on Cardiac Mortality.” Journal of the American College of Cardiology 53, no. 10 (March 10, 2009): A290–A290.
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  - Turer, Aslan T., Zainab Samad, Anne M. Valente, Michele A. Parker, Brenda Hayes, Raymond J. Kim, Joseph Kisslo, and Andrew Wang. “Patterns of Septal Hypertrophy in Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy Are Associated With Differences in Clinical and Functional Characteristics by Echocardiography and Cardiac MRI.” Journal of the American College of Cardiology 53, no. 10 (March 10, 2009): A172–A172.
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  - Hakeem, Abdul, Sabha Bhatti, Kathryn Sullivan Dillie, Jeffrey R. Cook, Zainab Samad, Michelle D. Roth-Cline, and Su Min Chang. “Predictive value of myocardial perfusion single-photon emission computed tomography and the impact of renal function on cardiac death..” Circulation 118, no. 24 (December 2008): 2540–49. https://doi.org/10.1161/circulationaha.108.788109.
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  - Samad, Zainab, Tracy Y. Wang, Camille G. Frazier, Svati H. Shah, Rowena J. Dolor, and L Kristin Newby. “Closing the gap: treating hypertension in women..” Cardiology in Review 16, no. 6 (November 2008): 305–13. https://doi.org/10.1097/crd.0b013e31817f9350.
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  - “QRS Duration in Patients Hospitalized for Worsening Heart Failure.” Jama 300, no. 16 (October 22, 2008): 1879–1879. https://doi.org/10.1001/jama.2008.504.
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  - Hakeem, Abdul, Sabha Bhatti, and Zainab Samad. “QRS duration in patients hospitalized for worsening heart failure..” Jama 300, no. 16 (October 2008). https://doi.org/10.1001/jama.2008.504.
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  - Samad, Z., M. A. Trimble, A. Atchley, R. Pagnanelli, J. Chen, E. Garcia, A. Iskandrian, S. Borges-Neto, and E. Velazquez. “Prevalence and predictors of dyssynchrony as determined by gated SPECT perfusion imaging in patients with left ventricular dysfunction.” European Heart Journal 29 (September 1, 2008): 5–5.
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  - Liao, L., D. F. Kong, Z. Samad, P. A. Pappas, J. G. Jollis, S. S. Lin, A. Wang, et al. “Echocardiographic risk stratification for early surgery with endocarditis: a cost-effectiveness analysis..” Heart (British Cardiac Society) 94, no. 5 (May 2008). https://doi.org/10.1136/hrt.2006.106716.
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  - Samad, Z., A. Rashid, M. A. Khan, S. Mithani, M. H. Khan, M. S. Khan, S. S. Malik, U. S. Nehal, S. Sami, and M. Karim. “Acute myocardial infarction: profile and management at a tertiary care hospital in Karachi..” Jpma. the Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association 52, no. 1 (January 2002): 45–50.
  - Shafi, S., Z. Samad, S. Syed, A. Sharif, M. A. Khan, U. S. Nehal, and A. R. Siddiqui. “Hormone replacement therapy menopause with a better future--a survey of views on hormone replacement therapy (HRT)..” Jpma. the Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association 51, no. 12 (December 2001): 450–53.
- Book Sections
  - Bloomfield, G. S., Z. Samad, and P. S. Douglas. “Aortic annular geometry and sizing: Echocardiography.” In Multimodality Imaging for Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement, 9781447127987:297–310, 2013. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4471-2798-7_24.
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- Other Articles
  - Castleberry, Anthony W., Judson B. Williams, Mani A. Daneshmand, Emily Honeycutt, Linda K. Shaw, Zainab Samad, Renato D. Lopes, et al. “Response to letter regarding article, "surgical revascularization is associated with maximal survival in patients with ischemic mitral regurgitation: a 20-year experience"..” Circulation, March 2015. https://doi.org/10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.114.013125.
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- Conference Papers
  - Samad, Zainab, Joseph Sivak, Matthew Phelan, Phillip Schulte, and Eric Velazquez. “LOW UTILIZATION OF SURGICAL INTERVENTION TO TREAT SEVERE AORTIC STENOSIS IN PATIENTS WITH CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE.” In Journal of the American College of Cardiology, 69:1938–1938. ELSEVIER SCIENCE INC, 2017.
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  - Alenezi, Fawaz A., Beverly Brummett, Stephen Boyle, Zainab Samad, Michael Babyak, Jennifer Wilson, Julia Sun, et al. “Myocardial Annular Velocity Change During Mental Stress Predicts Outcome in Patients With Stable Coronary Artery Disease.” In Circulation, Vol. 134. LIPPINCOTT WILLIAMS & WILKINS, 2016.
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  - Alenezi, Fawaz, Aditya Mandawat, Irfan Siddiqui, Kristine Arges, Danny Rivera, Eric Velazquez, Pamela Douglas, Sudarshan Rajagopal, and Zainab Samad. “Right Atrial Dysfunction From Speckle Tracking Strain Echocardiography Associated With Mortality in Patients With Pulmonary Hypertension..” In Circulation, Vol. 134. LIPPINCOTT WILLIAMS & WILKINS, 2016.
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  - Kiefer, Todd L., Zainab Samad, Gina-Marie Pomann, Victor Poon, Wassim Shatila, Yuliya Lokhnygina, Eric J. Velazquez, and Andrew Wang. “The Association Between Post-Operative Pulmonary Hypertension and Survival After Mitral Valve Surgery.” In Circulation, Vol. 134. LIPPINCOTT WILLIAMS & WILKINS, 2016.
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  - Siddiqui, Irfan, Sudarshan Rajagopal, Amanda Brucker, Karen Chiswell, Fawaz Al Enezi, Danny Rivera, Aditya Mandawat, et al. “Clinical and Echocardiographic Predictors of Clinical Outcomes in Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension.” In Circulation, Vol. 134. LIPPINCOTT WILLIAMS & WILKINS, 2016.
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  - Sun, Julia, Stephen Boyle, Thomas Ortel, Zainab Samad, Michael Babyak, Jennifer Wilson, Cynthia Kuhn, et al. “MENTAL STRESS-INDUCED PLATELET AGGREGATION PREDICTS ADVERSE CARDIOVASCULAR OUTCOME IN ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE PATIENTS ON DUAL ANTIPLATELET THERAPY.” In Journal of the American College of Cardiology, 67:2159–2159. Elsevier BV, 2016. https://doi.org/10.1016/s0735-1097(16)32160-x.
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  - Vora, Amit N., John K. Harrison, Allison Dunning, Phillip Schulte, Matthew W. Sherwood, Joseph Kisslo, G. C. Hughes, Fawaz A. Alenezi, Eric Velazquez, and Zainab Samad. “TAVR Versus Medical Management Among Patients With Severe Aortic Stenosis and Left Ventricular Systolic Dysfunction.” In Circulation, Vol. 132. LIPPINCOTT WILLIAMS & WILKINS, 2015.
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  - Sivak, Joseph, Melissa Daubert, Stephanie Minter, Alicia Armour, Amanda Tinnemore, Ross Smith, Linda Benedict, Brian Coyne, Zainab Samad, and Eric Velazquez. “THE PROGNOSTIC SIGNIFICANCE OF POSITIVE ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY FINDINGS WITH NORMAL EXERCISE ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY.” In Journal of the American College of Cardiology, 65:A1635–A1635. Elsevier BV, 2015. https://doi.org/10.1016/s0735-1097(15)61635-7.
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  - Vora, Amit, Fawaz Alenezi, Allison Dunning, Phillip Schulte, Svati Shah, Joseph Kisslo, John Harrison, Eric Velazquez, and Zainab Samad. “DOES BASELINE GLOBAL LONGITUDINAL STRAIN PREDICT MORTALITY IN HIGH RISK PATIENTS WITH AORTIC STENOSIS AND LEFT VENTRICULAR DYSFUNCTION?.” In Journal of the American College of Cardiology, 65:A1982–A1982. Elsevier BV, 2015. https://doi.org/10.1016/s0735-1097(15)61982-9.
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  - Dahhan, T., I. Siddiqui, Z. Samad, V. Tapson, E. Velazquez, and S. Rajagopal. “Predictors Of 30-Day Survival In Acute Pulmonary Embolism.” In American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, Vol. 191. AMER THORACIC SOC, 2015.
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  - Sivak, Joseph A., Amit N. Vora, Ann Marie Navar-Boggan, Anna L. Crowley, Joseph Kisslo, Eric J. Velazquez, and Zainab Samad. “Negative Predictive Value of Transthoracic Echocardiography for Infective Endocarditis in the Modern Era.” In Circulation, Vol. 130. LIPPINCOTT WILLIAMS & WILKINS, 2014.
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  - Moore, C., J. Castellucci, O. Von Ramm, Z. Samad, and J. Kisslo. “Blood flow visualization with real time high speed ultrasound.” In Ieee International Ultrasonics Symposium, Ius, 1207–8, 2014. https://doi.org/10.1109/ULTSYM.2014.0297.
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  - Ersboll, Mads, Fawaz A. Enezi, Eric J. Velazquez, Amanda Tinnemore, Joseph Kisslo, J Kevin Harrison, Thomas M. Bashore, and Zainab Samad. “Aortic Stenosis Progression in Patients With preserved Left Ventricular Ejection Fraction.” In Circulation, Vol. 128. LIPPINCOTT WILLIAMS & WILKINS, 2013.
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  - Ersboll, Mads, Zainab Samad, Fawaz A. Enezi, J Kevin Harrison, Thomas Bashore, Matthew Brennan, and Eric J. Velazquez. “Temporal Trends In Disease Severity And Predicted Surgical Risk In Patients Presenting With A First Echocardiographic Diagnosis Of Aortic Stenosis.” In Circulation, Vol. 128. LIPPINCOTT WILLIAMS & WILKINS, 2013.
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  - Samad, Zainab, Stephen Boyle, Amit N. Vora, Richard C. Becker, Thomas L. Ortel, Cynthia Kuhn, Redford B. Williams, et al. “Sex Differences in Platelet Reactivity, Cardiovascular and Psychological Response to Mental Stress in Patients With Known Coronary Artery Disease: Data From the Responses of Mental Stress Induced Myocardial Ischemia to Escitalopram Treatment Study.” In Circulation, Vol. 128. LIPPINCOTT WILLIAMS & WILKINS, 2013.
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  - Harrison, Robert W., Richard Becker, Thomas Ortel, Maggie Kuchibhatla, Stephen Boyle, Zainab Samad, Eric Velazquez, Jennifer Wilson, Cynthia Kuhn, and Redford Williams. “ASSOCIATION BETWEEN PLATELET AGGREGATION AND MENTAL STRESS INDUCED MYOCARDIAL ISCHEMIA: RESULTS FROM THE REMIT TRIAL.” In Journal of the American College of Cardiology, 61:E1135–E1135. Elsevier BV, 2013. https://doi.org/10.1016/s0735-1097(13)61135-3.
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  - Jiang, W., Z. Samad, S. Boyle, R. Williams, R. Becker, T. Ortel, C. Kuhn, C. O’Connor, and E. Velazquez. “New insight into mental stress induced myocardial ischemia: prevalence and demographic/clinical characteristics.” In European Heart Journal, 33:142–142. OXFORD UNIV PRESS, 2012.
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  - Shah, Asad A., Bhargavi Desai, Zainab Samad, James G. Jollis, and Donald Glower. “BILEAFLET MITRAL PROLAPSE MERITS OPERATION WITH LESS REGURGITATION THAN POSTERIOR LEAFLET PROLAPSE.” In Journal of the American College of Cardiology, 57:E1359–E1359. Elsevier BV, 2011. https://doi.org/10.1016/s0735-1097(11)61359-4.
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  - Samad, Zainab, Pamela S. Douglas, Prashant Kaul, Eric Yow, Yuliya Lokhnygina, Linda K. Shaw, Donald D. Glower, Eric J. Velazquez, and James G. Jollis. “Impact of Early Surgery on Survival of Patients With Severe Mitral Regurgitation.” In Circulation, 120:S847–S847. LIPPINCOTT WILLIAMS & WILKINS, 2009.
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  - Trimble, Mark A., Allen Atchley, Zainab Samad, Linda K. Shaw, Robert Pagnanelli, Ji Chen, Ernest V. Garcia, Ami E. Iskandrian, Salvador Borges-Neto, and Eric J. Velazquez. “Differences in Electrical and Mechanical Dyssynchrony as Quantified by Phase Analysis of Gated SPECT Imaging in Patients with Mild-Moderate Left Ventricular Dysfunction.” In Journal of Cardiac Failure, 14:S61–S61. Elsevier BV, 2008. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cardfail.2008.06.315.
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  - Hakeem, Abdul, Sabha Bhatti, Kathryn Dillie, Jeffery R. Cook, Zainab Samad, and SuMin Chang. “Abnormal myocardial SPECT is a powerful predictor of cardiac death (CD) in patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD).” In Journal of the American College of Cardiology, 51:A167–A167. ELSEVIER SCIENCE INC, 2008.
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  - Samad, Zainab, Abdul Hakeem, and Pamela S. Douglas. “Utility of multi-detector computed tomography (MDCT) as a diagnostic triage tool for patients presenting with chest pain to the emergency department: A meta-analysis.” In Journal of the American College of Cardiology, 51:A144–A144. ELSEVIER SCIENCE INC, 2008.
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  - Trimble, Mark A., Salvador Borges-Neto, Linda K. Shaw, Zainab Samad, Olga James, and Eric J. Velazquez. “Evaluation of mechanical dyssynchrony using phase analysis of gated SPECT Imaging in patients with mild-moderate left ventricular dysfunction.” In Journal of the American College of Cardiology, 51:A167–A167. ELSEVIER SCIENCE INC, 2008.
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  - Liao, L., D. F. Kong, Z. Samad, P. A. Pappas, J. G. Jollis, S. S. Lin, A. Wang, et al. “Echocardiographic risk-stratification for early surgery in patients with endocarditis is a cost-attractive alternative to standard care.” In Journal of the American College of Cardiology, 47:280A-280A. ELSEVIER SCIENCE INC, 2006.
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