Publications:
A selected list of publications:
Hamirani Yasmin S, Kadakia Jigar, Pagali Sandeep R, Zeb Irfan, Isma'eel Hussain, Ahmadi Naser, Sarraf Guilda, Choi TaeYoung, Patel Amish, Budoff Matthew J
Assessment of progression of coronary atherosclerosis using
multidetector computed tomography angiography (MDCT)
International journal of cardiology,
2011; 149(2):
270-4.
Ahmadi Naser, Nabavi Vahid, Hajsadeghi Fereshteh, Flores Ferdinand, Azmoon Shahdad, Ismaeel Hussain, Shavelle David, Mao Song S, Ebrahimi Ramin, Budoff Matthew J
Impaired aortic distensibility measured by computed tomography is
associated with the severity of coronary artery disease
The international journal of cardiovascular imaging,
2011; 27(3):
459-69.
Hajsadeghi Fereshteh, Ahmadi Naser, Eshaghian Shervin, Budoff Matthew
Porcelain heart
Journal of cardiovascular computed tomography,
2011; 5(3):
183-5.
Ahmadi Naser, Shavelle David, Nabavi Vahid, Hajsadeghi Fereshteh, Moshrefi Shahin, Flores Ferdinand, Azmoon Shahdad, Mao Song S, Ebrahimi Ramin, Budoff Matthew
Coronary distensibility index measured by computed tomography is
associated with the severity of coronary artery disease
Journal of cardiovascular computed tomography,
2010; 4(2):
119-26.
Ahmadi Naser, Nabavi Vahid, Yang Eric, Hajsadeghi Fereshteh, Lakis Mustapha, Flores Ferdinand, Zeb Irfan, Bevinal Manzoor, Ebrahimi Ramin, Budoff Matthew
Increased epicardial, pericardial, and subcutaneous adipose tissue is
associated with the presence and severity of coronary artery calcium
Academic radiology,
2010; 17(12):
1518-24.
Ahmadi Naser, Tsimikas Sotirios, Hajsadeghi Fereshteh, Saeed Anila, Nabavi Vahid, Bevinal Manzoor A, Kadakia Jigar, Flores Ferdinand, Ebrahimi Ramin, Budoff Matthew J
Relation of oxidative biomarkers, vascular dysfunction, and
progression of coronary artery calcium
The American journal of cardiology,
2010; 105(4):
459-66.
Shantouf Ronney S, Budoff Matthew J, Ahmadi Naser, Ghaffari Arshia, Flores Ferdinand, Gopal Ambarish, Noori Nazanin, Jing Jennie, Kovesdy Csaba P, Kalantar-Zadeh Kamyar
Total and individual coronary artery calcium scores as independent
predictors of mortality in hemodialysis patients
American journal of nephrology,
2010; 31(5):
419-25.
Budoff Matthew J, Ahmadi Naser, Gul Khawar M, Liu Sandy T, Flores Ferdinand R, Tiano Jima, Takasu Junichiro, Miller Elizabeth, Tsimikas Sotirios
Aged garlic extract supplemented with B vitamins, folic acid and
L-arginine retards the progression of subclinical atherosclerosis: a
randomized clinical trial
Preventive medicine,
2009; 49(2-3):
101-7.
Shantouf Ronney, Kovesdy Csaba P, Kim Youngmee, Ahmadi Naser, Luna Amanda, Luna Claudia, Rambod Mehdi, Nissenson Allen R, Budoff Matthew J, Kalantar-Zadeh Kamyar
Association of serum alkaline phosphatase with coronary artery
calcification in maintenance hemodialysis patients
Clinical journal of the American Society of Nephrology : CJASN,
2009; 4(6):
1106-14.
Gopal Ambarish, Nasir Khurram, Ahmadi Naser, Gul Khawar, Tiano Jima, Flores Margarita, Young Emily, Witteman Anne M, Holland Tate C, Flores Ferdinand, Mao Song S, Budoff Matthew J
Cardiac computed tomographic angiography in an outpatient setting: an
analysis of clinical outcomes over a 40-month period
Journal of cardiovascular computed tomography,
2009; 3(2):
90-5.
Ibebuogu Uzoma N, Nasir Khurram, Gopal Ambarish, Ahmadi Naser, Mao Song S, Young Emily, Honoris Lily, Nuguri Vivek K, Lee Robert S, Usman Nudrat, Rostami Babak, Pal Raveen, Flores Ferdinand, Budoff Matthew J
Comparison of atherosclerotic plaque burden and composition between
diabetic and non diabetic patients by non invasive CT angiography
The international journal of cardiovascular imaging,
2009; 25(7):
717-23.
Mao Song S, Pal Raveen S, McKay Charles R, Gao Yan G, Gopal Ambarish, Ahmadi Naser, Child Janis, Carson Sivi, Takasu Junichiro, Sarlak Behnaz, Bechmann Daniel, Budoff Matthew Jay
Comparison of coronary artery calcium scores between electron beam
computed tomography and 64-multidetector computed tomographic scanner
Journal of computer assisted tomography,
2009; 33(2):
175-8.
Budoff Matthew J, Karwasky Robert, Ahmadi Naser, Nasserian Cyrus, Pratt Frank, Stephens Jamey, Chang William W, Flores Ferdinand R, Rizzo John A, Gunnarsson Candace L, McKay Charles R
Cost-effectiveness of multidetector computed tomography compared with
myocardial perfusion imaging as gatekeeper to invasive coronary
angiography in asymptomatic firefighters with positive treadmill
tests
Journal of cardiovascular computed tomography,
2009; 3(5):
323-30.
Gul Khawar M, Ahmadi Naser, Wang Zhiying, Jamieson Craig, Nasir Khurram, Metcalfe Ralph, Hecht Harvey S, Hartley Craig J, Naghavi Morteza
Digital thermal monitoring of vascular function: a novel tool to
improve cardiovascular risk assessment
Vascular medicine (London, England),
2009; 14(2):
143-8.
Ahmadi Naser, Nabavi Vahid, Nuguri Vivek, Hajsadeghi Fereshteh, Flores Ferdinand, Akhtar Mohammad, Kleis Stanley, Hecht Harvey, Naghavi Morteza, Budoff Matthew
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
The international journal of cardiovascular imaging,
2009; 25(7):
725-38.
Gopal Ambarish, Mao Song S, Karlsberg Daniel, Young Emily, Waggoner Joshua, Ahmadi Naser, Pal Raveen S, Leal John, Karlsberg Ronald P, Budoff Matthew J
Radiation reduction with prospective ECG-triggering acquisition using
64-multidetector Computed Tomographic angiography
The international journal of cardiovascular imaging,
2009; 25(4):
405-16.
Ahmadi Naser, Usman Nudrat, Shim John, Nuguri Vivek, Vasinrapee Panukorn, Hajsadeghi Fereshteh, Wang Zhiying, Foster Gary P, Nasir Khurram, Hecht Harvey, Naghavi Morteza, Budoff Matthew
Vascular dysfunction measured by fingertip thermal monitoring is
associated with the extent of myocardial perfusion defect
Journal of nuclear cardiology : official publication of the American Society of Nuclear Cardiology,
2009; 16(3):
431-9.
Ahmadi Naser, Hajsadeghi Fereshteh, Gul Khawar, Leibfried Michael, DeMoss Daniel, Lee Robert, Flores Ferdinand, Nasir Khurram, Hecht Harvey, Naghavi Morteza, Budoff Matthew J
Vascular function measured by fingertip thermal reactivity is impaired
in patients with metabolic syndrome and diabetes mellitus
Journal of clinical hypertension (Greenwich, Conn.),
2009; 11(11):
678-84.
Ahmadi Naser, Hajsadeghi Fereshteh, Gul Khawar, Vane Jackson, Usman Nudrat, Flores Ferdinand, Nasir Khurram, Hecht Harvey, Naghavi Morteza, Budoff Matthew
Relations between digital thermal monitoring of vascular function, the
Framingham risk score, and coronary artery calcium score
Journal of cardiovascular computed tomography,
2008; 2(6):
382-8.