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Zainab Z. Samad · SciRah

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Zainab Z. Samad

Aga Khan University
Department of Medicine, Aga Khan University, Karachi, Pakistan
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Zainab Z. Samad — researcher profile on SciRah

ORCID iD 0000-0003-2422-3199

Citations: 42.8K
h-index: 45
i10-index: 110
Works: 274

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Global burden of 369 diseases and injuries in 204 countries and territories, 1990–2019: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019
Theo Vos, Stephen S Lim, Cristiana Abbafati, Kaja Abbas +96 more
2020The Lancet19K citations Open access
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Global burden of 87 risk factors in 204 countries and territories, 1990–2019: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019
Christopher J L Murray, Aleksandr Y. Aravkin, Peng Zheng, Cristiana Abbafati +96 more
2020The Lancet9,831 citations Open access
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Heart Disease and Stroke Statistics—2021 Update
Salim S. Virani, Álvaro Alonso, Hugo Javier Aparicio, Emelia J. Benjamin +35 more
2021Circulation5,777 citations Open access
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Global age-sex-specific fertility, mortality, healthy life expectancy (HALE), and population estimates in 204 countries and territories, 1950–2019: a comprehensive demographic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019
Haidong Wang, Kaja Abbas, Mitra Abbasifard, Mohsen Abbasi‐Kangevari +96 more
2020The Lancet1,968 citations Open access
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Five insights from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019
Christopher J L Murray, Cristiana Abbafati, Kaja Abbas, Mohammad Abbasi +96 more
2020The Lancet677 citations Open access
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Variability of Global Left Ventricular Deformation Analysis Using Vendor Dependent and Independent Two-Dimensional Speckle-Tracking Software in Adults
Niels Risum, Sophia Ali, Niels Thue Olsen, Christian Jøns +6 more
2012Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography225 citations
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The Use of Sex-Specific Factors in the Assessment of Women’s Cardiovascular Risk
Anandita Agarwala, Erin D. Michos, Zainab Z. Samad, Christie Mitchell Ballantyne +1 more
2020Circulation218 citations Open access
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Validated Risk Score for Predicting 6‐Month Mortality in Infective Endocarditis
Lawrence P. Park, Vivian H. Chu, Gail Peterson, Athanasios T. Skoutelis +96 more
2016Journal of the American Heart Association202 citations Open access
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The state of health in Pakistan and its provinces and territories, 1990–2019: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019
Assad Hafeez, William James Dangel, Samuel M Ostroff, Ayyaz Kiani +49 more
2023The Lancet Global Health181 citations Open access
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Prevalence and Outcomes of Left‐Sided Valvular Heart Disease Associated With Chronic Kidney Disease
Zainab Z. Samad, Joseph A. Sivak, Matthew Phelan, Phillip J. Schulte +2 more
2017Journal of the American Heart Association128 citations Open access
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Association Between Social Vulnerability Index and Cardiovascular Disease: A Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Study
Vardhmaan Jain, Mahmoud Al Rifai, Safi Ullah Khan, Ankur Kalra +9 more
2022Journal of the American Heart Association119 citations Open access
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Impaired Recovery of Left Ventricular Function in Patients With Cardiomyopathy and Left Bundle Branch Block
Edward Y. Sze, Zainab Z. Samad, Allison L. Dunning, Kristen Bova Campbell +6 more
2018Journal of the American College of Cardiology117 citations Open access
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Clinical Utility and Prognostic Value of Right Atrial Function in Pulmonary Hypertension
Fawaz Abdulaziz M. Alenezi, Aditya Mandawat, Zachary J. Il’Giovine, Linda K. Shaw +9 more
2018Circulation Cardiovascular Imaging105 citations Open access
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Impact of Early Valve Surgery on Outcome of Staphylococcus aureus Prosthetic Valve Infective Endocarditis: Analysis in the International Collaboration of Endocarditis–Prospective Cohort Study
Catherine Chirouze, Catherine Chirouze, François Alla, Vance G. Fowler +96 more
2014Clinical Infectious Diseases104 citations Open access
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Effect of Escitalopram on Mental Stress–Induced Myocardial Ischemia
Wei Jiang, Eric J. Velazquez, Maragatha N. Kuchibhatla, Zainab Z. Samad +7 more
2013JAMA103 citations Open access
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Predictive Value of Myocardial Perfusion Single-Photon Emission Computed Tomography and the Impact of Renal Function on Cardiac Death
Abdul Hakeem, Sabha Bhatti, Kathryn Sullivan Dillie, Jeffery R. Cook +3 more
2008Circulation103 citations
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Aortic valve surgery and survival in patients with moderate or severe aortic stenosis and left ventricular dysfunction
Zainab Z. Samad, Amit N. Vora, Allison M. Dunning, Phillip J. Schulte +10 more
2016European Heart Journal101 citations Open access
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Surgical Revascularization Is Associated With Maximal Survival in Patients With Ischemic Mitral Regurgitation
Anthony W. Castleberry, Judson B. Williams, Mani Ali Daneshmand, Emily F. Honeycutt +8 more
2014Circulation97 citations Open access
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Sex Differences in Platelet Reactivity and Cardiovascular and Psychological Response to Mental Stress in Patients With Stable Ischemic Heart Disease
Zainab Z. Samad, Stephen Boyle, Mads Kristian Ersbøll, Amit N. Vora +9 more
2014Journal of the American College of Cardiology96 citations Open access
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Prevalence and Clinical Characteristics of Mental Stress–Induced Myocardial Ischemia in Patients With Coronary Heart Disease
Wei Jiang, Zainab Z. Samad, Stephen Boyle, Richard Clinton Becker +7 more
2013Journal of the American College of Cardiology90 citations Open access
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Financial Hardship From Medical Bills Among Nonelderly U.S. Adults With Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease
Javier Valero Elizondo, Rohan Khera, Anshul Saxena, Gowtham R. Grandhi +6 more
2019Journal of the American College of Cardiology84 citations Open access
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Comprehensive Assessment of Right Ventricular Function in Patients with Pulmonary Hypertension with Global Longitudinal Peak Systolic Strain Derived from Multiple Right Ventricular Views
Sudarshan Rajagopal, Daniel E. Forsha, Niels Risum, Christoph Paul Vincent Hornik +6 more
2014Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography84 citations
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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
Zainab Z. Samad, Abdul Hakeem, Syed Shad Mahmood, Karen S. Pieper +3 more
2012Journal of Nuclear Cardiology82 citations
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Implications of Atrial Fibrillation for Guideline-Directed Therapy in Patients With Heart Failure
Joshua D. Newman, Eileen O’Meara, Michael Böhm, Gianluigi Savarese +12 more
2024Journal of the American College of Cardiology77 citations Open access
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The MitraClip and survival in patients with mitral regurgitation at high risk for surgery: A propensity-matched comparison
Eric J. Velazquez, Zainab Z. Samad, Hussein R. Al‐Khalidi, Chithra Sangli +5 more
2015American Heart Journal77 citations
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Genome-wide association study reveals novel genetic loci: a new polygenic risk score for mitral valve prolapse
Carolina Roselli, Mengyao Yu, Victor D. Nauffal, Adrien B. Georges +50 more
2022European Heart Journal75 citations Open access
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Recreational substance use among patients with premature atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease
Dhruv Mahtta, David J. Ramsey, Chayakrit Krittanawong, Mahmoud Al Rifai +6 more
2021Heart75 citations
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Clinical and echocardiographic predictors of mortality in acute pulmonary embolism
Talal Dahhan, Irfan Siddiqui, Victor F. Tapson, Eric J. Velazquez +4 more
2016Cardiovascular Ultrasound75 citations Open access
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Disparities in Cardiovascular Research Output and Disease Outcomes among High-, Middle- and Low-Income Countries – An Analysis of Global Cardiovascular Publications over the Last Decade (2008–2017)
Nada Qaisar Qureshi, Syed Hamza Mufarrih, Gerald S. Bloomfield, Wajeeha Tariq +9 more
2021Global Heart74 citations Open access
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Infective Endocarditis in Patients on Chronic Hemodialysis
Juan Manuel Pericàs, Jaume Llopis, María Jesús Jiménez‐Expósito, Wissam M. Kourany +96 more
2021Journal of the American College of Cardiology73 citations Open access
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Management and outcomes in patients with moderate or severe functional mitral regurgitation and severe left ventricular dysfunction
Zainab Z. Samad, Linda K. Shaw, Matthew Phelan, Mads Kristian Ersbøll +8 more
2015European Heart Journal66 citations Open access
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Sex-Related Disparities in Cardiovascular Health Care Among Patients With Premature Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease
Michelle Lee, Dhruv Mahtta, David J. Ramsey, Jing Liu +9 more
2021JAMA Cardiology65 citations Open access
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A Comparative Evaluation of Transesophageal and Transthoracic Echocardiography for Measurement of Left Ventricular Systolic Strain Using Speckle Tracking
Carlo Marcucci, Zainab Z. Samad, J. Daniel Rivera, David B. Adams +8 more
2011Journal of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia61 citations
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Echocardiographic Findings Predict In-Hospital and 1-Year Mortality in Left-Sided Native Valve Staphylococcus aureus Endocarditis
Trine Kiilerich Lauridsen, Lawrence Park, Steven Y. C. Tong, Christine Selton‐Suty +14 more
2015Circulation Cardiovascular Imaging60 citations Open access
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Reporting and representation of race/ethnicity in published randomized trials
Jeffrey S. Berger, Chiara Melloni, Tracy Y. Wang, Rowena J Dolor +5 more
2009American Heart Journal60 citations
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Depressive Symptoms and Mental Stress–Induced Myocardial Ischemia in Patients With Coronary Heart Disease
Stephen H. Boyle, Zainab Z. Samad, Richard Clinton Becker, Redford B. Williams +8 more
2013Psychosomatic Medicine57 citations Open access
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Right Ventricular Longitudinal Strain Reproducibility Using Vendor-Dependent and Vendor-Independent Software
Zachary J. Il’Giovine, Hillary S. Mulder, Karen Chiswell, Kristine Arges +6 more
2018Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography54 citations Open access
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Right Ventricular Mechanics Using a Novel Comprehensive Three-View Echocardiographic Strain Analysis in a Normal Population
Daniel E. Forsha, Niels Risum, P. Andrea Kropf, Sudarshan Rajagopal +6 more
2014Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography53 citations Open access
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Evaluation of Aspirin and Statin Therapy Use and Adherence in Patients With Premature Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease
Dhruv Mahtta, David J. Ramsey, Mahmoud Al Rifai, Khurram Nasir +6 more
2020JAMA Network Open51 citations Open access
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The Prognostic Value of Diastolic and Systolic Mechanical Left Ventricular Dyssynchrony Among Patients With Coronary Heart Disease
Marat Fudim, Mouhammad Fathallah, Linda K. Shaw, Peter R. Liu +5 more
2018JACC. Cardiovascular imaging50 citations Open access
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Cardiovascular Diseases in Pakistan: Imagining a Postpandemic, Postconflict Future
Zainab Z. Samad, Bashir Hanif
2023Circulation49 citations Open access
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A review of top cardiology and cardiovascular medicine journal guidelines regarding the use of generative artificial intelligence tools in scientific writing
Maha Inam, Sana Sadiq Sheikh, Abdul Mannan Khan Minhas, Elizabeth M. Vaughan +10 more
2024Current Problems in Cardiology48 citations Open access
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Comparison of Incidence of Left Ventricular Systolic Dysfunction Among Patients With Left Bundle Branch Block Versus Those With Normal QRS Duration
Edward Y. Sze, Allison L. Dunning, Zak Loring, Brett D. Atwater +6 more
2017The American Journal of Cardiology47 citations
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Prevalence and predictors of mechanical dyssynchrony as defined by phase analysis in patients with left ventricular dysfunction undergoing gated SPECT myocardial perfusion imaging
Zainab Z. Samad, Allen E. Atchley, Mark A. Trimble, Jie‐Lena Sun +7 more
2010Journal of Nuclear Cardiology46 citations Open access
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Impact of early surgery on survival of patients with severe mitral regurgitation
Zainab Z. Samad, Prashant Kaul, Linda K. Shaw, Donald D. Glower +3 more
2010Heart46 citations
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A critical review of hemodynamic changes and left ventricular remodeling after surgical aortic valve replacement and percutaneous aortic valve replacement
Shin‐Jae Kim, Zainab Z. Samad, Gerald S. Bloomfield, Pamela S. Douglas
2014American Heart Journal41 citations
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Incidence and Predictors of Left Atrial Appendage Thrombus in Patients Treated With Nonvitamin K Oral Anticoagulants Versus Warfarin Before Catheter Ablation for Atrial Fibrillation
Joanne Wyrembak, Kristen Bova Campbell, Benjamin Adam Steinberg, Tristram D. Bahnson +4 more
2017The American Journal of Cardiology40 citations
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Premature Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease: What Have We Learned Recently?
Dhruv Mahtta, Umair Khalid, Arunima Misra, Zainab Z. Samad +2 more
2020Current Atherosclerosis Reports39 citations
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An Approach to Improve the Negative Predictive Value and Clinical Utility of Transthoracic Echocardiography in Suspected Native Valve Infective Endocarditis
Joseph A. Sivak, Amit N. Vora, Ann Marie Návar, Phillip J. Schulte +7 more
2016Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography39 citations Open access
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The impact of pulmonary hypertension on morbidity and mortality following major lung resection
B. Wei, Thomas Anthony D’Amico, Zainab Z. Samad, R. Hasan +1 more
2013European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery38 citations Open access
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Affiliation history

Aga Khan University2002–2026
Brigham and Women's Hospital2022
Houston Methodist2008
Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center2020–2021
University of Wisconsin–Madison2008
Thomas Jefferson University2023
Duke University2008–2025
Baylor College of Medicine2020–2023
UW Health University Hospital2008
Aga Khan University Hospital2002–2026