Mahmoud S. Al Rifai VIEW CLINICAL PROFILE

Mahmoud S. Al Rifai, MD

Assistant Professor of Cardiology, Academic Institute
Assistant Clinical Member, Research Institute
Houston Methodist
Weill Cornell Medical College


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The role of cardiac PET in diagnosis and prognosis of patients with ischemia with no obstructive coronary arteries (INOCA)
Al-Mallah, MH, Nayfeh, M & Alrifai, M 2024, , American Heart Journal Plus: Cardiology Research and Practice, vol. 43, 100399. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ahjo.2024.100399

Artificial intelligence in preventive cardiology
El Sherbini, A, Rosenson, RS, Al Rifai, M, Virk, HUH, Wang, Z, Virani, S, Glicksberg, BS, Lavie, CJ & Krittanawong, C 2024, , Progress in Cardiovascular Diseases, vol. 84, pp. 76-89. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pcad.2024.03.002

Association of cardiovascular health with subclinical coronary atherosclerosis progression among five racial and ethnic groups: The MASALA and MESA studies
Jain, V, Rifai, MA, Kanaya, AM, Shah, NS, Talegawkar, SA, Virani, SS, Michos, ED, Blumenthal, RS & Patel, J 2024, , Atherosclerosis, vol. 392, 117522. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.atherosclerosis.2024.117522

Epidemiology and Prognostic Implications of Coronary Artery Calcium in Asymptomatic Individuals With Prediabetes: A Multicohort Study
Rifai, MA, Al-Mallah, MH, Blaha, MJ, Patel, J, McEvoy, JW, Nasir, K, Shahid, I, Patel, KV, Sharma, G, Marrugat, J, Tizon-Marcos, H, Erbel, R, Stang, A, Jöckel, KH, Lehmann, N, Schramm, S, Schmidt, B, Blumenthal, RS, Virani, SS, Nambi, V & Cainzos-Achirica, M 2024, , Diabetes care, vol. 47, no. 4, pp. 698-706. https://doi.org/10.2337/dc23-1864

When should myocardial perfusion imaging be a first-test choice?
Al Rifai, M & Winchester, D 2024, , Journal of Nuclear Cardiology, vol. 33, 101824. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nuclcard.2024.101824

Ejection fraction and ventricular volumes on rubidium positron emission tomography: Validation against cardiovascular magnetic resonance
Han, Y, Ahmed, AI, Saad, JM, Alahdab, F, Al Rifai, MS, Murthy, VL & Al-Mallah, MH 2024, , Journal of Nuclear Cardiology, vol. 32, 101810, pp. 101810. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nuclcard.2024.101810

Enhancing precision in test choice: Time for a personalized approach
Al-Mallah, MH & Al Rifai, M 2024, , Journal of Nuclear Cardiology, vol. 32, 101792, pp. 101792. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nuclcard.2023.101792

Left Upper Extremity Pain, Right Coronary Artery Culprit: A Puzzling Path to Aneurysm Discovery
Alfawara, MS, Modi, V, Chao, MF, Nayfeh, M, Alahdab, F, Alrifai, M & Al-Mallah, M 2024, , Methodist DeBakey cardiovascular journal, vol. 20, no. 1, pp. 14-17. https://doi.org/10.14797/mdcvj.1287

The Emerging Specialty of Cardio-Rheumatology
Nayfeh, M, DiGregorio, H, Saad, JM, Al-Mallah, M & Al Rifai, M 2024, , Current Atherosclerosis Reports. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11883-024-01221-7

The role of splenic switch-off in assessing vasodilator response: When less is more
Al-Mallah, MH, Al Rifai, M & Saad, JM 2024, , Journal of Nuclear Cardiology. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nuclcard.2024.101896

The Association Between Race, Ethnicity and Sleep Quality and Duration: A National Health Interview Survey Study
Inam, M, Kianoush, S, Sheikh, S, Krittanawong, C, Zhu, D, Rifai, MA, Minhas, AMK, Samad, Z, Khan, U, Merchant, A & Virani, SS 2023, , Current Problems in Cardiology, vol. 48, no. 12, 102004. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cpcardiol.2023.102004

Association of interleukin-6 and interleukin-18 with cardiovascular disease in older adults: Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities study
Jia, X, Buckley, L, Sun, C, Al Rifai, M, Yu, B, Nambi, V, Virani, SS, Selvin, E, Matsushita, K, Hoogeveen, RC, Coresh, J, Shah, AM & Ballantyne, CM 2023, , European Journal of Preventive Cardiology, vol. 30, no. 16, pp. 1731-1740. https://doi.org/10.1093/eurjpc/zwad197

Determining call-to-entry rate and recruitment barriers in clinical studies for community clinics serving low-income populations: A cohort study
Vaughan, EM, Virani, S, Al Rifai, M, Cardenas, VJ, Johnston, CA, Porterfield, L, Santiago Delgado, Z, Samson, SL, Schick, V & Naik, AD 2023, , BMJ open, vol. 13, no. 10, e077819. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2023-077819

Serial N-Terminal Pro-B-Type Natriuretic Peptide Measurements in the Population Without Clinical Heart Failure - Reply
Al Rifai, M, Jia, X & Nambi, V 2023, , JAMA Cardiology, vol. 8, no. 9, pp. 889-890. https://doi.org/10.1001/jamacardio.2023.1965

Obesity management for cardiovascular disease prevention
Hritani, R, Al Rifai, M, Mehta, A & German, C 2023, , Obesity Pillars, vol. 7, 100069. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.obpill.2023.100069

Use of Preventive Cardiovascular Health Care Among Asian American Individuals: A National Health Interview Survey Study
Kianoush, S, Al-Rifai, M, Kalra, A, BK, A, Mehta, A, Sadaf, MI, Misra, A, Khalid, U, Lavie, CJ, Kayani, WT & Virani, SS 2023, , Current Problems in Cardiology, vol. 48, no. 8, 101241. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cpcardiol.2022.101241

Prevalence and Predictors of Premature Coronary Heart Disease Among Asians in the United States: A National Health Interview Survey Study
Kianoush, S, Rifai, MA, Jain, V, Samad, Z, Rana, J, Dodani, S, Jia, X, Lee, M, Khan, SU, Gupta, K, Lavie, CJ, Wong, SS, Palla, AH & Virani, S 2023, , Current Problems in Cardiology, vol. 48, no. 7, 101152. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cpcardiol.2022.101152

Factors Associated With Sex Disparities in Leisure-Time Physical Activity: An Analysis of the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, 2011 to 2021
Sayed, A, Munir, M, Manson, JAE, Al Rifai, M, Gulati, M, Lavie, CJ & Virani, SS 2023, , Mayo Clinic Proceedings, vol. 98, no. 7, pp. 997-1008. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mayocp.2023.01.018

Demographic and Regional Trends of Cardiovascular Diseases and Diabetes Mellitus-Related Mortality in the United States From 1999 to 2019
Jain, V, Minhas, AMK, Ariss, RW, Nazir, S, Khan, SU, Khan, MS, Rifai, MA, Michos, E, Mehta, A, Qamar, A, Vaughan, EM, Sperling, L & Virani, SS 2023, , American Journal of Medicine, vol. 136, no. 7, pp. 659-668.e7. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.amjmed.2023.03.002

Reclassification of Pre-Heart Failure Stages Using Cardiac Biomarkers: The ARIC Study
Jia, X, Al Rifai, M, Ndumele, CE, Virani, SS, de Lemos, JA, Lee, E, Shah, AM, Echouffo-Tcheugui, JB, Bozkurt, B, Hoogeveen, R, Selvin, E, Ballantyne, CM & Nambi, V 2023, , JACC: Heart Failure, vol. 11, no. 4, pp. 440-450. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jchf.2022.12.005

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