Syed M. Ahmed, MD

Variant Angina: A 53-Year-Old Male With Recurrent ST-Segment Elevation

06/05/2012

Typical anginal symptoms are characterized by recurrent attacks of retrosternal chest pain brought on by effort and emotion, and relieved by rest or by the administration of nitroglycerine. In 1960, Dr. Prinzmetal and his colleagues described...

Typical anginal symptoms are...

06/05/2012

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Case Report

Treating a Chronic Total Occlusion Via the Transradial Approach

06/01/2011

Kamran Akram , MD;

Robert Armbuster , MD;

Syed M. Ahmed , MD;

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06/01/2011

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Case Report

Treating a Chronic Total Occlusion in a Community Hospital

11/05/2014

Syed M. Ahmed , MD;

A 76-year-old female with a history of hypertension and atherosclerotic coronary artery disease came to our community hospital for a pre-op cardiac evaluation.

A 76-year-old female with a...

11/05/2014

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Clinical Review

A Refresher on the Percutaneous Treatment of Lower Extremity PAD

12/30/2010

Syed M. Ahmed , MD;

Liberato A. Iannone , MD;

Edward O'Leary , MD, MBA;

Jaffer M. Ansari , MD;

Atherosclerosis is a systemic disease affecting all major vascular beds. In the cerebrovascular system, atherosclerosis can result in stroke; in the coronary system, it can result in myocardial infarction, and in the peripheral arteries,...

Atherosclerosis is a systemic...

12/30/2010

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Single-Center Experience

Starting a Transradial Access Program in a Teaching Hospital

09/17/2010

Scott Shurmur , MD;

Syed M. Ahmed , MD;

Nattapong Sricharoen , MD;

Kamran Akram , MD;

Keith Weeks , MD;

Disclosure: The authors report no conflicts of interest regarding the content herein. The transradial approach has been used more commonly in Europe than the United States. In some invasive laboratories in Europe, the transradial approach is...

Disclosure: The authors report...

09/17/2010

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Case Report

Long-Term Patency of a Drug-Coated Balloon in the Treatment of Upper Extremity Peripheral Artery Disease

05/10/2020

Syed M. Ahmed , MD;

Angiography showed a severe proximal subclavian artery stenosis adjacent to the origin of the left vertebral artery. There was concern that a stent might jail the left vertebral artery.

Angiography showed a severe...

05/10/2020

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35+ Years in the Cath Lab: “Persistence, Dedication, and Satisfaction”

11/06/2012

Syed M. Ahmed , MD;

Liberato A. Iannone , MD;

Dr. Liberato Iannone is the Director of Cardiac Catheterization at Mercy Hospital in Des Moines, Iowa. He has been in the field of interventional cardiology since its early days. Dr. Syed Ahmed asked Dr. Iannone to share his personal...

Dr. Liberato Iannone is the...

11/06/2012

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