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Dr. Ahmed A. Tawakol, MD
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Ahmed A. Tawakol, MD practices Cardiology. He went to Stanford University School of Medicine. Stanford University School of Medicine is a top medical college. Stanford University School of Medicine has a rank of 2 in research and a 25 in primary care Ahmed Tawakol is a published doctor and has 60 publications published. The lastest was: 'FDG PET/CT Imaging of Carotid Atherosclerosis.'
Publications
- FDG PET/CT Imaging of Carotid Atherosclerosis.
- Imaging Macrophage and Hematopoietic Progenitor Proliferation in Atherosclerosis.
- Contrast-Enhanced Ultrasound: A Novel Noninvasive, Nonionizing Method for the Detection of Brown Adipose Tissue in Humans.
- Splenic metabolic activity predicts risk of future cardiovascular events: demonstration of a cardiosplenic axis in humans.
- A phase 2 randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study of the effect of VIA-2291, a 5-lipoxygenase inhibitor, on vascular inflammation in patients after an Acute...
- Noninvasive imaging of arterial inflammation using FDG-PET/CT.
- Early Aortic valve inflammation precedes calcification: A longitudinal FDG-PET/CT study.
- Imaging atherosclerotic burden and inflammation: Insights into the spectrum of atherosclerotic Disease in HIV.
- Steroid Exposure, Acute Coronary Syndrome, and Inflammatory Bowel Disease: Insights into the Inflammatory Milieu.
- 18F-Fluorodeoxyglucose Positron Emission Tomography/Computed Tomography Enables the Detection of Recurrent Same-Site Deep Vein Thrombosis by Illuminating Recently Form...
- Increased Arterial Inflammation Relates to High-Risk Coronary Plaque Morphology in HIV-Infected Patients.
- Effects of the high-density lipoprotein mimetic agent CER-001 on coronary atherosclerosis in patients with Acute coronary syndromes: a randomized trial.
- Reply to Letter to the Editor: Is it not Timely to Consider how to Balance Cardiorenometabolic Benefits and Risks of Statins?
- 2-deoxy-2-[(18)F]fluoro-d-mannose positron emission tomography imaging in atherosclerosis.
- Predictors of change in Carotid atherosclerotic plaque inflammation and burden as measured by 18-FDG-PET and MRI, respectively, in the dal-PLAQUE study.
- Optimizing (18)F-FDG PET/CT imaging of vessel wall inflammation: the impact of (18)F-FDG circulation time, injected dose, uptake parameters, and fasting blood glucose ...
- Relationship of serum inflammatory biomarkers with plaque inflammation assessed by FDG PET/CT: the dal-PLAQUE study.
- Measurement of Arterial Activity on Routine FDG PET/CT Images Improves Prediction of Risk of Future CV Events.
- High Dose Atorvastatin Reduces Periodontal Inflammation: A Novel Pleiotropic Effect of Statins.
- The complementary roles of dynamic contrast-enhanced MRI and (18)F-fluorodeoxyglucose PET/CT for imaging of Carotid atherosclerosis.
- Focal Arterial Inflammation Precedes Subsequent Calcification in the Same Location: A Longitudinal FDG-PET/CT Study.
- Intensification of Statin Therapy Results in a Rapid Reduction in Atherosclerotic Inflammation: Results of A Multi-Center FDG-PET/CT Feasibility Study.
- Arterial inflammation in bronchial asthma.
- PET/CT imaging of Myocardial blood flow and arterial calcium: Putting the pieces together.
- Single Resting hsTnT Level Predicts Abnormal Myocardial Stress Test in Acute Chest Pain Patients With Normal Initial Standard Troponin.
- Arterial inflammation in patients with HIV.
- Aortic distensibility and its relationship to Coronary and thoracic atherosclerosis plaque and morphology by MDCT: Insights from the ROMICAT Trial.
- Comparison of exercise treadmill testing with cardiac computed tomography angiography among patients presenting to the emergency room with chest pain: the Rule Out My...
- Distribution of inflammation within Carotid atherosclerotic plaques with high-risk morphological features: a comparison between positron emission tomography activity, ...
- PET/MRI of inflammation in Myocardial infarction.
- Impact of Mitral regurgitation on exercise capacity and clinical outcomes in patients with ischemic left ventricular dysfunction.
- Safety and efficacy of dalcetrapib on atherosclerotic Disease using novel non-invasive multimodality imaging (dal-PLAQUE): a randomised clinical trial.
- Imaging inflammatory changes in atherosclerosis multimodal imaging hitting stride.
- Complementary value of cardiac FDG PET and CT for the characterization of atherosclerotic Disease.
- Rationale and design of dal-PLAQUE: a study assessing efficacy and safety of dalcetrapib on progression or regression of atherosclerosis using magnetic resonance imagi...
- Imaging of the Aortic valve using fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography increased valvular fluorodeoxyglucose uptake in Aortic stenosis.
- Noninvasive Positron Emission Tomography Imaging of Coronary Arterial Inflammation.
- Beyond stenosis: further progress in multi-modal evaluation of carotid Disease.
- Positron emission tomography measurement of periodontal (18)f-fluorodeoxyglucose uptake is associated with histologically determined Carotid plaque inflammation.
- Imaging of Coronary inflammation with FDG-PET: feasibility and clinical hurdles.
- Imaging atherosclerotic plaque inflammation by fluorodeoxyglucose with positron emission tomography: ready for prime time?
- Feasibility of FDG imaging of the coronary arteries: comparison between acute coronary syndrome and stable Angina.
- Optical molecular imaging in atherosclerosis.
- A comprehensive electrocardiogram-gated 64-slice multidetector computed tomography imaging protocol to visualize the Coronary arteries, thoracic aorta, and pulmonary v...
- Association between cardiovascular risk profiles and the presence and extent of different types of Coronary atherosclerotic plaque as detected by multidetector compute...
- Intravascular detection of inflamed atherosclerotic plaques using a fluorescent photosensitizer targeted to the scavenger receptor.
- Sildenafil improves exercise capacity and quality of life in patients with systolic Heart failure and secondary pulmonary hypertension.
- Myocardial blood flow and oxygen consumption in patients with Friedreich's ataxia prior to the onset of Cardiomyopathy.
- In vivo 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography imaging provides a noninvasive measure of Carotid plaque inflammation in patients.
- Photosensitizer delivery to vulnerable atherosclerotic plaque: comparison of macrophage-targeted conjugate versus free chlorin(e6).
- New opportunities for identification and reduction of Coronary risk: treatment of vulnerable patients, arteries, and plaques.
- Effects of sildenafil on myocardial blood flow in humans with ischemic heart Disease.
- Noninvasive in vivo measurement of vascular inflammation with F-18 fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography.
- High-dose folic acid Acutely improves coronary vasodilator function in patients with coronary artery disease.
- Direct effect of ethanol on human vascular function.
- Through the looking glass: an angioscopic view of the effect of statin therapy on Coronary artery plaques.
- Myocardial flow regulation in people with mitochondrial myopathy, encephalopathy, lactic acidosis, stroke-like episodes/myoclonic epilepsy and ragged red fibers and ot...
- Heterogeneity of myocardial blood flow and metabolism: review of physiologic principles and implications for radionuclide imaging of the Heart.
- Homocysteine impairs Coronary microvascular dilator function in humans.
Schools
Stanford University
Brigham and Women39s Hospital
Procedures Preformed
- Cardiac Catheterization (incl. Coronary Angiography)
- Cardioverter-Defibrillator or Pacemaker Insertion, Removal or Repair
- Coronary Angioplasty, Atherectomy and Stent
Conditions Treated
- Angina and Acute Coronary Syndrome
- Aortic Valve Disease
- Arrhythmias (incl. Atrial Fibrillation)
- Cardiomyopathy
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Doctors Specialties
- Cardiology
Accepted Insurances
Education
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Brigham and Women's Hospital -
Stanford University School of Medicine
Hospital
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Massachusetts General Hospital
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| National Provider Identifier [NPI] | 1649257080 |
| Last Name Of The Provider | TAWAKOL |
| First Name Of The Provider | AHMED |
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