Department of Medicine Faculty of Medicine · Kuwait University
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Dr. Abdulhamied Alfaddagh

Cardiovascular Research Lab
25 publications

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2026

Racial and ethnic differences and temporal changes in outcomes following transcatheter aortic valve replacement in urban hospitals Q2
Rezwan Munshi, Sahil Ghay, Ralph Daher, Koushik Sanku, Christos G. Mihos, Rachel Shatanof, Mohamed H. Raafat, Ahmad Kassar, Marissa Donatelle, Francisco Ujueta, Priscilla Wessly, Francine K. Welty, Abdulhamied Alfaddagh, Tarec K. Elajami, Amr E. Abbas, Andres Palomo. Cardiovascular Revascularization Medicine

2025

Key advances in cardiac computed tomography: A review of the most relevant studies published in 2024 on coronary and structural heart disease Q1
Pablo M. Rubio, Hector M. Garcia-Garcia, Agostina A. Sanchez, Abdulhamied Alfaddagh, Daniele Andreini, Andrea Baggiano, Arzu Canan, Marcus Chen, Benjamin J.W. Chow, Anjali Chelliah, Edoardo Conte, Carlo N. De Cecco, Timothy Fairbairn, Maros Ferencik, Grudun Feuchtner, Bernhard Föellmer, Cristina Fuss, Heidi Gransar, Ashraf Hamdan, B. Kelly Han, Sandina Jamieson, Brian Ko, Jonathan A. Leipsic, Nidhi Madan, Florian Michallek, Saima Mushtaq, Prashant Nagpal, Ming-Yen Ng, Edward Nicol, Hiroyuki Niinuma, Gianluca Pontone, Amir Pourmorteza, Anna Reid, Jonathan R. Weir-McCall, Seamus Whelton, Michelle Williams, Jeannie Yu, Armin Arbab-Zadeh. Journal of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography

2024

Cardiovascular Outcomes Among Patients with Acute Coronary Syndromes and Diabetes: Results from ACS QUIK Trial in India Q1
Abdulhamied Alfaddagh, Haitham Khraishah, Giulio R. Romeo, Mohamad B. Kassab, Zeb McMillan, Nisha Chandra-Strobos, Roger Blumenthal, Mazen Albaghdadi. Global Heart
The Effect of Eicosapentaenoic and Docosahexaenoic Acid Supplementation on Coronary Artery Calcium Progression in Subjects With Diabetes and Coronary Artery Disease: A Secondary Analysis of a Randomized Trial Q1
Abdul Aziz Asbeutah, Ralph Daher, Abdulaziz Malik, Essa Hariri, Abdulhamied Alfaddagh, Tarec K. Elajami, Francine K. Welty. The American Journal of Cardiology

2023

Regression of Coronary Fatty Plaque and Risk of Cardiac Events According to Blood Pressure Status: Data From a Randomized Trial of Eicosapentaenoic Acid and Docosahexaenoic Acid in Patients With Coronary Artery Disease Q1
Francine K. Welty, Essa Hariri, Abdul Aziz Asbeutah, Ralph Daher, Maral Amangurbanova, Georges Chedid, Tarec K. Elajami, Abdulhamied Alfaddagh, Abdulaziz Malik. Journal of the American Heart Association

2022

Controversies in the Use of Omega-3 Fatty Acids to Prevent Atherosclerosis Q1
Renato Quispe, Abdulhamied Alfaddagh, Brigitte Kazzi, Fawzi Zghyer, Francoise A. Marvel, Roger S. Blumenthal, Garima Sharma, Seth S. Martin. Current Atherosclerosis Reports
The role of coronary artery calcium in allocating pharmacotherapy for primary prevention of cardiovascular disease: The ABCs of CAC Q2
Yash Maniar, Roger S. Blumenthal, Abdulhamied Alfaddagh. Clinical Cardiology
Association Between Omega-3 Fatty Acid Levels and Aortic Valve Calcium (from the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis) Q1
Anthony D. Pisaniello, Abdulhamied Alfaddagh, Martin Tibuakuu, Seamus P. Whelton, Matthew J. Czarny, Michael J. Blaha, Michael Y. Tsai, Matthew J. Budoff, Steven Shea, Matthew A. Allison, Wendy S. Post. The American Journal of Cardiology

2021

Sex disparities in the presentation, management and outcomes of patients with acute coronary syndrome: insights from the ACS QUIK trial Q1
Haitham Khraishah, Barrak Alahmad, Abdulhamied Alfaddagh, Sun Young Jeong, Njambi Mathenge, Mohamad Bassam Kassab, Dhaval Kolte, Erin D Michos, Mazen Albaghdadi. Open Heart
Regression of human coronary artery plaque is associated with a high ratio of (18‐hydroxy‐eicosapentaenoic acid + resolvin E1) to leukotriene B <sub>4</sub> Q1
Francine K. Welty, Fabian Schulte, Abdulhamied Alfaddagh, Tarec K. Elajami, Bruce R. Bistrian, Markus Hardt. The FASEB Journal
Association Between Omega‐3 Fatty Acid Levels and Risk for Incident Major Bleeding Events and Atrial Fibrillation: MESA Q1
Karan Kapoor, Abdulhamied Alfaddagh, Mahmoud Al Rifai, Deepak L. Bhatt, Matthew J. Budoff, Khurram Nasir, Michael Miller, Francine K. Welty, J. William McEvoy, Zeina Dardari, Michael D. Shapiro, Roger S. Blumenthal, Michael Y. Tsai, Michael J. Blaha. Journal of the American Heart Association
Update on the omega-3 fatty acid trial landscape: A narrative review with implications for primary prevention Q1
Karan Kapoor, Abdulhamied Alfaddagh, Neil J. Stone, Roger S. Blumenthal. Journal of Clinical Lipidology

2020

Efficacy and Safety of Pharmacoinvasive Strategy Compared to Primary Percutaneous Coronary Intervention in the Management of ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction: A Prospective Country-Wide Registry Q1
Mohammad Zubaid, Haitham Khraishah, Barrak Alahmad, Wafa Rashed, Mustafa Ridha, Fahad Alenezi, Mohamad Aljarralah, Khalid Al-Marri, Mohammad Almutairi, Khalid Althalji, Abdulhamied Alfaddagh. Annals of Global Health
Letter by Alfaddagh Regarding Article, “Healed Plaques in Patients With Stable Angina Pectoris” Q1
Abdulhamied Alfaddagh. Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis, and Vascular Biology
Evaluation and Management of Patients With Stable Angina: Beyond the Ischemia Paradigm Q1
Richard Ferraro, Jacqueline M. Latina, Abdulhamied Alfaddagh, Erin D. Michos, Michael J. Blaha, Steven R. Jones, Garima Sharma, Jeffrey C. Trost, William E. Boden, William S. Weintraub, João A.C. Lima, Roger S. Blumenthal, Valentin Fuster, Armin Arbab-Zadeh. Journal of the American College of Cardiology
Clinical characteristics and outcomes of young adults with first myocardial infarction: Results from Gulf COAST Q2
Abdulhamied Alfaddagh, Haitham Khraishah, Wafa Rashed, Garima Sharma, Roger S Blumenthal, Mohammad Zubaid. IJC Heart &amp; Vasculature
Summarizing 2019 in Cardiovascular Prevention using the Johns Hopkins Ciccarone Center for the Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease’s ‘ABC’s Approach Q1
David I. Feldman, Ramzi Dudum, Abdulhamied Alfaddagh, Francoise A. Marvel, Erin D. Michos, Roger S. Blumenthal, Seth S. Martin. American Journal of Preventive Cardiology
Inflammation and cardiovascular disease: From mechanisms to therapeutics Q1
Abdulhamied Alfaddagh, Seth S. Martin, Thorsten M. Leucker, Erin D. Michos, Michael J. Blaha, Charles J. Lowenstein, Steven R. Jones, Peter P. Toth. American Journal of Preventive Cardiology

2019

An omega-3 fatty acid plasma index ≥4% prevents progression of coronary artery plaque in patients with coronary artery disease on statin treatment Q1
Abdulhamied Alfaddagh, Tarec K. Elajami, Mohamad Saleh, Donya Mohebali, Bruce R. Bistrian, Francine K. Welty. Atherosclerosis

2018

The effect of eicosapentaenoic and docosahexaenoic acids on physical function, exercise, and joint replacement in patients with coronary artery disease: A secondary analysis of a randomized clinical trial Q1
Abdulhamied Alfaddagh, Tarec K. Elajami, Mohamad Saleh, Mohamad Elajami, Bruce R. Bistrian, Francine K. Welty. Journal of Clinical Lipidology
Diastolic blood pressure predicts coronary plaque volume in patients with coronary artery disease Q1
Mohamad Saleh, Abdulhamied Alfaddagh, Tarec K. Elajami, Hasan Ashfaque, Huzifa Haj-Ibrahim, Francine K. Welty. Atherosclerosis

2017

Eicosapentaenoic and Docosahexaenoic Acids Attenuate Progression of Albuminuria in Patients With Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus and Coronary Artery Disease Q1
Tarec K. Elajami, Abdulhamied Alfaddagh, Dharshan Lakshminarayan, Michael Soliman, Madhuri Chandnani, Francine K. Welty. Journal of the American Heart Association
Effect of Eicosapentaenoic and Docosahexaenoic Acids Added to Statin Therapy on Coronary Artery Plaque in Patients With Coronary Artery Disease: A Randomized Clinical Trial Q1
Abdulhamied Alfaddagh, Tarec K. Elajami, Hasan Ashfaque, Mohamad Saleh, Bruce R. Bistrian, Francine K. Welty. Journal of the American Heart Association

2016

Targeting inflammation in metabolic syndrome Q1
Francine K. Welty, Abdulhamied Alfaddagh, Tarec K. Elajami. Translational Research

2013

Adherence to ACC/AHA Performance Measures for Myocardial Infarction in Six Middle-Eastern Countries: Association with In-Hospital Mortality and Clinical Characteristics Q1
Joseph C. Longenecker, Abdulhamied Alfaddagh, Mohammad Zubaid, Wafa Rashed, Mustafa Ridha, Fahad Alenezi, Rashed Alhamdan, Mousa Akbar, Bassam Y. Bulbanat, Jassim Al-Suwaidi. International Journal of Cardiology