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Ahmad Hersi

Professor of Medicine, King Saud University
Verified email at ksu.edu.sa
Cited by 4248

STEMI and COVID-19 pandemic in Saudi Arabia

A Daoulah, AS Hersi, SM Al-Faifi, A Alasmari… - Current problems in …, 2021 - Elsevier
The COVID-19 pandemic had significant impact on health care worldwide which has led to
a reduction in all elective admissions and management of patients through virtual care. The …

[HTML][HTML] Six minute walk test to assess functional capacity in chronic liver disease patients

…, NA Azzam, KA Al-Swat, AS Hersi… - World journal of …, 2007 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
AIM: To examine the utility of Six Minute Walk Test (6MWT) in patients with chronic liver
disease (CLD). METHODS: Two hundred and fifty subjects between the ages of 18 and 80 (…

Adaptive versus conventional cardiac resynchronisation therapy in patients with heart failure (AdaptResponse): a global, prospective, randomised controlled trial

BL Wilkoff, G Filippatos, C Leclercq, MR Gold, AS Hersi… - The Lancet, 2023 - thelancet.com
Background Continuous automatic optimisation of cardiac resynchronisation therapy (CRT),
stimulating only the left ventricle to fuse with intrinsic right bundle conduction (synchronised …

Cost-effectiveness of apixaban for stroke prevention in non-valvular atrial fibrillation in Saudi Arabia

AS Hersi, KM Osenenko, SA Kherraf… - Annals of Saudi …, 2019 - annsaudimed.net
BACKGROUND: Apixaban, an oral anticoagulant for stroke and systemic embolism prevention
in non-valvular atrial fibrillation (NVAF), was superior to warfarin in prevention of stroke …

[HTML][HTML] Hepatitis B genotypes: relation to clinical outcome in patients with chronic hepatitis B in Saudi Arabia

…, BM Al-Jarallah, FM Sanai, AS Hersi… - World Journal of …, 2006 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
AIM: To identify the most common hepatitis B virus (HBV) genotype in Saudi Arabia, and
correlate the prevailing genotypes with the clinical outcome of patients. METHODS: Patients …

Percutaneous coronary intervention vs coronary artery bypass surgery for unprotected left main coronary disease: G-LM Registry

…, AF Hussien, IAM Abdulhabeeb, O Ahmad… - Current Problems in …, 2022 - Elsevier
… Author links open overlay panel Amin Daoulah a , Abdulaziz Alasmari a , Ahmad S. Hersi
b , Mohammed Alshehri c , Turki Al Garni d , Reda Abuelatta e , Haitham Amin f , Wael …

Predictors and impact of in-hospital recurrent myocardial infarction in patients with acute coronary syndrome: Findings from Gulf RACE-2

…, H Amin, A Al-Motarreb, J Al Suwaidi, AS Hersi - …, 2017 - journals.sagepub.com
Background: Little is known about the predictors and prognostic impact of recurrent in-hospital
ischemia and infarction in patients with acute coronary syndrome (ACS). Our objectives …

Long detection programming in single-chamber defibrillators reduces unnecessary therapies and mortality: the ADVANCE III trial

…, A Kloppe, JB Martínez Ferrer, AS Hersi… - JACC: Clinical …, 2017 - jacc.org
Objectives : This study sought to evaluate the effects of programming a long detection in
single-chamber (VVI) implantable cardioverter-defibrillators (ICDs) in the multicenter …

[PDF][PDF] Changes in dietary habits and physical activity and status of metabolic syndrome among expatriates in Saudi Arabia

…, F Rabiee-Khan, AA Mandil, AS Hersi… - Eastern …, 2017 - open-access.bcu.ac.uk
The aim of this paper is to assess the impact of living in Saudi Arabia on expatriate employees
and their families’ behavioural cardiovascular risk factors (BCVRFs), and to examine the …

Incidence of ventricular arrhythmia and associated patient outcomes in hospitalized acute coronary syndrome patients in Saudi Arabia: findings from the registry of the …

AS Hersi, KF Alhabib, HF AlFaleh… - Annals of Saudi …, 2012 - annsaudimed.net
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES : Mortality in acute coronary syndrome (ACS) patients with
ventricular arrhythmia (VA) has been shown to be higher than those without VA. However, …