Ahmed Abdel-Latif, M.D., Ph.D.

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abdel-latif@uky.edu
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Position(s):

Associate Professor

Affiliation(s):

Internal Medicine

Cardiovascular Research Center

Other Affiliation(s):

Lexington VAMC

CVRC - Core Faculty

Internal Medicine - Cardiology

Nutritional Sciences Graduate Faculty

Microbiology, Immunology & Molecular Genetics - Adjunct Faculty

Interests / Specialties:

Cardiovascular Medicine

Bio / Education:

Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt, M.D. 1990-1997 Medicine
Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, OH, 2001-2004 Medicine
University of Louisville, Louisville, KY, 2004-2007 Cardiology
University of Louisville, Louisville, KY, M.S. 2005-2007 Public Health
University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, 2007-2009 Interventional Cardiology
University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, Ph.D. 2008-2012 Immunology and Molecular Biology

Selected Publications:

1. Bolli R, Abdel-Latif A. “No pain, no gain. The useful function of angina”. Circulation. 2005; 112: 3541-3543. PMID: 16330693

2. Dawn B, Zuba-Surma EK, Abdel-Latif A, Tiwari S, Bolli R. “Cardiac stem cell therapy for myocardial regeneration. A clinical perspective”. Minerva Cardioangiol. 2005; 53 (6): 549-564. PMID: 16333238

3. Zuba-Surma EK, Abdel-Latif A, Case J, Tiwari S, Hunt G, Vincent RJ, Ranjan S, Srour EF, Bolli R, Dawn B. Sca-1 expression is associated with decreased cardiomyogenic differentiation potential of adult primitive cells. J Mol Cell Cardiol. 2006; 41 (4): 650-660. PMID: 16938308

4. Abdel-Latif A, Bolli R, Tleyjeh IM, Montori VM, Perin EC, Hornung CA, Zuba-Surma EK, Al-Mallah M, Dawn B. “Adult Bone Marrow-Derived Cells for Cardiac Repair: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis”. Arch Intern Med. 2007; 167 (10): 989-997. PMID: 17533201

5. Zuba-Surma E, Kucia M, Abdel-Latif A, Lillard JW, Jr., Ratajczak MZ. "The ImageStream System: A Key Step to a New Era in Imaging". Folia Histochem Cytobiol. 2007; 45 (4): 279-290. PMID: 18165167

6. Zuba-Surma E, Kucia M, Abdel-Latif A, Dawn B, Brian Hall, Singh R, Lillard JW, Jr., Ratajczak MZ. “Morphological characterization of very small embryonic- like stem cells (VSELs) by image stream system analysis”. J Cell Mol Med. 2008; 12 (1): 292-303. PMID: 18031297

7. Flaherty MP, Abdel-Latif A, Li Q, Hunt G, Ranjan S, Ou Q, Tang X, Johnson RK, Bolli R, Dawn B. “Noncanonical wnt11 signaling is sufficient to induce cardiomyogenic differentiation in unfractionated bone marrow mononuclear cells”. Circulation, 2008; 117 (17); 2241-2252. PMID: 18427129

8. Dawn B, Tiwari S, Kucia M, Zuba-Surma EK, Guo Y, SanganalMath SK, Abdel-Latif A, Hunt G, Vincent RJ, Taher H, Reed NJ, Ratajczak MZ, Bolli R. “Transplantation of bone marrow-derived very small embryonic-like stem cells (VSELs) attenuates left ventricular dysfunction and remodeling after myocardial infarction”. Stem Cells, 2008; 26 (6):1646-1655. PMID: 18420834

9. Abdel-Latif A, Bolli R, Zuba-Surma EK, Tleyjeh IM, Hornung CA, Dawn B. “G-CSF therapy in acute myocardial infarction: a systematic review and meta-analysis of the randomized controlled studies”. Am Heart J. 2008; 156 (2): 216-226. PMID: 18657649

10. Abdel-Latif A, Zuba-Surma E, Case J, Tiwari S, Hunt G, Ranjan S, Vincent R, Srour E, Bolli R, Dawn B. “TGF-β1 enhances cardiomyogenic differentiation potential of skeletal muscle derived adult primitive cells”. Basic Res Cardiol, 2008: 103 (6): 514-524. PMID: 103 (6): 514-524. PMID: 18500484

PubMed Publications:

Ogunbayo, GO ; Pecha, R ; Misumida, N.; Hillerson, D ; Elbadawi, A.; Abdel-Latif, A.; Elayi, CS ; Messerli, AW ; Smyth, SS "Relation of CHA<sub>2</sub>DS<sub>2</sub>VASC Score With Hemorrhagic Stroke and Mortality in Patients Undergoing Fibrinolytic Therapy for ST Elevation Myocardial Infarction." The American journal of cardiology 123, 2 (2019): 212-217. [PubMed Link] | [ Full text ]
Gottipati, A ; Chelvarajan, L.; Peng, H.; Kong, R ; Cahall, CF ; Li, C.; Tripathi, H.; Al-Darraji, A.; Ye, S.; Elsawalhy, E ; Abdel-Latif, A.; Berron, BJ "Gelatin Based Polymer Cell Coating Improves Bone Marrow-Derived Cell Retention in the Heart after Myocardial Infarction." Stem cell reviews (2019): [PubMed Link] | [ Full text ]
Adamiak, M.; Chelvarajan, L.; Lynch, KR ; Santos, WL ; Abdel-Latif, A.; Ratajczak, MZ "Correction: Mobilization studies in mice deficient in sphingosine kinase 2 support a crucial role of the plasma level of sphingosine-1-phosphate in the egress of hematopoietic stem progenitor cells." Oncotarget 9, 75 (2018): 34189. [PubMed Link] | [ Full text ]
Ayoub, K ; Marji, M ; Ogunbayo, G.; Masri, A ; Abdel-Latif, A.; Ziada, K.; Vallurupalli, S. "Impact of Chronic Thrombocytopenia on In-Hospital Outcomes After Percutaneous Coronary Intervention." JACC. Cardiovascular interventions 11, 18 (2018): 1862-1868. [PubMed Link] | [ Full text ]
Ogunbayo, GO ; Messerli, AW ; Ha, LD ; Elbadawi, A.; Olorunfemi, O.; Darrat, Y.; Guglin, M.; Okwechime, R ; Akanya, D ; Abdel-Latif, A.; Smyth, SS ; Elayi, CS "Trends in the Incidence and In-Hospital Outcomes of Patients With Atrial Fibrillation Complicated by Non-ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction." Angiology (2018): 3319718801087. [PubMed Link] | [ Full text ]
Misumida, N.; Aoi, S.; Kim, SM ; Ziada, KM ; Abdel-Latif, A. "Ticagrelor versus clopidogrel in East Asian patients with acute coronary syndrome: Systematic review and meta-analysis." Cardiovascular revascularization medicine : including molecular interventions 19, 6 (2018): 689-694. [PubMed Link] | [ Full text ]
Adamiak, M.; Bujko, K.; Cymer, M.; Plonka, M.; Glaser, T.; Kucia, M.; Ratajczak, J.; Ulrich, H.; Abdel-Latif, A.; Ratajczak, MZ "Novel evidence that extracellular nucleotides and purinergic signaling induce innate immunity-mediated mobilization of hematopoietic stem/progenitor cells." Leukemia 32, 9 (2018): 1920-1931. [PubMed Link] | [ Full text ]
Misumida, N.; Pagath, M ; Ogunbayo, GO ; Wilson, RE ; Kim, SM ; Abdel-Latif, A.; Elayi, CS "Characteristics of and current practice patterns of pacing for high-degree atrioventricular block after transcatheter aortic valve implantation in comparison to surgical aortic valve replacement." Catheterization and cardiovascular interventions : official journal of the Society for Cardiac Angiography & Interventions (2018): [PubMed Link] | [ Full text ]
Bhalla, V ; Abdel-Latif, A.; Bhalla, M ; Ziada, K.; Williams, MV ; Smyth, SS "Meta-Analysis Comparing the Efficacy, Safety, and Cost-Benefit of Direct Acting Oral Anticoagulants Versus Enoxaparin Thromboprophylaxis to Prevent Venous Thromboembolism Among Hospitalized Patients." The American journal of cardiology 122, 7 (2018): 1236-1243. [PubMed Link] | [ Full text ]
Klyachkin, YM ; Idris, A.; Rodell, CB ; Tripathi, H.; Ye, S.; Nagareddy, P.; Asfour, A.; Gao, E.; Annabathula, R.; Ratajczak, M.; Burdick, JA ; Abdel-Latif, A. "Cathelicidin Related Antimicrobial Peptide (CRAMP) Enhances Bone Marrow Cell Retention and Attenuates Cardiac Dysfunction in a Mouse Model of Myocardial Infarction." Stem cell reviews 14, 5 (2018): 702-714. [PubMed Link] | [ Full text ]
Ogunbayo, GO ; Shrout, TA ; Misumida, N.; Abdel-Latif, A.; Smyth, SS ; Messerli, AW ; Ziada, KM "Trends, Management Patterns, and Predictors of Leaving Against Medical Advice among Patients with Documented Noncompliance Admitted for Acute Myocardial Infarction." Journal of general internal medicine (2018): [PubMed Link] | [ Full text ]
Misumida, N.; Ogunbayo, GO ; Kim, SM ; Abdel-Latif, A.; Ziada, KM ; Elayi, CS "Frequency and Significance of High-Degree Atrioventricular Block and Sinoatrial Node Dysfunction in Patients With Non-ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction." The American journal of cardiology 122, 10 (2018): 1598-1603. [PubMed Link] | [ Full text ]
Misumida, N.; Abo-Aly, M ; Kim, SM ; Ogunbayo, GO ; Abdel-Latif, A.; Ziada, KM "Efficacy and safety of short-term dual antiplatelet therapy (≤6 months) after percutaneous coronary intervention for acute coronary syndrome: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials." Clinical cardiology 41, 11 (2018): 1455-1462. [PubMed Link] | [ Full text ]
Ratajczak, MZ ; Adamiak, M.; Plonka, M.; Abdel-Latif, A.; Ratajczak, J. "Mobilization of hematopoietic stem cells as a result of innate immunity-mediated sterile inflammation in the bone marrow microenvironment-the involvement of extracellular nucleotides and purinergic signaling." Leukemia 32, 5 (2018): 1116-1123. [PubMed Link] | [ Full text ]
Misumida, N.; Ahmed, AE ; Barlow, M.; Goodwin, R.; Goodwin, E.; Musa, A.; Mathbout, M.; Ogunbayo, G.; Kim, SM ; Abdel-Latif, A.; Ziada, KM "Prognostic Value of Anatomical SYNTAX Score and SYNTAX Score II in Veterans With Left Main and/or Three-Vessel Coronary Artery Disease." The American journal of cardiology 122, 2 (2018): 213-219. [PubMed Link] | [ Full text ]
Ogunbayo, GO ; Ha, LD ; Ahmad, Q.; Misumida, N.; Elbadawi, A.; Olorunfemi, O.; Kolodziej, A.; Messerli, AW ; Abdel-Latif, A.; Elayi, CS ; Guglin, M. "In-hospital outcomes of percutaneous ventricular assist devices versus intra-aortic balloon pumps in non-ischemia related cardiogenic shock." Heart & lung : the journal of critical care 47, 4 (2018): 392-397. [PubMed Link] | [ Full text ]
Misumida, N.; Ogunbayo, GO ; Kim, SM ; Olorunfemi, O.; Elbadawi, A.; Charnigo, RJ ; Abdel-Latif, A.; Ziada, KM "Higher Risk of Bleeding in Asians Presenting With ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction: Analysis of the National Inpatient Sample Database." Angiology 69, 6 (2018): 548-554. [PubMed Link] | [ Full text ]
Misumida, N.; Ogunbayo, GO ; Kim, SM ; Abdel-Latif, A.; Ziada, KM "Higher Risk of Bleeding in Asians Presenting With Non-ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction." Angiology 69, 6 (2018): 555-556. [PubMed Link] | [ Full text ]
Misumida, N.; Ogunbayo, GO ; Kim, SM ; Abdel-Latif, A.; Ziada, KM ; Sorrell, VL "Clinical Outcome of Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy Diagnosed With or Without Coronary Angiography." Angiology (2018): 3319718782049. [PubMed Link] | [ Full text ]
Manning, JR ; Chelvarajan, L.; Levitan, BM ; Withers, CN ; Nagareddy, PR ; Haggerty, CM ; Fornwalt, BK ; Gao, E.; Tripathi, H.; Abdel-Latif, A.; Andres, DA ; Satin, J. "Rad GTPase deletion attenuates post-ischemic cardiac dysfunction and remodeling." JACC. Basic to translational science 3, 1 (2018): 83-96. [PubMed Link] |
Ogunbayo, GO ; Misumida, N.; Ayoub, K ; Hailemariam, Y ; Hillerson, D ; Elbadawi, A.; Abdel-Latif, A.; Smyth, S.; Ziada, K.; Messerli, AW "Temporal trends, characteristics and outcomes of fibrinolytic therapy for ST-elevation myocardial infarction among patients 80 years or older." Catheterization and cardiovascular interventions : official journal of the Society for Cardiac Angiography & Interventions 92, 7 (2018): E425-E432. [PubMed Link] | [ Full text ]
Petriello, MC ; Brandon, JA ; Hoffman, J.; Wang, C.; Tripathi, H.; Abdel-Latif, A.; Ye, X.; Li, X.; Yang, L.; Lee, E.; Soman, S.; Barney, J.; Wahlang, B.; Hennig, B.; Morris, AJ "Dioxin-like PCB 126 Increases Systemic Inflammation and Accelerates Atherosclerosis in Lean LDL Receptor-Deficient Mice." Toxicological sciences : an official journal of the Society of Toxicology 162, 2 (2018): 548-558. [PubMed Link] | [ Full text ]
Cavalcanti, R.; Aboul-Hosn, N.; Morales, G.; Abdel-Latif, A. "Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator for the Primary Prevention of Sudden Cardiac Death in Patients With Nonischemic Cardiomyopathy." Angiology 69, 4 (2018): 297-302. [PubMed Link] | [ Full text ]
Ogunbayo, GO ; Bidwell, K.; Misumida, N.; Ha, LD ; Abdel-Latif, A.; Elayi, CS ; Smyth, S.; Messerli, AW "Sex differences in the contemporary management of HIV patients admitted for acute myocardial infarction." Clinical cardiology 41, 4 (2018): 488-493. [PubMed Link] | [ Full text ]
Al-Darraji, A.; Haydar, D.; Chelvarajan, L.; Tripathi, H.; Levitan, B.; Gao, E.; Venditto, VJ ; Gensel, JC ; Feola, DJ ; Abdel-Latif, A. "Azithromycin therapy reduces cardiac inflammation and mitigates adverse cardiac remodeling after myocardial infarction: Potential therapeutic targets in ischemic heart disease." PloS one 13, 7 (2018): e0200474. [PubMed Link] | [ Full text ]
Oben, KZ ; Alhakeem, SS ; McKenna, MK ; Brandon, JA ; Mani, R.; Noothi, SK ; Jinpeng, L.; Akunuru, S.; Dhar, SK ; Singh, IP ; Liang, Y.; Wang, C.; Abdel-Latif, A.; Stills HF, Jr ; St Clair, DK ; Geiger, H.; Muthusamy, N.; Tohyama, K.; Gupta, RC ; Bondada, S. "Oxidative stress-induced JNK/AP-1 signaling is a major pathway involved in selective apoptosis of myelodysplastic syndrome cells by Withaferin-A." Oncotarget 8, 44 (2017): 77436-77452. [PubMed Link] | [ Full text ]
Adamiak, M.; Chelvarajan, L.; Lynch, KR ; Santos, WL ; Abdel-Latif, A.; Ratajczak, MZ "Mobilization studies in mice deficient in sphingosine kinase 2 support a crucial role of the plasma level of sphingosine-1-phosphate in the egress of hematopoietic stem progenitor cells." Oncotarget 8, 39 (2017): 65588-65600. [PubMed Link] | [ Full text ]
Keune, WJ ; Potjewyd, F.; Heidebrecht, T.; Salgado-Polo, F.; Macdonald, SJ ; Chelvarajan, L.; Abdel Latif, A.; Soman, S.; Morris, AJ ; Watson, AJ ; Jamieson, C.; Perrakis, A. "Rational Design of Autotaxin Inhibitors by Structural Evolution of Endogenous Modulators." Journal of medicinal chemistry 60, 5 (2017): 2006-2017. [PubMed Link] | [ Full text ]
Hayek, SS ; Klyachkin, Y.; Asfour, A.; Ghasemzadeh, N.; Awad, M.; Hesaroieh, I.; Ahmed, H.; Gray, B.; Kim, J.; Waller, EK ; Quyyumi, AA ; Abdel-Latif, AK "Bioactive Lipids and Circulating Progenitor Cells in Patients with Cardiovascular Disease." Stem cells translational medicine 6, 3 (2017): 731-735. [PubMed Link] | [ Full text ]
Adamiak, M.; Chelvarajan, L.; Lynch, KR ; Santos, WL ; Abdel-Latif, A.; Ratajczak, MZ "Mobilization studies in mice deficient in sphingosine kinase 2 support a crucial role of the plasma level of sphingosine-1-phosphate in the egress of hematopoietic stem progenitor cells." Oncotarget (2017): [PubMed Link] | [ Full text ]
Quyyumi, AA ; Vasquez, A.; Kereiakes, DJ ; Klapholz, M.; Schaer, GL ; Abdel-Latif, A.; Frohwein, S.; Henry, TD ; Schatz, RA ; Dib, N.; Toma, C.; Davidson, CJ ; Barsness, GW ; Shavelle, DM ; Cohen, M.; Poole, J.; Moss, T.; Hyde, P.; Kanakaraj, AM ; Druker, V.; Chung, A.; Junge, C.; Preti, RA ; Smith, RL ; Mazzo, DJ ; Pecora, A.; Losordo, DW "PreSERVE-AMI: A Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Clinical Trial of Intracoronary Administration of Autologous CD34+ Cells in Patients With Left Ventricular Dysfunction Post STEMI." Circulation research 120, 2 (2017): 324-331. [PubMed Link] | [ Full text ]
Adamiak, M.; Abdelbaset-Ismail, A.; Suszynska, M.; Abdel-Latif, A.; Ratajczak, J.; Ratajczak, MZ "Novel evidence that the mannan-binding lectin pathway of complement activation plays a pivotal role in triggering mobilization of hematopoietic stem/progenitor cells by activation of both the complement and coagulation cascades." Leukemia 31, 1 (2017): 262-265. [PubMed Link] | [ Full text ]
Pumphrey, AL ; Ye, S.; Yang, Z.; Simkin, J.; Gensel, JC ; Abdel-Latif, A.; Vandsburger, MH "Cardiac Chemical Exchange Saturation Transfer MR Imaging Tracking of Cell Survival or Rejection in Mouse Models of Cell Therapy." Radiology 282, 1 (2017): 131-138. [PubMed Link] | [ Full text ]
Adamiak, M.; Abdelbaset-Ismail, A.; Moore JB, 4th ; Zhao, J.; Abdel-Latif, A.; Wysoczynski, M.; Ratajczak, MZ "Inducible Nitric Oxide Synthase (iNOS) Is a Novel Negative Regulator of Hematopoietic Stem/Progenitor Cell Trafficking." Stem cell reviews 13, 1 (2017): 92-103. [PubMed Link] | [ Full text ]
Misumida, N.; Kobayashi, A.; Kim, SM ; Abdel-Latif, A.; Ziada, KM "Role of Routine Follow-up Coronary Angiography After Percutaneous Coronary Intervention　- Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis." Circulation journal : official journal of the Japanese Circulation Society 82, 1 (2017): 203-210. [PubMed Link] | [ Full text ]
Hayek, SS ; Klyachkin, Y.; Asfour, A.; Ghasemzadeh, N.; Awad, M.; Hesaroieh, I.; Ahmed, H.; Gray, B.; Kim, J.; Waller, EK ; Quyyumi, AA ; Abdel-Latif, AK "Bioactive Lipids and Circulating Progenitor Cells in Patients With Cardiovascular Disease." Stem cells translational medicine (2016): [PubMed Link] | [ Full text ]
Ziada, KM ; Abdel-Latif, AK ; Charnigo, R.; Moliterno, DJ "Safety of an abbreviated duration of dual antiplatelet therapy (≤6 months) following second-generation drug-eluting stents for coronary artery disease: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized trials." Catheterization and cardiovascular interventions : official journal of the Society for Cardiac Angiography & Interventions 87, 4 (2016): 722-732. [PubMed Link] | [ Full text ]
Lolay, GA ; Abdel-Latif, AK "Trauma induced myocardial infarction." International journal of cardiology 203, (2016): 19-21. [PubMed Link] | [ Full text ]
Ruiz-Rodriguez, E.; Asfour, A.; Lolay, G.; Ziada, KM ; Abdel-Latif, AK "Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Major Cardiovascular Outcomes for Radial Versus Femoral Access in Patients With Acute Coronary Syndrome." Southern medical journal 109, 1 (2016): 61-76. [PubMed Link] | [ Full text ]
Pumphrey, A.; Yang, Z.; Ye, S.; Powell, DK ; Thalman, S.; Watt, DS ; Abdel-Latif, A.; Unrine, J.; Thompson, K.; Fornwalt, B.; Ferrauto, G.; Vandsburger, M. "Advanced cardiac chemical exchange saturation transfer (cardioCEST) MRI for in vivo cell tracking and metabolic imaging." NMR in biomedicine 29, 1 (2016): 74-83. [PubMed Link] | [ Full text ]
Abdel Hamid, M.; Bakhoum, SW ; Sharaf, Y.; Sabry, D.; El-Gengehe, AT ; Abdel-Latif, A. "Circulating Endothelial Cells and Endothelial Function Predict Major Adverse Cardiac Events and Early Adverse Left Ventricular Remodeling in Patients With ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction." Journal of interventional cardiology 29, 1 (2016): 89-98. [PubMed Link] | [ Full text ]
Adamiak, M.; Suszynska, M.; Abdel-Latif, A.; Abdelbaset-Ismail, A.; Ratajczak, J.; Ratajczak, MZ "The Involvment of Hematopoietic-Specific PLC -β2 in Homing and Engraftment of Hematopoietic Stem/Progenitor Cells." Stem cell reviews 12, 6 (2016): 613-620. [PubMed Link] | [ Full text ]
Darrat, YH ; Agarwal, A.; Morales, GX ; Thompson, J.; Abdel-Latif, A.; Waespe, K.; Di Biase, L.; Natale, A.; Patwardan, A.; Elayi, CS "Radiofrequency and Cryo-Ablation Effect on Transvenous Pacing and Defibrillatory Lead Integrity: An In Vitro Study." Journal of cardiovascular electrophysiology 27, 8 (2016): 976-80. [PubMed Link] | [ Full text ]
Wallace, EL ; Tasan, E.; Cook, BS ; Charnigo, R.; Abdel-Latif, AK ; Ziada, KM "Long-Term Outcomes and Causes of Death in Patients With Renovascular Disease Undergoing Renal Artery Stenting." Angiology 67, 7 (2016): 657-63. [PubMed Link] | [ Full text ]
Adamiak, M.; Poniewierska-Baran, A.; Borkowska, S.; Schneider, G.; Abdelbaset-Ismail, A.; Suszynska, M.; Abdel-Latif, A.; Kucia, M.; Ratajczak, J.; Ratajczak, MZ "Evidence that a lipolytic enzyme--hematopoietic-specific phospholipase C-β2--promotes mobilization of hematopoietic stem cells by decreasing their lipid raft-mediated bone marrow retention and increasing the promobilizing effects of granulocytes." Leukemia 30, 4 (2016): 919-28. [PubMed Link] | [ Full text ]

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