2023
IN PATIENTS UNDERGOING NUCLEAR MYOCARDIAL PERFUSION IMAGING, RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS IS ASSOCIATED WITH INCREASED RISK OF ADVERSE CARDIOVASCULAR EVENTS INDEPENDENT OF MYOCARDIAL ISCHEMIA
Pires J, Oikonomou E, Agarwal R, Liu Y, miller E, Sinusas A, Feher A. IN PATIENTS UNDERGOING NUCLEAR MYOCARDIAL PERFUSION IMAGING, RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS IS ASSOCIATED WITH INCREASED RISK OF ADVERSE CARDIOVASCULAR EVENTS INDEPENDENT OF MYOCARDIAL ISCHEMIA. Journal Of The American College Of Cardiology 2023, 81: 1467. DOI: 10.1016/s0735-1097(23)01911-3.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2009
3D Elasticity Imaging on an Open-chest Dog heart
Jia C, Kolias T, Rubin J, Yan P, Sinusas A, Dione D, Duncan J, Wei Q, Thiele K, Huang L, Huang S, O'Donnell M. 3D Elasticity Imaging on an Open-chest Dog heart. 2009, 155-158. DOI: 10.1109/ultsym.2009.5441850.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchOpen-chest dog heartDog heartSpeckle trackingAcute ischemiaMyocardial ischemiaEnd of diastoleLeft anterior descending (LAD) coronary arteryAnterior descending (LAD) coronary arteryAbnormal myocardial deformationEnd of systoleLAD occlusionCoronary arteryAnterior wallLAD arteryMyocardial viabilityContractility changesComplex cardiac motionIschemia
1996
Quantitative comparison of single-isotope and dual-isotope stress-rest single-photon emission computed tomographic imaging for reversibility of defects
Siebelink H, Natale D, Sinusas A, Wackers F. Quantitative comparison of single-isotope and dual-isotope stress-rest single-photon emission computed tomographic imaging for reversibility of defects. Journal Of Nuclear Cardiology 1996, 3: 483-493. PMID: 8989673, DOI: 10.1016/s1071-3581(96)90058-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDefect reversibilitySingle photon emissionDual-isotope SPECTNormal databaseStress-rest single-photon emissionTechnetium 99m-labeled sestamibiStress-induced myocardial ischemiaStress single-photon emissionPerfusion defect reversibilityPrior myocardial infarctionDefect sizeRest/stressSingle-isotope imagingMyocardial infarctionThallium SPECTMyocardial ischemiaIndividual patientsMyocardial perfusionThallium-201PatientsSestamibiCircumferential count profilesTomographic imagingImaging protocolDual-isotope imaging
1994
Effects of altered left ventricular geometry on quantitative technetium 99m sestamibi defect size in humans: Perfusion imaging during coronary angioplasty
Haronian H, Sinusas A, Remetz M, Brennan J, Cabin H, Zaret B, Wackers F. Effects of altered left ventricular geometry on quantitative technetium 99m sestamibi defect size in humans: Perfusion imaging during coronary angioplasty. Journal Of Nuclear Cardiology 1994, 1: 150-158. PMID: 9420682, DOI: 10.1007/bf02984087.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPercutaneous transluminal coronary angioplastyLeft ventricular geometryAltered left ventricular geometryCoronary angioplastyRegional wall motionVentricular geometryEnd-diastolic imagesMyocardial perfusionExercise-induced myocardial ischemiaAbnormal regional wall motionMyocardial risk areaTransluminal coronary angioplastyQuantitative defectsExperimental animal modelsPlanar myocardial perfusionMyocardial perfusion imagingQuantitative technetiumResultsNine patientsVentricular functionCoronary arteryMyocardial infarctionVessel occlusionMyocardial ischemiaPerfusion defectsWall motion
1990
Cardiac imaging with technetium 99m-labeled isonitriles
Sinusas A, Beller G, Watson D. Cardiac imaging with technetium 99m-labeled isonitriles. Journal Of Thoracic Imaging 1990, 5: 20-30. PMID: 2194038, DOI: 10.1097/00005382-199007000-00006.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMyocardial perfusionMyocardial injuryMyocardial ischemiaNoninvasive meansAcute coronary occlusionIschemic myocardial injuryIrreversible myocardial injurySingle-day protocolFull clinical implicationsFurther clinical studiesReversible myocardial ischemiaMyocardial dysfunctionMyocardial salvageCoronary occlusionClinical studiesMyocardial imaging agentClinical experienceTherapeutic interventionsInitial experienceClinical implicationsPerfusionIschemiaImaging agentInjuryRadiotracer