2024
Artificial Intelligence Predicts Hospitalization for Acute Heart Failure Exacerbation in Patients Undergoing Myocardial Perfusion Imaging
Feher A, Bednarski B, Miller R, Shanbhag A, Lemley M, Miras L, Sinusas A, Miller E, Slomka P. Artificial Intelligence Predicts Hospitalization for Acute Heart Failure Exacerbation in Patients Undergoing Myocardial Perfusion Imaging. Journal Of Nuclear Medicine 2024, 65: jnumed.123.266761. PMID: 38548351, PMCID: PMC11064832, DOI: 10.2967/jnumed.123.266761.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMyocardial perfusion imagingHF hospitalizationHeart failureStress left ventricular ejection fractionPerfusion imagingHF exacerbationPredictive of HF hospitalizationsSPECT/CT myocardial perfusion imagingMyocardial perfusionInternational cohortAcute heart failure exacerbationMedian follow-upVentricular ejection fractionReceiver-operating-characteristic curveClinical risk factorsHeart failure exacerbationExternal validation cohortAcute HF exacerbationPrevent HF hospitalizationsImaging parametersCalcium scoreEjection fractionClinical parametersCT scanValidation cohort
2023
Comparison of the prognostic value between quantification and visual estimation of coronary calcification from attenuation CT in patients undergoing SPECT myocardial perfusion imaging
Feher A, Pieszko K, Shanbhag A, Lemley M, Miller R, Huang C, Miras L, Liu Y, Gerber J, Sinusas A, Miller E, Slomka P. Comparison of the prognostic value between quantification and visual estimation of coronary calcification from attenuation CT in patients undergoing SPECT myocardial perfusion imaging. The International Journal Of Cardiovascular Imaging 2023, 40: 185-193. PMID: 37845406, PMCID: PMC466934, DOI: 10.1007/s10554-023-02980-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMajor adverse cardiovascular eventsCoronary artery calcificationMyocardial perfusion imagingCT myocardial perfusion imagingSPECT/CT myocardial perfusion imagingArtery calcificationPrognostic valuePrior coronary stentingAdverse cardiovascular eventsSimilar prognostic valueSPECT myocardial perfusionREFINE SPECT registrySPECT/CTCardiovascular eventsCAC scoringCalcium scoreCoronary calcificationCoronary stentingPrognostic utilitySingle centerCoronary arteryLow doseMyocardial perfusionPerfusion imagingSurvival analysisThe Association Between Obstructive Sleep Apnea and Abnormal 82Rubidium Cardiac PET Perfusion Myocardial Flow Reserve
Aneni E, Thorn S, Feher A, Hong Chen J, Sinusas A, Yaggi H, Miller E. The Association Between Obstructive Sleep Apnea and Abnormal 82Rubidium Cardiac PET Perfusion Myocardial Flow Reserve. JACC Cardiovascular Imaging 2023, 16: 856-858. PMID: 36881426, PMCID: PMC10718199, DOI: 10.1016/j.jcmg.2022.11.024.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2022
PET Myocardial Blood Flow for Post-transplant Surveillance and Cardiac Allograft Vasculopathy in Heart Transplant Recipients
Feher A, Miller EJ. PET Myocardial Blood Flow for Post-transplant Surveillance and Cardiac Allograft Vasculopathy in Heart Transplant Recipients. Current Cardiology Reports 2022, 24: 1865-1871. PMID: 36279035, DOI: 10.1007/s11886-022-01804-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAllograftsCoronary AngiographyCoronary Artery DiseaseHeart TransplantationHumansMyocardial Perfusion ImagingPositron-Emission TomographyConceptsHeart transplant recipientsAllograft vasculopathyTransplant recipientsPositron emission tomography myocardial perfusionOverall graft survivalPost-transplant surveillanceCardiac allograft vasculopathyHeart transplant patientsTomography myocardial perfusionRecent FindingsMultiple studiesMyocardial perfusion imagingMyocardial blood flowMBF quantificationGraft survivalHeart transplantationTransplant patientsTransplant rejectionSerial monitoringPrognostic performancePET myocardial blood flowBlood flowMyocardial perfusionPerfusion imagingMBF assessmentBlood flow quantificationIntegration of coronary artery calcium scoring from CT attenuation scans by machine learning improves prediction of adverse cardiovascular events in patients undergoing SPECT/CT myocardial perfusion imaging
Feher A, Pieszko K, Miller R, Lemley M, Shanbhag A, Huang C, Miras L, Liu YH, Sinusas AJ, Miller EJ, Slomka PJ. Integration of coronary artery calcium scoring from CT attenuation scans by machine learning improves prediction of adverse cardiovascular events in patients undergoing SPECT/CT myocardial perfusion imaging. Journal Of Nuclear Cardiology 2022, 30: 590-603. PMID: 36195826, DOI: 10.1007/s12350-022-03099-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedCalciumCoronary Artery DiseaseFemaleHumansMachine LearningMaleMiddle AgedMyocardial Perfusion ImagingPrognosisTomography, Emission-Computed, Single-PhotonTomography, X-Ray ComputedConceptsMajor adverse cardiovascular eventsMyocardial perfusion imagingAdverse cardiovascular eventsSPECT myocardial perfusion imagingCAC scoringCardiovascular eventsPrediction of MACECoronary artery calcification (CAC) scoringMACE-free survivalClinical risk factorsCoronary artery calciumCT myocardial perfusion imagingReceiver operator characteristic curveSPECT/CT myocardial perfusion imagingSPECT/CTOperator characteristic curveCT myocardial perfusionArtery calciumCAC scoreAnalysis patientsMACE predictionSingle centerHigher event ratesRisk factorsRisk score
2018
Serial Assessment of Coronary Flow Reserve by Rubidium-82 Positron Emission Tomography Predicts Mortality in Heart Transplant Recipients
Feher A, Srivastava A, Quail MA, Boutagy NE, Khanna P, Wilson L, Miller EJ, Liu YH, Lee F, Sinusas AJ. Serial Assessment of Coronary Flow Reserve by Rubidium-82 Positron Emission Tomography Predicts Mortality in Heart Transplant Recipients. JACC Cardiovascular Imaging 2018, 13: 109-120. PMID: 30343093, PMCID: PMC6461525, DOI: 10.1016/j.jcmg.2018.08.025.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedCoronary Artery DiseaseFemaleFractional Flow Reserve, MyocardialHeart TransplantationHumansMaleMiddle AgedMyocardial Perfusion ImagingPositron-Emission TomographyPredictive Value of TestsProspective StudiesRadiopharmaceuticalsReproducibility of ResultsRubidium RadioisotopesTime FactorsTreatment OutcomeConceptsPositron emission tomographyLong-term prognostic valueSerial assessmentPET-2Pet-1Cause mortalityHT patientsPrognostic valueHigh CFRLow CFRRb positron-emission tomographyEmission tomographyRb-82 positron emission tomographyRubidium-82 positron emission tomographyPET imagingHeart transplantation patientsHistory of HTCardiac allograft vasculopathyHeart transplant recipientsLong-term mortalitySingle-center studyMultivariate Cox regressionCoronary flow reserveAllograft vasculopathyHT recipients
2017
Quantitative Assessment of Coronary Microvascular Function
Feher A, Sinusas AJ. Quantitative Assessment of Coronary Microvascular Function. Circulation Cardiovascular Imaging 2017, 10: e006427. PMID: 28794138, PMCID: PMC5678979, DOI: 10.1161/circimaging.117.006427.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsComputed Tomography AngiographyCoronary AngiographyCoronary CirculationEchocardiographyHeart DiseasesHumansMagnetic Resonance ImagingMicrocirculationMyocardial Perfusion ImagingPositron-Emission TomographyPredictive Value of TestsPrognosisReproducibility of ResultsTomography, Emission-Computed, Single-PhotonConceptsCoronary microvascular dysfunctionMyocardial blood flowMicrovascular dysfunctionBlood flowMyocardial perfusionCoronary microvascular impairmentCoronary microvascular functionEpicardial coronary arteriesNormal myocardial perfusionMyocardial contrast echocardiographyAbsolute myocardial blood flowImportant prognostic relevanceMagnetic resonance imagingPositron emission tomographySingle photon emissionMicrovascular impairmentMicrovascular functionMultiple imaging modalitiesPrognostic relevanceCoronary arteryCoronary flowCoronary perfusionContrast echocardiographyClinical valueFunctional microcirculation
2015
Myocardial perfusion pattern for stratification of ischemic mitral regurgitation response to percutaneous coronary intervention
Goyal P, Kim J, Feher A, L. C, Gurevich S, Veal DR, Szulc M, Wong FJ, Ratcliffe MB, Levine RA, Devereux RB, Weinsaft JW. Myocardial perfusion pattern for stratification of ischemic mitral regurgitation response to percutaneous coronary intervention. Coronary Artery Disease 2015, 26: 642-650. PMID: 26049923, PMCID: PMC4631658, DOI: 10.1097/mca.0000000000000271.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedAged, 80 and overCardiac-Gated Single-Photon Emission Computer-Assisted TomographyEchocardiographyExercise TestFemaleHeartHumansLogistic ModelsMaleMiddle AgedMitral Valve InsufficiencyMultivariate AnalysisMyocardial InfarctionMyocardial Perfusion ImagingPercutaneous Coronary InterventionRisk AssessmentStroke VolumeConceptsPercutaneous coronary interventionMyocardial perfusion imagingAdvanced mitral regurgitationMitral regurgitationMyocardial perfusionCoronary interventionPerfusion defectsLV volumesStress/rest myocardial perfusionLeft ventricular (LV) chamber dilationVentricular chamber dilationAbnormal myocardial perfusionMild mitral regurgitationPerfusion defect sizeIschemic mitral regurgitationMyocardial perfusion patternsRest myocardial perfusionSingle photon emissionTransthoracic echocardiographyChamber dilationPerfusion deficitsPerfusion patternsMR severityRest scorePerfusion differences