2024
Impact of cardiac size on diagnostic performance of single-photon emission computed tomography myocardial perfusion imaging: insights from the REgistry of Fast Myocardial Perfusion Imaging with NExt generation single-photon emission computed tomography
Randazzo M, Elias P, Poterucha T, Sharir T, Fish M, Ruddy T, Kaufmann P, Sinusas A, Miller E, Bateman T, Dorbala S, Di Carli M, Castillo M, Liang J, Miller R, Dey D, Berman D, Slomka P, Einstein A. Impact of cardiac size on diagnostic performance of single-photon emission computed tomography myocardial perfusion imaging: insights from the REgistry of Fast Myocardial Perfusion Imaging with NExt generation single-photon emission computed tomography. European Heart Journal - Cardiovascular Imaging 2024, 25: 996-1006. PMID: 38445511, PMCID: PMC11210974, DOI: 10.1093/ehjci/jeae055.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSPECT myocardial perfusion imagingMyocardial perfusion imagingCoronary artery diseaseCardiac sizeDetect obstructive coronary artery diseasePerfusion imagingObstructive coronary artery diseaseDetection of coronary artery diseaseNegative predictive valueLeft ventricular volumeSolid-state scannersSmall cardiac sizeCoronary angiographyMale patientsYounger patientsElderly patientsMale sexDiagnostic performanceVentricular volumeArtery diseaseVisual assessmentPatientsPredictive valueElderly ageSPECTValidation Of The Transthyretin Amyloidosis Cardiomyopathy Score In A Black And Hispanic Screening Population: An Interim Analysis Of The First 342 Cases From The Scan-mp Study
Chan N, Einstein A, Teruya S, Rodriguez C, Helmke S, Cuomo M, DeLuca A, Johnson L, Kinkhabwala M, Santana D, Castillo M, Smiley D, Sabogal N, Lamour S, Winburn M, Fine D, De Freitas C, Kattan C, Miller E, Ruberg F, Maurer M. Validation Of The Transthyretin Amyloidosis Cardiomyopathy Score In A Black And Hispanic Screening Population: An Interim Analysis Of The First 342 Cases From The Scan-mp Study. Journal Of Cardiac Failure 2024, 30: 166-167. DOI: 10.1016/j.cardfail.2023.10.122.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPosterior wall thicknessRelative wall thicknessATTR-CMEjection fractionCardiomyopathy scoresMayo ClinicNuclear scintigraphyGreater posterior wall thicknessLogistic regressionElevated filling pressuresHigher cardiac biomarkersLarger atrial volumesWorse renal functionLow ejection fractionHigh-risk patientsROC curveHosmer-Lemeshow testReliable clinical toolNegative predictive valueBinary logistic regressionClinical characteristicsRenal functionAtrial volumeHeart failureImpaired relaxation
2022
The Prognostic Value of CAC Zero Among Individuals Presenting With Chest Pain A Meta-Analysis
Agha AM, Pacor J, Grandhi GR, Mszar R, Khan SU, Parikh R, Agrawal T, Burt J, Blankstein R, Blaha MJ, Shaw LJ, Al-Mallah MH, Brackett A, Cainzos-Achirica M, Miller EJ, Nasir K. The Prognostic Value of CAC Zero Among Individuals Presenting With Chest Pain A Meta-Analysis. JACC Cardiovascular Imaging 2022, 15: 1745-1757. PMID: 36202453, DOI: 10.1016/j.jcmg.2022.03.031.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsObstructive coronary artery diseaseAcute chest painCoronary artery calciumCoronary artery diseaseStable chest painNonobstructive coronary artery diseaseMajor adverse cardiac eventsAdverse cardiac eventsChest painCardiac eventsLow prevalenceAbsence of CACHealth care delivery modelsCare delivery modelsA Meta-AnalysisNegative predictive valueCAC assessmentArtery calciumCAC scoreIntermediate riskArtery diseaseCoronary CTACTA assessmentPrognostic valueTomography angiography
2015
Multimodality Imaging of Cardiac Sarcoidosis
Blankstein R, Miller E. Multimodality Imaging of Cardiac Sarcoidosis. 2015, 51-72. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-14624-9_7.ChaptersCardiac sarcoidosisCardiac MRIImaging testsHigh negative predictive valueExtra-cardiac diseasePreferred imaging testLate gadolinium enhancementFuture adverse eventsNegative predictive valueActive myocardial inflammationImmunosuppressive therapyCardiac involvementMyocardial inflammationAdverse eventsExcellent prognosisClinical criteriaReliable reference standardGadolinium enhancementSarcoidosisPredictive valueMultimodality imagingPatientsTherapyMRIDiagnosis