2024
Reproducibility for quantification of myocardial Tc-99m PYP amyloid uptake in grade 1 patients
Sandoval V, Goyal D, Miller E, Liu Y. Reproducibility for quantification of myocardial Tc-99m PYP amyloid uptake in grade 1 patients. European Heart Journal - Cardiovascular Imaging 2024, 25: jeae142.047. DOI: 10.1093/ehjci/jeae142.047.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchStandardized uptake valueTc-99m PYP uptakeTc-99Cardiac amyloidosisHeart failureStandard uptake value quantificationStandardized uptake value calculationSPECT imagesIntractable heart failureSystolic heart failureIntroduction of therapyPlanar imagingTc-99m pyrophosphateAmyloid patientsSPECT/CT imagingInter-reproducibilityUptake valueContralateral ratioCoefficient of variationDisease progressionH/M ratioGrade 1Blood poolPatientsH/CL ratio
2023
Correction to: 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
Feher A, Pieszko K, Miller R, Lemley M, Shanbhag A, Huang C, Miras L, Liu Y, Sinusas A, Miller E, Slomka P. Correction to: 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 2023, 30: 860-863. PMID: 36598750, DOI: 10.1007/s12350-022-03196-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCORONARY ARTERY CALCIFICATIONS ARE A BETTER PREDICTOR OF CARDIOVASCULAR OUTCOMES THAN ISCHEMIC ECG CHANGES IN PATIENTS WITH NORMAL PERFUSION ON EXERCISE SPECT
Shi T, Kokkinidis D, Agarwal R, Liu Y, Sinusas A, Miller E, Feher A. CORONARY ARTERY CALCIFICATIONS ARE A BETTER PREDICTOR OF CARDIOVASCULAR OUTCOMES THAN ISCHEMIC ECG CHANGES IN PATIENTS WITH NORMAL PERFUSION ON EXERCISE SPECT. Journal Of The American College Of Cardiology 2023, 81: 1498. DOI: 10.1016/s0735-1097(23)01942-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchIN 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
2020
Anger recall mental stress decreases 123I-metaiodobenzylguanidine (123I-MIBG) uptake and increases heterogeneity of cardiac sympathetic activity in the myocardium in patients with ischemic cardiomyopathy
Avendaño R, Hashemi-Zonouz T, Sandoval V, Liu C, Burg M, Sinusas AJ, Lampert R, Liu YH. Anger recall mental stress decreases 123I-metaiodobenzylguanidine (123I-MIBG) uptake and increases heterogeneity of cardiac sympathetic activity in the myocardium in patients with ischemic cardiomyopathy. Journal Of Nuclear Cardiology 2020, 29: 798-809. PMID: 33034036, DOI: 10.1007/s12350-020-02372-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSympathetic activityIschemic cardiomyopathyVentricular arrhythmiasICM patientsMental stressAge-matched healthy male controlsCardiac sympathetic activityHealthy control subjectsMyocardial sympathetic activityHealthy male controlsMental stress taskSPECT/CTMediastinal ratioControl subjectsHemodynamic responseAnger recallMyocardial perfusionNormal subjectsMale controlsPatientsPerfusionPsychological stressorsArrhythmiasStress taskDual-isotope imaging
2018
New Method for Quantification of the Left Ventricular Function from Low-dose Equilibrium Radionuclide Angiocardiography: Comparisons with Conventional Methods in Patients
Liu Y, Tsatkin V, Fazzone-Chettiar R, Miller E, Sinusas A. New Method for Quantification of the Left Ventricular Function from Low-dose Equilibrium Radionuclide Angiocardiography: Comparisons with Conventional Methods in Patients. 2018, 00: 1-3. DOI: 10.1109/nssmic.2018.8824749.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchEnd-diastolic volumeEquilibrium radionuclide angiocardiographyLeft ventricular functionGated blood pool SPECTPeak filling rateBlood pool SPECTEjection fractionVentricular functionRadionuclide angiocardiographyLV end-diastolic volumeHigh-dose injectionLow-dose injectionsAnterior oblique viewSingle photon emissionRed blood cellsDose reductionReduced radiation dosePatientsShort-axis slicesBlood cellsRadiation exposureGold standardImaging modalitiesRadiation doseOblique view
2012
Left Ventricular Ejection Fraction and Left Ventricular End‐Diastolic Volume in Patients With Diastolic Dysfunction
Jovin IS, Ebisu K, Liu Y, Finta LA, Oprea AD, Brandt CA, Dziura J, Wackers FJ. Left Ventricular Ejection Fraction and Left Ventricular End‐Diastolic Volume in Patients With Diastolic Dysfunction. Congestive Heart Failure 2012, 19: 130-134. PMID: 23241105, DOI: 10.1111/chf.12013.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLVEF of patientsLeft ventricular ejection fractionLower peak filling ratePeak filling rateEnd-diastolic volumeNormal peak filling ratesEquilibrium radionuclide angiocardiographyVentricular ejection fractionDiastolic dysfunctionAsymptomatic patientsEjection fractionLow left ventricular ejection fractionNormal left ventricular ejection fractionVentricular end-diastolic volumeMild systolic dysfunctionNormal systolic functionEDV indexSystolic dysfunctionSystolic functionRadionuclide angiocardiographyPatientsDysfunctionRepeat scansFilling rateAngiocardiography