2025
Temporal changes in PET myocardial flow reserve: Implications for cardiovascular outcomes
Nikolakopoulos I, Csecs I, Liu Y, Sinusas A, Miller E, Feher A. Temporal changes in PET myocardial flow reserve: Implications for cardiovascular outcomes. Journal Of Nuclear Cardiology 2025, 48: 102194. PMID: 40139484, DOI: 10.1016/j.nuclcard.2025.102194.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMajor adverse cardiovascular eventsMyocardial perfusion imagingEvaluation of coronary artery diseasePositron emission tomographyClinical risk factorsMyocardial flow reserveCoronary artery diseasePositron emission tomography myocardial perfusion imagingRates of major-adverse cardiovascular eventsCardiovascular outcomesArtery diseaseFlow reserveMedian follow-up timeRisk factorsLong-term major adverse cardiovascular eventsHistory of heart transplantationC-statisticMedian interval timeKaplan-Meier methodFollow-up timeAdverse cardiovascular eventsChest painTransplant vasculopathyMyocardial blood flowHeart transplantation
2024
Temporal change in PET myocardial flow reserve is predictive of cardiovascular outcomes
Nikolakopoulos I, Liu Y, Sinusas A, Miller E, Feher A. Temporal change in PET myocardial flow reserve is predictive of cardiovascular outcomes. European Heart Journal - Cardiovascular Imaging 2024, 25: jeae142.099. DOI: 10.1093/ehjci/jeae142.099.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPositron emission tomographyMyocardial flow reserveCoronary artery diseaseCardiovascular outcomesArtery diseaseFlow reserveEvaluation of coronary artery diseaseHistory of heart transplantationMedian interval timeKaplan-Meier methodPredictive of cardiovascular outcomesLong-term outcomesPerioperative risk stratificationCoronary bloodChest painHeart transplantationRisk stratificationSerial examsCox regressionMyocardial infarctionInterquartile rangeC-statisticEmission tomographyPatientsContinuous variables
2023
Body Composition, Coronary Microvascular Dysfunction, and Future Risk of Cardiovascular Events Including Heart Failure
Souza A, Rosenthal M, Moura F, Divakaran S, Osborne M, Hainer J, Dorbala S, Blankstein R, Di Carli M, Taqueti V. Body Composition, Coronary Microvascular Dysfunction, and Future Risk of Cardiovascular Events Including Heart Failure. JACC Cardiovascular Imaging 2023, 17: 179-191. PMID: 37768241, PMCID: PMC10922555, DOI: 10.1016/j.jcmg.2023.07.014.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCoronary microvascular dysfunctionVisceral adipose tissueAssociated with coronary microvascular dysfunctionCoronary flow reserveBody mass indexLow coronary flow reserveSubcutaneous adipose tissueCoronary artery diseaseAdverse eventsPositron emission tomographyObese patientsMicrovascular dysfunctionVisceral adipose tissue cross-sectional areaCardiovascular eventsHeart failurePRESERVED LEFT VENTRICULAR EJECTION FRACTIONAdverse outcomesSkeletal muscleArtery diseaseFlow-limiting coronary artery diseaseBody compositionAssociated with body compositionEvaluation of coronary artery diseaseStress positron emission tomographyEmission tomography
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