2021
Corrigendum to: Mild cognitive impairment in middle-aged adults with coronary microvascular dysfunction
Nowroozpoor A, Sharp E, Gordon R, Malicki C, Hwang U, Dziura J, D'Onofrio' G, Safdar B. Corrigendum to: Mild cognitive impairment in middle-aged adults with coronary microvascular dysfunction. European Heart Journal 2021, 43: 1776-1776. PMID: 34897369, DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehab845.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCoronary microvascular dysfunctionMiddle-aged adultsMild cognitive impairmentMicrovascular dysfunctionMild cognitive impairment in middle-aged adults with coronary microvascular dysfunction
Nowroozpoor A, Sharp E, Gordon R, Malicki C, Hwang U, Dziura J, D'Onofrio' G, Safdar B. Mild cognitive impairment in middle-aged adults with coronary microvascular dysfunction. European Heart Journal 2021, 42: ehab724.2744. DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehab724.2744.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCoronary microvascular dysfunctionCoronary flow reservePerfusion defectsCognitive impairmentMean ageCMD patientsCardiac positron emission tomography/Chest pain observation unitPositron emission tomography/Coronary artery diseaseSmall vessel diseaseEmission tomography/Montreal Cognitive AssessmentChest discomfortHypertensive urgencyMicrovascular dysfunctionArtery diseaseHeart failureVessel diseaseMyocardial infarctionTomography/Odds ratioFlow reserveNormal groupYears of educationUse of peripheral arterial tonometry in detection of abnormal coronary flow reserve
Gaeta M, Nowroozpoor A, Dziura J, D'Onofrio G, Sinusas AJ, Safdar B. Use of peripheral arterial tonometry in detection of abnormal coronary flow reserve. Microvascular Research 2021, 138: 104223. PMID: 34256085, PMCID: PMC10227886, DOI: 10.1016/j.mvr.2021.104223.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLower coronary flow reserveCoronary flow reserveCoronary microvascular dysfunctionCoronary artery diseaseClinical screening toolPET/CTFlow reserveRubidium-82 positron emission tomography/Large vessel coronary artery diseaseNormal coronary flow reserveTraditional CAD risk factorsVessel coronary artery diseaseAbnormal coronary flow reservePositron emission tomography/Screening toolPeripheral arterial tonometryCAD risk factorsEmission tomography/Presence of calcificationLower RHIHyperemia indexArterial tonometryMicrovascular dysfunctionArtery diseaseAugmentation index
2018
Prevalence and characteristics of coronary microvascular dysfunction among chest pain patients in the emergency department
Safdar B, D’Onofrio G, Dziura J, Russell RR, Johnson C, Sinusas AJ. Prevalence and characteristics of coronary microvascular dysfunction among chest pain patients in the emergency department. European Heart Journal Acute Cardiovascular Care 2018, 9: 5-13. PMID: 29543037, DOI: 10.1177/2048872618764418.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCoronary microvascular dysfunctionCoronary artery diseaseCardiac positron emission tomography/Positron emission tomography/Chest pain patientsArtery diseaseAcute myocardial infarctionEmission tomography/Chest painMyocardial infarctionMicrovascular dysfunctionPain patientsEmergency departmentTomography/General emergency department populationLower coronary flow reserveNon-obstructive coronary arteriesPrior emergency department visitsTraditional cardiac risk factorsCardiac risk factorsModerate-risk patientsEmergency department visitsEmergency department patientsCoronary flow reserveEmergency department population
2017
Ranolazine and Microvascular Angina by PET in the Emergency Department: Results From a Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial
Safdar B, D’Onofrio G, Dziura J, Russell RR, Johnson C, Sinusas AJ. Ranolazine and Microvascular Angina by PET in the Emergency Department: Results From a Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial. Clinical Therapeutics 2017, 39: 55-63. PMID: 28081848, PMCID: PMC10345862, DOI: 10.1016/j.clinthera.2016.12.002.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCoronary microvascular dysfunctionCoronary flow reserveCoronary artery diseaseChest painSymptomatic patientsArtery diseasePrimary outcomeEmergency departmentNonobstructive coronary artery diseaseRb-82 positron emission tomographyEffect of ranolazineRate-pressure productEmergency department patientsQTc-prolonging drugsRobust clinical trialsPositron emission tomographyHypertensive urgencyMicrovascular anginaMicrovascular dysfunctionUnderdiagnosed causeControlled TrialsDepartment patientsHeart failureAcute symptomsPressure product