2019
5-Year Prognostic Value of Quantitative Versus Visual MPI in Subtle Perfusion Defects Results From REFINE SPECT
Otaki Y, Betancur J, Sharir T, Hu LH, Gransar H, Liang JX, Azadani PN, Einstein AJ, Fish MB, Ruddy TD, Kaufmann PA, Sinusas AJ, Miller EJ, Bateman TM, Dorbala S, Di Carli M, Tamarappoo BK, Germano G, Dey D, Berman DS, Slomka PJ. 5-Year Prognostic Value of Quantitative Versus Visual MPI in Subtle Perfusion Defects Results From REFINE SPECT. JACC Cardiovascular Imaging 2019, 13: 774-785. PMID: 31202740, PMCID: PMC6899217, DOI: 10.1016/j.jcmg.2019.02.028.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMajor adverse cardiac eventsTotal perfusion deficitStress total perfusion deficitMACE rateHazard ratioRate of MACECox proportional hazards analysisTomography myocardial perfusion imagingAdjusted hazard ratioAdverse cardiac eventsNonfatal myocardial infarctionProportional hazards analysisMyocardial perfusion imagingSingle photon emissionCardiac eventsLate revascularizationUnstable anginaRisk stratificationPrognostic valueKaplan-MeierPerfusion abnormalitiesPerfusion deficitsMyocardial infarctionPrognostic studiesMyocardial perfusion
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 recipientsTime Course of Common Clinical Manifestations in Patients with Transthyretin Cardiac Amyloidosis: Delay From Symptom Onset to Diagnosis
Papoutsidakis N, Miller EJ, Rodonski A, Jacoby D. Time Course of Common Clinical Manifestations in Patients with Transthyretin Cardiac Amyloidosis: Delay From Symptom Onset to Diagnosis. Journal Of Cardiac Failure 2018, 24: 131-133. PMID: 29305186, DOI: 10.1016/j.cardfail.2017.12.005.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2015
Partial Liver Kinase B1 (LKB1) Deficiency Promotes Diastolic Dysfunction, De Novo Systolic Dysfunction, Apoptosis, and Mitochondrial Dysfunction With Dietary Metabolic Challenge
Miller EJ, Calamaras T, Elezaby A, Sverdlov A, Qin F, Luptak I, Wang K, Sun X, Vijay A, Croteau D, Bachschmid M, Cohen RA, Walsh K, Colucci WS. Partial Liver Kinase B1 (LKB1) Deficiency Promotes Diastolic Dysfunction, De Novo Systolic Dysfunction, Apoptosis, and Mitochondrial Dysfunction With Dietary Metabolic Challenge. Journal Of The American Heart Association 2015, 5: e002277. PMID: 26722122, PMCID: PMC4859355, DOI: 10.1161/jaha.115.002277.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAMP-Activated Protein KinasesAnimalsApoptosisApoptosis Regulatory ProteinsCaspase 3DiastoleDiet, High-FatDietary SucroseDisease Models, AnimalGenetic Predisposition to DiseaseHeterozygoteHypertrophy, Left VentricularMice, KnockoutMitochondria, HeartMyocardiumPhenotypeProtein Serine-Threonine KinasesSignal TransductionSystoleTime FactorsTumor Suppressor Protein p53Tumor Suppressor ProteinsVentricular Dysfunction, LeftVentricular Function, LeftVentricular RemodelingConceptsHigh-sucrose dietSystolic dysfunctionDiastolic dysfunctionLiver kinase B1Metabolic heart diseaseDietary excessHeart diseaseMyocardial hypertrophyDe novo appearanceControl dietRestrictive filling patternSevere diastolic dysfunctionLeft ventricular dilationMitochondrial dysfunctionMetabolic stressWild-type miceHigh-sucrose feedingNovo appearanceP53/PUMAMore hypertrophyDiastolic functionMyocardial dysfunctionVentricular hypertrophyVentricular dilationSevere mitochondrial dysfunction