2024
Multi-modality imaging for assessment of the microcirculation in peripheral artery disease: Bench to clinical practice
Callegari S, Feher A, Smolderen K, Mena-Hurtado C, Sinusas A. Multi-modality imaging for assessment of the microcirculation in peripheral artery disease: Bench to clinical practice. American Heart Journal Plus Cardiology Research And Practice 2024, 42: 100400. PMID: 38779485, PMCID: PMC11108852, DOI: 10.1016/j.ahjo.2024.100400.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPeripheral arterial diseaseMicrovascular diseasePeripheral microcirculationArtery diseaseEvaluation of response to therapyResponse to therapyManagement of peripheral arterial diseaseImprove risk stratificationOutcomes of peripheral artery diseaseAssessment of perfusionPathophysiology of peripheral arterial diseaseRisk of mortalityMolecular imaging studiesMulti-modal imagesPredictors of amputationRisk stratificationPre-clinicalImaging studiesClinical perfusionProcedural treatmentsClinical practicePersonalized managementMicrocirculationDiseasePerfusionAI-derived epicardial fat measurements improve cardiovascular risk prediction from myocardial perfusion imaging
Miller R, Shanbhag A, Killekar A, Lemley M, Bednarski B, Van Kriekinge S, Kavanagh P, Feher A, Miller E, Einstein A, Ruddy T, Liang J, Builoff V, Berman D, Dey D, Slomka P. AI-derived epicardial fat measurements improve cardiovascular risk prediction from myocardial perfusion imaging. Npj Digital Medicine 2024, 7: 24. PMID: 38310123, PMCID: PMC10838293, DOI: 10.1038/s41746-024-01020-z.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchEpicardial adipose tissueMyocardial infarctionPerfusion imagingEpicardial adipose tissue measurementsEpicardial adipose tissue volumeEAT attenuationMedian follow-upIncreased risk of deathEpicardial fat measurementMyocardial perfusion imagingAssociated with cardiovascular riskCoronary artery diseaseAssociated with deathEating measuresRisk of deathEAT volumeLow-dosePrognostic insightsFollow-upCardiovascular riskCardiovascular risk predictionUngated CTArtery diseaseIncreased riskCardiac silhouette
2019
Noninvasive In Vivo Quantification of Adeno-Associated Virus Serotype 9–Mediated Expression of the Sodium/Iodide Symporter Under Hindlimb Ischemia and Neuraminidase Desialylation in Skeletal Muscle Using Single-Photon Emission Computed Tomography/Computed Tomography
Boutagy NE, Ravera S, Papademetris X, Onofrey JA, Zhuang ZW, Wu J, Feher A, Stacy MR, French BA, Annex BH, Carrasco N, Sinusas AJ. Noninvasive In Vivo Quantification of Adeno-Associated Virus Serotype 9–Mediated Expression of the Sodium/Iodide Symporter Under Hindlimb Ischemia and Neuraminidase Desialylation in Skeletal Muscle Using Single-Photon Emission Computed Tomography/Computed Tomography. Circulation Cardiovascular Imaging 2019, 12: e009063. PMID: 31296047, PMCID: PMC6629470, DOI: 10.1161/circimaging.119.009063.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMicro-single photon emissionSingle photon emissionHindlimb ischemiaTomography/Tomography/Computed TomographyIschemic gastrocnemius muscleNIS inhibitor perchloratePeripheral artery diseaseSkeletal muscleUnilateral hindlimb ischemiaAdeno-Associated Virus Serotype 9Standardized uptake valueSodium/iodide symporterVivo quantificationVirus serotype 9Vivo validationNonischemic limbsArtery diseaseNonischemic muscleC57BL/6J miceMurine modelGastrocnemius muscleComputed tomographyIschemic conditionsRadiotracer uptake
2016
Echocardiographic Linear Dimensions for Assessment of Right Ventricular Chamber Volume as Demonstrated by Cardiac Magnetic Resonance
Kim J, Srinivasan A, Seoane T, Di Franco A, Peskin CS, McQueen DM, Paul TK, Feher A, Geevarghese A, Rozenstrauch M, Devereux RB, Weinsaft JW. Echocardiographic Linear Dimensions for Assessment of Right Ventricular Chamber Volume as Demonstrated by Cardiac Magnetic Resonance. Journal Of The American Society Of Echocardiography 2016, 29: 861-870. PMID: 27297619, PMCID: PMC5057385, DOI: 10.1016/j.echo.2016.05.002.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRV end-diastolic volumeCardiac magnetic resonanceEnd-diastolic volumeRV end-systolic volumeEnd-systolic volumeRV lengthEchocardiographic dimensionsEnd-systolic dimensionCoronary artery diseaseRight ventricular structureRV chamber sizeAmerican SocietyVentricular chamber volumeRetrospective registryRV dilationArtery diseaseRV sizeRV dimensionsObtainable markerVentricular structureRV volumesEchocardiographyMagnetic resonanceFour-chamberAxis view