2023
Prognostic significance of pericardial effusion in systemic sclerosis-associated pulmonary hypertension: analysis from the PHAROS Registry
Luo Y, Gordon J, Xu J, Kolstad K, Chung L, Steen V, Bernstein E, Csuka M, Derk C, Domsic R, Fischer A, Frech T, Goldberg A, Hant F, Hinchcliff M, Horn E, Hummers L, Hsu V, Kafaja S, Khanna D, Molitor J, Saketkoo L, Shapiro L, Silver R, Simms R. Prognostic significance of pericardial effusion in systemic sclerosis-associated pulmonary hypertension: analysis from the PHAROS Registry. Rheumatology 2023, 63: 1251-1258. PMID: 37478347, PMCID: PMC11065440, DOI: 10.1093/rheumatology/kead368.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPersistent pericardial effusionPericardial effusionPulmonary hypertensionSSc-PHSystemic sclerosisPrognostic significanceEffusion statusSystemic sclerosis-associated pulmonary hypertensionMultivariable Cox proportional hazards regressionCox proportional hazards regressionKaplan-Meier survival analysisProspective multicentre registryPulmonary Hypertension AssessmentRight heart catheterizationPredictors of survivalMultivariable-adjusted analysesProportional hazards regressionLog-rank testRecognition of OutcomesMulticentre registryPrognosticate survivalHeart catheterizationIndependent predictorsPrognostic impactSerial echocardiograms
2021
Association Between Impaired Myocardial Flow Reserve on 82Rubidium Positron Emission Tomography Imaging and Adverse Events in Patients With Autoimmune Rheumatic Disease
Feher A, Boutagy NE, Oikonomou EK, Liu YH, Miller EJ, Sinusas AJ, Hinchcliff M. Association Between Impaired Myocardial Flow Reserve on 82Rubidium Positron Emission Tomography Imaging and Adverse Events in Patients With Autoimmune Rheumatic Disease. Circulation Cardiovascular Imaging 2021, 14: e012208. PMID: 34503339, PMCID: PMC8475774, DOI: 10.1161/circimaging.120.012208.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAutoimmune rheumatic diseasesMyocardial flow reserveLower myocardial flow reserveCox regression analysisAdverse eventsARDS diagnosisIndependent predictorsRheumatic diseasesPerfusion defectsFlow reserveNormal myocardial flow reserveLeft ventricular ejection fractionEnd pointGlobal myocardial flow reserveImpaired Myocardial Flow ReserveComorbidity-matched patientsSevere coronary calcificationCombined end pointCoronary microvascular dysfunctionHeart failure admissionsComposite end pointEvent-free survivalFramingham risk scoreLarge perfusion defectsRetrospective cohort analysisImpaired Myocardial Flow Reserve on 82Rubidium Positron Emission Tomography/Computed Tomography in Patients With Systemic Sclerosis.
Feher A, Boutagy NE, Oikonomou EK, Thorn S, Liu YH, Miller EJ, Sinusas AJ, Hinchcliff M. Impaired Myocardial Flow Reserve on 82Rubidium Positron Emission Tomography/Computed Tomography in Patients With Systemic Sclerosis. The Journal Of Rheumatology 2021, 48: 1574-1582. PMID: 34266986, PMCID: PMC10275580, DOI: 10.3899/jrheum.210040.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsReduced Myocardial Flow ReserveMyocardial flow reserveRaynaud's phenomenonPrimary Raynaud's phenomenonSecondary Raynaud's phenomenonPatient controlsHealthy participantsFlow reservePositron Emission Tomography/Computed TomographyEmission Tomography/Computed TomographyTomography/Computed TomographyPositron emission tomography/Impaired Myocardial Flow ReserveCoronary microvascular dysfunctionLarge prospective studiesMultivariable logistic regressionEmission tomography/PET/CTSSc-RPMicrovascular dysfunctionClinical predictorsIndependent predictorsSystemic sclerosisPrognostic valueProspective study