2019
FDG PET imaging of vascular inflammation in post-traumatic stress disorder: A pilot case–control study
Toczek J, Hillmer AT, Han J, Liu C, Peters D, Emami H, Wu J, Esterlis I, Cosgrove KP, Sadeghi MM. FDG PET imaging of vascular inflammation in post-traumatic stress disorder: A pilot case–control study. Journal Of Nuclear Cardiology 2019, 28: 688-694. PMID: 31073848, PMCID: PMC6842076, DOI: 10.1007/s12350-019-01724-w.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFDG-PET imagingPost-traumatic stress disorderFDG signalSystemic inflammationVascular inflammationCardiovascular diseaseBone marrowPET imagingFDG PET/CT imagingPilot case-control studyStress disorderCardiovascular risk factorsInflammatory biomarker levelsHealthy control subjectsPET/CT imagingCase-control studyPositron emission tomography (PET) imagingEmission Tomography ImagingInflammatory biomarkersControl subjectsBlood glucoseRisk factorsBiomarker levelsHealthy controlsProspective group
2008
Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance Characterization of Mitral Valve Prolapse
Han Y, Peters DC, Salton CJ, Bzymek D, Nezafat R, Goddu B, Kissinger KV, Zimetbaum PJ, Manning WJ, Yeon SB. Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance Characterization of Mitral Valve Prolapse. JACC Cardiovascular Imaging 2008, 1: 294-303. PMID: 19356441, DOI: 10.1016/j.jcmg.2008.01.013.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsArrhythmias, CardiacCase-Control StudiesContrast MediaEchocardiography, DopplerFibrosisGadolinium DTPAHumansImaging, Three-DimensionalMagnetic Resonance Imaging, CineMitral ValveMitral Valve ProlapsePapillary MusclesPredictive Value of TestsProspective StudiesSensitivity and SpecificityConceptsMitral valve prolapseComplex ventricular arrhythmiasMVP patientsMitral annular diameterValve prolapseControl subjectsPapillary musclesTransthoracic echocardiographyVentricular arrhythmiasAnnular diameterDiagnostic criteriaCardiovascular magnetic resonance characterizationCommon valvular heart diseaseLeft ventricular outflow tractCMR diagnostic criteriaSubgroup of patientsValvular heart diseaseVentricular outflow tractGold standardLate gadolinium enhancementCardiovascular magnetic resonanceMitral valve morphologyValuable imaging toolClinical gold standardControl patients