2023
The Potential Role of PET in the Management of Peripheral Artery Disease
Alashi A, Vermillion B, Sinusas A. The Potential Role of PET in the Management of Peripheral Artery Disease. Current Cardiology Reports 2023, 25: 831-839. PMID: 37314651, PMCID: PMC11542486, DOI: 10.1007/s11886-023-01904-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPeripheral artery diseaseArtery diseaseLower extremitiesManagement of PADSetting of PADEarly detectionLarge vessel diseaseManagement of patientsNon-invasive testsPositron emission tomography (PET) imagingEmission Tomography ImagingNon-invasive toolVascular inflammationVessel diseaseMicrovascular perfusionRoutine screeningBlood flowClinical researchPatientsDiseaseTomography imagingPET imagingSkeletal musclePotential roleSummaryThe purpose
2019
Dilation of the Proximal Thoracic Aorta in an Asymptomatic Primary Prevention Population Undergoing Noncontrast Chest Computed Tomography
Alashi A, Lang R, Seballos R, Feinleib S, Sukol R, Roselli EE, Svensson LG, Kalahasti V, Schoenhagen P, Flamm SD, Griffin BP, Desai MY. Dilation of the Proximal Thoracic Aorta in an Asymptomatic Primary Prevention Population Undergoing Noncontrast Chest Computed Tomography. Circulation 2019, 139: 557-558. PMID: 30586688, DOI: 10.1161/circulationaha.118.036191.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedAortic Aneurysm, ThoracicAortographyAsymptomatic DiseasesComputed Tomography AngiographyCoronary AngiographyCoronary Artery DiseaseDilatation, PathologicEarly DiagnosisHumansIncidental FindingsMaleMiddle AgedPredictive Value of TestsPrimary PreventionUnited StatesVascular CalcificationConceptsAortic aneurysmDissection/rupturePrimary prevention populationCoronary artery calciumProximal thoracic aortaThoracic aortic aneurysmNoncontrast chestPrevention populationArtery calciumThoracic aortaSurgical techniqueSudden deathProximal ascendingTrue prevalenceImproved surveillanceAneurysmsEarly detectionDevastating diseaseDeathAortaChestMortalityPrevalenceDiseaseExsanguination