2024
Artificial Intelligence Predicts Hospitalization for Acute Heart Failure Exacerbation in Patients Undergoing Myocardial Perfusion Imaging
Feher A, Bednarski B, Miller R, Shanbhag A, Lemley M, Miras L, Sinusas A, Miller E, Slomka P. Artificial Intelligence Predicts Hospitalization for Acute Heart Failure Exacerbation in Patients Undergoing Myocardial Perfusion Imaging. Journal Of Nuclear Medicine 2024, 65: jnumed.123.266761. PMID: 38548351, PMCID: PMC11064832, DOI: 10.2967/jnumed.123.266761.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMyocardial perfusion imagingHF hospitalizationHeart failureStress left ventricular ejection fractionPerfusion imagingHF exacerbationPredictive of HF hospitalizationsSPECT/CT myocardial perfusion imagingMyocardial perfusionInternational cohortAcute heart failure exacerbationMedian follow-upVentricular ejection fractionReceiver-operating-characteristic curveClinical risk factorsHeart failure exacerbationExternal validation cohortAcute HF exacerbationPrevent HF hospitalizationsImaging parametersCalcium scoreEjection fractionClinical parametersCT scanValidation cohort
2022
Integration of coronary artery calcium scoring from CT attenuation scans by machine learning improves prediction of adverse cardiovascular events in patients undergoing SPECT/CT myocardial perfusion imaging
Feher A, Pieszko K, Miller R, Lemley M, Shanbhag A, Huang C, Miras L, Liu YH, Sinusas AJ, Miller EJ, Slomka PJ. Integration of coronary artery calcium scoring from CT attenuation scans by machine learning improves prediction of adverse cardiovascular events in patients undergoing SPECT/CT myocardial perfusion imaging. Journal Of Nuclear Cardiology 2022, 30: 590-603. PMID: 36195826, DOI: 10.1007/s12350-022-03099-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMajor adverse cardiovascular eventsMyocardial perfusion imagingAdverse cardiovascular eventsSPECT myocardial perfusion imagingCAC scoringCardiovascular eventsPrediction of MACECoronary artery calcification (CAC) scoringMACE-free survivalClinical risk factorsCoronary artery calciumCT myocardial perfusion imagingReceiver operator characteristic curveSPECT/CT myocardial perfusion imagingSPECT/CTOperator characteristic curveCT myocardial perfusionArtery calciumCAC scoreAnalysis patientsMACE predictionSingle centerHigher event ratesRisk factorsRisk score