2024
Adverse cardiovascular events and cardiac imaging findings in patients on immune checkpoint inhibitors
Kwan J, Shen M, Akhlaghi N, Hu J, Mora R, Cross J, Jiang M, Mankbadi M, Wang P, Zaman S, Lee S, Im Y, Feher A, Liu Y, S. S, Tao W, Wei W, Baldassarre L. Adverse cardiovascular events and cardiac imaging findings in patients on immune checkpoint inhibitors. PLOS ONE 2024, 19: e0314555. PMID: 39621799, PMCID: PMC11611253, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0314555.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAdverse cardiovascular eventsICI therapyCardiac magnetic resonanceIncreased risk of mortalityICI initiationIncreased riskRisk of mortalityCentral nervous systemVentricular dysfunctionCancer patients treated with ICIsCardiovascular eventsLeft ventricular late gadolinium enhancementMortality benefitCardiovascular riskAbnormal left ventricular ejection fractionPatients treated with ICIsLeft ventricular ejection fractionCentral nervous system malignanciesRisk of adverse cardiovascular eventsImmune checkpoint inhibitorsRight ventricular dysfunctionGlobal longitudinal strainVentricular ejection fractionLeft ventricular dysfunctionMultimodality cardiac imagingDiastolic dysfunction evaluation by cardiovascular magnetic resonance derived E, a, e’: Comparison to echocardiography
Lamy J, Xiang J, Shah N, Kwan J, Kim Y, Upadhyaya K, Reinhardt S, Meadows J, McNamara R, Baldassarre L, Peters D. Diastolic dysfunction evaluation by cardiovascular magnetic resonance derived E, a, e’: Comparison to echocardiography. Physiological Reports 2024, 12: e70078. PMID: 39604208, PMCID: PMC11602526, DOI: 10.14814/phy2.70078.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCardiovascular magnetic resonanceTransthoracic echocardiographyDiastolic dysfunctionDiastolic functionDiagnostic accuracy of cardiovascular magnetic resonanceEvaluate diastolic dysfunctionCardiovascular magnetic resonance imagingLeft atrial volumeMitral annular velocityHealthy age-matched subjectsComparison to echocardiographyMitral inflow velocityEvaluate diastolic functionAge-matched subjectsPresence of DDAtrial volumeDD gradeFirst-lineAnnular velocityDiagnostic accuracyImaging modalitiesMagnetic resonanceEchocardiographyALLTransthoracic
2019
Nuclear cardiology in the context of multimodality imaging to detect cardiac toxicity from cancer therapeutics: Established and emerging methods
Soufer A, Liu C, Henry ML, Baldassarre LA. Nuclear cardiology in the context of multimodality imaging to detect cardiac toxicity from cancer therapeutics: Established and emerging methods. Journal Of Nuclear Cardiology 2019, 27: 1210-1224. PMID: 30868378, DOI: 10.1007/s12350-019-01671-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCardiac toxicityPre-clinical cardiotoxicityCardiac magnetic resonanceNuclear cardiologyCardiovascular outcomesNon-invasive imagingCardiovascular toxicityChemotherapeutic agentsCancer treatmentEarly detectionCardiac imagingCancer therapyCancer therapeuticsCardiologyToxicityMagnetic resonanceTreatmentImagingEchocardiographyPatientsCardiotoxicityTherapyCancerSeverityCare
2018
Assessment of diastolic function and atrial remodeling by MRI – validation and correlation with echocardiography and filling pressure
Seemann F, Baldassarre LA, Llanos‐Chea F, Gonzales RA, Grunseich K, Hu C, Sugeng L, Meadows J, Heiberg E, Peters DC. Assessment of diastolic function and atrial remodeling by MRI – validation and correlation with echocardiography and filling pressure. Physiological Reports 2018, 6: e13828. PMID: 30187654, PMCID: PMC6125607, DOI: 10.14814/phy2.13828.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLate gadolinium enhancementMagnetic resonance imagingPulmonary capillary wedge pressureLA late gadolinium enhancementCapillary wedge pressureTransthoracic echocardiographyDiastolic functionDiastolic parametersWedge pressureAtrial remodelingFilling pressureCardiovascular magnetic resonance imagingLeft atrial remodelingVentricular filling pressureAtrial late gadolinium enhancementLGE-magnetic resonance imagingDiastolic dysfunctionMedical chartsLA volumeAtrial fibrosisGadolinium enhancementResonance imagingPressure catheterizationLow interobserverEchocardiography