Attila Feher, MD, PhD
Assistant Professor of Medicine (Cardiovascular Medicine)
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Dr. Feher has deep interest in studying the coronary microcirculation with special focus on the interplay between autoimmunity and microvascular function.
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- CT attenuation correction improves quantitative risk prediction by cardiac SPECT in obese patientsFeher A, Pieszko K, Shanbhag A, Lemley M, Bednarski B, Miller R, Huang C, Miras L, Liu Y, Sinusas A, Slomka P, Miller E. CT attenuation correction improves quantitative risk prediction by cardiac SPECT in obese patients. European Journal Of Nuclear Medicine And Molecular Imaging 2023, 51: 695-706. PMID: 37924340, DOI: 10.1007/s00259-023-06484-x.
- Comparison of the prognostic value between quantification and visual estimation of coronary calcification from attenuation CT in patients undergoing SPECT myocardial perfusion imagingFeher A, Pieszko K, Shanbhag A, Lemley M, Miller R, Huang C, Miras L, Liu Y, Gerber J, Sinusas A, Miller E, Slomka P. Comparison of the prognostic value between quantification and visual estimation of coronary calcification from attenuation CT in patients undergoing SPECT myocardial perfusion imaging. The International Journal Of Cardiovascular Imaging 2023, 40: 185-193. PMID: 37845406, DOI: 10.1007/s10554-023-02980-1.
- 99mTc/123I Dual-Radionuclide Correction for Self-Scatter, Down-Scatter, and Tailing Effect for a CZT SPECT With Varying Tracer DistributionsVelo A, Fan P, Xie H, Chen X, Boutagy N, Feher A, Sinusas A, Ljungberg M, Liu C. 99mTc/123I Dual-Radionuclide Correction for Self-Scatter, Down-Scatter, and Tailing Effect for a CZT SPECT With Varying Tracer Distributions. IEEE Transactions On Radiation And Plasma Medical Sciences 2023, 7: 839-850. PMID: 38745858, PMCID: PMC11090119, DOI: 10.1109/trpms.2023.3297443.
- Segmentation-free PVC for Cardiac SPECT using a Densely-connected Multi-dimensional Dynamic NetworkXie H, Liu Z, Shi L, Greco K, Chen X, Zhou B, Feher A, Stendahl J, Boutagy N, Kyriakides T, Wang G, Sinusas A, Liu C. Segmentation-free PVC for Cardiac SPECT using a Densely-connected Multi-dimensional Dynamic Network. IEEE Transactions On Medical Imaging 2023, PP: 1-1. PMID: 36459599, DOI: 10.1109/tmi.2022.3226604.
- Comprehensive Multimodality Imaging of Congenitally Corrected Transposition of the Great Arteries Incidentally Found to Have Coronary Ischemia.Sasse A, Feher A, Thorn S, Fahey J, Keeshan B, Sinusas A, Mojibian H, Steele J. Comprehensive Multimodality Imaging of Congenitally Corrected Transposition of the Great Arteries Incidentally Found to Have Coronary Ischemia. Circulation Cardiovascular Imaging 2023, e015158. PMID: 37092334, DOI: 10.1161/circimaging.122.015158.
- Correction to: 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 imagingFeher A, Pieszko K, Miller R, Lemley M, Shanbhag A, Huang C, Miras L, Liu Y, Sinusas A, Miller E, Slomka P. Correction to: 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 2023, 30: 860-863. PMID: 36598750, DOI: 10.1007/s12350-022-03196-x.
- The fat and the flow: multiparametric imaging assessment of pericoronary adipose tissue and myocardial blood flowCsecs I, Feher A. The fat and the flow: multiparametric imaging assessment of pericoronary adipose tissue and myocardial blood flow. Journal Of Nuclear Cardiology 2023, 30: 1570-1573. PMID: 36929294, DOI: 10.1007/s12350-023-03247-x.
- Impaired left-ventricular global longitudinal strain by feature-tracking cardiac MRI predicts mortality in systemic sclerosisFeher A, Miller E, Peters D, Mojibian H, Sinusas A, Hinchcliff M, Baldassarre L. Impaired left-ventricular global longitudinal strain by feature-tracking cardiac MRI predicts mortality in systemic sclerosis. Rheumatology International 2023, 43: 849-858. PMID: 36894756, DOI: 10.1007/s00296-023-05294-6.
- IN PATIENTS UNDERGOING NUCLEAR MYOCARDIAL PERFUSION IMAGING, RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS IS ASSOCIATED WITH INCREASED RISK OF ADVERSE CARDIOVASCULAR EVENTS INDEPENDENT OF MYOCARDIAL ISCHEMIAPires J, Oikonomou E, Agarwal R, Liu Y, miller E, Sinusas A, Feher A. IN PATIENTS UNDERGOING NUCLEAR MYOCARDIAL PERFUSION IMAGING, RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS IS ASSOCIATED WITH INCREASED RISK OF ADVERSE CARDIOVASCULAR EVENTS INDEPENDENT OF MYOCARDIAL ISCHEMIA. Journal Of The American College Of Cardiology 2023, 81: 1467. DOI: 10.1016/s0735-1097(23)01911-3.
- CORONARY ARTERY CALCIFICATIONS ARE A BETTER PREDICTOR OF CARDIOVASCULAR OUTCOMES THAN ISCHEMIC ECG CHANGES IN PATIENTS WITH NORMAL PERFUSION ON EXERCISE SPECTShi T, Kokkinidis D, Agarwal R, Liu Y, Sinusas A, Miller E, Feher A. CORONARY ARTERY CALCIFICATIONS ARE A BETTER PREDICTOR OF CARDIOVASCULAR OUTCOMES THAN ISCHEMIC ECG CHANGES IN PATIENTS WITH NORMAL PERFUSION ON EXERCISE SPECT. Journal Of The American College Of Cardiology 2023, 81: 1498. DOI: 10.1016/s0735-1097(23)01942-3.
- The Association Between Obstructive Sleep Apnea and Abnormal 82Rubidium Cardiac PET Perfusion Myocardial Flow ReserveAneni E, Thorn S, Feher A, Hong Chen J, Sinusas A, Yaggi H, Miller E. The Association Between Obstructive Sleep Apnea and Abnormal 82Rubidium Cardiac PET Perfusion Myocardial Flow Reserve. JACC Cardiovascular Imaging 2023 PMID: 36881426, DOI: 10.1016/j.jcmg.2022.11.024.
- PET Myocardial Blood Flow for Post-transplant Surveillance and Cardiac Allograft Vasculopathy in Heart Transplant RecipientsFeher A, Miller EJ. PET Myocardial Blood Flow for Post-transplant Surveillance and Cardiac Allograft Vasculopathy in Heart Transplant Recipients. Current Cardiology Reports 2022, 24: 1865-1871. PMID: 36279035, DOI: 10.1007/s11886-022-01804-3.
- 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 imagingFeher 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.
- Embers after fire: Are we close to real time visualization of persistent inflammation post-Kawasaki disease?Pires JM, Feher A. Embers after fire: Are we close to real time visualization of persistent inflammation post-Kawasaki disease? Journal Of Nuclear Cardiology 2022, 30: 276-279. PMID: 36192525, DOI: 10.1007/s12350-022-03116-z.
- Over the Edge What Can Imaging Tell Us When the Ejection Fraction Is “Supranormal”? ∗Feher A, Meadows J. Over the Edge What Can Imaging Tell Us When the Ejection Fraction Is “Supranormal”? ∗. JACC Heart Failure 2022, 10: 595-597. PMID: 35902164, DOI: 10.1016/j.jchf.2022.06.004.
- Novel Cardiac Computed Tomography Methods for the Assessment of Anthracycline Induced CardiotoxicityFeher A, Baldassarre LA, Sinusas AJ. Novel Cardiac Computed Tomography Methods for the Assessment of Anthracycline Induced Cardiotoxicity. Frontiers In Cardiovascular Medicine 2022, 9: 875150. PMID: 35571206, PMCID: PMC9094702, DOI: 10.3389/fcvm.2022.875150.
- Association Between Impaired Myocardial Flow Reserve on 82Rubidium Positron Emission Tomography Imaging and Adverse Events in Patients With Autoimmune Rheumatic DiseaseFeher 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.
- Impaired 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, DOI: 10.3899/jrheum.210040.
- 57884 Fast strain-encoded cardiac magnetic resonance detects immune checkpoint inhibitor associated cardiotoxicityCuomo J, Ragheb E, Feher A, Kwan J, Huber S, Mojibian H, Peters D, Sinusas A, Baldassarre L. 57884 Fast strain-encoded cardiac magnetic resonance detects immune checkpoint inhibitor associated cardiotoxicity. Journal Of Clinical And Translational Science 2021, 5: 141-142. PMCID: PMC8827987, DOI: 10.1017/cts.2021.761.
- Feasibility study of PET dynamic imaging of [18F]DHMT for quantification of reactive oxygen species in the myocardium of large animalsWu J, Boutagy NE, Cai Z, Lin SF, Zheng MQ, Feher A, Stendahl JC, Kapinos M, Gallezot JD, Liu H, Mulnix T, Zhang W, Lindemann M, Teng JK, Miller EJ, Huang Y, Carson RE, Sinusas AJ, Liu C. Feasibility study of PET dynamic imaging of [18F]DHMT for quantification of reactive oxygen species in the myocardium of large animals. Journal Of Nuclear Cardiology 2020, 29: 216-225. PMID: 32415628, PMCID: PMC7666654, DOI: 10.1007/s12350-020-02184-3.
- IMPAIRED CORONARY FLOW RESERVE ON 82RUBIDIUM POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY IMAGING PREDICTS ADVERSE EVENTS IN PATIENTS WITH AUTOIMMUNE DISEASEFeher A, Boutagy N, Oikonomou E, Miller E, Sinusas A, Hinchcliff M. IMPAIRED CORONARY FLOW RESERVE ON 82RUBIDIUM POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY IMAGING PREDICTS ADVERSE EVENTS IN PATIENTS WITH AUTOIMMUNE DISEASE. Journal Of The American College Of Cardiology 2020, 75: 1726. DOI: 10.1016/s0735-1097(20)32353-6.
- First-in-Human Experience With Peritoneal Direct Sodium Removal Using a Zero-Sodium SolutionRao VS, Turner JM, Griffin M, Mahoney D, Asher J, Jeon S, Yoo PS, Boutagy N, Feher A, Sinusas A, Wilson FP, Finkelstein F, Testani JM. First-in-Human Experience With Peritoneal Direct Sodium Removal Using a Zero-Sodium Solution. Circulation 2020, 141: 1043-1053. PMID: 31910658, PMCID: PMC7331276, DOI: 10.1161/circulationaha.119.043062.
- Application of Hybrid Matrix Metalloproteinase-Targeted and Dynamic 201Tl Single-Photon Emission Computed Tomography/Computed Tomography Imaging for Evaluation of Early Post-Myocardial Infarction RemodelingThorn SL, Barlow SC, Feher A, Stacy MR, Doviak H, Jacobs J, Zellars K, Renaud JM, Klein R, deKemp RA, Khakoo AY, Lee T, Spinale FG, Sinusas AJ. Application of Hybrid Matrix Metalloproteinase-Targeted and Dynamic 201Tl Single-Photon Emission Computed Tomography/Computed Tomography Imaging for Evaluation of Early Post-Myocardial Infarction Remodeling. Circulation Cardiovascular Imaging 2019, 12: e009055. PMID: 31707811, PMCID: PMC7250243, DOI: 10.1161/circimaging.119.009055.
- Noninvasive In Vivo Quantification of Adeno-Associated Virus Serotype 9–Mediated Expression of the Sodium/Iodide Symporter Under Hindlimb Ischemia and Neuraminidase Desialylation in Skeletal Muscle Using Single-Photon Emission Computed Tomography/Computed TomographyBoutagy NE, Ravera S, Papademetris X, Onofrey JA, Zhuang ZW, Wu J, Feher A, Stacy MR, French BA, Annex BH, Carrasco N, Sinusas AJ. Noninvasive In Vivo Quantification of Adeno-Associated Virus Serotype 9–Mediated Expression of the Sodium/Iodide Symporter Under Hindlimb Ischemia and Neuraminidase Desialylation in Skeletal Muscle Using Single-Photon Emission Computed Tomography/Computed Tomography. Circulation Cardiovascular Imaging 2019, 12: e009063. PMID: 31296047, PMCID: PMC6629470, DOI: 10.1161/circimaging.119.009063.
- Molecular Imaging Targets in Heart Failure and Left Ventricular RemodelingBoutagy N, Feher A, Sikanderkhel S, Sinusas A. Molecular Imaging Targets in Heart Failure and Left Ventricular Remodeling. 2019, 405-435. DOI: 10.1002/9781118754467.ch13.
- Molecular Imaging of the HeartBoutagy NE, Feher A, Alkhalil I, Umoh N, Sinusas AJ. Molecular Imaging of the Heart. 2019, 9: 477-533. PMID: 30873600, DOI: 10.1002/cphy.c180007.
- Serial Assessment of Coronary Flow Reserve by Rubidium-82 Positron Emission Tomography Predicts Mortality in Heart Transplant RecipientsFeher A, Srivastava A, Quail MA, Boutagy NE, Khanna P, Wilson L, Miller EJ, Liu YH, Lee F, Sinusas AJ. Serial Assessment of Coronary Flow Reserve by Rubidium-82 Positron Emission Tomography Predicts Mortality in Heart Transplant Recipients. JACC Cardiovascular Imaging 2018, 13: 109-120. PMID: 30343093, PMCID: PMC6461525, DOI: 10.1016/j.jcmg.2018.08.025.
- Development of a Direct Peritoneal Sodium Removal Technique with Salt Free SolutionMahoney D, Rao V, Asher J, Struyk G, Boutagy N, Feher A, Turner J, Sinusas A, Testani J. Development of a Direct Peritoneal Sodium Removal Technique with Salt Free Solution. Journal Of Cardiac Failure 2018, 24: s34. DOI: 10.1016/j.cardfail.2018.07.099.
- Development and Validation of a Clinical Score for Cardiovascular Risk Stratification of Long‐Term Childhood Cancer SurvivorsOikonomou EK, Athanasopoulou SG, Kampaktsis PN, Kokkinidis DG, Papanastasiou CA, Feher A, Steingart RM, Oeffinger KC, Gupta D. Development and Validation of a Clinical Score for Cardiovascular Risk Stratification of Long‐Term Childhood Cancer Survivors. The Oncologist 2018, 23: 965-973. PMID: 29593100, PMCID: PMC6156177, DOI: 10.1634/theoncologist.2017-0502.
- CAUSES AND IMPACT OF PREMATURE INTERRUPTION OF DUAL ANTIPLATELET THERAPY IN PATIENTS WITH ACTIVE CANCERLombardo M, Kampaktsis P, Feher A, Mantha S, Baber U, Steingart R, Gupta D. CAUSES AND IMPACT OF PREMATURE INTERRUPTION OF DUAL ANTIPLATELET THERAPY IN PATIENTS WITH ACTIVE CANCER. Journal Of The American College Of Cardiology 2018, 71: a116. DOI: 10.1016/s0735-1097(18)30657-0.
- Quantitative Assessment of Coronary Microvascular FunctionFeher A, Sinusas AJ. Quantitative Assessment of Coronary Microvascular Function. Circulation Cardiovascular Imaging 2017, 10: e006427. PMID: 28794138, PMCID: PMC5678979, DOI: 10.1161/circimaging.117.006427.
- Role of Adipose Tissue Endothelial ADAM17 in Age-Related Coronary Microvascular Dysfunction.Dou H, Feher A, Davila AC, Romero MJ, Patel VS, Kamath VM, Gooz MB, Rudic RD, Lucas R, Fulton DJ, Weintraub NL, Bagi Z. Role of Adipose Tissue Endothelial ADAM17 in Age-Related Coronary Microvascular Dysfunction. Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis, And Vascular Biology 2017, 37: 1180-1193. PMID: 28473444, PMCID: PMC5484536, DOI: 10.1161/ATVBAHA.117.309430.
- COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHIC ANGIOGRAPHY CAN RELIABLY ASSESS EPICARDIAL CORONARY VASOREACTIVITY IN RESPONSE TO ADENOSINE AND DOBUTAMINEFeher A, John S, Boutagy N, Romito E, Liu C, Sinusas A. COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHIC ANGIOGRAPHY CAN RELIABLY ASSESS EPICARDIAL CORONARY VASOREACTIVITY IN RESPONSE TO ADENOSINE AND DOBUTAMINE. Journal Of The American College Of Cardiology 2017, 69: 1503. DOI: 10.1016/s0735-1097(17)34892-1.
- Aspirin Is Associated with Improved Survival in Severely Thrombocytopenic Cancer Patients with Acute Myocardial InfarctionFeher A, Kampaktsis PN, Parameswaran R, Stein EM, Steingart R, Gupta D. Aspirin Is Associated with Improved Survival in Severely Thrombocytopenic Cancer Patients with Acute Myocardial Infarction. The Oncologist 2017, 22: 213-221. PMID: 28159866, PMCID: PMC5330698, DOI: 10.1634/theoncologist.2016-0110.
- Assessment of right ventricular metabolism: An emerging tool for monitoring pulmonary artery hypertensionFeher A, Sinusas AJ. Assessment of right ventricular metabolism: An emerging tool for monitoring pulmonary artery hypertension. Journal Of Nuclear Cardiology 2016, 24: 1990-1993. PMID: 27864729, PMCID: PMC5505806, DOI: 10.1007/s12350-016-0695-9.
- The effect of in-hospital acquired thrombocytopenia on the outcome of patients with acute coronary syndromes: A systematic review and meta-analysisOikonomou EK, Repanas TI, Papanastasiou C, Kokkinidis DG, Miligkos M, Feher A, Gupta D, Kampaktsis PN. The effect of in-hospital acquired thrombocytopenia on the outcome of patients with acute coronary syndromes: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Thrombosis Research 2016, 147: 64-71. PMID: 27689317, PMCID: PMC5515466, DOI: 10.1016/j.thromres.2016.09.026.
- Echocardiographic Linear Dimensions for Assessment of Right Ventricular Chamber Volume as Demonstrated by Cardiac Magnetic ResonanceKim J, Srinivasan A, Seoane T, Di Franco A, Peskin CS, McQueen DM, Paul TK, Feher A, Geevarghese A, Rozenstrauch M, Devereux RB, Weinsaft JW. Echocardiographic Linear Dimensions for Assessment of Right Ventricular Chamber Volume as Demonstrated by Cardiac Magnetic Resonance. Journal Of The American Society Of Echocardiography 2016, 29: 861-870. PMID: 27297619, PMCID: PMC5057385, DOI: 10.1016/j.echo.2016.05.002.
- Aortic Dissection in Patients With Genetically Mediated Aneurysms Incidence and Predictors in the GenTAC RegistryWeinsaft JW, Devereux RB, Preiss LR, Feher A, Roman MJ, Basson CT, Geevarghese A, Ravekes W, Dietz HC, Holmes K, Habashi J, Pyeritz RE, Bavaria J, Milewski K, LeMaire SA, Morris S, Milewicz DM, Prakash S, Maslen C, Song HK, Silberbach GM, Shohet RV, McDonnell N, Hendershot T, Eagle KA, Asch FM, Investigators G. Aortic Dissection in Patients With Genetically Mediated Aneurysms Incidence and Predictors in the GenTAC Registry. Journal Of The American College Of Cardiology 2016, 67: 2744-2754. PMID: 27282895, PMCID: PMC5040186, DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2016.03.570.
- Association of Right Ventricular Pressure and Volume Overload with Non-Ischemic Septal Fibrosis on Cardiac Magnetic ResonanceKim J, Medicherla CB, L. C, Feher A, Kukar N, Geevarghese A, Goyal P, Horn E, Devereux RB, Weinsaft JW. Association of Right Ventricular Pressure and Volume Overload with Non-Ischemic Septal Fibrosis on Cardiac Magnetic Resonance. PLOS ONE 2016, 11: e0147349. PMID: 26799498, PMCID: PMC4723145, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0147349.
- Myocardial perfusion pattern for stratification of ischemic mitral regurgitation response to percutaneous coronary interventionGoyal P, Kim J, Feher A, L. C, Gurevich S, Veal DR, Szulc M, Wong FJ, Ratcliffe MB, Levine RA, Devereux RB, Weinsaft JW. Myocardial perfusion pattern for stratification of ischemic mitral regurgitation response to percutaneous coronary intervention. Coronary Artery Disease 2015, 26: 642-650. PMID: 26049923, PMCID: PMC4631658, DOI: 10.1097/mca.0000000000000271.
- Abstract 17321: Aspirin Use is Associated With Improved Survival in Severely Thrombocytopenic Cancer Patients With Acute Myocardial InfarctionFeher A, Parameswaran R, Stein E, Gupta D. Abstract 17321: Aspirin Use is Associated With Improved Survival in Severely Thrombocytopenic Cancer Patients With Acute Myocardial Infarction. Circulation 2015, 132 DOI: 10.1161/circ.132.suppl_3.17321.
- Age-related impairment of conducted dilation in human coronary arterioles.Feher A, Broskova Z, Bagi Z. Age-related impairment of conducted dilation in human coronary arterioles. American Journal Of Physiology. Heart And Circulatory Physiology 2014, 306: H1595-601. PMID: 24778172, PMCID: PMC4059982, DOI: 10.1152/ajpheart.00179.2014.
- Prevention and treatment of no-reflow phenomenon by targeting the coronary microcirculation.Feher A, Chen SY, Bagi Z, Arora V. Prevention and treatment of no-reflow phenomenon by targeting the coronary microcirculation. Reviews In Cardiovascular Medicine 2014, 15: 38-51. PMID: 24762465, DOI: 10.3909/ricm0699.
- Increased tissue angiotensin-converting enzyme activity impairs bradykinin-induced dilation of coronary arterioles in obesity.Feher A, Cassuto J, Szabo A, Patel V, Vinayak Kamath M, Bagi Z. Increased tissue angiotensin-converting enzyme activity impairs bradykinin-induced dilation of coronary arterioles in obesity. Circulation Journal : Official Journal Of The Japanese Circulation Society 2013, 77: 1867-76. PMID: 23603844, PMCID: PMC3696050, DOI: 10.1253/circj.cj-12-1163.