2020
IMPAIRED CORONARY FLOW RESERVE ON 82RUBIDIUM POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY IMAGING PREDICTS ADVERSE EVENTS IN PATIENTS WITH AUTOIMMUNE DISEASE
Feher 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.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2018
Serial Assessment of Coronary Flow Reserve by Rubidium-82 Positron Emission Tomography Predicts Mortality in Heart Transplant Recipients
Feher 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.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedCoronary Artery DiseaseFemaleFractional Flow Reserve, MyocardialHeart TransplantationHumansMaleMiddle AgedMyocardial Perfusion ImagingPositron-Emission TomographyPredictive Value of TestsProspective StudiesRadiopharmaceuticalsReproducibility of ResultsRubidium RadioisotopesTime FactorsTreatment OutcomeConceptsPositron emission tomographyLong-term prognostic valueSerial assessmentPET-2Pet-1Cause mortalityHT patientsPrognostic valueHigh CFRLow CFRRb positron-emission tomographyEmission tomographyRb-82 positron emission tomographyRubidium-82 positron emission tomographyPET imagingHeart transplantation patientsHistory of HTCardiac allograft vasculopathyHeart transplant recipientsLong-term mortalitySingle-center studyMultivariate Cox regressionCoronary flow reserveAllograft vasculopathyHT recipients
2000
Acute ischemic dysfunction alters coronary flow reserve in remote nonischemic regions: Potential mechanical etiology identified in an acute canine model
Daher E, Dione D, Heller E, Holahan J, DeMan P, Shen M, Hu J, Sinusas A. Acute ischemic dysfunction alters coronary flow reserve in remote nonischemic regions: Potential mechanical etiology identified in an acute canine model. Journal Of Nuclear Cardiology 2000, 7: 112-122. PMID: 10796000, DOI: 10.1016/s1071-3581(00)90031-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCoronary flow reserveRemote nonischemic regionsProximal occlusionNonischemic regionsThickening fractionCanine modelDistal occlusionCoronary flowIschemic areaFlow reserveMechanical etiologyLeft ventricleLeft circumflex artery regionAnterior descending (LAD) coronary artery occlusionProgressive decreaseAnesthetized open-chest canine modelCoronary artery occlusionExtent of ischemiaGlobal hemodynamic parametersProximal coronary occlusionRegional ischemic dysfunctionAcute canine modelImportant clinical implicationsOpen-chest canine modelMicrosphere blood flowSevere regional ischemia alters coronary flow reserve in the remote perfusion area
Wu J, Yun J, Dione D, Heller E, Deckelbaum L, Sinusas A. Severe regional ischemia alters coronary flow reserve in the remote perfusion area. Journal Of Nuclear Cardiology 2000, 7: 43-52. PMID: 10698234, DOI: 10.1067/mnc.2000.99189.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLAD coronary flow reserveCoronary flow reserveLCX stenosisFlow reserveImpairment of CFRStenosis severityRemote nonischemic regionsRate-pressure productRegional myocardial dysfunctionDoppler flow probesTransstenotic pressure gradientOpen-chest dogsAcute canine modelIschemic dysfunctionAnterior descendingIntracoronary injectionMyocardial dysfunctionProximal LCXCoronary stenosisMyocardial infarctionAcute ischemiaProgressive impairmentPerfusion areaRegional myocardial flowTransstenotic gradient
1997
Acute ischemic left ventricular dysfunction alters coronary flow reserve in remote nonischemic region
Daher E, Dione D, Heller E, DeMan P, Shen M, Hu J, Sinusas A. Acute ischemic left ventricular dysfunction alters coronary flow reserve in remote nonischemic region. Journal Of Nuclear Cardiology 1997, 4: s44. DOI: 10.1016/s1071-3581(97)91289-7.Peer-Reviewed Original Research