2023
Impaired left-ventricular global longitudinal strain by feature-tracking cardiac MRI predicts mortality in systemic sclerosis
Feher 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.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLate gadolinium enhancementLV-GLSSystemic sclerosisWorse survivalClinical indicationsImpaired left ventricular global longitudinal strainLeft ventricular global longitudinal strainPresence of LGECMR strainLV cardiac indexWorse LV-GLSLV ejection fractionCox regression analysisGlobal longitudinal strainLV cardiac outputGlobal radialCardiac indexOverall survivalRetrospective cohortEjection fractionPrognostic valueAdverse outcomesCardiac outputGadolinium enhancementRV strain
2015
Multimodality Imaging of Cardiac Sarcoidosis
Blankstein R, Miller E. Multimodality Imaging of Cardiac Sarcoidosis. 2015, 51-72. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-14624-9_7.ChaptersCardiac sarcoidosisCardiac MRIImaging testsHigh negative predictive valueExtra-cardiac diseasePreferred imaging testLate gadolinium enhancementFuture adverse eventsNegative predictive valueActive myocardial inflammationImmunosuppressive therapyCardiac involvementMyocardial inflammationAdverse eventsExcellent prognosisClinical criteriaReliable reference standardGadolinium enhancementSarcoidosisPredictive valueMultimodality imagingPatientsTherapyMRIDiagnosis