Cate Wright, MD
Assistant ProfessorAbout
Research
Publications
2026
Association of rheumatoid arthritis with major adverse cardiovascular events despite normal myocardial perfusion imaging
Frohlich B, Pires J, Kyrakoulis I, Wright C, Csecs I, Ahmed A, Jones X, Jacobs M, Hinchcliff M, Miller E, Feher A. Association of rheumatoid arthritis with major adverse cardiovascular events despite normal myocardial perfusion imaging. American Journal Of Preventive Cardiology 2026, 29: 101624. DOI: 10.1016/j.ajpc.2026.101624.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMyocardial perfusion imagingCoronary artery calcificationNormal myocardial perfusion imagingPerfusion imagingRheumatoid arthritisStress myocardial perfusion imagingPET myocardial perfusion imagingMedian Follow-UpReversible perfusion defectsDetect coronary artery calcificationHeart failure hospitalizationAssociated with higher riskMultivariate Cox regressionAdverse cardiovascular eventsNon-RA patientsAggressive preventive strategiesAssociation of rheumatoid arthritisLate revascularizationFailure hospitalizationCardiovascular-specific mortalityPerfusion defectsRA subgroupsCardiovascular comorbiditiesCardiovascular eventsAutoimmune diseasesAssessing Coronary Calcium Thresholds on Attenuation-Correction CT With Myocardial Perfusion Imaging Equating to Secondary Prevention
Kyriakoulis I, Csecs I, Ahmed A, Wright C, Shanbhag A, Lemley M, Slomka P, Sinusas A, Miller E, Kokkinidis D, Feher A. Assessing Coronary Calcium Thresholds on Attenuation-Correction CT With Myocardial Perfusion Imaging Equating to Secondary Prevention. JACC Advances 2026, 5: 102732. PMID: 42000549, PMCID: PMC13098618, DOI: 10.1016/j.jacadv.2026.102732.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMajor adverse cardiac eventsCoronary artery calciumAtherosclerotic cardiovascular diseaseNuclear myocardial perfusion imagingMyocardial perfusion imagingMyocardial infarctionPerfusion imagingRisk of Major Adverse Cardiac EventsSecondary preventionCoronary artery calcium scoreSevere coronary artery calciumMedian Follow-UpPrimary prevention groupAdverse cardiac eventsMultivariate Cox regressionComposite of deathAtherosclerotic cardiovascular disease patientsEquivalent riskPeripheral arterial diseaseLate revascularizationAggressive managementArtery calciumAttenuation-correctedCardiac eventsSevere calcification26-A-16612-ACC PREDICTIVE ROLE OF FEATURE-TRACKING CARDIOVASCULAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE (FT-CMR) IMAGING STRAIN IN PATIENTS WITH RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS
Csecs I, Wright C, Ahmed A, Frohlich B, Hinchcliff M, Baldassarre L, Feher A. 26-A-16612-ACC PREDICTIVE ROLE OF FEATURE-TRACKING CARDIOVASCULAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE (FT-CMR) IMAGING STRAIN IN PATIENTS WITH RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS. Journal Of The American College Of Cardiology 2026, 87: a924. DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2026.02.2278.Peer-Reviewed Original Research26-A-15352-ACC RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS INCREASES RISK OF CARDIOVASCULAR EVENTS INDEPENDENT OF MYOCARDIAL ISCHEMIA IN PATIENTS UNDERGOING NUCLEAR STRESS TESTING
Frohlich B, Pires J, Wright C, Csecs I, Ahmed A, Jones X, Hinchcliff M, Miller E, Feher A. 26-A-15352-ACC RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS INCREASES RISK OF CARDIOVASCULAR EVENTS INDEPENDENT OF MYOCARDIAL ISCHEMIA IN PATIENTS UNDERGOING NUCLEAR STRESS TESTING. Journal Of The American College Of Cardiology 2026, 87: a939. DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2026.02.2312.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAtrial Wall FDG Uptake on Sarcoid FDG PET Corresponding with Right Atrial Appendage Thrombus
Wright C, Schwann A, Mulinski T, Tegtmeyer K, Huber S, Sadeghi M. Atrial Wall FDG Uptake on Sarcoid FDG PET Corresponding with Right Atrial Appendage Thrombus. Journal Of Nuclear Cardiology 2026, 102683. PMID: 41812857, DOI: 10.1016/j.nuclcard.2026.102683.Peer-Reviewed Case Reports and Technical NotesCoronary calcifications and myocardial flow reserve in heart transplant patients: a longitudinal study
Wright C, Kiage J, Kyriakoulis I, Csecs I, Ahmed A, Tong G, Zeng Y, Liu Y, Bellumkonda L, Kokkinidis D, Sinusas A, Miller E, Feher A. Coronary calcifications and myocardial flow reserve in heart transplant patients: a longitudinal study. European Heart Journal 2026, 47: 3214-3216. PMID: 41780909, DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehag163.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2025
A comparative analysis of cadmium-zinc-telluride single-photon emission computed tomography/computed tomography to conventional single-photon emission computed tomography and positron emission tomography: Implications for risk stratification
Ahmed A, Csecs I, Wright C, Kyriakoulis I, Kokkinidis D, Miller E, Feher A. A comparative analysis of cadmium-zinc-telluride single-photon emission computed tomography/computed tomography to conventional single-photon emission computed tomography and positron emission tomography: Implications for risk stratification. Journal Of Nuclear Cardiology 2025, 58: 102583. PMID: 41325821, DOI: 10.1016/j.nuclcard.2025.102583.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSurveillance Patterns for Allograft Vasculopathy in Heart Transplant Recipients in PET Myocardial Perfusion Imaging Performing Centers in the United States
Feher A, Alwan M, Wright C, Clerkin K, Einstein A, Miller E, Al-Mallah M. Surveillance Patterns for Allograft Vasculopathy in Heart Transplant Recipients in PET Myocardial Perfusion Imaging Performing Centers in the United States. JACC Heart Failure 2025, 14: 102718. PMID: 41099687, DOI: 10.1016/j.jchf.2025.102718.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchYoung women’s experience of personal recovery following acute myocardial infarction: A qualitative study
Zhu C, Arakaki A, Pan A, Danvers K, Barbardo A, Wyatt J, Wright C, Wright D, Pilote L, Raparelli V, Monin J, Oettingen G, Dreyer R, Pavlo A. Young women’s experience of personal recovery following acute myocardial infarction: A qualitative study. PLOS ONE 2025, 20: e0298798. PMID: 40924702, PMCID: PMC12419669, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0298798.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPersonal recovery frameworkAcute myocardial infarction survivorsYoung women's experiencesAcute myocardial infarctionPersonal recoveryWomen's experiencesAwareness of self-careExperience of acute myocardial infarctionRate of acute myocardial infarctionYoung womenYear post-AMIExperiences of young womenRecovery frameworkIn-depth interviewsSelf-CareMyocardial infarctionYoung women's perspectivesPsychosocial domainsSocial supportQualitative studyWomen's perspectivesSocial rolesPost-AMIPhenomenological approachStudy findingsLeveraging stress testing as a risk modifier: Optimization of medical therapy after SPECT MPI
Wright C, Spatz E. Leveraging stress testing as a risk modifier: Optimization of medical therapy after SPECT MPI. Journal Of Nuclear Cardiology 2025, 49: 102282. PMID: 40615166, DOI: 10.1016/j.nuclcard.2025.102282.Commentaries, Editorials and Letters