Ibolya Csecs
Clinical FellowAbout
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 diseasesOC.06 Elevated mortality linked to myocardial fibrosis in systemic sclerosis: a multicenter CMR study in autoimmune rheumatic diseases
Csecs I, Tysarowski M, Yit Soo C, Emokpae M, Markousis-Mavrogenis G, Bianca Dumitru R, Bissell L, Panopoulos S, Sfikakis P, Buch M, Del Galdo F, Mavrogeni S, Plein S, Hinchcliff M, Feher A. OC.06 Elevated mortality linked to myocardial fibrosis in systemic sclerosis: a multicenter CMR study in autoimmune rheumatic diseases. 2026, a7-a8. DOI: 10.1136/jsrd-2026-sswc.6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchImpaired Myocardial Flow Reserve and Coronary Artery Calcification Predicts Adverse Events in Patients with Autoimmune Rheumatic Diseases
Csecs I, Miller E, Hinchcliff M, Sinusas A, Feher A. Impaired Myocardial Flow Reserve and Coronary Artery Calcification Predicts Adverse Events in Patients with Autoimmune Rheumatic Diseases. EANM Innovation 2026, 3: 100191. DOI: 10.1016/j.eanmi.2026.100191.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCoronary microvascular dysfunction in systemic sclerosis: insights from PET-derived myocardial flow reserve
Williams K, Emokpae M, Koyi B, Csecs I, Gunes I, Frohlich B, Sinusas A, Hinchcliff M, Feher A. Coronary microvascular dysfunction in systemic sclerosis: insights from PET-derived myocardial flow reserve. Rheumatology 2026, 65: keag215. PMID: 42024682, DOI: 10.1093/rheumatology/keag215.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCoronary microvascular dysfunctionMyocardial perfusion imagingPET myocardial perfusion imagingSystemic sclerosis patientsSystemic sclerosisMyocardial blood flowNon-invasive markerMicrovascular dysfunctionPET-derived MBFMarker of vascular involvementFlow reserveResting myocardial blood flowStress myocardial blood flowCalcium channel blockersYale-New Haven HospitalAssociated with vasodilationAutoimmune rheumatologic diseasesMyocardial flow reserveMMF useImmunomodulatory therapyVascular involvementChannel blockersNew Haven HospitalCardiovascular comorbiditiesProspective validationAssessing 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 ResearchCardiopulmonary exercise testing is safe in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy – Incidence and outcomes of sustained ventricular arrhythmias in a large referral cohort
Csecs I, Mamillo K, Geske J, Garzona-Navas A, Klarich K, Ommen S, Allison T. Cardiopulmonary exercise testing is safe in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy – Incidence and outcomes of sustained ventricular arrhythmias in a large referral cohort. American Heart Journal Plus Cardiology Research And Practice 2026, 65: 100771. PMID: 42007005, PMCID: PMC13087641, DOI: 10.1016/j.ahjo.2026.100771.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCoronary 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 Research