2023
Multimodality Evaluation of Spontaneous Coronary Artery Dissection in a Patient With Connective Tissue Disease: A Case Report
Shah T, Shah N, Baldassarre L, Freed L, Mojibian H, Shah S. Multimodality Evaluation of Spontaneous Coronary Artery Dissection in a Patient With Connective Tissue Disease: A Case Report. Journal Of The Society For Cardiovascular Angiography & Interventions 2023, 2: 101125. DOI: 10.1016/j.jscai.2023.101125.Peer-Reviewed Case Reports and Technical Notes
2022
Advances in Multimodality Imaging in Cardio-Oncology JACC State-of-the-Art Review
Baldassarre LA, Ganatra S, Lopez-Mattei J, Yang EH, Zaha VG, Wong TC, Ayoub C, DeCara JM, Dent S, Deswal A, Ghosh AK, Henry M, Khemka A, Leja M, Rudski L, Villarraga HR, Liu JE, Barac A, Scherrer-Crosbie M, Councils A. Advances in Multimodality Imaging in Cardio-Oncology JACC State-of-the-Art Review. Journal Of The American College Of Cardiology 2022, 80: 1560-1578. PMID: 36229093, DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2022.08.743.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCardio-oncology patientsAdverse cardiovascular effectsLong-term survivorsPopulation of patientsCardiovascular complicationsPregnant patientsCardiovascular effectsCardiac massAntineoplastic therapyJACC StateVascular toxicityPatientsMultimodality imagingCancerImagingNumerous advancesReviewComplicationsAtherosclerosisTherapyPopulationDiseaseSurvivorsDiagnosis
2021
Cardiac Computed Tomography in Cardio-Oncology JACC: CardioOncology Primer
Lopez-Mattei JC, Yang EH, Ferencik M, Baldassarre LA, Dent S, Budoff MJ. Cardiac Computed Tomography in Cardio-Oncology JACC: CardioOncology Primer. JACC CardioOncology 2021, 3: 635-649. PMID: 34988472, PMCID: PMC8702811, DOI: 10.1016/j.jaccao.2021.09.010.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAtherosclerotic cardiovascular diseaseSubclinical atherosclerotic cardiovascular diseaseCancer patientsPericardial diseaseCardiac CTCancer treatment-related cardiovascular toxicityValvular heart diseaseCardiac computed tomographyCardiac magnetic resonanceCardiac tumorsCardiovascular complicationsCardiovascular riskCalcium scoreHeart failureNoncancer patientsCardiovascular toxicityHeart diseaseCardiovascular diseaseCT scanComputed tomographyPatientsRadiation therapy treatmentTherapy treatmentDiseaseNew subspecialty
2020
Cardiac Biventricular Metastasis From Renal Cell Carcinoma
Latifi AN, Ibe U, Arbune A, Kluger H, Baldassarre LA. Cardiac Biventricular Metastasis From Renal Cell Carcinoma. Cureus 2020, 12: e10870. PMID: 33178523, PMCID: PMC7652367, DOI: 10.7759/cureus.10870.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchRenal cell carcinomaMetastatic renal cell carcinomaCardiac metastasisCell carcinomaRecurrent metastatic renal cell carcinomaCircumferential pericardial effusionSecondary cardiac tumorsAdvanced metastatic diseaseExtent of diseaseShortness of breathSite of involvementCardiac magnetic resonanceCardiac tumorsRespiratory failureMetastatic diseasePericardial effusionSystemic therapyBiventricular hypertrophyMultiple lesionsPrimary tumorPatient's diseaseTissue biopsiesMetastasisVentricular wallDiseaseCardiovascular disease in women: insights from magnetic resonance imaging
Bucciarelli-Ducci C, Ostenfeld E, Baldassarre LA, Ferreira VM, Frank L, Kallianos K, Raman SV, Srichai MB, McAlindon E, Mavrogeni S, Ntusi NAB, Schulz-Menger J, Valente AM, Ordovas KG. Cardiovascular disease in women: insights from magnetic resonance imaging. Journal Of Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance 2020, 22: 71. PMID: 32981527, PMCID: PMC7520984, DOI: 10.1186/s12968-020-00666-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCardiovascular magnetic resonanceCardiovascular diseaseValue of CMRRole of CMRPulmonary arterial hypertensionUnique diagnostic challengeConnective tissue disordersMagnetic resonance imagingArterial hypertensionPeripartum cardiomyopathyUnderrecognized conditionCardiovascular differencesPrognostic roleFemale patientsPatient populationDiagnostic challengeTissue disordersCardiovascular disordersResonance imagingClinical mismanagementDiseaseImaging modalitiesWomenSex differencesFurther investigation
2016
Noninvasive Imaging to Evaluate Women With Stable Ischemic Heart Disease
Baldassarre LA, Raman SV, Min JK, Mieres JH, Gulati M, Wenger NK, Marwick TH, Bucciarelli-Ducci C, Merz C, Itchhaporia D, Ferdinand KC, Pepine CJ, Walsh MN, Narula J, Shaw LJ, Committee A. Noninvasive Imaging to Evaluate Women With Stable Ischemic Heart Disease. JACC Cardiovascular Imaging 2016, 9: 421-435. PMID: 27056162, PMCID: PMC5486953, DOI: 10.1016/j.jcmg.2016.01.004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIschemic heart diseaseHeart diseaseSymptoms of IHDSymptomatic ischemic heart diseaseStable ischemic heart diseasePotential therapeutic strategyCardiovascular deathSymptomatic womenIHD riskWorse outcomesContemporary imagingTherapeutic strategiesNoninvasive imagingRisk predictionWomenImaging targetsDiseaseMajor determinantFunctional differencesImagingMale counterpartsPatientsSymptoms