2025
Significance of Coronary Artery Calcifications and Ischemic Electrocardiographic Changes Among Patients Undergoing Myocardial Perfusion Imaging
Kokkinidis D, Kyriakoulis I, Chui P, Agarwal R, Liu Y, Khera R, Sinusas A, Velazquez E, Miller E, Feher A. Significance of Coronary Artery Calcifications and Ischemic Electrocardiographic Changes Among Patients Undergoing Myocardial Perfusion Imaging. JACC Advances 2025, 4: 101618. PMID: 39983619, DOI: 10.1016/j.jacadv.2025.101618.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCoronary artery calcificationMyocardial perfusion imagingIschemic ECG changesLow event ratesECG changesNormal perfusionArtery calcificationPerfusion imagingSingle-photon emission computed tomography/computed tomographyStress ECGCAC evaluationPresence of coronary artery calcificationSuspected coronary artery diseaseMedian follow-upEvent ratesIschemic electrocardiographic changesAnalysis to patientsComposite endpoint rateCoronary artery diseaseTomography/computed tomographyPrognostic informationMACE rateFollow-upSubgroup analysisAdverse outcomes
2022
Depression and Perceived Stress After Spontaneous Coronary Artery Dissection and Comparison With Other Acute Myocardial Infarction (the VIRGO Experience)
Murugiah K, Chen L, Dreyer RP, Bouras G, Safdar B, Lu Y, Spatz ES, Gupta A, Khera R, Ng VG, Bueno H, Tweet MS, Spertus JA, Hayes SN, Lansky A, Krumholz HM. Depression and Perceived Stress After Spontaneous Coronary Artery Dissection and Comparison With Other Acute Myocardial Infarction (the VIRGO Experience). The American Journal Of Cardiology 2022, 173: 33-38. PMID: 35365290, PMCID: PMC9133198, DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2022.03.005.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSpontaneous coronary artery dissectionPatient Health Questionnaire-9Coronary artery dissectionPSS-14 scoreArtery dissectionBaseline PHQ-9 scoreAcute myocardial infarction patientsCardiovascular risk factorsPHQ-9 scoresAcute myocardial infarctionMyocardial infarction patientsYears of agePerceived Stress Scale scoresStress Scale scoresLinear mixed-effects analysisSCAD casesVIRGO StudyQuestionnaire-9Infarction patientsMixed-effects analysisMyocardial infarctionSubgroup analysisRisk factorsRoutine screeningClinical acuity