2024
Artificial Intelligence Predicts Hospitalization for Acute Heart Failure Exacerbation in Patients Undergoing Myocardial Perfusion Imaging
Feher A, Bednarski B, Miller R, Shanbhag A, Lemley M, Miras L, Sinusas A, Miller E, Slomka P. Artificial Intelligence Predicts Hospitalization for Acute Heart Failure Exacerbation in Patients Undergoing Myocardial Perfusion Imaging. Journal Of Nuclear Medicine 2024, 65: jnumed.123.266761. PMID: 38548351, PMCID: PMC11064832, DOI: 10.2967/jnumed.123.266761.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMyocardial perfusion imagingHF hospitalizationHeart failureStress left ventricular ejection fractionPerfusion imagingHF exacerbationPredictive of HF hospitalizationsSPECT/CT myocardial perfusion imagingMyocardial perfusionInternational cohortAcute heart failure exacerbationMedian follow-upVentricular ejection fractionReceiver-operating-characteristic curveClinical risk factorsHeart failure exacerbationExternal validation cohortAcute HF exacerbationPrevent HF hospitalizationsImaging parametersCalcium scoreEjection fractionClinical parametersCT scanValidation cohort
2023
Comparison of the prognostic value between quantification and visual estimation of coronary calcification from attenuation CT in patients undergoing SPECT myocardial perfusion imaging
Feher A, Pieszko K, Shanbhag A, Lemley M, Miller R, Huang C, Miras L, Liu Y, Gerber J, Sinusas A, Miller E, Slomka P. Comparison of the prognostic value between quantification and visual estimation of coronary calcification from attenuation CT in patients undergoing SPECT myocardial perfusion imaging. The International Journal Of Cardiovascular Imaging 2023, 40: 185-193. PMID: 37845406, PMCID: PMC466934, DOI: 10.1007/s10554-023-02980-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMajor adverse cardiovascular eventsCoronary artery calcificationMyocardial perfusion imagingCT myocardial perfusion imagingSPECT/CT myocardial perfusion imagingArtery calcificationPrognostic valuePrior coronary stentingAdverse cardiovascular eventsSimilar prognostic valueSPECT myocardial perfusionREFINE SPECT registrySPECT/CTCardiovascular eventsCAC scoringCalcium scoreCoronary calcificationCoronary stentingPrognostic utilitySingle centerCoronary arteryLow doseMyocardial perfusionPerfusion imagingSurvival analysis