2024
Positron Emission Tomography in the Diagnosis and Management of Cardiac Allograft Vasculopathy
Csecs I, Yakkali S, Feher A. Positron Emission Tomography in the Diagnosis and Management of Cardiac Allograft Vasculopathy. Current Cardiovascular Imaging Reports 2024, 17: 85-92. DOI: 10.1007/s12410-024-09595-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchManagement of CAVPositron emission tomography myocardial perfusion imagingCardiac allograft vasculopathyInvasive coronary angiographyMyocardial perfusion imagingMyocardial flow reservePositron emission tomographyHeart transplant recipientsMyocardial blood flowAllograft vasculopathyTransplant recipientsPET-derived MBFInternational Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation guidelinesCAV detectionAlternative to invasive coronary angiographyEfficacy of positron emission tomographyRoutine surveillance protocolEmission tomographyClass IIa indicationFrequent invasive proceduresReduce radiation exposurePositron emission tomography imagingPrognostic valueCoronary angiographyMulticenter study
2022
PET Myocardial Blood Flow for Post-transplant Surveillance and Cardiac Allograft Vasculopathy in Heart Transplant Recipients
Feher A, Miller EJ. PET Myocardial Blood Flow for Post-transplant Surveillance and Cardiac Allograft Vasculopathy in Heart Transplant Recipients. Current Cardiology Reports 2022, 24: 1865-1871. PMID: 36279035, DOI: 10.1007/s11886-022-01804-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHeart transplant recipientsAllograft vasculopathyTransplant recipientsPositron emission tomography myocardial perfusionOverall graft survivalPost-transplant surveillanceCardiac allograft vasculopathyHeart transplant patientsTomography myocardial perfusionRecent FindingsMultiple studiesMyocardial perfusion imagingMyocardial blood flowMBF quantificationGraft survivalHeart transplantationTransplant patientsTransplant rejectionSerial monitoringPrognostic performancePET myocardial blood flowBlood flowMyocardial perfusionPerfusion imagingMBF assessmentBlood flow quantification