2023
Impaired left-ventricular global longitudinal strain by feature-tracking cardiac MRI predicts mortality in systemic sclerosis
Feher A, Miller E, Peters D, Mojibian H, Sinusas A, Hinchcliff M, Baldassarre L. Impaired left-ventricular global longitudinal strain by feature-tracking cardiac MRI predicts mortality in systemic sclerosis. Rheumatology International 2023, 43: 849-858. PMID: 36894756, DOI: 10.1007/s00296-023-05294-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLate gadolinium enhancementLV-GLSSystemic sclerosisWorse survivalClinical indicationsImpaired left ventricular global longitudinal strainLeft ventricular global longitudinal strainPresence of LGECMR strainLV cardiac indexWorse LV-GLSLV ejection fractionCox regression analysisGlobal longitudinal strainLV cardiac outputGlobal radialCardiac indexOverall survivalRetrospective cohortEjection fractionPrognostic valueAdverse outcomesCardiac outputGadolinium enhancementRV strain
2018
Development and Validation of a Clinical Score for Cardiovascular Risk Stratification of Long‐Term Childhood Cancer Survivors
Oikonomou EK, Athanasopoulou SG, Kampaktsis PN, Kokkinidis DG, Papanastasiou CA, Feher A, Steingart RM, Oeffinger KC, Gupta D. Development and Validation of a Clinical Score for Cardiovascular Risk Stratification of Long‐Term Childhood Cancer Survivors. The Oncologist 2018, 23: 965-973. PMID: 29593100, PMCID: PMC6156177, DOI: 10.1634/theoncologist.2017-0502.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLong-term childhood cancer survivorsChildhood cancer survivorsCardiovascular risk stratificationCardiovascular mortalityCancer survivorsRisk scoreCardiovascular riskRisk stratificationRisk of CVMTreatment-related adverse eventsAdverse cardiovascular eventsRisk stratification toolSimple risk scoreCongestive heart failureCumulative incidence rateEnd Results ProgramMedian time periodPopulation-based studyHistory of lymphomaHigh-risk groupLow-risk groupSimple clinical toolHistory of radiationNon-white raceHealth care providers
2016
Aortic Dissection in Patients With Genetically Mediated Aneurysms Incidence and Predictors in the GenTAC Registry
Weinsaft JW, Devereux RB, Preiss LR, Feher A, Roman MJ, Basson CT, Geevarghese A, Ravekes W, Dietz HC, Holmes K, Habashi J, Pyeritz RE, Bavaria J, Milewski K, LeMaire SA, Morris S, Milewicz DM, Prakash S, Maslen C, Song HK, Silberbach GM, Shohet RV, McDonnell N, Hendershot T, Eagle KA, Asch FM, Investigators G. Aortic Dissection in Patients With Genetically Mediated Aneurysms Incidence and Predictors in the GenTAC Registry. Journal Of The American College Of Cardiology 2016, 67: 2744-2754. PMID: 27282895, PMCID: PMC5040186, DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2016.03.570.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAorta, AbdominalAorta, ThoracicAortic Aneurysm, ThoracicAortic DissectionAortic ValveBicuspid Aortic Valve DiseaseBlood Vessel Prosthesis ImplantationEhlers-Danlos SyndromeFemaleHeart Valve DiseasesHumansIncidenceLoeys-Dietz SyndromeMaleMarfan SyndromeMiddle AgedOrgan SizeRegistriesTurner SyndromeUnited StatesConceptsThoracic aortic aneurysmBicuspid aortic valveAortic sizeMarfan syndromeTAA surgeryAortic dissectionRelative riskDistal aortic segmentsMaximal aortic sizeProximal aortic surgeryAortic root sizeAneurysm incidenceAortic graftingAortic surgeryDistal archPrevious surgeryTAA repairSerious complicationsAorta sizeAortic aneurysmAortic valveRisk factorsAortic segmentsGenTAC RegistryPatients