2021
Mild cognitive impairment in middle-aged adults with coronary microvascular dysfunction
Nowroozpoor A, Sharp E, Gordon R, Malicki C, Hwang U, Dziura J, D'Onofrio' G, Safdar B. Mild cognitive impairment in middle-aged adults with coronary microvascular dysfunction. European Heart Journal 2021, 42: ehab724.2744. DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehab724.2744.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCoronary microvascular dysfunctionCoronary flow reservePerfusion defectsCognitive impairmentMean ageCMD patientsCardiac positron emission tomography/Chest pain observation unitPositron emission tomography/Coronary artery diseaseSmall vessel diseaseEmission tomography/Montreal Cognitive AssessmentChest discomfortHypertensive urgencyMicrovascular dysfunctionArtery diseaseHeart failureVessel diseaseMyocardial infarctionTomography/Odds ratioFlow reserveNormal groupYears of education
2020
Utility of discovery approach using proteomics to create a biomarker profile for coronary microvascular dysfunction
Nowroozpoor A, Gutterman D, Safdar B. Utility of discovery approach using proteomics to create a biomarker profile for coronary microvascular dysfunction. Microvascular Research 2020, 129: 103985. PMID: 32007502, PMCID: PMC10291513, DOI: 10.1016/j.mvr.2020.103985.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCoronary microvascular dysfunctionCoronary flow reserveMicrovascular dysfunctionNormal coronary flow reservePositron emission tomography/Beta-blocker useAcute myocardial infarctionEmission tomography/Regional perfusion defectsSerum proteinsBaseline characteristicsCoronary calcificationMyocardial infarctionTomography/Perfusion defectsCMD patientsFlow reserveSerial measurementsBiomarker profilesAdvanced imagingPatientsPotential biomarkersPotential protein biomarkersSerum samplesObservation unit