Cristina Fuss, MD, PhD
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2026
B54-39 Artificial Intelligence-Enabled Coronary Artery Calcium Quantification Predicts All-Cause Mortality
Caruana D, Mojibian H, Haramati L, Feher A, Fuss C, Davis M, Bader A. B54-39 Artificial Intelligence-Enabled Coronary Artery Calcium Quantification Predicts All-Cause Mortality. American Journal Of Respiratory And Critical Care Medicine 2026, 212: aamag162.1493. DOI: 10.1093/ajrccm/aamag162.1493.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAll-Cause MortalityNon-contrast chest CTMultivariate logistic regression analysisLog-rank testChest CTLogistic regression analysisSevere CaCAbstract Rationale:Smoking statusKaplan-Meier survival analysisRisk of all-cause mortalityCoronary calcium scoreHigh-risk patientsChronic lung diseaseFollow-up periodCongestive heart failureCoronary artery calcificationHazard of all-cause mortalityMulticenter healthcare systemRegression analysisHazard of mortalityOverall survivalCalcium scoreAgatston scoreCAC screening
2025
Delayed Cardiac Herniation after Partial Thymectomy.
Borgese M, Blasberg J, Fuss C, Bader A. Delayed Cardiac Herniation after Partial Thymectomy. Radiology Cardiothoracic Imaging 2025, 7: e250206. PMID: 41379010, DOI: 10.1148/ryct.250206.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCardiac herniationCase of cardiac herniationHistory of thymectomyCoronary CT angiographyPartial thymectomyChest painCT angiographyIntraoperative inspectionCardiac MRIPericardial defectEarly recognitionHerniationLeft ventricleEmergency departmentThymectomyPericardiumAngiographyComplicationsPainMorbidityCardiacPatientsVentricleMRIDiagnosisVentricular Assist Devices and Other Mechanical Circulatory Support Devices: Types, Complications, and Updates.
Dixe de Oliveira Santo I, Kaur M, Haramati L, Bader A, Fuss C. Ventricular Assist Devices and Other Mechanical Circulatory Support Devices: Types, Complications, and Updates. RadioGraphics 2025, 45: e250063. PMID: 41166103, DOI: 10.1148/rg.250063.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsConceptsTotal artificial heartVentricular assist deviceMechanical circulatory support devicesHeart failureTotal artificial heart systemOptimal managementAcute respiratory distress syndromeIntra-aortic balloon pumpSevere respiratory failureAssociated with significant riskExtracorporeal membrane oxygenationRefractory heart failureRespiratory distress syndromeExtracorporeal life supportManagement of patientsAcute hemodynamic stabilizationAdvanced heart failureIdentification of complicationsManagement of advanced heart failureDevice technologyDual-lumen cannulaComplication rateRespiratory failureRespiratory supportCardiac failureAge-related severity of nontuberculous mycobacterial lung disease is mediated by aberrant macrophage responses and lung microbial dysbiosis
Napier E, Doratt B, Cinco I, Stuart E, Geron R, Davies M, Malherbe D, Kohama S, Bermudez L, Winthrop K, Fuss C, Spindel E, Messaoudi I. Age-related severity of nontuberculous mycobacterial lung disease is mediated by aberrant macrophage responses and lung microbial dysbiosis. Journal Of Infection 2025, 91: 106626. PMID: 41077197, PMCID: PMC12666862, DOI: 10.1016/j.jinf.2025.106626.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAge-related severitySingle cell RNA sequencingNontuberculous mycobacteriaCases of nontuberculous mycobacteriaCell RNA sequencingNontuberculous mycobacterial lung diseaseAged animalsLung microbial dysbiosisMycobacterial lung diseaseKinetics of bacterial clearanceRhesus macaque modelHost factorsComputed tomography scanPulmonary disease severitySeverity of radiographic changesImmunocompetent patientsRadiological outcomesAcute phase responseTh1 responseMacaque modelTomography scanBacterial clearanceInflammatory signatureComputed tomographyOlder patientsCardiac Magnetic Resonance Imaging in Immune Checkpoint Inhibitor–Related Myocarditis
Hammer M, Tysarowski M, Fuss C, Bader A. Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Imaging in Immune Checkpoint Inhibitor–Related Myocarditis. Echocardiography 2025, 42: e70131. PMID: 40067334, DOI: 10.1111/echo.70131.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsConceptsImmune-related adverse eventsImmune checkpoint inhibitorsCardiac magnetic resonance imagingMagnetic resonance imagingAssociated with immune-related adverse eventsCardiac immune-related adverse eventsMechanisms of immune checkpoint inhibitorsICI-associated myocarditisICI-related myocarditisResonance imagingPersonalized cancer immunotherapySevere cardiovascular complicationsImmune tolerance pathwayCheckpoint inhibitorsCancer immunotherapyCardiac complicationsCombination therapyTumor cytotoxicityClinical presentationCardiovascular complicationsAdverse eventsTherapeutic efficacyOncological treatmentTherapeutic strategiesMyocarditisLow-Dose CT of the Chest: Is High-Risk Population Screening for Both Lung Cancer and Cardiovascular Disease Possible?
Fuss C. Low-Dose CT of the Chest: Is High-Risk Population Screening for Both Lung Cancer and Cardiovascular Disease Possible? Radiology 2025, 314: e250215. PMID: 39964272, DOI: 10.1148/radiol.250215.Commentaries, Editorials and Letters
2024
CT for Congenital Heart Disease
Fuss C. CT for Congenital Heart Disease. 2024, 277-293. DOI: 10.1007/978-981-97-6919-3_21.ChaptersCongenital heart diseaseHeart diseaseEvaluation of congenital heart diseaseManagement of congenital heart diseaseContrast doseAffected patientsBirth defectsStages of repairRadiation exposureAltered physiologySmall organ sizeCT roleDiseaseVariable stagesCongenitallyPatientsCTDoseSpatial image resolutionComplexity of defectsBirthImmunological and microbial shifts in the aging rhesus macaque lung during nontuberculous mycobacterial infection
Cinco I, Napier E, Rhoades N, Davies M, Allison D, Kohama S, Bermudez L, Winthrop K, Fuss C, Spindel E, Messaoudi I. Immunological and microbial shifts in the aging rhesus macaque lung during nontuberculous mycobacterial infection. MBio 2024, 15: e00829-24. PMID: 38771046, PMCID: PMC11237422, DOI: 10.1128/mbio.00829-24.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNTM pulmonary diseaseIncreased disease severityNontuberculous mycobacteriaDisease severityBacterial DNAAged animalsAntigen-specific T cellsPulmonary diseaseAssociated with increased disease severityDysregulated macrophage responsePersistence of bacterial DNALack of animal modelsRhesus macaquesSingle-cell RNA sequencingNontuberculous mycobacterial infectionsImmune cell infiltrationRhesus macaque modelBacterial loadAged rhesus macaquesTesting novel therapeuticsRight caudal lobeLower respiratory microbiomeYears of ageMAH infectionMicrobial communitiesTransthoracic Echocardiography–Guided Placement of a Pulmonary Artery Catheter in a Patient With a Known Persistent Left but Unknown Absent Right Superior Vena Cava
Leclerc J, Clemes R, Fuss C, Macon C, Schulman P. Transthoracic Echocardiography–Guided Placement of a Pulmonary Artery Catheter in a Patient With a Known Persistent Left but Unknown Absent Right Superior Vena Cava. Circulation Cardiovascular Imaging 2024, 17: e016301. PMID: 38469718, DOI: 10.1161/circimaging.123.016301.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2023
Filamin C-associated Cardiomyopathy on Cardiac MR Images.
Weller S, Bartz-Overman C, Fuss C, Wu E. Filamin C-associated Cardiomyopathy on Cardiac MR Images. Radiology Cardiothoracic Imaging 2023, 5: e230165. PMID: 38166338, PMCID: PMC11163239, DOI: 10.1148/ryct.230165.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
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Overview
Cristina Fuss, MD, PhD, a radiologist specializing in cardiothoracic imaging, focuses on the use of advanced imaging techniques to diagnose and manage conditions affecting the heart and lungs.
As a professor of radiology and biomedical imaging at Yale School of Medicine, Dr. Fuss is actively involved in research aimed at improving imaging techniques for better patient outcomes. Her work is dedicated to enhancing the accuracy and effectiveness of diagnostic imaging in cardiothoracic care.
Dr. Fuss earned her medical and doctoral degrees from the University of Heidelberg in Germany, where she also pursued residency training in diagnostic radiology. She later completed a fellowship in cardiothoracic imaging at Oregon Health & Science University.
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Radiology & Biomedical Imaging
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- June 29, 2026
Fuss, Khosravi, Rouzrokh Selected for RSNA Honored Educator Award
- June 17, 2026
Diagnostic Radiology Graduates 16 Residents
- November 18, 2025
Progress and Hope: Sharing the Latest Advances in Lung Cancer Care
- November 05, 2024
Yale Researchers at American Heart Association Scientific Session 2024
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