2018
Specific Pro-Inflammatory Signaling Pathways are Induced in Patients with Cardiac Sarcoidosis; Potential Prognostic/Therapeutic Applications
Young B, Oatmen K, Freeburg L, Zellars K, Sapp A, Herzog E, Miller E, Spinale F. Specific Pro-Inflammatory Signaling Pathways are Induced in Patients with Cardiac Sarcoidosis; Potential Prognostic/Therapeutic Applications. Journal Of Cardiac Failure 2018, 24: s10. DOI: 10.1016/j.cardfail.2018.07.033.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCardiac sarcoidosisCardiac inflammationSarcoid patientsReceptor levelsEpidermal growth factorNormal subjectsSoluble tumor necrosis factor receptor IITumor necrosis factor receptor IIFluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomographyPro-inflammatory signaling pathwaysAnti-inflammatory regimensMethods Plasma samplesHeart failure therapySoluble receptor levelsSpecific inflammatory pathwaysSpecific therapeutic targetingInflammatory signaling cascadesSpecific therapeutic targetsPositron emission tomographyCytokine receptor profilesCardiac involvementFailure therapyPrognostic valueTreatment regimensInflammatory pathways
2016
Can 99mTc-Pyrophosphate Aid in Early Detection of Cardiac Involvement in Asymptomatic Variant TTR Amyloidosis?
Haq M, Pawar S, Berk JL, Miller EJ, Ruberg FL. Can 99mTc-Pyrophosphate Aid in Early Detection of Cardiac Involvement in Asymptomatic Variant TTR Amyloidosis? JACC Cardiovascular Imaging 2016, 10: 713-714. PMID: 27568122, PMCID: PMC5318295, DOI: 10.1016/j.jcmg.2016.06.003.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedAged, 80 and overAmyloid Neuropathies, FamilialAsymptomatic DiseasesCardiomyopathiesDisease ProgressionEarly DiagnosisFemaleGenetic Predisposition to DiseaseHeart FailureHumansMaleMiddle AgedMutationPhenotypePrealbuminPredictive Value of TestsRadionuclide ImagingRadiopharmaceuticalsTechnetium Tc 99m Pyrophosphate
2015
Multimodality Imaging of Cardiac Sarcoidosis
Blankstein R, Miller E. Multimodality Imaging of Cardiac Sarcoidosis. 2015, 51-72. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-14624-9_7.ChaptersCardiac sarcoidosisCardiac MRIImaging testsHigh negative predictive valueExtra-cardiac diseasePreferred imaging testLate gadolinium enhancementFuture adverse eventsNegative predictive valueActive myocardial inflammationImmunosuppressive therapyCardiac involvementMyocardial inflammationAdverse eventsExcellent prognosisClinical criteriaReliable reference standardGadolinium enhancementSarcoidosisPredictive valueMultimodality imagingPatientsTherapyMRIDiagnosis