2023
Atrial fibrosis by cardiac MRI is a correlate for atrial stiffness in patients with atrial fibrillation
Lamy J, Taoutel R, Chamoun R, Akar J, Niederer S, Mojibian H, Huber S, Baldassarre L, Meadows J, Peters D. Atrial fibrosis by cardiac MRI is a correlate for atrial stiffness in patients with atrial fibrillation. The International Journal Of Cardiovascular Imaging 2023, 40: 107-117. PMID: 37857929, PMCID: PMC11378145, DOI: 10.1007/s10554-023-02968-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLate gadolinium enhancementLA reservoir strainLeft atrial pressureLA volumeReservoir strainLA fibrosisLA strainStiffness indexLA late gadolinium enhancementAtrial stiffness indexMaximal LA volumeAtrial fibrillation cohortLA minimum volumeAtrial tissue fibrosisMaximum LA volumeCardiac MR examsAtrial stiffnessAtrial strainAF ablationAtrial pressureAF cohortAtrial fibrillationAtrial fibrosisPatient subgroupsLGE volumeImaging Acute and Chronic Cardiac Complications of COVID-19 and after COVID-19 Vaccination.
Sánchez Tijmes F, Marschner C, de Matos J, Urzua Fresno C, Gutiérrez Chacoff J, Thavendiranathan P, Fuss C, Hanneman K. Imaging Acute and Chronic Cardiac Complications of COVID-19 and after COVID-19 Vaccination. RadioGraphics 2023, 43: e230044. PMID: 37616171, DOI: 10.1148/rg.230044.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLate gadolinium enhancementGadolinium enhancementCardiac MRICOVID-19 vaccinePattern of late gadolinium enhancementCardiac complications of COVID-19MRNA-based COVID-19 vaccinesPresence of cardiovascular diseaseStress-induced cardiomyopathyMultimodality cardiac imagingBasal inferolateral wallMinority of patientsPersistent cardiac symptomsAdverse cardiovascular eventsComplications of COVID-19Chronic cardiac complicationsManifestations of COVID-19Potential mechanisms of injuryMechanism of injuryCardiovascular manifestations of COVID-19Messenger ribonucleic acidAcute COVID-19Cardiac symptomsCardiovascular manifestationsImaging findingsUtility of Gadolinium-Based Contrast in Initial Evaluation of Seizures in Children Presenting Emergently
Andrijauskis D, Woolf G, Kuehne A, Al-Dasuqi K, Silva C, Payabvash S, Malhotra A. Utility of Gadolinium-Based Contrast in Initial Evaluation of Seizures in Children Presenting Emergently. American Journal Of Neuroradiology 2023, 44: 1208-1211. PMID: 37652579, PMCID: PMC10549952, DOI: 10.3174/ajnr.a7976.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSeizure presentationMR imagingConsecutive pediatric patientsNew-onset seizuresEvaluation of seizuresIschemic/hypoxicImaging of patientsBrain MR imagingGadolinium-based contrast agentsNoncontrast studyAcute onsetHippocampal sclerosisPediatric seizuresPatient agePediatric patientsNormal findingsIntracranial hemorrhageEmergency departmentVascular anomaliesInpatient unitGadolinium contrastPatientsNeurodevelopmental lesionAdditive benefitSeizuresCytokinopathy with aberrant cytotoxic lymphocytes and profibrotic myeloid response in SARS-CoV-2 mRNA vaccine–associated myocarditis
Barmada A, Klein J, Ramaswamy A, Brodsky N, Jaycox J, Sheikha H, Jones K, Habet V, Campbell M, Sumida T, Kontorovich A, Bogunovic D, Oliveira C, Steele J, Hall E, Pena-Hernandez M, Monteiro V, Lucas C, Ring A, Omer S, Iwasaki A, Yildirim I, Lucas C. Cytokinopathy with aberrant cytotoxic lymphocytes and profibrotic myeloid response in SARS-CoV-2 mRNA vaccine–associated myocarditis. Science Immunology 2023, 8: eadh3455-eadh3455. PMID: 37146127, PMCID: PMC10468758, DOI: 10.1126/sciimmunol.adh3455.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMRNA vaccinesSARS-CoV-2 mRNA vaccinesSARS-CoV-2 mRNA vaccinationC-reactive protein levelsB-type natriuretic peptidePeripheral blood mononuclear cellsCardiac tissue inflammationDeep immune profilingSerum soluble CD163Vaccine-associated myocarditisCohort of patientsBlood mononuclear cellsCytotoxic T cellsLate gadolinium enhancementHypersensitivity myocarditisElevated troponinMRNA vaccinationImaging abnormalitiesNK cellsImmune profilingKiller cellsMyeloid responseNatriuretic peptideHumoral mechanismsInflammatory cytokinesImpaired 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
2022
Does Gadolinium Deposition Lead to Metabolite Alteration in the Dentate Nucleus? An MRS Study in Patients with MS
Mohammadzadeh M, Kolahi S, Nejad M, Firouznia K, Naghibi H, Mohammadzadeh A, Shakiba M, Mohebi F, Komaki H, Sharifian H, Hashemi H, Harirchian M, Azimi A, Adin M, Yousem D. Does Gadolinium Deposition Lead to Metabolite Alteration in the Dentate Nucleus? An MRS Study in Patients with MS. American Journal Of Neuroradiology 2022, 43: 1403-1410. PMID: 36574329, PMCID: PMC9575534, DOI: 10.3174/ajnr.a7623.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPotential clinical relevance of cardiac magnetic resonance to diagnose cardiac light chain amyloidosis
Dohy Z, Szabo L, Pozsonyi Z, Csecs I, Toth A, Suhai F, Czimbalmos C, Szucs A, Kiss A, Becker D, Merkely B, Vago H. Potential clinical relevance of cardiac magnetic resonance to diagnose cardiac light chain amyloidosis. PLOS ONE 2022, 17: e0269807. PMID: 35696411, PMCID: PMC9191721, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0269807.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCardiac AL amyloidosisCardiac magnetic resonanceLate gadolinium enhancementAL amyloidosisOptimal diagnostic performanceHypertrophic cardiomyopathyDegree of left ventricular (LV) hypertrophyReduced global LV longitudinal strainDiagnostic performanceLeft ventricular (LV) hypertrophyPattern of late gadolinium enhancementGlobal LV longitudinal strainSubendocardial late gadolinium enhancementCardiac magnetic resonance examinationCardiac magnetic resonance parametersCardiac light-chain amyloidosisDifferential diagnosis of cardiomyopathyLV strain parametersCardiac transthyretin amyloidosisLV) hypertrophyLV longitudinal strainDiagnosis of cardiomyopathyLight chain amyloidosisCardiac light chainsPotential clinical relevanceComparison of Lanthanide Macrocyclic Complexes as 23Na NMR Sensors
Khan MH, Mishra SK, Zakaria ABM, Mihailović J, Coman D, Hyder F. Comparison of Lanthanide Macrocyclic Complexes as 23Na NMR Sensors. Analytical Chemistry 2022, 94: 2536-2545. PMID: 35073049, DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.1c04432.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLanthanide macrocyclic complexesParamagnetic lanthanide ionsMagnetic resonance agentsLanthanide complexesMacrocyclic complexesMacrocyclic designDownfield shiftLanthanide ionsNa NMRBulk magnetic susceptibility effectsUnpaired electronChelating agentBiomedical applicationsNegative chargeNMR sensorSodium ionsTriazacyclononaneIonsComplexesBiological importanceMacrocyclicTmDOTPNaCationsGd
2021
Left atrial evaluation by cardiovascular magnetic resonance: sensitive and unique biomarkers
Peters DC, Lamy J, Sinusas AJ, Baldassarre LA. Left atrial evaluation by cardiovascular magnetic resonance: sensitive and unique biomarkers. European Heart Journal - Cardiovascular Imaging 2021, 23: 14-30. PMID: 34718484, PMCID: PMC8685602, DOI: 10.1093/ehjci/jeab221.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLate gadolinium enhancementAtrial fibrillationCardiovascular magnetic resonanceDiastolic dysfunctionEjection fractionAF recurrenceAtrial fibrosisNew-onset atrial fibrillationPost-operative atrial fibrillationLongitudinal LA strainExtent of fibrosisLong-axis cine imagesCine imagesAtrial imagingCardiovascular eventsLA volumeRisk stratificationAF subjectsPrognostic informationHypertrophic cardiomyopathyLA strainGadolinium enhancementSensitive markerAblation proceduresMagnetic resonanceSymptomatic Acute Myocarditis in 7 Adolescents After Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccination
Marshall M, Ferguson ID, Lewis P, Jaggi P, Gagliardo C, Collins JS, Shaughnessy R, Caron R, Fuss C, Corbin KJE, Emuren L, Faherty E, Hall EK, Di Pentima C, Oster ME, Paintsil E, Siddiqui S, Timchak DM, Guzman-Cottrill JA. Symptomatic Acute Myocarditis in 7 Adolescents After Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccination. Pediatrics 2021, 148: e2021052478. PMID: 34088762, DOI: 10.1542/peds.2021-052478.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccinationCOVID-19 vaccinationAcute myocarditisClinical courseLate gadolinium enhancement (LGE) characteristicsPolymerase chain reaction test resultsTranscription polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) test resultsVaccine Adverse Event Reporting SystemCoronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccinationAcute COVID-19Multisystem inflammatory syndromeAdverse Event Reporting SystemImportant adverse eventsTime of presentationNonsteroidal antiinflammatory drugsHealthy male adolescentsGadolinium enhancement characteristicsEvent Reporting SystemReaction test resultsChest painElevated troponinInflammatory syndromeIntravenous immunoglobulinAdverse eventsSecond doseMachine learning phenotyping of scarred myocardium from cine in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
Mancio J, Pashakhanloo F, El-Rewaidy H, Jang J, Joshi G, Csecs I, Ngo L, Rowin E, Manning W, Maron M, Nezafat R. Machine learning phenotyping of scarred myocardium from cine in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. European Heart Journal - Cardiovascular Imaging 2021, 23: 532-542. PMID: 33779725, PMCID: PMC9125682, DOI: 10.1093/ehjci/jeab056.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchElastin-specific MRI of extracellular matrix-remodelling following hepatic radiofrequency-ablation in a VX2 liver tumor model
Collettini F, Reimann C, Brangsch J, Chapiro J, Savic LJ, Onthank DC, Robinson SP, Karst U, Buchholz R, Keller S, Hamm B, Goldberg SN, Makowski MR. Elastin-specific MRI of extracellular matrix-remodelling following hepatic radiofrequency-ablation in a VX2 liver tumor model. Scientific Reports 2021, 11: 6814. PMID: 33767303, PMCID: PMC7994448, DOI: 10.1038/s41598-021-86417-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchLeft ventricular myocardial strain and tissue characterization by cardiac magnetic resonance imaging in immune checkpoint inhibitor associated cardiotoxicity
Higgins AY, Arbune A, Soufer A, Ragheb E, Kwan JM, Lamy J, Henry M, Cuomo JR, Charifa A, Gallegos C, Hull S, Coviello JS, Bader AS, Peters DC, Huber S, Mojibian HR, Sinusas AJ, Kluger H, Baldassarre LA. Left ventricular myocardial strain and tissue characterization by cardiac magnetic resonance imaging in immune checkpoint inhibitor associated cardiotoxicity. PLOS ONE 2021, 16: e0246764. PMID: 33606757, PMCID: PMC7895343, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0246764.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGlobal longitudinal strainImmune checkpoint inhibitorsLate gadolinium enhancementRecovery of LVEFLake Louise criteriaCheckpoint inhibitorsNormal LVEFAverage global longitudinal strainPresence of LGEAbnormal global longitudinal strainCardiac magnetic resonance imagingCorrect clinical contextEvaluation of myocarditisLeft ventricular dysfunctionVentricular ejection fractionDiagnosis of myocarditisLeft ventricular strainCardiac magnetic resonanceLeft ventricular myocardial strainOvert left ventricular dysfunctionVentricular myocardial strainMagnetic resonance imagingAtrial strainVentricular dysfunctionVentricular strainGroup II GBCM Can Be Used Safely for Imaging in Stage 4/5 CKD Patients: COMMENTARY.
Abu-Alfa A. Group II GBCM Can Be Used Safely for Imaging in Stage 4/5 CKD Patients: COMMENTARY. Kidney360 2021, 2: 16-19. PMID: 35378016, PMCID: PMC8785741, DOI: 10.34067/kid.0006002020.Commentaries, Editorials and Letters
2020
Use of Intravenous Gadolinium-based Contrast Media in Patients with Kidney Disease: Consensus Statements from the American College of Radiology and the National Kidney Foundation
Weinreb JC, Rodby RA, Yee J, Wang CL, Fine D, McDonald RJ, Perazella MA, Dillman JR, Davenport MS. Use of Intravenous Gadolinium-based Contrast Media in Patients with Kidney Disease: Consensus Statements from the American College of Radiology and the National Kidney Foundation. Radiology 2020, 298: 202903. PMID: 33170103, DOI: 10.1148/radiol.2020202903.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNephrogenic systemic fibrosisNational Kidney FoundationKidney diseaseGroup IIConsensus statementKidney FoundationAmerican CollegeRisk of NSFContrast mediumAcute kidney injuryAdvanced kidney diseaseCare of patientsGadolinium-based contrast mediaSimultaneous joint publicationKidney injuryDialysis initiationClinical indicationsSystemic fibrosisPatientsIntravenous gadoliniumUnconfounded casesDiseasePotential harmRadiologyRiskMolecular MRI of the Immuno-Metabolic Interplay in a Rabbit Liver Tumor Model: A Biomarker for Resistance Mechanisms in Tumor-targeted Therapy?
Savic LJ, Doemel LA, Schobert IT, Montgomery RR, Joshi N, Walsh JJ, Santana J, Pekurovsky V, Zhang X, Lin M, Adam L, Boustani A, Duncan J, Leng L, Bucala RJ, Goldberg SN, Hyder F, Coman D, Chapiro J. Molecular MRI of the Immuno-Metabolic Interplay in a Rabbit Liver Tumor Model: A Biomarker for Resistance Mechanisms in Tumor-targeted Therapy? Radiology 2020, 296: 575-583. PMID: 32633675, PMCID: PMC7434651, DOI: 10.1148/radiol.2020200373.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsImmuno-oncologic therapiesConventional transarterial chemoembolizationTransarterial chemoembolizationIntratumoral immune cell infiltrationMR spectroscopyRabbit liver tumor modelPrussian blue iron stainingAntigen-presenting immune cellsIntra-arterial infusionImmune cell infiltrationNew Zealand white rabbitsLiver tumor modelImmune cell exclusionLiver cancer modelContrast material administrationT2-weighted MRIZealand white rabbitsT2-weighted imagingResistance mechanismsImmunosuppressive tumorHLA-DRCell infiltrationImmune cellsImmunohistochemistry stainingRing enhancementHigh-intensity endurance training is associated with left atrial fibrosis
Peritz D, Catino A, Csecs I, Kaur G, Kheirkhahan M, Loveless B, Wasmund S, Kholmovski E, Morris A, Marrouche N. High-intensity endurance training is associated with left atrial fibrosis. American Heart Journal 2020, 226: 206-213. PMID: 32615358, DOI: 10.1016/j.ahj.2020.05.015.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEndurance athletesMaster athletesHigh-intensity endurance trainingTrained endurance athletesNon-athlete controlsHealthy control subjectsLeft atrial fibrosisScreening colonoscopyEndurance trainingAthletic cohortHealthcare complexityAtrial fibrosisAthletesStudy participantsControl subjectsGeneral populationEnduranceQuantify fibrotic changesLeft atrial volumeIncreased atrial fibrosisLeft ventricular functionParticipantsAtrial volumeGadolinium enhancementFibrosis scoreMagnetic resonance imaging–guided cryoballoon ablation for left atrial substrate modification in patients with atrial fibrillation
Kirstein B, Morris A, Baher A, Csécs I, Kheirkhahan M, Kaur G, Kholmovski E, Marrouche N. Magnetic resonance imaging–guided cryoballoon ablation for left atrial substrate modification in patients with atrial fibrillation. Journal Of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology 2020, 31: 1587-1594. PMID: 32412119, DOI: 10.1111/jce.14551.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPulmonary vein isolationCryoballoon ablationLGE-MRIAtrial fibrillationFirst-time AF ablationGadolinium-enhanced magnetic resonance imagingTreatment of atrial fibrillationLA substrateLate gadolinium enhancement magnetic resonance imagingEnhanced magnetic resonance imagingEsophageal thermal injuryAtrial substrate modificationMagnetic resonance imagingVein isolationAF recurrenceAF ablationPulmonary veinsPeriprocedural dataLA scarRhythm monitoringSubstrate modificationResonance imagingThermal injuryCryoballoonPostablationHow are ECG parameters related to cardiac magnetic resonance images? Electrocardiographic predictors of left ventricular hypertrophy and myocardial fibrosis in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
Dohy Z, Vereckei A, Horvath V, Czimbalmos C, Szabo L, Toth A, Suhai F, Csecs I, Becker D, Merkely B, Vago H. How are ECG parameters related to cardiac magnetic resonance images? Electrocardiographic predictors of left ventricular hypertrophy and myocardial fibrosis in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. Annals Of Noninvasive Electrocardiology 2020, 25: e12763. PMID: 32329134, PMCID: PMC7507346, DOI: 10.1111/anec.12763.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRomhilt-Estes scoreLeft ventricular hypertrophyCardiac magnetic resonance imagingFragmented QRSSokolow-Lyon indexHypertrophic cardiomyopathyMyocardial fibrosisCornell indexMagnetic resonance imagingVentricular hypertrophyRepolarization abnormalitiesPredictor of myocardial fibrosisElectrocardiographic parametersPresence of fragmented QRSLeft ventricular ejection fractionDetectable left ventricular hypertrophyElectrocardiographic voltage criteriaResonance imagingVentricular ejection fractionHypertrophic cardiomyopathy patientsStructural myocardial changesDegree of myocardial fibrosisPathologic Q wavesAmount of fibrosisEjection fractionLeft atrial fibrosis progression detected by LGE‐MRI after ablation of atrial fibrillation
Kheirkhahan M, Baher A, Goldooz M, Kholmovski E, Morris A, Csecs I, Chelu M, Wilson B, Marrouche N. Left atrial fibrosis progression detected by LGE‐MRI after ablation of atrial fibrillation. Pacing And Clinical Electrophysiology 2020, 43: 402-411. PMID: 31867751, DOI: 10.1111/pace.13866.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAF recurrenceAF ablationLGE-MRIAtrial fibrillationLong-term procedural outcomesGadolinium-enhanced magnetic resonance imagingAssociated with significantly higher riskArrhythmia-free survivalAtrial arrhythmia recurrencePostablation AF recurrenceLate gadolinium enhancement magnetic resonance imagingEnhanced magnetic resonance imagingFollow-up periodSignificantly higher riskCardiovascular risk factorsMagnetic resonance imagingMonths postablationArrhythmia recurrenceConsecutive patientsLA fibrosisAblation proceduresFibrosis progressionProcedural outcomesAblation lesionsRecurrence
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