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
2020
Coronary Computed Tomography Angiography Compared With Single Photon Emission Computed Tomography Myocardial Perfusion Imaging as a Guide to Optimal Medical Therapy in Patients Presenting With Stable Angina: The RESCUE Trial
Stillman A, Gatsonis C, Lima J, Liu T, Snyder B, Cormack J, Malholtra V, Schnall M, Udelson J, Hoffmann U, Woodard P, Kim M, Hegde V, Kenny, Afaq M, Clouse M, Malhotra V, Cole, Al‐Khori F, Scherer M, Rothenberg F, Kirsch J, Shah A, Quyyumi A, Engberding N, Becker C, Li D, Pantelic M, Duerinckx A, Martin, Schrank J, Zachariah, Jacob R, Borges A, Roberge E, Truong Q, Edelman R, Akers S, Marsh K, Kemp, Reingold J, Chilakapati V, Osborne J, Lui K, Gomes A, Bajpai A, del Rio J, Singh, Thompson B, Rivard A, Jha S, Mavromatis K, Woodard P, Sinusas A. Coronary Computed Tomography Angiography Compared With Single Photon Emission Computed Tomography Myocardial Perfusion Imaging as a Guide to Optimal Medical Therapy in Patients Presenting With Stable Angina: The RESCUE Trial. Journal Of The American Heart Association 2020, 9: e017993. PMID: 33283579, PMCID: PMC7955393, DOI: 10.1161/jaha.120.017993.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMajor adverse cardiovascular eventsOptimal medical therapyAcute myocardial infarctionMedical therapyStable anginaMyocardial perfusion imagingMyocardial infarctionSingle photon emissionNegative CCTAHazard ratioRescue trialPerfusion imagingFirst major adverse cardiovascular eventTomography myocardial perfusion imagingSPECT myocardial perfusion imagingAdverse cardiovascular eventsOutcomes of patientsTomography myocardial perfusionFirst imaging testPhoton emissionCCTA armPositive CCTACardiovascular eventsSegment involvementOutcome trials
2014
Biodistribution and Radiation Dosimetry of LMI1195: First-in-Human Study of a Novel 18F-Labeled Tracer for Imaging Myocardial Innervation
Sinusas AJ, Lazewatsky J, Brunetti J, Heller G, Srivastava A, Liu YH, Sparks R, Puretskiy A, Lin SF, Crane P, Carson RE, Lee LV. Biodistribution and Radiation Dosimetry of LMI1195: First-in-Human Study of a Novel 18F-Labeled Tracer for Imaging Myocardial Innervation. Journal Of Nuclear Medicine 2014, 55: 1445-1451. PMID: 24994931, DOI: 10.2967/jnumed.114.140137.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAdministered activityBlood-pool standardized uptake valuesPhase 1 clinical trialCardiac nerve terminalsCardiac imagingMSv/MBqMean effective doseStandardized uptake valueRadiation doseOLINDA/EXMPatient radiation doseRadiation dose estimatesAdverse eventsBlood pressureWhole-body imagesClinical trialsBlood radioactivityMyocardial innervationNerve terminalsUrinary bladderHealthy subjectsLiver ratioHeart rateLung activityMyocardial uptake
2000
Assessment of left ventricular ejection fraction with quantitative gated SPECT: Accuracy and correlation with first-pass radionuclide angiography
Vallejo E, Dione D, Sinusas A, Wackers F. Assessment of left ventricular ejection fraction with quantitative gated SPECT: Accuracy and correlation with first-pass radionuclide angiography. Journal Of Nuclear Cardiology 2000, 7: 461-470. PMID: 11083195, DOI: 10.1067/mnc.2000.107820.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVentricular ejection fractionEjection fractionPatient studiesLeft ventricular ejection fractionExtracardiac activityFirst-pass radionuclide angiographyLarger end-diastolic volumeStress-induced ischemiaEnd-diastolic volumeQuantitative gated SPECTSingle photon emissionAbnormal LVEFNormal LVEFRadionuclide angiographyDiastolic volumeLVEFPerfusion defectsLVEF valuesSame patientHeart sizeLeft ventricleGated SPECTSPECT studiesQGSMean rest
1998
Exercise testing with myocardial perfusion imaging in patients with normal baseline electrocardiograms: Cost savings with a stepwise diagnostic strategy
Mattera J, Arain S, Sinusas A, Finta L, Wackers F. Exercise testing with myocardial perfusion imaging in patients with normal baseline electrocardiograms: Cost savings with a stepwise diagnostic strategy. Journal Of Nuclear Cardiology 1998, 5: 498-506. PMID: 9796897, DOI: 10.1016/s1071-3581(98)90181-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsExercise myocardial perfusion imagingCoronary artery diseaseNormal exercise electrocardiogramMyocardial perfusion imagingNormal myocardial perfusion imagingNormal resting electrocardiogramsExercise electrocardiogramExercise testingArtery diseaseIntermediate likelihoodResting electrocardiogramsAbnormal myocardial perfusion imagingDiagnostic strategiesAbnormal exercise electrocardiogramGroup 3 patientsHard cardiac eventsNonfatal myocardial infarctionNormal baseline electrocardiogramSubsequent coronary revascularizationIncremental diagnostic informationDiagnostic testing strategiesCoronary revascularizationCardiac eventsUnstable anginaConsecutive patients
1997
Long QTc and Torsades de Pointes in Human Immunodeficiency Virus Disease
KOCHERIL A, BOKHARI S, BATSFORD W, SINUSAS A. Long QTc and Torsades de Pointes in Human Immunodeficiency Virus Disease. Pacing And Clinical Electrophysiology 1997, 20: 2810-2816. PMID: 9392812, DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8159.1997.tb05439.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLong QT syndromeHIV diseaseQTc prolongationQT syndromeIndex patientsLeft stellate ganglion blockadeHuman immunodeficiency virus (HIV) diseaseHuman immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infectionStellate ganglion blockadeStellate ganglion blockImmunodeficiency virus infectionHospital-based populationStress testingComputerized ECGElectrocardiographic stress testingGanglion blockadeHI diseaseGanglion blockHIV infectionHospitalized patientsQTc intervalLonger QTcHigh prevalenceRetrospective analysisVirus infection
1994
One-year prognosis of patients with normal planar or single-photon emission computed tomographic technetium 99m-labeled sestamibi exercise imaging
Raiker K, Sinusas A, Wackers F, Zaret B. One-year prognosis of patients with normal planar or single-photon emission computed tomographic technetium 99m-labeled sestamibi exercise imaging. Journal Of Nuclear Cardiology 1994, 1: 449-456. PMID: 9420729, DOI: 10.1007/bf02961599.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNondiagnostic exercise electrocardiogramsPositive exercise electrocardiogramExercise electrocardiogramPrognostic significanceSingle photon emissionHigher cardiac event rateCardiac event rateChest pain syndromeNegative exercise electrocardiogramNonfatal myocardial infarctionOne-year prognosisPositive stress electrocardiogramCoronary artery diseaseFavorable prognostic significanceMyocardial perfusion imagingStress perfusion imagesCardiac causesCardiac eventsPain syndromeArtery diseaseConsecutive patientsExercise SPECTMyocardial infarctionFavorable outcomeStress electrocardiogramEffects of altered left ventricular geometry on quantitative technetium 99m sestamibi defect size in humans: Perfusion imaging during coronary angioplasty
Haronian H, Sinusas A, Remetz M, Brennan J, Cabin H, Zaret B, Wackers F. Effects of altered left ventricular geometry on quantitative technetium 99m sestamibi defect size in humans: Perfusion imaging during coronary angioplasty. Journal Of Nuclear Cardiology 1994, 1: 150-158. PMID: 9420682, DOI: 10.1007/bf02984087.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPercutaneous transluminal coronary angioplastyLeft ventricular geometryAltered left ventricular geometryCoronary angioplastyRegional wall motionVentricular geometryEnd-diastolic imagesMyocardial perfusionExercise-induced myocardial ischemiaAbnormal regional wall motionMyocardial risk areaTransluminal coronary angioplastyQuantitative defectsExperimental animal modelsPlanar myocardial perfusionMyocardial perfusion imagingQuantitative technetiumResultsNine patientsVentricular functionCoronary arteryMyocardial infarctionVessel occlusionMyocardial ischemiaPerfusion defectsWall motion
1993
Myocardial risk area defined by technetium-99m sestamibi imaging during percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty: Comparison with coronary angiography
Haronian H, Remetz M, Sinusas A, Baron J, Miller H, Cleman M, Zaret B, Wackers F. Myocardial risk area defined by technetium-99m sestamibi imaging during percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty: Comparison with coronary angiography. Journal Of The American College Of Cardiology 1993, 22: 1033-1043. PMID: 8409038, DOI: 10.1016/0735-1097(93)90413-u.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedAged, 80 and overAngioplasty, Balloon, CoronaryClinical ProtocolsCollateral CirculationCoronary AngiographyCoronary DiseaseEvaluation Studies as TopicFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedMyocardial InfarctionObserver VariationPredictive Value of TestsPrognosisReproducibility of ResultsRisk FactorsSeverity of Illness IndexTechnetium Tc 99m SestamibiTomography, Emission-Computed, Single-PhotonConceptsMyocardial risk areaCoronary angiographyCoronary angioplastyQuantitative myocardial perfusionMyocardial perfusionMyocardial areaPercutaneous transluminal coronary angioplastyAngiographic risk scoresSmall risk areasTransluminal coronary angioplastyCoronary artery diseaseCoronary artery stenosisInitial myocardial uptakeAngioplasty balloon inflationArtery diseaseLeft anteriorNonperfused areaArtery stenosisCoronary anatomyCoronary arteryBalloon inflationPatient managementMyocardial uptakeRisk scoreAngioplasty