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
2022
Over the Edge What Can Imaging Tell Us When the Ejection Fraction Is “Supranormal”? ∗
Feher A, Meadows J. Over the Edge What Can Imaging Tell Us When the Ejection Fraction Is “Supranormal”? ∗. JACC Heart Failure 2022, 10: 595-597. PMID: 35902164, DOI: 10.1016/j.jchf.2022.06.004.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2016
Echocardiographic Linear Dimensions for Assessment of Right Ventricular Chamber Volume as Demonstrated by Cardiac Magnetic Resonance
Kim J, Srinivasan A, Seoane T, Di Franco A, Peskin CS, McQueen DM, Paul TK, Feher A, Geevarghese A, Rozenstrauch M, Devereux RB, Weinsaft JW. Echocardiographic Linear Dimensions for Assessment of Right Ventricular Chamber Volume as Demonstrated by Cardiac Magnetic Resonance. Journal Of The American Society Of Echocardiography 2016, 29: 861-870. PMID: 27297619, PMCID: PMC5057385, DOI: 10.1016/j.echo.2016.05.002.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRV end-diastolic volumeCardiac magnetic resonanceEnd-diastolic volumeRV end-systolic volumeEnd-systolic volumeRV lengthEchocardiographic dimensionsEnd-systolic dimensionCoronary artery diseaseRight ventricular structureRV chamber sizeAmerican SocietyVentricular chamber volumeRetrospective registryRV dilationArtery diseaseRV sizeRV dimensionsObtainable markerVentricular structureRV volumesEchocardiographyMagnetic resonanceFour-chamberAxis viewAssociation of Right Ventricular Pressure and Volume Overload with Non-Ischemic Septal Fibrosis on Cardiac Magnetic Resonance
Kim J, Medicherla CB, L. C, Feher A, Kukar N, Geevarghese A, Goyal P, Horn E, Devereux RB, Weinsaft JW. Association of Right Ventricular Pressure and Volume Overload with Non-Ischemic Septal Fibrosis on Cardiac Magnetic Resonance. PLOS ONE 2016, 11: e0147349. PMID: 26799498, PMCID: PMC4723145, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0147349.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPulmonary artery systolic pressureNon-ischaemic fibrosisCardiac magnetic resonanceRV dysfunctionAdverse right ventricular (RV) remodelingRV end-systolic volumeWall stressRV pressure loadRV wall stressRight ventricular remodelingRight ventricular pressureEnd-systolic volumeLower RVEFSimilar LVEFLV dysfunctionRV dilationRV sizeSeptal fibrosisMultivariable analysisSystolic pressureVolume overloadChamber dilationPoor prognosisTransthoracic echoVentricular remodeling
2015
Myocardial perfusion pattern for stratification of ischemic mitral regurgitation response to percutaneous coronary intervention
Goyal P, Kim J, Feher A, L. C, Gurevich S, Veal DR, Szulc M, Wong FJ, Ratcliffe MB, Levine RA, Devereux RB, Weinsaft JW. Myocardial perfusion pattern for stratification of ischemic mitral regurgitation response to percutaneous coronary intervention. Coronary Artery Disease 2015, 26: 642-650. PMID: 26049923, PMCID: PMC4631658, DOI: 10.1097/mca.0000000000000271.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedAged, 80 and overCardiac-Gated Single-Photon Emission Computer-Assisted TomographyEchocardiographyExercise TestFemaleHeartHumansLogistic ModelsMaleMiddle AgedMitral Valve InsufficiencyMultivariate AnalysisMyocardial InfarctionMyocardial Perfusion ImagingPercutaneous Coronary InterventionRisk AssessmentStroke VolumeConceptsPercutaneous coronary interventionMyocardial perfusion imagingAdvanced mitral regurgitationMitral regurgitationMyocardial perfusionCoronary interventionPerfusion defectsLV volumesStress/rest myocardial perfusionLeft ventricular (LV) chamber dilationVentricular chamber dilationAbnormal myocardial perfusionMild mitral regurgitationPerfusion defect sizeIschemic mitral regurgitationMyocardial perfusion patternsRest myocardial perfusionSingle photon emissionTransthoracic echocardiographyChamber dilationPerfusion deficitsPerfusion patternsMR severityRest scorePerfusion differences