Significance of Coronary Artery Calcifications and Ischemic Electrocardiographic Changes Among Patients Undergoing Myocardial Perfusion Imaging
Kokkinidis D, Kyriakoulis I, Chui P, Agarwal R, Liu Y, Khera R, Sinusas A, Velazquez E, Miller E, Feher A. Significance of Coronary Artery Calcifications and Ischemic Electrocardiographic Changes Among Patients Undergoing Myocardial Perfusion Imaging. JACC Advances 2025, 4: 101618. PMID: 39983619, PMCID: PMC11891677, DOI: 10.1016/j.jacadv.2025.101618.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCoronary artery calcificationMyocardial perfusion imagingIschemic ECG changesLow event ratesECG changesNormal perfusionArtery calcificationPerfusion imagingSingle-photon emission computed tomography/computed tomographyStress ECGCAC evaluationPresence of coronary artery calcificationSuspected coronary artery diseaseMedian follow-upEvent ratesIschemic electrocardiographic changesAnalysis to patientsComposite endpoint rateCoronary artery diseaseTomography/computed tomographyPrognostic informationMACE rateFollow-upSubgroup analysisAdverse outcomesRisk of aortic aneurysm or dissection following use of fluoroquinolones: a retrospective multinational network cohort study
Janetzki J, Kim J, Minty E, Lee J, Morales D, Khera R, Kim C, Alshammari T, DuVall S, Matheny M, Falconer T, Kim S, Phan T, Nguyen P, Hsu M, Hsu J, Park R, Man K, Seager S, Van Zandt M, Gilbert J, Ryan P, Schuemie M, Suchard M, Hripcsak G, Pratt N, You S. Risk of aortic aneurysm or dissection following use of fluoroquinolones: a retrospective multinational network cohort study. EClinicalMedicine 2025, 81: 103096. PMID: 39975698, PMCID: PMC11836508, DOI: 10.1016/j.eclinm.2025.103096.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchUrinary tract infectionRisk of aortic aneurysmTreat urinary tract infectionsOutpatient settingAortic aneurysmIndex dateCohort studyHazard ratioUrinary tract infection treatmentYonsei University College of MedicineRetrospective cohort studyPropensity scoreCox proportional hazards modelsPropensity-matched pairsRandom-effects meta-analysisProportional hazards modelNational Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRCUniversity College of MedicineSystemic fluoroquinolonesTract infectionsNo significant differenceBayesian random-effects meta-analysisFollow-upPrimary outcomeIncreased risk