2023
Comparison of the prognostic value between quantification and visual estimation of coronary calcification from attenuation CT in patients undergoing SPECT myocardial perfusion imaging
Feher A, Pieszko K, Shanbhag A, Lemley M, Miller R, Huang C, Miras L, Liu Y, Gerber J, Sinusas A, Miller E, Slomka P. Comparison of the prognostic value between quantification and visual estimation of coronary calcification from attenuation CT in patients undergoing SPECT myocardial perfusion imaging. The International Journal Of Cardiovascular Imaging 2023, 40: 185-193. PMID: 37845406, PMCID: PMC466934, DOI: 10.1007/s10554-023-02980-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMajor adverse cardiovascular eventsCoronary artery calcificationMyocardial perfusion imagingCT myocardial perfusion imagingSPECT/CT myocardial perfusion imagingArtery calcificationPrognostic valuePrior coronary stentingAdverse cardiovascular eventsSimilar prognostic valueSPECT myocardial perfusionREFINE SPECT registrySPECT/CTCardiovascular eventsCAC scoringCalcium scoreCoronary calcificationCoronary stentingPrognostic utilitySingle centerCoronary arteryLow doseMyocardial perfusionPerfusion imagingSurvival analysisUnsupervised learning to characterize patients with known coronary artery disease undergoing myocardial perfusion imaging
Williams M, Bednarski B, Pieszko K, Miller R, Kwiecinski J, Shanbhag A, Liang J, Huang C, Sharir T, Dorbala S, Di Carli M, Einstein A, Sinusas A, Miller E, Bateman T, Fish M, Ruddy T, Acampa W, Hauser M, Kaufmann P, Dey D, Berman D, Slomka P. Unsupervised learning to characterize patients with known coronary artery disease undergoing myocardial perfusion imaging. European Journal Of Nuclear Medicine And Molecular Imaging 2023, 50: 2656-2668. PMID: 37067586, PMCID: PMC10317876, DOI: 10.1007/s00259-023-06218-z.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCoronary artery diseaseMyocardial perfusion imagingCause mortalityTotal perfusion deficitArtery diseaseRisk stratificationPerfusion deficitsHigher body mass indexTomography myocardial perfusion imagingMore diabetes mellitusSPECT myocardial perfusion imagingBetter risk stratificationRisk-stratify patientsBody mass indexREFINE SPECT registrySingle photon emissionDiabetes mellitusMass indexExternal cohortStress imagingMyocardial perfusionPatientsRisk phenotypePerfusion imagingImaging characteristics
2022
Differences in Prognostic Value of Myocardial Perfusion Single-Photon Emission Computed Tomography Using High-Efficiency Solid-State Detector Between Men and Women in a Large International Multicenter Study
Tamarappoo BK, Otaki Y, Sharir T, Hu LH, Gransar H, Einstein AJ, Fish MB, Ruddy TD, Kaufmann P, Sinusas AJ, Miller EJ, Bateman TM, Dorbala S, Di Carli M, Eisenberg E, Liang JX, Dey D, Berman DS, Slomka PJ. Differences in Prognostic Value of Myocardial Perfusion Single-Photon Emission Computed Tomography Using High-Efficiency Solid-State Detector Between Men and Women in a Large International Multicenter Study. Circulation Cardiovascular Imaging 2022, 15: e012741. PMID: 35727872, PMCID: PMC9307118, DOI: 10.1161/circimaging.121.012741.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMajor adverse cardiac eventsTotal perfusion defectPrognostic valuePerfusion defectsSingle photon emissionLarge international multicenter studyMyocardial perfusion single-photon emissionPerfusion single-photon emissionStress SPECT myocardial perfusion imagingSPECT myocardial perfusion imagingAdverse cardiac eventsMACE-free survivalMultivariable Cox modelSingle-center studyGreater prognostic valueInternational multicenter studyProportional hazards modelMyocardial perfusion defectsMyocardial perfusion imagingREFINE SPECT registryConventional single-photon emissionCardiac eventsHazard ratioEjection fractionMulticenter study
2021
Comparison of diabetes to other prognostic predictors among patients referred for cardiac stress testing: A contemporary analysis from the REFINE SPECT Registry
Han D, Rozanski A, Gransar H, Tzolos E, Miller RJH, Sharir T, Einstein AJ, Fish MB, Ruddy TD, Kaufmann PA, Sinusas AJ, Miller EJ, Bateman TM, Dorbala S, Di Carli M, Liang JX, Hu LH, Dey D, Berman DS, Slomka PJ. Comparison of diabetes to other prognostic predictors among patients referred for cardiac stress testing: A contemporary analysis from the REFINE SPECT Registry. Journal Of Nuclear Cardiology 2021, 29: 3003-3014. PMID: 34757571, PMCID: PMC9085969, DOI: 10.1007/s12350-021-02810-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMajor adverse cardiovascular eventsCoronary artery diseaseTotal perfusion deficitCardiac stress testingStress testingComparison of diabetesAdverse cardiovascular eventsStress test patientsCardiac stress test patientsREFINE SPECT registryDM statusMACE riskBackgroundDiabetes mellitusCardiovascular eventsArtery diseaseVentricular functionPrognostic predictorClinical variablesPerfusion deficitsChi-square analysisSPECT-MPIPatientsTest patientsPropensity scorePotent predictorPrognostic Value of Phase Analysis for Predicting Adverse Cardiac Events Beyond Conventional Single-Photon Emission Computed Tomography Variables: Results From the REFINE SPECT Registry
Kuronuma K, Miller RJH, Otaki Y, Van Kriekinge SD, Diniz MA, Sharir T, Hu LH, Gransar H, Liang JX, Parekh T, Kavanagh PB, Einstein AJ, Fish MB, Ruddy TD, Kaufmann PA, Sinusas AJ, Miller EJ, Bateman TM, Dorbala S, Di Carli M, Tamarappoo BK, Dey D, Berman DS, Slomka PJ. Prognostic Value of Phase Analysis for Predicting Adverse Cardiac Events Beyond Conventional Single-Photon Emission Computed Tomography Variables: Results From the REFINE SPECT Registry. Circulation Cardiovascular Imaging 2021, 14: e012386. PMID: 34281372, PMCID: PMC8978932, DOI: 10.1161/circimaging.120.012386.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedCanadaCoronary CirculationDisease ProgressionFemaleHumansIncidenceIsraelMaleMiddle AgedMyocardial IschemiaMyocardial Perfusion ImagingPredictive Value of TestsPrognosisRegistriesRisk AssessmentRisk FactorsStroke VolumeTomography, Emission-Computed, Single-PhotonUnited StatesVentricular Function, LeftConceptsMajor adverse cardiac eventsVentricular ejection fractionTotal perfusion deficitSingle photon emissionAdverse cardiac eventsEjection fractionPerfusion deficitsCardiac eventsPrognostic valueTomography myocardial perfusion imagingVentricular ejection fraction assessmentHighest decile groupProportional hazards analysisTomography myocardial perfusionIndependent prognostic significanceIndependent prognostic valueLarge multinational registryEjection fraction assessmentMyocardial perfusion imagingREFINE SPECT registryAdditional radiation exposureConventional single-photon emissionMACE riskMACE rateMultinational registryDetermining a minimum set of variables for machine learning cardiovascular event prediction: results from REFINE SPECT registry
Rios R, Miller RJH, Hu LH, Otaki Y, Singh A, Diniz M, Sharir T, Einstein AJ, Fish MB, Ruddy TD, Kaufmann PA, Sinusas AJ, Miller EJ, Bateman TM, Dorbala S, DiCarli M, Van Kriekinge S, Kavanagh P, Parekh T, Liang JX, Dey D, Berman DS, Slomka P. Determining a minimum set of variables for machine learning cardiovascular event prediction: results from REFINE SPECT registry. Cardiovascular Research 2021, 118: 2152-2164. PMID: 34259870, PMCID: PMC9302886, DOI: 10.1093/cvr/cvab236.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMajor adverse cardiac eventsMyocardial perfusion imagingTotal perfusion deficitPrognostic accuracyREFINE SPECT registryImaging variablesTraditional multivariable modelsMultivariable modelStress total perfusion deficitAdverse cardiac eventsReceiver-operating characteristic curveOptimal risk stratificationTomography (SPECT) MPIComparable prognostic accuracyComparable prognostic performanceHigher prognostic accuracySingle photon emissionCardiovascular event predictionCardiac eventsRisk stratificationClinical variablesPerfusion deficitsPrognostic performancePerfusion imagingCollected variables
2020
Automated quantitative analysis of CZT SPECT stratifies cardiovascular risk in the obese population: Analysis of the REFINE SPECT registry
Klein E, Miller RJH, Sharir T, Einstein AJ, Fish MB, Ruddy TD, Kaufmann PA, Sinusas AJ, Miller EJ, Bateman TM, Dorbala S, Di Carli M, Otaki Y, Gransar H, Liang JX, Dey D, Berman DS, Slomka PJ. Automated quantitative analysis of CZT SPECT stratifies cardiovascular risk in the obese population: Analysis of the REFINE SPECT registry. Journal Of Nuclear Cardiology 2020, 29: 727-736. PMID: 32929639, PMCID: PMC8497048, DOI: 10.1007/s12350-020-02334-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBody mass indexTotal perfusion deficitStress total perfusion deficitMyocardial perfusion imagingSPECT myocardial perfusion imagingPrognostic accuracyObese populationMajor adverse cardiac event risksCox proportional hazards analysisDifferent obesity categoriesRobust risk stratificationCardiac event riskProportional hazards analysisHigher prognostic accuracyREFINE SPECT registrySoft tissue attenuationQuantitative perfusion analysisMACE riskObesity categoriesCardiovascular riskObese patientsAdjusted analysisMass indexRisk stratificationSignificant obesityPROGNOSTIC IMPACT OF DIABETES IN PATIENTS WITH OR WITHOUT KNOWN CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE, RESULTS FROM THE REFINE SPECT REGISTRY
Han D, Otaki Y, Tzolos E, Klein E, Gransar H, Sharir T, Einstein A, Fish M, Ruddy T, Kaufmann P, Sinusas A, Miller E, Bateman T, Dorbala S, Di Carli M, Liang J, Dey D, Berman D, Slomka P. PROGNOSTIC IMPACT OF DIABETES IN PATIENTS WITH OR WITHOUT KNOWN CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE, RESULTS FROM THE REFINE SPECT REGISTRY. Journal Of The American College Of Cardiology 2020, 75: 1796. DOI: 10.1016/s0735-1097(20)32423-2.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2019
Myocardial Ischemic Burden and Differences in Prognosis Among Patients With and Without Diabetes: Results From the Multicenter International REFINE SPECT Registry
Han D, Rozanski A, Gransar H, Sharir T, Einstein AJ, Fish MB, Ruddy TD, Kaufmann PA, Sinusas AJ, Miller EJ, Bateman TM, Dorbala S, Di Carli M, Liang JX, Hu LH, Germano G, Dey D, Berman DS, Slomka PJ. Myocardial Ischemic Burden and Differences in Prognosis Among Patients With and Without Diabetes: Results From the Multicenter International REFINE SPECT Registry. Diabetes Care 2019, 43: 453-459. PMID: 31776140, PMCID: PMC6971784, DOI: 10.2337/dc19-1360.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedAngina, UnstableCohort StudiesCoronary Artery DiseaseDiabetes MellitusDiabetic AngiopathiesFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedMyocardial InfarctionMyocardial IschemiaMyocardial Perfusion ImagingPrevalencePrognosisPropensity ScoreRegistriesRisk FactorsTomography, Emission-Computed, Single-PhotonConceptsMajor adverse cardiovascular eventsTotal perfusion deficitMACE riskMyocardial ischemic burdenAdverse cardiovascular eventsTomography myocardial perfusionREFINE SPECT registrySingle photon emissionIschemic burdenMinimal ischemiaCardiovascular eventsCause mortalityLate revascularizationPrognostic impactUnstable anginaSignificant ischemiaPerfusion deficitsMyocardial infarctionMyocardial ischemiaRisk factorsCardiovascular diseaseHigh riskMyocardial perfusionPatientsDiabetesMachine learning predicts per-vessel early coronary revascularization after fast myocardial perfusion SPECT: results from multicentre REFINE SPECT registry.
Hu LH, Betancur J, Sharir T, Einstein AJ, Bokhari S, Fish MB, Ruddy TD, Kaufmann PA, Sinusas AJ, Miller EJ, Bateman TM, Dorbala S, Di Carli M, Germano G, Commandeur F, Liang JX, Otaki Y, Tamarappoo BK, Dey D, Berman DS, Slomka PJ. Machine learning predicts per-vessel early coronary revascularization after fast myocardial perfusion SPECT: results from multicentre REFINE SPECT registry. European Heart Journal - Cardiovascular Imaging 2019, 21: 549-559. PMID: 31317178, PMCID: PMC7167744, DOI: 10.1093/ehjci/jez177.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEarly coronary revascularizationMyocardial perfusion imagingStress TPDCoronary revascularizationTomography myocardial perfusion imagingTetrofosmin myocardial perfusion imagingSPECT myocardial perfusion imagingInvasive coronary angiographyReceiver operator characteristic curveREFINE SPECT registryPatient-specific explanationsOperator characteristic curveSingle photon emissionMyocardial perfusion SPECTCoronary angiographyIndividual patientsImaging variablesPatientsPerfusion SPECTPerfusion imagingClinical settingCharacteristic curveRevascularizationExpert interpretationStress testTransient ischaemic dilation and post-stress wall motion abnormality increase risk in patients with less than moderate ischaemia: analysis of the REFINE SPECT registry.
Miller RJH, Hu LH, Gransar H, Betancur J, Eisenberg E, Otaki Y, Sharir T, Fish MB, Ruddy TD, Dorbala S, Carli MD, Einstein AJ, Kaufmann PA, Sinusas AJ, Miller EJ, Bateman T, Germano G, Tamarappoo BK, Dey D, Berman DS, Slomka PJ. Transient ischaemic dilation and post-stress wall motion abnormality increase risk in patients with less than moderate ischaemia: analysis of the REFINE SPECT registry. European Heart Journal - Cardiovascular Imaging 2019, 21: 567-575. PMID: 31302679, PMCID: PMC7167750, DOI: 10.1093/ehjci/jez172.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMajor adverse cardiovascular eventsTransient ischemic dilationWall motion abnormalitiesModerate ischaemiaMyocardial perfusion imagingMild ischaemiaIschemic dilationMultivariable Cox proportional hazards analysisHigh-risk imaging featuresCox proportional hazards analysisTomography myocardial perfusion imagingAdverse cardiovascular eventsHigh-risk featuresGroup of patientsProportional hazards analysisIncremental prognostic utilityTotal perfusion deficitREFINE SPECT registrySingle photon emissionMedian followCardiovascular eventsCardiovascular riskMultivariable analysisPrognostic utilityPerfusion deficitsUpper reference limits of transient ischemic dilation ratio for different protocols on new-generation cadmium zinc telluride cameras: A report from REFINE SPECT registry
Hu LH, Sharir T, Miller RJH, Einstein AJ, Fish MB, Ruddy TD, Dorbala S, Di Carli M, Kaufmann PA, Sinusas AJ, Miller EJ, Bateman TM, Betancur J, Germano G, Liang JX, Commandeur F, Azadani PN, Gransar H, Otaki Y, Tamarappoo BK, Dey D, Berman DS, Slomka PJ. Upper reference limits of transient ischemic dilation ratio for different protocols on new-generation cadmium zinc telluride cameras: A report from REFINE SPECT registry. Journal Of Nuclear Cardiology 2019, 27: 1180-1189. PMID: 31087268, PMCID: PMC6851400, DOI: 10.1007/s12350-019-01730-y.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTransient ischemic dilationUpper reference limitReference limitsMulticenter registrySupine positionTransient ischemic dilation ratioCoronary artery diseaseCadmium zinc telluride cameraQuantitative perfusion SPECT softwareREFINE SPECT registryIschemic dilationArtery diseasePerfusion findingsMyocardial perfusionD-SPECTRegistryLower likelihoodSPECT softwareTelluride cameraRadiotracerDilation ratioDifferent protocolsPatientsPerfusionDiseasePREDICTING MAJOR ADVERSE CARDIAC EVENTS WITH COX NEURAL NETWORKS: RESULTS FROM THE REFINE SPECT REGISTRY
Slomka P, Betancur J, Otaki Y, Commandeur F, Sharir T, Einstein A, Fish M, Ruddy T, Kaufmann P, Sinusas A, Miller E, Bateman T, Dorbala S, Di Carli M, Diniz M, Germano G, Dey D, Cooper L, Berman D. PREDICTING MAJOR ADVERSE CARDIAC EVENTS WITH COX NEURAL NETWORKS: RESULTS FROM THE REFINE SPECT REGISTRY. Journal Of The American College Of Cardiology 2019, 73: 1432. DOI: 10.1016/s0735-1097(19)32038-8.Peer-Reviewed Original Research