Nonobstructive Coronary Artery Disease by Coronary CT Angiography Improves Risk Stratification and Allocation of Statin Therapy

Posted on September 5, 2017October 2, 2017 by Jacobo Kirsch | 1 Comment

Emami H, Takx RAP, Mayrhofer T, Janjua S, Park J, Pursnani A, Tawakol A, Lu MT, Ferencik M, Hoffmann U.

JACC Cardiovasc Imaging. 2017; 10(9):1031-1038.

Pericardial, But Not Hepatic, Fat by CT Is Associated With CV Outcomes and Structure: The Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis

Posted on September 5, 2017October 2, 2017 by Jacobo Kirsch | 1 Comment

Shah RV, Anderson A, Ding J, Budoff M, Rider O, Petersen SE, Jensen MK, Koch M, Allison M, Kawel-Boehm N, Wisocky J, Jerosch-Herold M, Mukamal K, Lima JAC, Murthy VL.

JACC Cardiovasc Imaging. 2017; 10(9):1016-1027.

ACC/AATS/AHA/ASE/ASNC/HRS/SCAI/SCCT/SCMR/STS 2017 Appropriate Use Criteria for Multimodality Imaging in Valvular Heart Disease: A Report of the American College of Cardiology Appropriate Use Criteria Task Force, American Association for Thoracic Surgery, American Heart Association, American Society of Echocardiography, American Society of Nuclear Cardiology, Heart Rhythm Society, Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions, Society of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography, Society for Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance, and Society of Thoracic Surgeons

Posted on September 5, 2017September 19, 2017 by Jacobo Kirsch | No Comments

Writing Group Members, Doherty JU, Kort S, Mehran R, Schoenhagen P, Soman P..

J Am Coll Cardiol. 2017; (ePub):.

Detection of Myocardial Infarction Using Delayed Enhancement Dual-Energy CT in Stable Patients

Posted on September 1, 2017September 19, 2017 by Jacobo Kirsch | No Comments

Rodriguez-Granillo GA, Campisi R, Deviggiano A, de Munain MNL, Zan M, Capunay C, Carrascosa P.

AJR Am J Roentgenol. 2017; (ePub):.

Acute chest pain evaluation using coronary computed tomography angiography compared with standard of care: a meta-analysis of randomised clinical trials

Posted on August 30, 2017September 19, 2017 by Jacobo Kirsch | No Comments

Gongora CA, Bavishi C, Uretsky S, Argulian E.

Heart. 2017; (ePub):.

Diagnostic and prognostic benefits of computed tomography coronary angiography using the 2016 National Institute for Health and Care Excellence guidance within a randomised trial

Posted on August 27, 2017September 19, 2017 by Jacobo Kirsch | 1 Comment

Adamson PD, Hunter A, Williams MC,, Shah AS, McAllister DA, Pawade TA, Dweck MR, Mills NL, Berry C, Boon NA, Clark E, Flather M, Forbes J, McLean S, Roditi G, van Beek EJ, Timmis AD, Newby DE.

Heart. 2017; (ePub):.

Fibrous Skeleton of the Heart: Anatomic Overview and Evaluation of Pathologic Conditions with CT and MR Imaging

Posted on August 24, 2017September 23, 2017 by Jacobo Kirsch | No Comments

Saremi F, Sánchez-Quintana D, Mori S, Muresian H, Spicer DE, Hassani C, Anderson RH.

Radiographics. 2017; 37(5):1330-1351.

Diagnostic Performance of Hybrid Cardiac Imaging Methods for Assessment of Obstructive Coronary Artery Disease Compared With Stand-Alone Coronary Computed Tomography Angiography: A Meta-Analysis

Posted on August 16, 2017August 19, 2017 by Jacobo Kirsch | 1 Comment

A Rizvi, D Han, I Danad, BÓ Hartaigh, JH Lee, H Gransar, WJ Stuijfzand, HM Roudsari, MW Park, J Szymonifka, HJ Chang, EC Jones, P Knaapen, FY Lin, JK Min, JM Peña.

JACC Cardiovasc Imaging. 2017; ():.

Association of Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factors with Coronary Artery Calcium Volume versus Density

Posted on August 16, 2017August 19, 2017 by Jacobo Kirsch | No Comments

IC Thomas, BShiau, JO Denenberg, RL McClelland, P Greenland, IH de Boer, BR Kestenbaum, GM Lin, M Daniels, NI Forbang, DE Rifkin, J Hughes-Austin, MA Allison, JJ Carr, JH Ix, MH Criqui.

Heart. 2017; ():.

Acute Kidney Injury After Computed Tomography: A Meta-analysis

Posted on August 12, 2017August 19, 2017 by Jacobo Kirsch | No Comments

Aycock RD, Westafer LM, Boxen JL, Majlesi N, Schoenfeld EM, Bannuru RR.

Ann Emerg Med. 2017; ():.

CT-Defined Prosthesis–Patient Mismatch Downgrades Frequency and Severity, and Demonstrates No Association With Adverse Outcomes After Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement

Posted on August 8, 2017September 19, 2017 by Jacobo Kirsch | 1 Comment

Mooney J, Sellers SL, Blanke P, Pibarot P, Hahn RT, Dvir D, Douglas PS, Weissman NJ, Kodali SK, Thourani VH, Jilaihawi H, Khalique O, Smith CR, Kueh SH, Ohana M, Grover R, Naoum C, Crowley A9, Jaber WA0, Alu MC, Parvataneni R9, Mack M, Webb JG, Leon MB, Leipsic JA.

J Am Coll Cardiol Interv. 2017; 10(15):1578-1587.

CT-Detected Growth of Coronary Artery Calcification in Asymptomatic Middle-Aged Subjects and Association With 15 Biomarkers

Posted on August 7, 2017August 19, 2017 by Jacobo Kirsch | 1 Comment

Diederichsen SZ, Grønhøj MH, Mickley H, Gerke O, Steffensen FH, Lambrechtsen J, Rønnow Sand NP, Rasmussen LM, Olsen MH, Diederichsen A.

JACC Cardiovasc Imaging. 2017; 10(8):858-866.

Coronary Artery Calcium Volume and Density: Potential Interactions and Overall Predictive Value: The Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis

Posted on August 7, 2017August 19, 2017 by Jacobo Kirsch | 1 Comment

Criqui MH, Knox JB, Denenberg JO, Forbang NI, McClelland RL, Novotny TE, Sandfort V, Waalen J, Blaha MJ, Allison MA.

JACC Cardiovasc Imaging. 2017; 10(8):845-854.

The Identification of Calcified Coronary Plaque Is Associated With Initiation and Continuation of Pharmacological and Lifestyle Preventive Therapies: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Posted on August 7, 2017August 19, 2017 by Jacobo Kirsch | 1 Comment

Gupta A, Lau E, Varshney R, Hulten EA, Cheezum M, Bittencourt MS, Blaha MJ, Wong ND, Blumenthal RS, Budoff MJ, Umscheid CA, Nasir K, Blankstein R.

JACC Cardiovasc Imaging. 2017; 10(8):833-842.

Coronary Plaque Characterization in Psoriasis Reveals High-Risk Features That Improve After Treatment in a Prospective Observational Study

Posted on July 17, 2017July 29, 2017 by Jacobo Kirsch | No Comments

Lerman JB, Joshi AA, Chaturvedi A, Aberra TM, Dey AK, Rodante JA, Salahuddin T, Chung JH, Rana A, Teague HL, Wu JJ, Playford MP, Lockshin BA, Chen MY, Sandfort V, Bluemke DA, Mehta NN.

Circulation. 2017; 136(3):263-276.