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Cardiac CT for the Assessment of Ischemic Cardiomyopathy [PDF]

Journal of the Korean Society of Radiology
Ischemic cardiomyopathy is a major cause of heart failure, and the accurate assessment of myocardial ischemia, infarction, and tissue characteristics is essential for therapeutic decision- making.
Ji Won Lee, Eun-Ju Kang, Sung Ho Hwang, Sung Mok Kim   +3 more
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Role of Cardiac CT in the Evaluation of Valvular Heart Disease [PDF]

Journal of the Korean Society of Radiology
Cardiac CT has become an essential imaging modality in the diagnostic and therapeutic workflow for valvular heart disease (VHD), particularly in the era of transcatheter and minimally invasive valve therapies.
Jong Eun Lee, Dong Hyun Yang
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Cardiac CT in Infective Aortic Prosthetic Valve Endocarditis [PDF]

Journal of the Belgian Society of Radiology
Teaching point: Cardiac computed tomography angiography is particularly valuable in patients with prosthetic valve infective endocarditis who have contraindications to transesophageal echocardiography (TOE), or when TOE is limited by heavy calcifications
Marwan Nadiri, Ana Falticeanu, Olivier Lebecque   +2 more
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Utility of Cardiac CT for Cardiomyopathy Phenotyping [PDF]

Tomography
Cardiac computed tomography (CT) has rapidly advanced, becoming an invaluable tool for diagnosing and prognosticating various cardiovascular diseases.
Ramzi Ibrahim, Mahmoud Abdelnabi, Girish Pathangey, Juan Farina, Steven J. Lester, Chadi Ayoub, Said Alsidawi, Balaji K. Tamarappoo, Clinton Jokerst, Reza Arsanjani   +9 more
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Development and Validation of a Predictive Model to Identify Patients With an Ascending Thoracic Aortic Aneurysm

Journal of the American Heart Association: Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Disease, 2021
Background Screening protocols do not exist for ascending thoracic aortic aneurysms (ATAAs). A risk prediction algorithm may aid targeted screening of patients with an undiagnosed ATAA to prevent aortic dissection. We aimed to develop and validate a risk
Makoto Mori, Geliang Gan, Yanhong Deng, Sameh Yousef, Gabe Weininger, Krishna R. Daggula, Ritu Agarwal, Michael Shang, Roland Assi, Arnar Geirsson, Prashanth Vallabhajosyula   +10 more
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Trans-sternotomy, snare-assisted thoracic endovascular aortic repair for redirection of a migrated elephant trunk

Journal of Vascular Surgery Cases and Innovative Techniques, 2023
The two-stage elephant trunk (ET) and thoracic endovascular aortic repair technique for type A and B aortic dissection can result in complications between the two stages.
Soraya Fereydooni, BS, Andrea Amabile, MD, Naiem Nassiri, MD, Prashanth Vallabhajosyula, MD, MS   +3 more
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Prevalence and extent of coronary artery disease among patients with a zero calcium score

Zanco Journal of Medical Sciences, 2022
Background and objective: Coronary artery calcium is a specific indicator of and an independent risk factor for atherosclerosis. However, calcium scoring may miss non calcified plaques, which were indicated to be of clinical importance.
Nasih Mohsin Ahmed Gardi, Aras Rafiq Abdullah , Shaween Ziyad Jamil Al-Talabany , Namir Al-tawil , Shilan Jalal Abdulla   +4 more
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Trends in Infective Endocarditis Hospitalizations, Characteristics, and Valve Operations in Patients With Opioid Use Disorders in the United States: 2005–2014

Journal of the American Heart Association: Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Disease, 2020
Background To evaluate changes in patient characteristics and outcomes for infective endocarditis (IE) related to opioid use disorder (OUD), we used the National (Nationwide) Inpatient Sample (NIS) to characterize the trend in hospitalizations for ...
Makoto Mori, Kelly J. Brown, Syed Usman Bin Mahmood, Arnar Geirsson, Abeel A. Mangi   +4 more
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Impact of Obesity on Heart Transplantation Outcomes

Journal of the American Heart Association: Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Disease, 2021
Background Patients with obesity and advanced heart failure face unique challenges on the path to heart transplantation. There are limited data on waitlist and transplantation outcomes in this population.
Fouad Chouairi, Aidan Milner, Sounok Sen, Avirup Guha, James Stewart, Ania M. Jastreboff, Makoto Mori, Katherine A. Clark, P. Elliott Miller, Michael A. Fuery, Joseph G. Rogers, Andrew Notarianni, Daniel Jacoby, Christopher Maulion, Muhammad Anwer, Arnar Geirsson, Nihar R. Desai, Tariq Ahmad, Clancy W. Mullan   +18 more
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Sinus of Valsalva Rupture or VSD Shunt: Mystery Solved by Cardiac CT

Indian Journal of Radiology and Imaging, 2021
Unruptured aneurysm of sinus of Valsalva is an asymptomatic pathology and diagnosed incidentally. This extremely rare anomaly can be associated with other congenital cardiac anomalies which can make the diagnosis and prognosis even more complex.
Keyur Vora, Uday Surana, Alok Ranjan
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