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Albani S, Zilio F, Scicchitano P, Musella F, Ceriello L, Marini M, Gori M, Khoury G, D'Andrea A, Campana M, Iannopollo G, Fortuni F, Ciliberti G, Gabrielli D, Oliva F, Colivicchi F. Comprehensive diagnostic workup in patients with suspected heart failure and preserved ejection fraction. Hellenic J Cardiol 2024; 75:60-73. [PMID: 37743019 DOI: 10.1016/j.hjc.2023.09.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/18/2023] [Revised: 08/30/2023] [Accepted: 09/19/2023] [Indexed: 09/26/2023] Open
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Diagnosis of heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF) can be challenging and it could require different tests, some of which are affected by limited availability. Nowadays, considering that new therapies are available for HFpEF and related conditions, a prompt and correct diagnosis is relevant. However, the diagnostic role of biomarker level, imaging tools, score-based algorithms and invasive evaluation, should be based on the strengths and weaknesses of each test. The aim of this review is to help the clinician in diagnosing HFpEF, overcoming the diagnostic uncertainty and disentangling among the different underlying causes, in order to properly treat this kind of patient.
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- Stefano Albani
- Division of Cardiology, U. Parini Hospital, Aosta, Italy; Cardiovascular Institute Paris Sud, Massy, France
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- Department of Cardiology, Santa Chiara Hospital, Trento, Italy.
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden; Cardiology Department, Santa Maria Delle Grazie Hospital, Naples, Italy
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- Cardiology Department, Ospedale Civile G. Mazzini, Teramo, Italy
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- Cardiology and Coronary Care Unit, Marche University Hospital, Ancona, Italy
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- Division of Cardiology, Cardiovascular Department, ASST Papa Giovanni XXIII, Bergamo, Italy
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- Department of Cardiology, Umberto I Hospital, Nocera Inferiore, Salerno and Luigi Vanvitelli University, Italy
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- Department of Cardiology, Maggiore Hospital Carlo Alberto Pizzardi, Bologna, Italy
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- Department of Cardiology, San Giovanni Battista Hospital, Foligno, Italy; Department of Cardiology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, the Netherlands
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- Cardiology and Arrhythmology Clinic, Marche University Hospital, Ancona, Italy
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- Cardio-Toraco-Vascular Department, San Camillo-Forlanini Hospital, Rome, Italy; Heart Care Foundation, Florence, Italy
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- Cardiologia 1, A. De Gasperis Cardicocenter, ASST Niguarda, Milan, Italy
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- Clinical and Rehabilitation Cardiology Unit, San Filippo Neri Hospital, Rome, Italy
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Al Rifai M, Ahmed AI, Saad JM, Alahdab F, Nabi F, Al-Mallah MH. Prognostic value of global myocardial flow reserve in patients with history of coronary artery bypass grafting. Eur Heart J Cardiovasc Imaging 2023; 24:1470-1477. [PMID: 37485990 DOI: 10.1093/ehjci/jead120] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/09/2023] [Accepted: 05/14/2023] [Indexed: 07/25/2023] Open
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AIMS It is not well understood whether positron emission tomography (PET)-derived myocardial flow reserve (MFR) is prognostic among patients with prior coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG). METHODS AND RESULTS Consecutive patients with a clinical indication for PET were enrolled in the Houston Methodist DeBakey Heart and Vascular Center PET registry and followed prospectively for incident outcomes. The primary outcome was a composite of all-cause death, myocardial infarction (MI)/unplanned revascularization, and heart failure admissions. Cox proportional hazards models were used to study the association between MFR (<2 vs. ≥2) and incident events adjusting for clinical and myocardial perfusion imaging variables. The study population consisted of 836 patients with prior CABG; mean (SD) age 68 (10) years, 53% females, 79% Caucasian, 36% non-Hispanic, and 66% with MFR <2. Over a median (interquartile range [IQR]) follow-up time of 12 (4-24) months, there were 122 incident events (46 HF admissions, 28 all-cause deaths, 23 MI, 22 PCI/3 repeat CABG 90 days after imaging). In adjusted analyses, patients with impaired MFR had a higher risk of the primary outcome [hazard ratio (HR) 2.06; 95% CI 1.23-3.44]. Results were significant for admission for heart failure admissions (HR 2.92; 95% CI 1.11-7.67) but not for all-cause death (HR 2.01, 95% CI 0.85-4.79), or MI/UR (HR 1.93, 95% CI 0.92-4.05). CONCLUSION Among patients with a history of CABG, PET-derived global MFR <2 may identify those with a high risk of subsequent cardiovascular events, especially heart failure, independent of cardiovascular risk factors and perfusion data.
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- Mahmoud Al Rifai
- Houston Methodist DeBakey Heart & Vascular Center, Houston, TX, USA
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- Houston Methodist DeBakey Heart & Vascular Center, Houston, TX, USA
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- Houston Methodist DeBakey Heart & Vascular Center, Houston, TX, USA
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- Houston Methodist DeBakey Heart & Vascular Center, Houston, TX, USA
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Ahmed AI, Saad JM, Alahdab F, Han Y, Nayfeh M, Alfawara MS, Al-Rifai M, Al-Mallah M. Prognostic value of positron emission tomography derived myocardial flow reserve: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Atherosclerosis 2023; 382:117280. [PMID: 37742396 DOI: 10.1016/j.atherosclerosis.2023.117280] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/25/2023] [Revised: 09/01/2023] [Accepted: 09/05/2023] [Indexed: 09/26/2023]
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BACKGROUND AND AIMS Positron Emission Tomography (PET)-derived myocardial flow reserve (MFR) has been shown to have a role in the diagnosis and prognosis of patients with coronary artery disease (CAD). We performed a systematic review and meta-analysis to summarize the body of literature and synthesize the evidence on the prognostic role of PET-derived MFR in patients with known or suspected CAD. METHODS A comprehensive literature search of the Medline database from its inception to August 2023, in humans, in any language, was conducted for clinical studies examining the prognostic value of PET imaging in patients of any age, sex, and CAD status. Systematic screening and data extraction of the identified studies were followed by quantitative meta-analysis of PET-MFR's role in predicting adverse clinical events using random effect model. Studies were appraised using the modified Newcastle-Ottawa tool. RESULTS A total of 21 studies assessing the prognostic role of PET derived MFR in 46,815 patients with known and/or suspected CAD were included (mean (SD) age 66 (4) years, 48% women). The mean follow-up duration was 36 months (range 10-96). Cardiovascular risk factors were prevalent (73% hypertension, 35% diabetes and 67% dyslipidemia). The definition of the composite outcome varied between studies, with various combinations of mortality, non-fatal myocardial infarction, hospitalization, and coronary revascularization. Pooled impaired MFR was significantly associated with an increased risk of adverse outcomes (RR = 2.94, 95% CI 2.42-3.56, p < 0.001). Results were similar in a subgroup of patients with suspected CAD. CONCLUSIONS The available body of evidence shows that impaired PET-derived MFR measured using different tracers and PET systems is strongly associated with an increased risk of adverse cardiovascular events. Limitations of this review include observational nature of studies, marked heterogeneity in patient populations, inconsistency in thresholds to define abnormal MFR, and differing components for the composite outcome.
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- Ahmed Ibrahim Ahmed
- Houston Methodist DeBakey Heart & Vascular Center, Houston, TX, USA; Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, USA
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- Houston Methodist DeBakey Heart & Vascular Center, Houston, TX, USA
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- Houston Methodist DeBakey Heart & Vascular Center, Houston, TX, USA
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- Houston Methodist DeBakey Heart & Vascular Center, Houston, TX, USA
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- Houston Methodist DeBakey Heart & Vascular Center, Houston, TX, USA
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- Houston Methodist DeBakey Heart & Vascular Center, Houston, TX, USA
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- Houston Methodist DeBakey Heart & Vascular Center, Houston, TX, USA.
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Sohn JH, Behr SC, Hernandez PM, Seo Y. Quantitative Assessment of Myocardial Ischemia With Positron Emission Tomography. J Thorac Imaging 2023; 38:247-259. [PMID: 33492046 PMCID: PMC8295411 DOI: 10.1097/rti.0000000000000579] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Recent advances in positron emission tomography (PET) technology and reconstruction techniques have now made quantitative assessment using cardiac PET readily available in most cardiac PET imaging centers. Multiple PET myocardial perfusion imaging (MPI) radiopharmaceuticals are available for quantitative examination of myocardial ischemia, with each having distinct convenience and accuracy profile. Important properties of these radiopharmaceuticals ( 15 O-water, 13 N-ammonia, 82 Rb, 11 C-acetate, and 18 F-flurpiridaz) including radionuclide half-life, mean positron range in tissue, and the relationship between kinetic parameters and myocardial blood flow (MBF) are presented. Absolute quantification of MBF requires PET MPI to be performed with protocols that allow the generation of dynamic multiframes of reconstructed data. Using a tissue compartment model, the rate constant that governs the rate of PET MPI radiopharmaceutical extraction from the blood plasma to myocardial tissue is calculated. Then, this rate constant ( K1 ) is converted to MBF using an established extraction formula for each radiopharmaceutical. As most of the modern PET scanners acquire the data only in list mode, techniques of processing the list-mode data into dynamic multiframes are also reviewed. Finally, the impact of modern PET technologies such as PET/CT, PET/MR, total-body PET, machine learning/deep learning on comprehensive and quantitative assessment of myocardial ischemia is briefly described in this review.
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- Jae Ho Sohn
- Department of Radiology and Biomedical Imaging, University of California, San Francisco, CA
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- Department of Radiology and Biomedical Imaging, University of California, San Francisco, CA
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- Department of Radiology and Biomedical Imaging, University of California, San Francisco, CA
- Department of Radiation Oncology, University of California, San Francisco, CA
- UC Berkeley-UCSF Graduate Program in Bioengineering, Berkeley and San Francisco, CA
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Villagran Asiares A, Vitadello T, Bogdanovic B, Solari EL, McIntosh L, Schachoff S, Ibrahim T, Nekolla SG. Value of PET ECG gating in a cross-validation study of cardiac function assessment by PET/MR imaging. J Nucl Cardiol 2023; 30:1050-1060. [PMID: 36180767 PMCID: PMC10261229 DOI: 10.1007/s12350-022-03105-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/14/2022] [Accepted: 08/24/2022] [Indexed: 10/14/2022]
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BACKGROUND This work investigated the impact of different cardiac gating methods on the assessment of cardiac function by FDG-PET in a cross-validation PET/MR study. METHODS AND RESULTS MR- and PET-based left ventricular end-diastolic, end-systolic volumes, and ejection fraction (EDV, ESV, and EF) were delineated in 30 patients with a PET/MR examination. Cardiac PET imaging was performed using three ECG gating methods: fixed number of gates per beat (STD), STD with a beat acceptance window (STD-BR), and fixed gate duration (FW). High MR-PET correlations were found in all the values. ESVs correlated better than EDVs and EFs: Pearson's r coefficient [0.92, 0.92, 0.92] in ESV vs [0.75, 0.81, 0.80] in EDV and [0.79, 0.91, 0.87] in EF, for each method [STD, STD-BR, FW]. Biases with respect to MRI for all the evaluated PET methods were less than 13% in EDV, 5% in ESV, and 14% in EF, but with wide limits of agreements, in the range (59-68)% in EDV, (65-70)% in ESV, and (49-71)% in EF. STD showed the strongest disagreement, while there were no marked differences between STD-BR and FW. CONCLUSION Based on these findings, PET- and MR-based cardiac function parameters were highly correlated but in substantial disagreement with variabilities introduced by the selected PET ECG gating method. The most significant differences were associated with the ECG gating method susceptible to highly irregular beats, while similar performance was observed in the methods using uniform adjustment of gates width per beat with the beat acceptance window, and fixed gate width along all the beats. Thus, strict quality controls of R peak detection are needed to minimize its impact on the function assessment.
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- Alberto Villagran Asiares
- Nuklearmedizinische Klinik und Poliklinik, Klinikum Rechts der Isar, School of Medicine, Technical University of Munich, Munich, Germany.
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- Klinik und Poliklinik für Innere Medizin I, Klinikum Rechts der Isar, School of Medicine, Technical University of Munich, Munich, Germany
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- Nuklearmedizinische Klinik und Poliklinik, Klinikum Rechts der Isar, School of Medicine, Technical University of Munich, Munich, Germany
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- Nuklearmedizinische Klinik und Poliklinik, Klinikum Rechts der Isar, School of Medicine, Technical University of Munich, Munich, Germany
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- Department of Physical Sciences, Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, Melbourne, Australia
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- Nuklearmedizinische Klinik und Poliklinik, Klinikum Rechts der Isar, School of Medicine, Technical University of Munich, Munich, Germany
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- Klinik und Poliklinik für Innere Medizin I, Klinikum Rechts der Isar, School of Medicine, Technical University of Munich, Munich, Germany
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- Nuklearmedizinische Klinik und Poliklinik, Klinikum Rechts der Isar, School of Medicine, Technical University of Munich, Munich, Germany
- DZHK (German Centre for Cardiovascular Research), Partner site Munich Heart Alliance, Munich, Germany
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Advances in Digital PET Technology and Its Potential Impact on Myocardial Perfusion and Blood Flow Quantification. Curr Cardiol Rep 2023; 25:261-268. [PMID: 36826688 DOI: 10.1007/s11886-023-01850-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 02/06/2023] [Indexed: 02/25/2023]
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PURPOSE OF REVIEW In this review, we explore the development of digital PET scanners and describe the mechanism by which they work. We dive into some technical details on what differentiates a digital PET from a conventional PET scanner and how such differences lead to better imaging characteristics. Additionally, we summarize the available evidence on the improvements in the images acquired by digital PET as well as the remaining pitfalls. Finally, we report the comparative studies available on how digital PET compares to conventional PET, particularly in the quantification of coronary blood flow. RECENT FINDINGS The advent of digital PET offers high sensitivity and time-of-flight (TOF), which allow lower activity and scan times, with much less risk of detector saturation. This allows faster patient throughput, scanning more patients per generator, and acquiring more consistent image quality across patients. The higher sensitivity captures more of the potential artifacts, particularly motion-related ones, which presents a current challenge that still needs to be tackled. The digital silicon photomultiplier (SiPM) positron emission tomography (PET) machine has been an important development in the technological advancements of non-invasive nuclear cardiovascular imaging. It has enhanced the utility for PET myocardial perfusion imaging (MPI) and myocardial blood flow (MBF) quantification.
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Ahmed AI, Al Rifai M, Alahdab F, Saad JM, Han Y, Alfawara MS, Nabi F, Mahmarian JJ, Al-Mallah MH. Incremental prognostic value of digital positron emission tomography derived myocardial flow reserve: A prospective cohort study. Int J Cardiol 2023; 371:465-471. [PMID: 36096273 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2022.09.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/29/2022] [Revised: 08/23/2022] [Accepted: 09/07/2022] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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BACKGROUND Positron Emission Tomography (PET) Myocardial Perfusion Imaging (MPI) is a robust diagnostic and prognostic test in patients with suspected or known coronary artery disease (CAD). We aimed to assess the incremental prognostic value of myocardial flow reserve (MFR) using the latest generation of digital PET scanners. METHODS Consecutive patients with clinically indicated PET MPI for suspected or known CAD were included. Myocardial blood flow (MBF) in ml/min/g was obtained from dynamic images at rest and peak hyperemia, and the myocardial flow reserve (MFR) was calculated as the ratio of stress to rest MBF. Patients were followed from the date of PET imaging for the occurrence of the primary outcome (composite of all-cause death, myocardial infarction, and Percutaneous Coronary Intervention or Coronary Artery Bypass Graft occurring >90 days after imaging). Nested multivariable Cox regression models were used to assess the incremental prognostic role of MFR over traditional risk factors and PET relative perfusion parameters. RESULTS The final cohort consisted of 3534 patients (mean age 67 ± 12 years, 48% female, 67% Caucasian, 53% obese, 55% hypertension, 32% diabetes, 42% dyslipidemia). During a median follow-up of 8.5 (3.0-15.4) months, 229 patients (6.5%, 6.4 per 1000 person-years) experienced the primary outcome. In nested multivariable Cox models, impaired MFR (MFR < 2) was significantly associated with the primary outcome (HR 2.9, 95% CI 2.0-4.1, p < 0.001) and significantly improved discrimination (Harrell's C 0.77, p = 0.002). CONCLUSION MFR derived from digital PET scanners has an independent and incremental prognostic role in patients with suspected or known CAD.
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- Houston Methodist DeBakey Heart & Vascular Center, Houston, TX, USA
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- Houston Methodist DeBakey Heart & Vascular Center, Houston, TX, USA
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- Houston Methodist DeBakey Heart & Vascular Center, Houston, TX, USA
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- Houston Methodist DeBakey Heart & Vascular Center, Houston, TX, USA
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- Houston Methodist DeBakey Heart & Vascular Center, Houston, TX, USA
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- Houston Methodist DeBakey Heart & Vascular Center, Houston, TX, USA
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- Houston Methodist DeBakey Heart & Vascular Center, Houston, TX, USA.
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Current Concepts and Future Applications of Non-Invasive Functional and Anatomical Evaluation of Coronary Artery Disease. Life (Basel) 2022; 12:life12111803. [PMID: 36362957 PMCID: PMC9696378 DOI: 10.3390/life12111803] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/04/2022] [Revised: 10/31/2022] [Accepted: 11/04/2022] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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Over the last decades, significant advances have been achieved in the treatment of coronary artery disease (CAD). Proper non-invasive diagnosis and appropriate management based on functional information and the extension of ischemia or viability remain the cornerstone in the fight against adverse CAD events. Stress echocardiography and single photon emission computed tomography are often used for the evaluation of ischemia. Advancements in non-invasive imaging modalities such as computed tomography (CT) coronary angiography and cardiac magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) have not only allowed non-invasive imaging of coronary artery lumen but also provide additional functional information. Other characteristics regarding the plaque morphology can be further evaluated with the latest modalities achieving a morpho-functional evaluation of CAD. Advances in the utilization of positron emission tomography (PET), as well as software advancements especially regarding cardiac CT, may provide additional prognostic information to a more evidence-based treatment decision. Since the armamentarium on non-invasive imaging modalities has evolved, the knowledge of the capabilities and limitations of each imaging modality should be evaluated in a case-by-case basis to achieve the best diagnosis and treatment decision. In this review article, we present the most recent advances in the noninvasive anatomical and functional evaluation of CAD.
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Michallek F, Nakamura S, Kurita T, Ota H, Nishimiya K, Ogawa R, Shizuka T, Nakashima H, Wang Y, Ito T, Sakuma H, Dewey M, Kitagawa K. Fractal Analysis of Dynamic Stress CT-Perfusion Imaging for Detection of Hemodynamically Relevant Coronary Artery Disease. JACC Cardiovasc Imaging 2022; 15:1591-1601. [PMID: 36075619 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcmg.2022.03.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/18/2021] [Revised: 02/28/2022] [Accepted: 03/03/2022] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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BACKGROUND Combined computed tomography-derived myocardial blood flow (CTP-MBF) and computed tomography angiography (CTA) has shown good diagnostic performance for detection of coronary artery disease (CAD). However, fractal analysis might provide additional insight into ischemia pathophysiology by characterizing multiscale perfusion patterns and, therefore, may be useful in diagnosing hemodynamically significant CAD. OBJECTIVES The purpose of this study was to investigate, in a multicenter setting, whether fractal analysis of perfusion improves detection of hemodynamically relevant CAD over myocardial blood flow quantification (CTP-MBF) using dynamic, 4-dimensional, dynamic stress myocardial computed tomography perfusion (CTP) imaging. METHODS In total, 7 centers participating in the prospective AMPLIFiED (Assessment of Myocardial Perfusion Linked to Infarction and Fibrosis Explored with Dual-source CT) study acquired CTP and CTA data in patients with suspected or known CAD. Hemodynamically relevant CAD was defined as ≥90% stenosis on invasive coronary angiography or fractional flow reserve <0.80. Both fractal analysis and CTP-MBF quantification were performed on CTP images and were combined with CTA results. RESULTS This study population included 127 participants, among them 61 patients, or 79 vessels, with CAD as per invasive reference standard. Compared with the combination of CTP-MBF and CTA, combined fractal analysis and CTA improved sensitivity on the per-patient level from 84% (95% CI: 72%-92%) to 95% (95% CI: 86%-99%; P = 0.01) and specificity from 70% (95% CI: 57%-82%) to 89% (95% CI: 78%-96%; P = 0.02). The area under the receiver-operating characteristic curve improved from 0.83 (95% CI: 0.75-0.90) to 0.92 (95% CI: 0.86-0.98; P = 0.01). CONCLUSIONS Fractal analysis constitutes a quantitative and pathophysiologically meaningful approach to myocardial perfusion analysis using dynamic stress CTP, which improved diagnostic performance over CTP-MBF when combined with anatomical information from CTA.
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- Florian Michallek
- Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin, corporate member of Freie Universität Berlin, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, and Berlin Institute of Health, Department of Radiology, Berlin, Germany.
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- Department of Radiology, Mie University Graduate School of Medicine, Tsu, Japan
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- Department of Cardiology and Nephrology, Mie University Graduate School of Medicine, Tsu, Japan
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- Department of Advanced MRI Collaborative Research, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Sendai, Japan
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- Department of Cardiology, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Sendai, Japan
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- Saiseikai Matsuyama Hospital, Matsuyama, Japan
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- National Hospital Organization Kagoshima Medical Center, Kagoshima, Japan
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- Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Kobe University Graduate School of Medicine, Kobe, Japan
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- Department of Radiology, Mie University Graduate School of Medicine, Tsu, Japan
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- Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin, corporate member of Freie Universität Berlin, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, and Berlin Institute of Health, Department of Radiology, Berlin, Germany; DZHK (German Center for Cardiovascular Research), partner site Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Advanced Diagnostic Imaging, Mie University Graduate School of Medicine, Tsu, Japan
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Thakkar AN, Alnabelsi TS, Al-Mallah MH. Go with the flow: Abnormal extra-cardiac Rb-82 flow as a diagnostic clue for subclavian vein stenosis. J Nucl Cardiol 2022; 29:2042-2044. [PMID: 33258077 DOI: 10.1007/s12350-020-02442-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/02/2020] [Accepted: 11/03/2020] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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- Akanksha N Thakkar
- Department of Cardiology, Houston Methodist DeBakey Heart & Vascular Center, 6550 Fannin St, Sm 1801, Houston, TX, 77030, USA
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- Department of Cardiology, Houston Methodist DeBakey Heart & Vascular Center, 6550 Fannin St, Sm 1801, Houston, TX, 77030, USA
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- Department of Cardiology, Houston Methodist DeBakey Heart & Vascular Center, 6550 Fannin St, Sm 1801, Houston, TX, 77030, USA.
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Aljizeeri A, Badarin FA, Al-Mallah MH. Automation in Nuclear Cardiology: Time for Flurpiridaz to Join the Club. J Nucl Cardiol 2022; 29:709-711. [PMID: 33205327 DOI: 10.1007/s12350-020-02421-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/20/2020] [Accepted: 09/21/2020] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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- Ahmed Aljizeeri
- King Abdulaziz Cardiac Center, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
- King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
- King Abdullah International Medical Research Center, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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- Houston Methodist DeBakey Heart & Vascular Center, Houston Methodist Hospital, 6550 Fannin Street, Smith Tower - Suite 1801, Houston, TX, 77030, USA.
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Del Torto A, Guaricci AI, Pomarico F, Guglielmo M, Fusini L, Monitillo F, Santoro D, Vannini M, Rossi A, Muscogiuri G, Baggiano A, Pontone G. Advances in Multimodality Cardiovascular Imaging in the Diagnosis of Heart Failure With Preserved Ejection Fraction. Front Cardiovasc Med 2022; 9:758975. [PMID: 35355965 PMCID: PMC8959466 DOI: 10.3389/fcvm.2022.758975] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/15/2021] [Accepted: 01/24/2022] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
Abstract
Heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF) is a syndrome defined by the presence of heart failure symptoms and increased levels of circulating natriuretic peptide (NP) in patients with preserved left ventricular ejection fraction and various degrees of diastolic dysfunction (DD). HFpEF is a complex condition that encompasses a wide range of different etiologies. Cardiovascular imaging plays a pivotal role in diagnosing HFpEF, in identifying specific underlying etiologies, in prognostic stratification, and in therapeutic individualization. Echocardiography is the first line imaging modality with its wide availability; it has high spatial and temporal resolution and can reliably assess systolic and diastolic function. Cardiovascular magnetic resonance (CMR) is the gold standard for cardiac morphology and function assessment, and has superior contrast resolution to look in depth into tissue changes and help to identify specific HFpEF etiologies. Differently, the most important role of nuclear imaging [i.e., planar scintigraphy and/or single photon emission CT (SPECT)] consists in the screening and diagnosis of cardiac transthyretin amyloidosis (ATTR) in patients with HFpEF. Cardiac CT can accurately evaluate coronary artery disease both from an anatomical and functional point of view, but tissue characterization methods have also been developed. The aim of this review is to critically summarize the current uses and future perspectives of echocardiography, nuclear imaging, CT, and CMR in patients with HFpEF.
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- Alberico Del Torto
- Department of Emergency and Acute Cardiac Care, Centro Cardiologico Monzino IRCCS, Milan, Italy
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- Cardiovascular Imaging Department, Centro Cardiologico Monzino IRCCS, Milan, Italy
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- Cardiovascular Imaging Department, Centro Cardiologico Monzino IRCCS, Milan, Italy
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- University Cardiology Unit, Policlinic University Hospital, Bari, Italy
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- University Cardiology Unit, Policlinic University Hospital, Bari, Italy
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine, University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Department of Radiology, IRCCS Istituto Auxologico Italiano, San Luca Hospital, Milan, Italy
- University Milano Bicocca, Milan, Italy
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- Cardiovascular Imaging Department, Centro Cardiologico Monzino IRCCS, Milan, Italy
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- Cardiovascular Imaging Department, Centro Cardiologico Monzino IRCCS, Milan, Italy
- *Correspondence: Gianluca Pontone
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Carlos El-Tallawi K, Alnabelsi T, Al-Mallah MH. Cardiac dysfunction in cancer survivors after thoracic irradiation: A necessary evil? J Nucl Cardiol 2021; 28:2988-2991. [PMID: 32910415 DOI: 10.1007/s12350-020-02348-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/04/2020] [Accepted: 08/04/2020] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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- K Carlos El-Tallawi
- Beverly B. and Daniel C. Arnold Distinguished Chair, Weill Cornell Medicine, Houston Methodist DeBakey Heart & Vascular Center, Houston Methodist Hospital, 6550 Fannin Street, Smith-18, Houston, TX, 77030, USA
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- Beverly B. and Daniel C. Arnold Distinguished Chair, Weill Cornell Medicine, Houston Methodist DeBakey Heart & Vascular Center, Houston Methodist Hospital, 6550 Fannin Street, Smith-18, Houston, TX, 77030, USA
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- Beverly B. and Daniel C. Arnold Distinguished Chair, Weill Cornell Medicine, Houston Methodist DeBakey Heart & Vascular Center, Houston Methodist Hospital, 6550 Fannin Street, Smith-18, Houston, TX, 77030, USA.
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Nammas W, Maaniitty T, Knuuti J, Saraste A. Cardiac perfusion by positron emission tomography. Clin Physiol Funct Imaging 2021; 41:385-400. [PMID: 33969615 DOI: 10.1111/cpf.12708] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/18/2021] [Accepted: 05/05/2021] [Indexed: 01/16/2023]
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Myocardial perfusion imaging (MPI) with positron emission tomography (PET) is an established tool for evaluation of obstructive coronary artery disease (CAD). The contemporary 3-dimensional scanner technology and the state-of-the-art MPI radionuclide tracers and pharmacological stress agents, as well as the cutting-edge image reconstruction techniques and data analysis software, have all enabled accurate, reliable and reproducible quantification of absolute myocardial blood flow (MBF), and henceforth calculation of myocardial flow reserve (MFR) in several clinical scenarios. In patients with suspected coronary artery disease, both absolute stress MBF and MFR can identify myocardial territories subtended by epicardial coronary arteries with haemodynamically significant stenosis, as defined by invasive coronary fractional flow reserve measurement. In particular, absolute stress MBF and MFR offered incremental prognostic information for predicting adverse cardiac outcome, and hence for better patient risk stratification, over those provided by traditional clinical risk predictors. This article reviews the available evidence to support the translation of the current techniques and technologies into a useful decision-making tool in real-world clinical practice.
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- Wail Nammas
- Heart Center, Turku University Hospital, Turku, Finland
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- PET Centre, Turku University Hospital and University of Turku, Turku, Finland
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- PET Centre, Turku University Hospital and University of Turku, Turku, Finland
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- Heart Center, Turku University Hospital, Turku, Finland.,PET Centre, Turku University Hospital and University of Turku, Turku, Finland
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Alnabelsi T, Thakkar A, Ahmed AI, Han Y, Al-Mallah MH. PET/CT Myocardial Perfusion Imaging Acquisition and Processing: Ten Tips and Tricks to Help You Succeed. Curr Cardiol Rep 2021; 23:39. [PMID: 33694057 DOI: 10.1007/s11886-021-01476-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 02/17/2021] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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PURPOSE OF REVIEW Positron emission tomography (PET) is a leading non-invasive modality for the diagnosis of coronary artery disease due to its diagnostic accuracy and high image quality. With the latest advances in PET systems, clinicians are able to assess for myocardial ischemia and myocardial blood flow while exposing patients to extremely low radiation doses. This review will focus on the basics of acquisition and processing of hybrid PET/CT systems from appropriate patient selection to common artifacts and pitfalls. RECENT FINDINGS The continued development of hybrid PET/CT technology is producing scanners with exquisite sensitivity capable of generating high-quality images while exposing patients to low radiation doses. List mode acquisition is an essential component in all modern PET/CT scanners allowing simultaneous dynamic and ECG-gated imaging without lengthening scan duration. Various PET radiotracers are currently being developed but rubidium-82 and 13N-ammonia remain the most commonly used perfusion radiotracers. The development of mini 13N-ammonia cyclotrons is a promising tool that should increase access to this radiotracer. Misregistration, attenuation from extra-cardiac activity, and patient motion are the most common causes of artifacts during perfusion imaging. Techniques to automatically realign images and correct respiratory or patient motion artifacts continue to evolve. Despite the continuous evolution of PET imaging techniques, basic knowledge of scan parameters, acquisition techniques, and post processing tools remains essential to ensure high-quality images are produced and artifacts are recognized and corrected. Future research should focus on optimizing scanners to allow for shorter scan protocols and lower radiation exposure as well as continue developing techniques to minimize and correct for motion and misregistration artifacts.
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- Talal Alnabelsi
- Houston Methodist Academic Institute, Houston Methodist Debakey Heart & Vascular Center, Houston Methodist Hospital, 6550 Fannin Street, Smith Tower - Suite 1801, Houston, TX, 77030, USA
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- Houston Methodist Academic Institute, Houston Methodist Debakey Heart & Vascular Center, Houston Methodist Hospital, 6550 Fannin Street, Smith Tower - Suite 1801, Houston, TX, 77030, USA
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- Houston Methodist Academic Institute, Houston Methodist Debakey Heart & Vascular Center, Houston Methodist Hospital, 6550 Fannin Street, Smith Tower - Suite 1801, Houston, TX, 77030, USA
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- Houston Methodist Academic Institute, Houston Methodist Debakey Heart & Vascular Center, Houston Methodist Hospital, 6550 Fannin Street, Smith Tower - Suite 1801, Houston, TX, 77030, USA
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- Houston Methodist Academic Institute, Houston Methodist Debakey Heart & Vascular Center, Houston Methodist Hospital, 6550 Fannin Street, Smith Tower - Suite 1801, Houston, TX, 77030, USA.
- Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY, USA.
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Nudi F, Biondi-Zoccai G, Di Belardino N, Nudi A, Schillaci O. Myocardial-coronary fusion imaging with positron emission tomography and computed tomography: Benchmarking and slingshotting. J Nucl Cardiol 2020; 27:1770-1773. [PMID: 30478665 DOI: 10.1007/s12350-018-01538-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/12/2018] [Accepted: 11/12/2018] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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- Francesco Nudi
- Service of Hybrid Cardiac Imaging, Madonna della Fiducia Clinic, Via Giuseppe Mantellini 3, 00179, Rome, Italy.
- Ostia Radiologica, Rome, Italy.
- Replycare, Rome, Italy.
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- Department of Medico-Surgical Sciences and Biotechnologies, Sapienza University of Rome, Latina, Italy
- IRCCS Neuromed, Pozzilli, Italy
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- Service of Hybrid Cardiac Imaging, Madonna della Fiducia Clinic, Via Giuseppe Mantellini 3, 00179, Rome, Italy
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- IRCCS Neuromed, Pozzilli, Italy
- Department of Nuclear Medicine, Tor Vergata University of Rome, Rome, Italy
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Al-Mallah MH. Should patients hold proton pump inhibitors prior to 82Rubidium positron emission tomography myocardial perfusion imaging? J Nucl Cardiol 2020; 27:1452-1455. [PMID: 32095936 DOI: 10.1007/s12350-020-02072-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/07/2019] [Accepted: 10/07/2019] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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- Mouaz H Al-Mallah
- Houston Methodist Hospital, Houston Methodist DeBakey Heart & Vascular Center, 6500 Fannin Street, Smith-18, Houston, TX, 77030, USA.
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Khalaf S, Al-Mallah MH. Fluorodeoxyglucose Applications in Cardiac PET: Viability, Inflammation, Infection, and Beyond. Methodist Debakey Cardiovasc J 2020; 16:122-129. [PMID: 32670472 DOI: 10.14797/mdcj-16-2-122] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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With its high temporal and spatial resolution and relatively low radiation exposure, positron emission tomography (PET) is increasingly being used in the management of cardiac patients, particularly those with inflammatory cardiomyopathies such as sarcoidosis. This review discusses the role of PET imaging in assessing myocardial viability, inflammatory cardiomyopathies, and endocarditis; describes the different protocols needed to acquire images for specific imaging tests; and examines imaging interpretation for each image dataset-including identification of the mismatch defect in viability imaging, which is associated with significant improvement in LV function after revascularization. We also review the role of fluorodeoxyglucose PET in cardiac sarcoidosis diagnosis, the complementary role of magnetic resonance imaging in inflammatory cardiomyopathy, and the emerging use of cardiac PET in prosthetic valve endocarditis.
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- Shaden Khalaf
- HOUSTON METHODIST DEBAKEY HEART & VASCULAR CENTER, HOUSTON METHODIST HOSPITAL, HOUSTON, TEXAS
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- HOUSTON METHODIST DEBAKEY HEART & VASCULAR CENTER, HOUSTON METHODIST HOSPITAL, HOUSTON, TEXAS
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The Vulnerable Plaque: Recent Advances in Computed Tomography Imaging to Identify the Vulnerable Patient. Curr Atheroscler Rep 2020; 22:58. [PMID: 32772222 DOI: 10.1007/s11883-020-00879-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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PURPOSE OF REVIEW This review aims to summarize the role of coronary computed tomography plaque analysis in identifying high-risk patients and plaques. RECENT FINDINGS In this review, we will describe the histopathological features of a vulnerable plaque as well as the coronary computed tomography characteristics including spotty calcification, low-attenuation fatty core, positive remodeling, and thin fibrous cap. We will also review several studies that assessed features of a vulnerable plaque on non-invasive imaging and evaluated them as risk predictors of future acute coronary events. Multiple recent studies suggested that coronary computed tomography angiography can accurately identify high-risk features of plaque that will predict future events.
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El-Tallawi KC, Aljizeeri A, Nabi F, Al-Mallah MH. Myocardial Perfusion Imaging Using Positron Emission Tomography. Methodist Debakey Cardiovasc J 2020; 16:114-121. [PMID: 32670471 DOI: 10.14797/mdcj-16-2-114] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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Coronary artery disease (CAD), also known as ischemic heart disease, is a major cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide, and timely noninvasive diagnosis of clinical and subclinical CAD is imperative to mitigate its burden on individual patients and populations. Positron emission tomography (PET) is a versatile tool that can perform relative myocardial perfusion imaging (MPI) with high accuracy; furthermore, it provides valuable information about the coronary microvasculature using rest and stress myocardial blood flow (MBF) and coronary flow reserve (CFR) measurements. Several radiotracers are approved by the US Food and Drug Administration to help with MPI, MBF, and CFR evaluation. A large body of evidence indicates that evaluation of the coronary microcirculation using MBF and CFR provides strong diagnostic and prognostic data in a multitude of patient populations. This review describes the technical aspects of PET compared to other modalities and discusses its clinical uses for diagnosis and prognosis of coronary arterial epicardial and microcirculatory disease.
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- K Carlos El-Tallawi
- HOUSTON METHODIST DEBAKEY HEART & VASCULAR CENTER, HOUSTON METHODIST HOSPITAL, HOUSTON, TEXAS
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- HOUSTON METHODIST DEBAKEY HEART & VASCULAR CENTER, HOUSTON METHODIST HOSPITAL, HOUSTON, TEXAS
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- HOUSTON METHODIST DEBAKEY HEART & VASCULAR CENTER, HOUSTON METHODIST HOSPITAL, HOUSTON, TEXAS
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Aljizeeri A, Small G, Malhotra S, Buechel R, Jain D, Dwivedi G, Al-Mallah MH. The role of cardiac imaging in the management of non-ischemic cardiovascular diseases in human immunodeficiency virus infection. J Nucl Cardiol 2020; 27:801-818. [PMID: 30864047 DOI: 10.1007/s12350-019-01676-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/04/2019] [Accepted: 02/07/2019] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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Infection with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) has become the pandemic of the new century. About 36.9 million people are living with HIV worldwide. The introduction of antiretroviral therapy in 1996 has dramatically changed the global landscape of HIV care, resulting in significantly improved survival and changing HIV to a chronic disease. With near-normal life expectancy, contemporary cardiac care faces multiple challenges of cardiovascular diseases, disorders specific to HIV/AIDS, and those related to aging and higher prevalence of traditional risk factors. Non-ischemic cardiovascular diseases are major components of cardiovascular morbidity and mortality in HIV/AIDS. Non-invasive cardiac imaging plays a pivotal role in the management of these diseases. This review summarizes the non-ischemic presentation of the HIV cardiovascular spectrum focusing on the role of cardiac imaging in the management of these disorders.
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- Ahmed Aljizeeri
- King Abdulaziz Cardiac Center, Ministry of National Guard-Health Affaire, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
- King Abdullah International Medical Research Center, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
- King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- Division of Cardiology, University of Ottawa Heart Institute, Ottawa, ON, Canada
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- Division of Cardiology, Cook County Health, Chicago, IL, USA
- Division of Cardiology, Rush Medical College, Chicago, IL, USA
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine, Cardiac Imaging, University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Division of Cardiology and Nuclear Medicine, New York Medical College/Westchester Medical Center, Hawthorne, NY, USA
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- Fiona Stanley Hospital, Murdoch, WA, Australia
- Harry Perkins Institute of Medical Research, Murdoch, WA, Australia
- The University of Western Australia, Crawley, WA, Australia
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- Houston Methodist DeBakey Heart & Vascular Center, Houston Methodist Hospital, 6565 Fannin Street, Smith-19, Houston, TX, 77030, USA.
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Al-Mallah MH, Hyafil F, Santulli G. No pleotropic effects of linagliptin on atherosclerotic plaques: Case closed. Atherosclerosis 2020; 305:61-63. [PMID: 32561072 DOI: 10.1016/j.atherosclerosis.2020.05.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/29/2020] [Revised: 05/05/2020] [Accepted: 05/13/2020] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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- Mouaz H Al-Mallah
- Houston Methodist DeBakey Heart & Vascular Center, Houston Methodist Hospital, Houston, TX, USA.
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Bichat, Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris, Inserm 1148, Université Paris Diderot, Paris, France
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- Department of Medicine (Cardiology), Wilf Family Cardiovascular Research Institute, USA; Department of Molecular Pharmacology, Einstein-Mount Sinai Diabetes Research Center (ES-DRC), The "Norman Fleischer" Institute for Diabetes and Metabolism (FIDAM), New York, NY, USA
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Quantificação do fluxo sanguíneo miocárdico por tomografia por emissão de positrões – Atualização. Rev Port Cardiol 2020; 39:37-46. [DOI: 10.1016/j.repc.2019.05.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/12/2018] [Revised: 04/03/2019] [Accepted: 05/05/2019] [Indexed: 10/24/2022] Open
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Fernandes J, Ferreira MJ, Leite L. Update on myocardial blood flow quantification by positron emission tomography. REVISTA PORTUGUESA DE CARDIOLOGIA (ENGLISH EDITION) 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.repce.2020.03.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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Skali H, Di Carli MF, Blankstein R, Chow BJ, Beanlands RS, Berman DS, Germano G, Min JK, Merhige M, Williams B, Veledar E, Shaw LJ, Dorbala S. Stress Myocardial Perfusion PET Provides Incremental Risk Prediction in Patients with and Patients without Diabetes. Radiol Cardiothorac Imaging 2019; 1:e180018. [PMID: 33778500 PMCID: PMC7970097 DOI: 10.1148/ryct.2019180018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/13/2018] [Revised: 04/03/2019] [Accepted: 05/02/2019] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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PURPOSE To evaluate the prognostic value of myocardial perfusion PET in patients with and patients without diabetes mellitus. MATERIALS AND METHODS The authors performed a retrospective analysis of prospectively acquired data from a multicenter registry cohort of 7061 patients, including 1966 with diabetes mellitus, who underwent clinically indicated rest-stress rubidium 82 (82Rb) myocardial perfusion PET. The mean patient age (±standard deviation) was 63.3 years ± 13. Of the 7061 patients, 3348 were women (47.4%), 2296 (32.5%) had known coronary artery disease, and 1895 (26.8%) had previously undergone revascularization. The primary end point was cardiac death (n = 169) assessed at a mean of 2.5 years ± 1.5. The authors used Cox proportional hazards models and risk reclassification measures stratified according to diabetes status. RESULTS In multivariable models adjusting for established clinical predictors, increasing magnitude of stress myocardial perfusion abnormality was associated with greater risk of cardiac death in patients with diabetes (hazard ratio [HR]: 7.2; 95% confidence interval [CI]: 3.1, 16.8) for severely abnormal myocardium compared with normal myocardium. The addition of stress myocardial perfusion imaging results significantly improved the fit of a clinical model for predicting cardiac death in patients with and patients without diabetes. Myocardial perfusion PET improved risk reclassification for cardiac death in patients with diabetes (category-based net reclassification index: 0.39; 95% CI: 0.15, 0.60, P < .001). Among diabetic patients, an abnormal myocardial perfusion PET scan was associated with increased risk of cardiac death (HR: 4.4; 95% CI: 2.0, 9.7) in all important clinical subgroups based on age, sex, obesity, or prior revascularization. CONCLUSION In a large cohort of patients referred for clinical 82Rb stress PET, myocardial perfusion imaging results provided incremental risk prediction of cardiac death in patients with and patients without diabetes mellitus.© RSNA, 2019Supplemental material is available for this article.
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- Mouaz H Al-Mallah
- Advanced Cardiac Imaging, King Abdulaziz Cardiac Center, Ministry of National Guard - Health Affairs, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia; King Saud Bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia; King Abdullah International Medical Research Center, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
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Assessment of myocardial blood flow and coronary flow reserve with positron emission tomography in ischemic heart disease: current state and future directions. Heart Fail Rev 2018; 22:441-453. [PMID: 28593557 DOI: 10.1007/s10741-017-9625-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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Positron emission tomography (PET) is a versatile imaging technology that allows assessment of myocardial perfusion, both at a spatially relative scale and also in absolute terms, thereby enabling noninvasive evaluation of myocardial blood flow (MBF) and coronary flow reserve (CFR). Assessment of MBF using FDA-approved PET isotopes, such as 82Rb and 13N-ammonia, has been well validated, and several software packages are currently available, thereby allowing for MBF evaluation to be incorporated into routine workflow in contemporary nuclear laboratories. Incremental diagnostic and prognostic information provided with the knowledge of MBF has the potential for widespread applications. Improving the ability to identify the true burden of obstructive epicardial coronary stenoses and allowing for noninvasive assessment of coronary micro circulatory function can be achieved with MBF assessment. On the other hand, attenuated CFR has been shown to predict adverse cardiovascular prognosis in a variety of clinical settings and patient subgroups. With expanding applications of MBF, this tool promises to provide unique insight into the integrity of the entire coronary vascular bed beyond what is currently available with relative perfusion assessment. This review intends to provide an in-depth discussion of technical and clinical aspects of MBF assessment with PET as it relates to patients with ischemic heart disease.
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Murthy VL, Bateman TM, Beanlands RS, Berman DS, Borges-Neto S, Chareonthaitawee P, Cerqueira MD, deKemp RA, DePuey EG, Dilsizian V, Dorbala S, Ficaro EP, Garcia EV, Gewirtz H, Heller GV, Lewin HC, Malhotra S, Mann A, Ruddy TD, Schindler TH, Schwartz RG, Slomka PJ, Soman P, Di Carli MF, Einstein A, Russell R, Corbett JR. Clinical Quantification of Myocardial Blood Flow Using PET: Joint Position Paper of the SNMMI Cardiovascular Council and the ASNC. J Nucl Cardiol 2018; 25:269-297. [PMID: 29243073 DOI: 10.1007/s12350-017-1110-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 133] [Impact Index Per Article: 22.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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- Venkatesh L Murthy
- Frankel Cardiovascular Center, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA.
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- National Cardiac PET Centre, Division of Cardiology, University of Ottawa Heart Institute, Ottawa, ON, Canada
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- Departments of Imaging and Medicine, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Division of Nuclear Medicine, Department of Radiology, and Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Duke University School of Medicine, Duke University Health System, Durham, NC, USA
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- National Cardiac PET Centre, Division of Cardiology, University of Ottawa Heart Institute, Ottawa, ON, Canada
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- Division of Nuclear Medicine, Department of Radiology, Mt. Sinai St. Luke's and Mt. Sinai West Hospitals, Icahn School of Medicine at Mt. Sinai, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Diagnostic Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- Cardiovascular Imaging Program, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, USA
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- Division of Nuclear Medicine, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
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- Department of Radiology and Imaging Sciences, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, USA
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- Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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- Gagnon Cardiovascular Institute, Morristown Medical Center, Morristown, NJ, USA
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- Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, University at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY, USA
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- National Cardiac PET Centre, Division of Cardiology, University of Ottawa Heart Institute, Ottawa, ON, Canada
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- Division of Nuclear Medicine, Department of Radiology, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- Cardiology Division, Department of Medicine, and Nuclear Medicine Division, Department of Imaging Sciences, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY, USA
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- Departments of Imaging and Medicine, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Division of Cardiology, Heart and Vascular Institute, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
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- Cardiovascular Imaging Program, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, USA
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, and Department of Radiology, Columbia University Medical Center and New York-Presbyterian Hospital, New York, NY, USA
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- Warren Alpert Medical School, Brown University, Providence, RI, USA
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- Frankel Cardiovascular Center, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, and Division of Nuclear Medicine, Department of Radiology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
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Al-Mallah MH, Sakr S, Al-Qunaibet A. Cardiorespiratory Fitness and Cardiovascular Disease Prevention: an Update. Curr Atheroscler Rep 2018; 20:1. [PMID: 29340805 DOI: 10.1007/s11883-018-0711-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 98] [Impact Index Per Article: 16.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/14/2023]
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PURPOSE OF REVIEW Cardiovascular diseases account for nearly one third of all deaths globally. Improving exercise capacity and cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF) has been an important target to reduce cardiovascular events. In addition, the American Heart Association defined decreased physical activity as the fourth risk factor for coronary artery disease. Multiple large cohort studies have evaluated the impact of CRF on outcomes. In this review, we will discuss the role of CRF in reducing cardiovascular morbidity and mortality. RECENT FINDINGS Recent data suggest that CRF has an important role in reducing not only cardiovascular and all-cause mortality, but also incident myocardial infarction, hypertension, diabetes, atrial fibrillation, heart failure, and stroke. Most recently, its role in cancer prevention started to emerge. CRF protective effects have also been seen in patients with prior comorbidities like prior coronary artery disease, heart failure, depression, end-stage renal disease, and stroke. The prognostic value of CRF has been demonstrated in various patient populations and cardiovascular conditions. Higher CRF is associated with improved survival and decreased incidence of cardiovascular diseases (CVD) and other comorbidities including hypertension, diabetes, heart failure, and atrial fibrillation.
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- Mouaz H Al-Mallah
- King Abdulaziz Cardiac Center, Ministry of National Guard-Health Affairs, King Abdulaziz Medical City, P.O. Box 22490, Riyadh, 11426, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. .,King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. .,King Abdullah International Medical Research Center, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
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- King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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- King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.,King Abdullah International Medical Research Center, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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Murthy VL, Bateman TM, Beanlands RS, Berman DS, Borges-Neto S, Chareonthaitawee P, Cerqueira MD, deKemp RA, DePuey EG, Dilsizian V, Dorbala S, Ficaro EP, Garcia EV, Gewirtz H, Heller GV, Lewin HC, Malhotra S, Mann A, Ruddy TD, Schindler TH, Schwartz RG, Slomka PJ, Soman P, Di Carli MF. Clinical Quantification of Myocardial Blood Flow Using PET: Joint Position Paper of the SNMMI Cardiovascular Council and the ASNC. J Nucl Med 2017; 59:273-293. [PMID: 29242396 DOI: 10.2967/jnumed.117.201368] [Citation(s) in RCA: 140] [Impact Index Per Article: 20.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/28/2017] [Accepted: 09/11/2017] [Indexed: 12/30/2022] Open
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- Venkatesh L Murthy
- Frankel Cardiovascular Center, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan
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- National Cardiac PET Centre, Division of Cardiology, University of Ottawa Heart Institute, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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- Departments of Imaging and Medicine, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, California
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- Division of Nuclear Medicine, Department of Radiology, and Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Duke University School of Medicine, Duke University Health System, Durham, North Carolina
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- National Cardiac PET Centre, Division of Cardiology, University of Ottawa Heart Institute, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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- Division of Nuclear Medicine, Department of Radiology, Mt. Sinai St. Luke's and Mt. Sinai West Hospitals, Icahn School of Medicine at Mt. Sinai, New York, New York
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- Department of Diagnostic Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland
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- Cardiovascular Imaging Program, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Division of Nuclear Medicine, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan
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- Department of Radiology and Imaging Sciences, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia
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- Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Gagnon Cardiovascular Institute, Morristown Medical Center, Morristown, NJ, USA
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- Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, University at Buffalo, Buffalo, New York
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- Hartford Hospital, Hartford, Connecticut
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- National Cardiac PET Centre, Division of Cardiology, University of Ottawa Heart Institute, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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- Division of Nuclear Medicine, Department of Radiology, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland
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- Cardiology Division, Department of Medicine, and Nuclear Medicine Division, Department of Imaging Sciences, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, New York; and
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- Departments of Imaging and Medicine, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, California
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- Division of Cardiology, Heart and Vascular Institute, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
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- Cardiovascular Imaging Program, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts
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Jamiel A, Ebid M, Ahmed AM, Ahmed D, Al-Mallah MH. The role of myocardial viability in contemporary cardiac practice. Heart Fail Rev 2017; 22:401-413. [DOI: 10.1007/s10741-017-9626-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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The present study aimed to discuss the role of mitochondrion in cardiac function and disease. The mitochondrion plays a fundamental role in cellular processes ranging from metabolism to apoptosis. The mitochondrial-targeted molecular imaging could potentially illustrate changes in global and regional cardiac dysfunction. The collective changes that occur in mitochondrial-targeted molecular imaging probes have been widely explored and developed. As probes currently used in the preclinical setting still have a lot of shortcomings, the development of myocardial metabolic activity, viability, perfusion, and blood flow molecular imaging probes holds great potential for accurately evaluating the myocardial viability and functional reserve. The advantages of molecular imaging provide a perspective on investigating the mitochondrial function of the myocardium in vivo noninvasively and quantitatively. The molecular imaging tracers of single-photon emission computed tomography and positron emission tomography could give more detailed information on myocardial metabolism and restoration. In this study, series mitochondrial-targeted 99mTc-, 123I-, and 18F-labeled tracers displayed broad applications because they could provide a direct link between mitochondrial dysfunction and cardiac disease.
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Kim JW, Seo S, Kim HS, Kim DY, Lee HY, Kang KW, Lee DS, Bom HS, Min JJ, Lee JS. Comparative evaluation of the algorithms for parametric mapping of the novel myocardial PET imaging agent 18F-FPTP. Ann Nucl Med 2017; 31:469-479. [PMID: 28444503 PMCID: PMC5486518 DOI: 10.1007/s12149-017-1171-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/19/2017] [Accepted: 04/16/2017] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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Objective (18F-fluoropentyl)triphenylphosphonium salt (18F-FPTP) is a new promising myocardial PET imaging tracer. It shows high accumulation in cardiomyocytes and rapid clearance from liver. We performed compartmental analysis of 18F-FPTP PET images in rat and evaluated two linear analyses: linear least-squares (LLS) and a basis function method (BFM) for generating parametric images. The minimum dynamic scan duration for kinetic analysis was also investigated and computer simulation undertaken. Methods 18F-FPTP dynamic PET (18 min) and CT images were acquired from rats with myocardial infarction (MI) (n = 12). Regions of interest (ROIs) were on the left ventricle, normal myocardium, and MI region. Two-compartment (K1 and k2; 2C2P) and three-compartment (K1–k3; 3C3P) models with irreversible uptake were compared for goodness-of-fit. Partial volume and spillover correction terms (Va and α = 1 − Va) were also incorporated. LLS and BFM were applied to ROI- and voxel-based kinetic parameter estimations. Results were compared with the standard ROI-based nonlinear least-squares (NLS) results of the corresponding compartment model. A simulation explored statistical properties of the estimation methods. Results The 2C2P model was most suitable for describing 18F-FPTP kinetics. Average K1, k2, and Va values were, respectively, 6.8 (ml/min/g), 1.1 (min−1), and 0.44 in normal myocardium and 1.4 (ml/min/g), 1.1 (min−1), and 0.32, in MI tissue. Ten minutes of data was sufficient for the estimation. LLS and BFM estimations correlated well with NLS values for the ROI level (K1: y = 1.06x + 0.13, r2 = 0.96 and y = 1.13x + 0.08, r2 = 0.97) and voxel level (K1: y = 1.22x − 0.30, r2 = 0.90 and y = 1.26x + 0.00, r2 = 0.92). Regional distribution of kinetic parametric images (αK1, K1, k2, Va) was physiologically relevant. LLS and BFM showed more robust characteristics than NLS in the simulation. Conclusions Fast kinetics and highly specific uptake of 18F-FPTP by myocardium enabled quantitative analysis with the 2C2P model using only the initial 10 min of data. LLS and BFM were feasible for estimating voxel-wise parameters. These two methods will be useful for quantitative evaluation of 18F-FPTP distribution in myocardium and in further studies with different conditions, disease models, and species. Electronic supplementary material The online version of this article (doi:10.1007/s12149-017-1171-6) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.
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- Ji Who Kim
- Department of Nuclear Medicine, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Daehak-ro 101, Chongnogu, Seoul, 03080, Korea.,Department of Cardiology, Chonnam National University Hwasun Hospital, 160 Ilsimri, Hwasun, 519-809, Jeonnam, Korea
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Daehak-ro 101, Chongnogu, Seoul, 03080, Korea.,Department of Cardiology, Chonnam National University Hwasun Hospital, 160 Ilsimri, Hwasun, 519-809, Jeonnam, Korea
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine, Chonnam National University Hwasun Hospital, 160 Ilsimri, Hwasun, 519-809, Jeonnam, Korea.,Department of Cardiology, Chonnam National University Hwasun Hospital, 160 Ilsimri, Hwasun, 519-809, Jeonnam, Korea
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine, Chonnam National University Hwasun Hospital, 160 Ilsimri, Hwasun, 519-809, Jeonnam, Korea.,Department of Cardiology, Chonnam National University Hwasun Hospital, 160 Ilsimri, Hwasun, 519-809, Jeonnam, Korea
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Daehak-ro 101, Chongnogu, Seoul, 03080, Korea.,Department of Cardiology, Chonnam National University Hwasun Hospital, 160 Ilsimri, Hwasun, 519-809, Jeonnam, Korea
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Daehak-ro 101, Chongnogu, Seoul, 03080, Korea.,Department of Biomedical Sciences, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Daehak-ro 101, Chongnogu, Seoul, 03080, Korea.,Department of Cardiology, Chonnam National University Hwasun Hospital, 160 Ilsimri, Hwasun, 519-809, Jeonnam, Korea
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Daehak-ro 101, Chongnogu, Seoul, 03080, Korea.,Department of Molecular Medicine and Biopharmaceutical Sciences, Graduate School of Convergence Science and Technology, Seoul National University, 1 Gwanak-ro, Gwanak-Gu, Seoul, 08826, Korea.,Department of Cardiology, Chonnam National University Hwasun Hospital, 160 Ilsimri, Hwasun, 519-809, Jeonnam, Korea
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine, Chonnam National University Hwasun Hospital, 160 Ilsimri, Hwasun, 519-809, Jeonnam, Korea.,Department of Cardiology, Chonnam National University Hwasun Hospital, 160 Ilsimri, Hwasun, 519-809, Jeonnam, Korea
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine, Chonnam National University Hwasun Hospital, 160 Ilsimri, Hwasun, 519-809, Jeonnam, Korea.,Department of Cardiology, Chonnam National University Hwasun Hospital, 160 Ilsimri, Hwasun, 519-809, Jeonnam, Korea
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Daehak-ro 101, Chongnogu, Seoul, 03080, Korea. .,Department of Biomedical Sciences, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Daehak-ro 101, Chongnogu, Seoul, 03080, Korea. .,Department of Cardiology, Chonnam National University Hwasun Hospital, 160 Ilsimri, Hwasun, 519-809, Jeonnam, Korea.
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van de Sande DA, Liem IH, Hoogsteen J, Kemps HM. The diagnostic accuracy of myocardial perfusion scintigraphy in athletes with abnormal exercise test results. Eur J Prev Cardiol 2017; 24:1000-1007. [PMID: 28186444 DOI: 10.1177/2047487317693135] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Background Previous studies revealed a relatively high prevalence of electrocardiographic findings indicative for myocardial ischemia in asymptomatic athletes undergoing pre-participation screening. Myocardial perfusion scintigraphy is generally considered a valuable diagnostic and prognostic modality and often used for further diagnostic evaluation in these subjects. However, data on the diagnostic accuracy of myocardial perfusion scintigraphy in athletes are scarce. Objectives The main purpose of this study was to investigate the positive predictive value of myocardial perfusion scintigraphy for detection of coronary artery disease in asymptomatic athletes with abnormal exercise testing results during pre-participation screening. The secondary aim was to evaluate the prognostic value of myocardial perfusion scintigraphy. Methods Electronic charts of asymptomatic athletes who underwent myocardial perfusion scintigraphy following an abnormal exercise testing were retrospectively reviewed. Myocardial perfusion scintigraphy and exercise testing studies were revised. Athlete characteristics and cardiovascular risk factors were evaluated. Results One hundred and forty-three athletes were included. 29 athletes (20%) showed concordant abnormal exercise testing and myocardial perfusion scintigraphy results. Coronary imaging was performed in 20 of these 29 athletes. Four athletes showed significant coronary artery disease (positive predictive value = 20%). The positive predictive value increased to 33% when athletes were selected who should have undergone exercise testing according to the guideline recommendations. During a mean follow-up interval of 4.7 ± 2.2 years, eight cardiac events occurred. Athletes with an abnormal myocardial perfusion scintigraphy result had a fourfold increased risk at a future cardiac event (2.9%/year versus 0.75%/year, p = 0.031). Conclusions The positive predictive value of myocardial perfusion scintigraphy for the detection of significant coronary artery disease in asymptomatic athletes with a positive exercise testing result is low, even in a selection of athletes with a relatively high cardiovascular risk. Although an abnormal myocardial perfusion scintigraphy result was associated with a fourfold higher annual event rate, the absolute annual event rate in this group was still low. Efforts should be made to develop better diagnostic strategies to evaluate asymptomatic athletes with abnormal exercise testing results during pre-participation screening.
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- 2 Department of Nuclear Medicine, Máxima Medical Center Veldhoven, The Netherlands
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- 1 Department of Cardiology, Máxima Medical Center Veldhoven, The Netherlands
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- 1 Department of Cardiology, Máxima Medical Center Veldhoven, The Netherlands
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Al-Mallah MH, Aljizeeri A. An Increasing Population with Metabolic Syndrome and/or Diabetes Mellitus in the Middle East—Is There an Added Value of Coronary Calcium Scoring to Myocardial Perfusion Imaging? CURRENT CARDIOVASCULAR IMAGING REPORTS 2015. [DOI: 10.1007/s12410-015-9331-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Clinical Cardiac Positron Emission Tomography. Coron Artery Dis 2015. [DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4471-2828-1_12] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Validation of videodensitometric myocardial perfusion assessment. Open Med (Wars) 2013. [DOI: 10.2478/s11536-013-0168-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Kolthammer JA, Muzic RF. Optimized dynamic framing for PET-based myocardial blood flow estimation. Phys Med Biol 2013; 58:5783-801. [DOI: 10.1088/0031-9155/58/16/5783] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Anagnostopoulos C, Georgakopoulos A, Pianou N, Nekolla SG. Assessment of myocardial perfusion and viability by positron emission tomography. Int J Cardiol 2013; 167:1737-49. [PMID: 23313467 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2012.12.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 52] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/05/2012] [Revised: 10/30/2012] [Accepted: 12/04/2012] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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An important evolution has taken place recently in the field of cardiovascular Positron Emission Tomography (PET) imaging. Being originally a highly versatile research tool that has contributed significantly to advance our understanding of cardiovascular physiology and pathophysiology, PET has gradually been incorporated into the clinical cardiac imaging portfolio contributing to diagnosis and management of patients investigated for coronary artery disease (CAD). PET myocardial perfusion imaging (MPI) has an average sensitivity and specificity around 90% for the detection of angiographically significant CAD and it is also a very accurate technique for prognostication of patients with suspected or known CAD. In clinical practice, Rubidium-82 ((82)Rb) is the most widely used radiopharmaceutical for MPI that affords also accurate and reproducible quantification in absolute terms (ml/min/g) comparable to that obtained by cyclotron produced tracers such as Nitrogen-13 ammonia ((13)N-ammonia) and Oxygen-15 labeled water ((15)O-water). Quantification increases sensitivity for detection of multivessel CAD and it may also be helpful for detection of early stages of atherosclerosis or microvascular dysfunction. PET imaging combining perfusion with myocardial metabolism using (18)F-Fluorodeoxyglucose ((18)F FDG), a glucose analog, is an accurate standard for assessment of myocardial hibernation and risk stratification of patients with left ventricular dysfunction of ischemic etiology. It is helpful for guiding management decisions regarding revascularization or medical treatment and predicting improvement of symptoms, exercise capacity and quality of life post-revascularization. The strengths of PET can be increased further with the introduction of hybrid scanners, which combine PET with computed tomography (PET/CT) or with magnetic resonance imaging (PET/MRI) offering integrated morphological, biological and physiological information and hence, comprehensive evaluation of the consequences of atherosclerosis in the coronary arteries and the myocardium.
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Arumugam P, Tout D, Tonge C. Myocardial perfusion scintigraphy using rubidium-82 positron emission tomography. Br Med Bull 2013; 107:87-100. [PMID: 23966422 DOI: 10.1093/bmb/ldt026] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
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INTRODUCTION Myocardial perfusion scintigraphy (MPS) is an established non-invasive technique for the diagnosis and management of patients with suspected or known coronary artery disease. Because of the wealth of prognostic data, MPS single photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) is the most commonly used functional test to detect inducible ischaemia. However, the increasing availability of positron emission tomography (PET) scanners for oncology along with the introduction of the generator-produced PET tracer rubidium-82 (⁸²Rb) has helped the growth of MPS PET. SOURCES OF DATA Relevant review articles, primary literature and clinical guidelines identified through medical literature search engines. AREAS OF AGREEMENT PET offers advantages over SPECT, including increased patient throughput because of rapid scanning protocols, reduced radiation exposure to patients and the ability to quantify tracer distribution accurately and hence measure myocardial perfusion in millilitre per gram per minute and hence myocardial perfusion reserve (MPR). AREAS OF CONTROVERSY Although PET has advantages over SPECT, there are no large-scale prognostic or cost-effectiveness data to support it use as the primary MPS technique. GROWING POINTS A wider use of absolute measurements of perfusion has the potential to improve diagnostic accuracy and to add prognostic value over relative assessment of myocardial perfusion. AREAS TIMELY FOR DEVELOPING RESEARCH Assessment of absolute myocardial perfusion may provide insight into the effects of traditional risk factors on perfusion reserve and the impact of risk factor modifications on progression of coronary artery disease.
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- Nuclear Medicine Centre, Central Manchester NHS Foundation Trust, Manchester, UK.
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- Harry A J Struijker-Boudier
- Departments of Pharmacology, Maastricht University, room 4.254, Universiteitssingel 50, 6229 ER, Maastricht, The Netherlands.
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Kumar S, Pandey AK, Sharma P, Shamim SA, Malhotra A, Kumar R. Instantaneous exposure to nuclear medicine staff involved in PET–CT imaging in developing countries: experience from a tertiary care centre in India. Jpn J Radiol 2012; 30:291-5. [DOI: 10.1007/s11604-011-0045-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/22/2011] [Accepted: 12/13/2011] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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The prevalence of heart failure due to coronary artery disease continues to increase, and it portends a worse prognosis than non-ischemic cardiomyopathy. Revascularization improves prognosis in these high-risk patients who have evidence of viability; therefore, optimal assessment of myocardial viability remains essential. Multiple imaging modalities exist for differentiating viable myocardium from scar in territories with contractile dysfunction. Given the multiple modalities available, choosing the best modality for a specific patient can be a daunting task. In this review, the physiology of myocardial hibernation and stunning will be reviewed. All the current methods available for assessing viability including echocardiography, cardiac magnetic resonance imaging, nuclear imaging with single photon emission tomography and positron emission tomography imaging and cardiac computed tomography will be reviewed. The effectiveness of the various techniques will be compared, and the limitations of the current literature will be discussed.
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- Noninvasive Cardiovascular Imaging Program, Departments of Medicine (Cardiology), Brigham and Women's Hospital, 70 Francis Street, Floor 5, Room 128, Boston, MA 02115, USA
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Bettinardi V, Presotto L, Rapisarda E, Picchio M, Gianolli L, Gilardi MC. Physical Performance of the new hybrid PET/CT Discovery-690. Med Phys 2011; 38:5394-411. [DOI: 10.1118/1.3635220] [Citation(s) in RCA: 289] [Impact Index Per Article: 22.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022] Open
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Isola AA, Schmitt H, van Stevendaal U, Begemann PG, Coulon P, Boussel L, Grass M. Image registration and analysis for quantitative myocardial perfusion: application to dynamic circular cardiac CT. Phys Med Biol 2011; 56:5925-47. [PMID: 21860077 DOI: 10.1088/0031-9155/56/18/010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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Large area detector computed tomography systems with fast rotating gantries enable volumetric dynamic cardiac perfusion studies. Prospectively, ECG-triggered acquisitions limit the data acquisition to a predefined cardiac phase and thereby reduce x-ray dose and limit motion artefacts. Even in the case of highly accurate prospective triggering and stable heart rate, spatial misalignment of the cardiac volumes acquired and reconstructed per cardiac cycle may occur due to small motion pattern variations from cycle to cycle. These misalignments reduce the accuracy of the quantitative analysis of myocardial perfusion parameters on a per voxel basis. An image-based solution to this problem is elastic 3D image registration of dynamic volume sequences with variable contrast, as it is introduced in this contribution. After circular cone-beam CT reconstruction of cardiac volumes covering large areas of the myocardial tissue, the complete series is aligned with respect to a chosen reference volume. The results of the registration process and the perfusion analysis with and without registration are evaluated quantitatively in this paper. The spatial alignment leads to improved quantification of myocardial perfusion for three different pig data sets.
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- A A Isola
- Philips Research Laboratories, X-ray Imaging Systems Department, Weisshausstrasse 2, D-52066 Aachen, Germany.
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Kobayashi H, Longmire MR, Ogawa M, Choyke PL. Rational chemical design of the next generation of molecular imaging probes based on physics and biology: mixing modalities, colors and signals. Chem Soc Rev 2011; 40:4626-48. [PMID: 21607237 DOI: 10.1039/c1cs15077d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 180] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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In recent years, numerous in vivo molecular imaging probes have been developed. As a consequence, much has been published on the design and synthesis of molecular imaging probes focusing on each modality, each type of material, or each target disease. More recently, second generation molecular imaging probes with unique, multi-functional, or multiplexed characteristics have been designed. This critical review focuses on (i) molecular imaging using combinations of modalities and signals that employ the full range of the electromagnetic spectra, (ii) optimized chemical design of molecular imaging probes for in vivo kinetics based on biology and physiology across a range of physical sizes, (iii) practical examples of second generation molecular imaging probes designed to extract complementary data from targets using multiple modalities, color, and comprehensive signals (277 references).
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- Hisataka Kobayashi
- Molecular Imaging Program, National Cancer Institute/NIH, Bldg. 10, Room B3B69, MSC 1088, 10 Center Dr Bethesda, Maryland 20892-1088, USA.
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