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Age- and sex-related differences in all-cause mortality risk based on coronary computed tomography angiography findings results from the International Multicenter CONFIRM (Coronary CT Angiography Evaluation for Clinical Outcomes: An International MulticenJames K Min
Department of Medicine, Cedars Sinai Heart Institute, Cedars Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, California, USA
J Am Coll Cardiol 58:849-60. 2011..We examined mortality in relation to coronary artery disease (CAD) as assessed by ≥64-detector row coronary computed tomography angiography (CCTA)...
All-cause mortality benefit of coronary revascularization vs. medical therapy in patients without known coronary artery disease undergoing coronary computed tomographic angiography: results from CONFIRM (COronary CT Angiography EvaluatioN For Clinical OutJames K Min
Department of Medicine, Imaging, and Biomedical Sciences, Cedars Sinai Heart Institute, Cedars Sinai Medical Center, 8700 Beverly Blvd, S Taper Building 1258, Los Angeles, CA 90048, USA
Eur Heart J 33:3088-97. 2012..To date, the therapeutic benefit of revascularization vs. medical therapy for stable individuals undergoing invasive coronary angiography (ICA) based upon coronary computed tomographic angiography (CCTA) findings has not been examined...- Effect of image quality on diagnostic accuracy of noninvasive fractional flow reserve: results from the prospective multicenter international DISCOVER-FLOW studyJames K Min
Cedars Sinai Heart Institute, 8700 Beverly Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90048, USA
J Cardiovasc Comput Tomogr 6:191-9. 2012..Fractional flow reserve calculated from coronary CT (FFR(CT)) is a novel method for determining lesion-specific ischemia... - Usefulness of noninvasive fractional flow reserve computed from coronary computed tomographic angiograms for intermediate stenoses confirmed by quantitative coronary angiographyJames K Min
Cedars Sinai Heart Institute, Cedars Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, California, USA
Am J Cardiol 110:971-6. 2012..03 ± 0.12, p = 0.054). In conclusion, FFR(CT) is a novel noninvasive method for diagnosis of lesion-specific ischemia of coronary lesions of intermediate stenosis severity... 
Diagnostic accuracy of fractional flow reserve from anatomic CT angiographyJames K Min
Cedars Sinai Heart Institute and David Geffen University of California, Los Angeles, School of Medicine, Los Angeles, CA 90048, USA
JAMA 308:1237-45. 2012..Noninvasive FFR computed from CT (FFR(CT)) is a novel method for determining the physiologic significance of coronary artery disease (CAD), but its ability to identify ischemia has not been adequately examined to date...- Rationale and design of the DeFACTO (Determination of Fractional Flow Reserve by Anatomic Computed Tomographic AngiOgraphy) studyJames K Min
Department of Medicine, Imaging, and Biomedical Sciences, Cedars Sinai Heart Institute, Cedars Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA 90048, USA
J Cardiovasc Comput Tomogr 5:301-9. 2011.... - Rationale and design of the CONFIRM (COronary CT Angiography EvaluatioN For Clinical Outcomes: An InteRnational Multicenter) RegistryJames K Min
Department of Medicine, Weill Cornell Medical College and the New York Presbyterian Hospital, 520 E 70th Street, Starr Pavilion, K415, New York, NY 10021, USA
J Cardiovasc Comput Tomogr 5:84-92. 2011..The primary aim of CONFIRM is to determine the prognostic value of CCTA findings for the prediction of future adverse CAD events... - Performance of the traditional age, sex, and angina typicality-based approach for estimating pretest probability of angiographically significant coronary artery disease in patients undergoing coronary computed tomographic angiography: results from the mulVictor Y Cheng
Heart Institute and Department of Imaging, Cedars Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA, USA
Circulation 124:2423-32, 1-8. 2011..Reliability of guideline probabilities has not been investigated in patients referred to noninvasive CAD testing... - Stress-induced ST-segment deviation in relation to the presence and severity of coronary artery disease in patients with normal myocardial perfusion imagingJonathan W Weinsaft
Greenberg Cardiology Division, Department of Medicine, Weill Medical College of Cornell University, New York, NY 10021, USA
Coron Artery Dis 20:41-9. 2009.... - Statins use and coronary artery plaque composition: results from the International Multicenter CONFIRM RegistryRyo Nakazato
Cedars Sinai Heart Institute and Department of Imaging, Cedars Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA, USA
Atherosclerosis 225:148-53. 2012..We evaluated the association of statin use to coronary plaque composition type in patients without known coronary artery disease (CAD) undergoing CCTA... - Contrast-enhanced anatomic imaging as compared to contrast-enhanced tissue characterization for detection of left ventricular thrombusJonathan W Weinsaft
Cardiology Division, Department of Medicine, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, New York 10021, USA
JACC Cardiovasc Imaging 2:969-79. 2009..This study sought to compare contrast-enhanced anatomic imaging and contrast-enhanced tissue characterization (delayed-enhancement cardiac magnetic resonance [DE-CMR]) for left ventricular (LV) thrombus detection... - Impact of coronary computed tomographic angiography findings on the medical treatment and control of coronary artery disease and its risk factorsTroy M LaBounty
Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiology, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York Presbyterian Hospital, New York, NY, USA
Am J Cardiol 104:873-7. 2009..8 mg/dl per grade, p = 0.04), and diastolic BP (-1.4 mm Hg per grade, p = 0.03), but not systolic BP. In conclusion, greater CAD severity on CCTA is associated with enhanced medical treatment and improved control of CAD risk factors... - Coronary computed tomographic angiography as a gatekeeper to invasive diagnostic and surgical procedures: results from the multicenter CONFIRM (Coronary CT Angiography Evaluation for Clinical Outcomes: an International Multicenter) registryLeslee J Shaw
Department of Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, USA
J Am Coll Cardiol 60:2103-14. 2012..This study sought to examine patterns of follow-up invasive coronary angiography (ICA) and revascularization (REV) after coronary computed tomography angiography (CCTA)... - What have we learned from CONFIRM? Prognostic implications from a prospective multicenter international observational cohort study of consecutive patients undergoing coronary computed tomographic angiographyYuka Otaki
Department of Imaging and Medicine, Cedars Sinai Heart Institute, Cedars Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA 90048, USA
J Nucl Cardiol 19:787-95. 2012..This article summarizes the current status of several studies from CONFIRM registry... - Comparative value of coronary artery calcium and multiple blood biomarkers for prognostication of cardiovascular eventsJamal S Rana
Department of Imaging, Cedars Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, California, USA
Am J Cardiol 109:1449-53. 2012..In conclusion, in this study of asymptomatic subjects without known CVD, addition of CAC but not biomarkers substantially improved risk reclassification for future CVD events beyond traditional risk factors... - Differences in prevalence, extent, severity, and prognosis of coronary artery disease among patients with and without diabetes undergoing coronary computed tomography angiography: results from 10,110 individuals from the CONFIRM (COronary CT Angiography EJamal S Rana
Heart Institute, Cedars Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, California, USA
Diabetes Care 35:1787-94. 2012..We examined the prevalence, extent, severity, and prognosis of coronary artery disease (CAD) in individuals with and without diabetes (DM) who are similar in CAD risk factors... - Sex comparison of diagnostic accuracy of 64-multidetector row coronary computed tomographic angiography: results from the multicenter ACCURACY trialJanet C Tsang
Department of Medicine, Los Angeles Biomedical Research Institute at Harbor UCLA, 1124 West Carson Street, Torrance, CA 90502, USA
J Cardiovasc Comput Tomogr 6:246-51. 2012..Coronary computed tomographic angiography (CTA) is a validated method for detection and exclusion of obstructive coronary artery stenosis... - Epicardial fat volume and concurrent presence of both myocardial ischemia and obstructive coronary artery diseaseRyo Nakazato
Department of Imaging, Division of Nuclear Medicine and Medicine Division of Cardiology, Cedars Sinai Heart Institute, Cedars Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA 90048, USA
Atherosclerosis 221:422-6. 2012..Epicardial fat volume (EFV) is linked to cardiovascular event risk. The aim of this study was to evaluate whether EFV is independently related to concurrent presence of both myocardial ischemia and obstructive coronary stenosis... - Mortality risk in symptomatic patients with nonobstructive coronary artery disease: a prospective 2-center study of 2,583 patients undergoing 64-detector row coronary computed tomographic angiographyFay Y Lin
Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiology, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York Presbyterian Hospital, New York, NY, USA
J Am Coll Cardiol 58:510-9. 2011..We examined mortality risk in relation to extent and composition of nonobstructive plaques by 64-detector row coronary computed tomographic angiography (CCTA)... - Diagnostic accuracy of coronary computed tomography angiography as interpreted on a mobile handheld phone deviceTroy M LaBounty
Department of Medicine, Weill Cornell Medical College New York Presbyterian Hospital, New York, New York 10021, USA
JACC Cardiovasc Imaging 3:482-90. 2010.... - Coronary CT angiography of patients with a normal body mass index using 80 kVp versus 100 kVp: a prospective, multicenter, multivendor randomized trialTroy M LaBounty
Department of Imaging, Cedars Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA 90048, USA
AJR Am J Roentgenol 197:W860-7. 2011..We determined the effect of reduced 80-kVp tube voltage on the radiation dose and image quality of coronary CT angiography (CTA) in patients with a normal body mass index (BMI)... - Comparison of cardiac computed tomographic angiography to transesophageal echocardiography for evaluation of patients with native valvular heart diseaseTroy M LaBounty
Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Weill Cornell Medical College New York Presbyterian Hospital, New York, New York, USA
Am J Cardiol 104:1421-8. 2009..The ability of CCTA to provide comprehensive assessment of valvular function is variable... - The prognostic value of multidetector coronary CT angiography for the prediction of major adverse cardiovascular events: a multicenter observational cohort studyJames K Min
The Greenberg Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Weill Medical College of Cornell University, New York Presbyterian Hospital, K415, New York, NY 10021, USA
Int J Cardiovasc Imaging 26:721-8. 2010..Importantly, a negative CCTA portends an extremely low risk for incidence MACE... - Body mass index and the prevalence, severity, and risk of coronary artery disease: an international multicentre study of 13 874 patientsTroy M LaBounty
Department of Medicine, Cedars Sinai Heart Institute, Cedars Sinai Medical Center, 8700 Beverly Blvd, S Mark Taper Bldg, Rm 1253, Los Angeles, CA 90048, USA
Eur Heart J Cardiovasc Imaging 14:456-63. 2013..We examined the relationship between body mass index (BMI) and the presence, extent, severity, and risk of CAD in patients referred for coronary computed tomographic angiography (CCTA)... - Impact of Family History of Coronary Artery Disease in Young Individuals (from the CONFIRM Registry)Yuka Otaki
Department of Imaging, Cedars Sinai Heart Institute, Cedars Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, California Department of Medicine, Cedars Sinai Heart Institute, Cedars Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, California
Am J Cardiol 111:1081-6. 2013..Compared with other clinical CAD risk factors, positive FH in young patients is the strongest clinical predictor of future unheralded myocardial infarction... - The association between erectile dysfunction and peripheral arterial disease as determined by screening ankle-brachial index testingTamar S Polonsky
Section of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, University of Chicago Hospitals, Chicago, IL, USA
Atherosclerosis 207:440-4. 2009..We hypothesized that ED is a marker for previously undiagnosed PAD, and thus ED may identify men who would benefit from screening ankle-brachial index (ABI)... - Coronary CT angiography versus myocardial perfusion imaging for near-term quality of life, cost and radiation exposure: a prospective multicenter randomized pilot trialJames K Min
Heart Institute, Division of Cardiology, Cedars Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA, USA
J Cardiovasc Comput Tomogr 6:274-83. 2012.... - Impact of diastolic dysfunction severity on global left ventricular volumetric filling - assessment by automated segmentation of routine cine cardiovascular magnetic resonanceDorinna D Mendoza
Department of Medicine, Weill Cornell Medical College, NY, NY, USA
J Cardiovasc Magn Reson 12:46. 2010..To examine relationships between severity of echocardiography (echo) -evidenced diastolic dysfunction (DD) and volumetric filling by automated processing of routine cine cardiovascular magnetic resonance (CMR)... - Diagnostic performance of 64-multidetector row coronary computed tomographic angiography for evaluation of coronary artery stenosis in individuals without known coronary artery disease: results from the prospective multicenter ACCURACY (Assessment by CoroMatthew J Budoff
Department of Medicine, Los Angeles Biomedical Research Institute at Harbor UCLA, Torrance, California, USA
J Am Coll Cardiol 52:1724-32. 2008..The purpose of this study was to evaluate the diagnostic accuracy of electrocardiographically gated 64-multidetector row coronary computed tomographic angiography (CCTA) in individuals without known coronary artery disease (CAD)... - Periprocedural safety of 64-detector row coronary computed tomographic angiography: results from the prospective multicenter ACCURACY trialGeorge W Bell
Department of Medicine, Greenberg Division of Cardiology, Weill Medical College of Cornell University, New York, NY 10128, USA
J Cardiovasc Comput Tomogr 4:375-80. 2010..To date, the periprocedural safety of CCTA is unknown... - Effect of a standardized radiation dose reduction protocol on diagnostic accuracy of coronary computed tomographic angiographyTroy M LaBounty
Department of Medicine, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, NY, USA
Am J Cardiol 106:287-92. 2010..80) by segment. In conclusion, a standardized dose-decrease protocol for coronary computed tomographic angiography decreases radiation dose without affecting diagnostic performance... - What is the optimal number of readers needed to achieve high diagnostic accuracy in coronary computed tomographic angiography? A comparison of alternate reader combinationsTroy M LaBounty
Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiology, Weill Cornell Medical College at New York Presbyterian Hospital, 520 East 70th Street New York, NY 10021, USA
J Cardiovasc Comput Tomogr 4:384-90. 2010..Prior trials used different numbers of interpreters, and the optimal number to detect CAD is unknown... - Comparison of findings on stress myocardial perfusion imaging in men with versus without erectile dysfunction and without prior heart diseaseR Parker Ward
Section of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, University of Chicago Hospitals, Chicago, Illinois, USA
Am J Cardiol 101:502-5. 2008..In conclusion, in men without known coronary artery disease referred for stress MPI testing, ED is associated with adverse prognostic indicators at MPI testing including coronary artery disease and high-risk MPI findings... - The right sided great vessels by cardiac multidetector computed tomography: normative reference values among healthy adults free of cardiopulmonary disease, hypertension, and obesityFay Y Lin
Department of Medicine, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York Presbyterian Hospital, 520 E 70th Street, New York, NY 10021, USA
Acad Radiol 16:981-7. 2009..We sought to derive normative reference values for the thoracic great vessels using multidetector computed tomography (MDCT) in a healthy normotensive non-obese population free of cardiovascular disease... - Effects of papillary muscles and trabeculae on left ventricular quantification: increased impact of methodological variability in patients with left ventricular hypertrophyMatthew Janik
Greenberg Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, New York Presbyterian Hospital, Weill Cornell Medical Center, New York, New York 10021, USA
J Hypertens 26:1677-85. 2008..This study investigated the contribution of papillary muscles and trabeculae to left ventricular quantification in relation to the presence and pattern of hypertrophy... - Evaluation of myocarditis with delayed-enhancement computed tomographyKelly Axsom
Department of Medicine, Weill Medical College of Cornell University, New York Presbyterian Hospital, New York, NY, USA
J Cardiovasc Comput Tomogr 3:409-11. 2009..Delayed-enhancement CCTA has potential utility for simultaneous evaluation of coronary arteries and myocardial inflammation in suspected myocarditis... - Prognosis by coronary computed tomographic angiography: matched comparison with myocardial perfusion single-photon emission computed tomographyLeslee J Shaw
Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiology, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA 30306, USA
J Cardiovasc Comput Tomogr 2:93-101. 2008..The aim of this report was to compare all-cause death rates for 7 CTA subsets, using the Duke prognostic index, compared with percentage of ischemic myocardium by MPS... - Cardiologist concordance with the American College of Cardiology appropriate use criteria for cardiac testing in patients with coronary artery diseaseFay Y Lin
Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiology, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York Presbyterian Hospital, New York, NY, USA
Am J Cardiol 110:337-44. 2012..Active clinical interpretation of a procedure contributes most to increased procedure preference... - Incremental prognostic significance of left ventricular dysfunction to coronary artery disease detection by 64-detector row coronary computed tomographic angiography for the prediction of all-cause mortality: results from a two-centre study of 5330 patienJames K Min
The Greenberg Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Weill Medical College of Cornell University, The New York Presbyterian Hospital, New York, NY 10021, USA
Eur Heart J 31:1212-9. 2010..Coronary computed tomographic angiographic measures of left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) to add incremental prognostic value beyond CAD detection have not been examined... - Within-hospital and 30-day outcomes in 107,994 patients undergoing invasive coronary angiography with different low-osmolar iodinated contrast mediaTroy M LaBounty
Cedars Sinai Heart Institute, Cedars Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, California, USA
Am J Cardiol 109:1594-9. 2012..1% vs 0.1%, p = 0.52). In conclusion, for patients undergoing ICA and/or PCI exposed to alternate LOCM, in-hospital death, need for hemodialysis, or readmission for CIN are uncommon, with no apparent clinical advantage among LOCM agents... - Effect of a standardized quality-improvement protocol on radiation dose in coronary computed tomographic angiographyTroy M LaBounty
Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiology, Weill Cornell Medical College at New York Presbyterian Hospital, New York, New York, USA
Am J Cardiol 106:1663-7. 2010..01). In conclusion, a quality improvement protocol for CCTA incorporating multiple dose reduction techniques permits significant radiation dose reduction and may improve the safety profile of CCTA... - Role of coronary artery calcium score and coronary CT angiography in the diagnosis and risk stratification of individuals with suspected coronary artery diseaseSean R Wilson
Greenberg Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Weill Medical College of Cornell University, New York Presbyterian Hospital, New York, NY, USA
Curr Cardiol Rep 13:271-9. 2011..A growing body of literature has developed detailing the valuable prognostic utility of these tests in the management of patients and how they may 1 day be used to complement current risk prediction models... - Left ventricular papillary muscles and trabeculae are significant determinants of cardiac MRI volumetric measurements: effects on clinical standards in patients with advanced systolic dysfunctionJonathan W Weinsaft
Greenberg Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, New York Presbyterian Hospital Weill Cornell Medical Center, New York, NY 10021, USA
Int J Cardiol 126:359-65. 2008..Quantitative effects and clinical implications of this methodological difference in patients with systolic dysfunction are unknown... - Cost-effective applications of cardiac computed tomography in coronary artery diseaseJames K Min
Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Weill Medical College of Cornell University, New York Presbyterian Hospital, 520 E 70th Street, K415, New York, NY 10021, USA
Expert Rev Cardiovasc Ther 6:43-55. 2008..In this review, we discuss basic principles underlying economic efficiency analyses of medical products, using computed tomography in coronary artery disease as a case in point... - Costs and clinical outcomes after coronary multidetector CT angiography in patients without known coronary artery disease: comparison to myocardial perfusion SPECTJames K Min
Greenberg Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Weill Medical College of Cornell University, New York Presbyterian Hospital, 520 E 70th St, K415, New York, NY 10021, USA
Radiology 249:62-70. 2008.... - Diagnostic impact of SPECT image display on assessment of obstructive coronary artery diseaseJonathan W Weinsaft
Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Weill Medical College of Cornell University, New York, NY 10021, USA
J Nucl Cardiol 14:659-68. 2007..Although various image displays are available for single photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) interpretation, the effects of display differences on SPECT interpretation remain undetermined... - The prognostic value of cardiac computed tomographic angiographyFay Y Lin
Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiology, Weill Medical College of Cornell University, New York Presbyterian Hospital, NY 10021, USA
Cardiol Clin 27:573-85. 2009..This article reviews current and emerging concepts in the prognostic value of cardiac CT angiography... - Coronary CT angiography: clinical utility and prognosisJames K Min
Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Weill Medical College of Cornell University, New York Presbyterian Hospital, 520 East 70th Street, K415, New York, NY 10021, USA
Curr Cardiol Rep 11:47-53. 2009..Furthermore, we propose a suggested algorithm for its use in daily clinical practice... - Thrombus-in-transit: two cases and a review of diagnosis and managementDipak P Shah
Section of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, USA
J Am Soc Echocardiogr 20:1219.e6-8. 2007 - Impact of image analysis methodology on diagnostic and surgical classification of patients with thoracic aortic aneurysmsDorinna D Mendoza
Department of Medicine, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, New York 10021, USA
Ann Thorac Surg 92:904-12. 2011..For patients with thoracic aortic aneurysms (TAA), aortic size on imaging is widely used to guide clinical decision making. This study examined the impact of methodological variance on aortic quantification... - Coronary CT angiography can be used as a substitute for coronary angiography in patients with significant LV dysfunctionRine Nakanishi
Department of Imaging and Medicine, Cedars Sinai Heart Institute, Cedars Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA 90048, USA
Prog Cardiovasc Dis 55:498-503. 2013..The benefits of CCTA in evaluation of select individuals with heart failure will be summarized in this article... - Prediction of coronary heart disease by erectile dysfunction in men referred for nuclear stress testingJames K Min
Section of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, The University of Chicago Hospitals, Chicago, Ill 60637, USA
Arch Intern Med 166:201-6. 2006..These results suggest that questioning about sexual function may be a useful tool for stratifying risk in individuals with suspected coronary heart disease... - Aortic annular sizing for transcatheter aortic valve replacement using cross-sectional 3-dimensional transesophageal echocardiographyHasan Jilaihawi
Cedars Sinai Heart Institute, Los Angeles, CA 90048, USA
J Am Coll Cardiol 61:908-16. 2013..This study compared cross-sectional three-dimensional (3D) transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) to two-dimensional (2D) TEE as methods for predicting aortic regurgitation after transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR)... - Comprehensive evaluation of atrial septal defects in individuals undergoing percutaneous repair by 64-detector row computed tomographyChristopher L Gade
The Greenberg Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Weill Medical College of Cornell University, New York Presbyterian Hospital, 520 E 70th Street, K415, New York, NY 10021, USA
Int J Cardiovasc Imaging 23:397-404. 2007..Multidetector computed tomography may play an essential role in individuals with atrial septal defects undergoing percutaneous transcatheter closure...