Coronary Microvascular Disease Pathogenic Mechanisms and Therapeutic Options: JACC State-of-the-Art Review

VR Taqueti, MF Di Carli - Journal of the American College of Cardiology, 2018 - jacc.org
Coronary microvascular disease (CMD) refers to the subset of disorders affecting the
structure and function of the coronary microcirculation, is prevalent in patients across a …

Coronary flow reserve and cardiovascular outcomes: a systematic review and meta-analysis

MA Kelshiker, H Seligman, JP Howard… - European heart …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
Aims This meta-analysis aims to quantify the association of reduced coronary flow with all-
cause mortality and major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE) across a broad range of …

The International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation (ISHLT) guidelines for the care of heart transplant recipients

A Velleca, MA Shullo, K Dhital, E Azeka… - The Journal of Heart …, 2023 - jhltonline.org
Cochrane, Maria Crespo Leiro, Anne Dipchand, Brian Feingold, Kathleen Grady, Edward
Horn, Maryl Johnson, Donna Mancini, Sean Pinney, Heather Ross, Kari Wujcik, Andreas …

Coronary microvascular dysfunction: clinical considerations and noninvasive diagnosis

TH Schindler, V Dilsizian - Cardiovascular imaging, 2020 - jacc.org
Chest pain in patients without obstructive coronary artery disease has been realized as a
frequent problem encountered in clinical practice. Invasive flow investigations have …

Appropriate use criteria for PET myocardial perfusion imaging

TH Schindler, TM Bateman, DS Berman… - Journal of Nuclear …, 2020 - Soc Nuclear Med
In the last decade, myocardial perfusion imaging (MPI) with PET has emerged to play a
pivotal role in the clinical routine process for the detection of hemodynamically significant …

Imaging in heart transplant patients

M Olymbios, J Kwiecinski, DS Berman… - JACC: Cardiovascular …, 2018 - jacc.org
Heart transplantation is an accepted treatment for select patients with end-stage heart
failure. Improvements to immunosuppressive therapies and patient management have …

Canadian Cardiovascular Society/Canadian Cardiac Transplant Network position statement on heart transplantation: patient eligibility, selection, and post …

S Chih, M McDonald, A Dipchand, D Kim… - Canadian Journal of …, 2020 - Elsevier
Significant practice-changing developments have occurred in the care of heart
transplantation candidates and recipients over the past decade. This Canadian …

CT coronary angiography and dynamic CT myocardial perfusion for detection of cardiac allograft vasculopathy

Y Ahn, HJ Koo, J Hyun, SE Lee, SH Jung, DW Park… - Cardiovascular …, 2023 - jacc.org
Background Cardiac allograft vasculopathy (CAV) is a major obstacle limiting long-term graft
survival. Effective noninvasive surveillance modalities reflecting both coronary artery and …

Cardiac allograft vasculopathy: insights on pathogenesis and therapy

F Lee, V Nair, S Chih - Clinical transplantation, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Cardiac allograft vasculopathy (CAV) is a unique accelerated form of coronary vascular
disease affecting heart transplant recipients. This complication is a significant contributor to …

Comparative prognostic and diagnostic value of myocardial blood flow and myocardial flow reserve after cardiac transplantation

RJH Miller, O Manabe, B Tamarappoo… - Journal of Nuclear …, 2020 - Soc Nuclear Med
Cardiac allograft vasculopathy (CAV) is a major cause of graft failure after cardiac
transplantation. CAV is characterized by diffuse involvement of epicardial coronary arteries …