The role of cardiac PET in diagnosis and prognosis of ischemic heart disease: optimal modality across different patient populations

M Nayfeh, AI Ahmed, JM Saad, F Alahdab… - Current Atherosclerosis …, 2023 - Springer
Abstract Purpose of Review Despite single-photon emission computerized tomography
(SPECT) being the most used nuclear imaging technique for diagnosis of coronary artery …

Familial hypercholesterolemia: the nexus of endothelial dysfunction and lipoprotein metabolism in COVID-19

A Vuorio, F Raal, PT Kovanen - Current Opinion in Lipidology, 2023 - journals.lww.com
Epidemiologic registry data show that the incidence of myocardial infarction is increased in
SARS-CoV-2-infected HeFH patients. There is a need to study whether the risk for acute …

Coronary microvascular health in symptomatic patients with prior COVID-19 infection: an updated analysis

AI Ahmed, M Al Rifai, F Alahdab… - European Heart …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Aims Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection is
associated with endothelial dysfunction. We aimed to determine the effects of prior …

COVID-19 in the Initiation and Progression of Atherosclerosis: Pathophysiology During and Beyond the Acute Phase

V Chidambaram, A Kumar, MI Sadaf, E Lu, SJ Al'Aref… - JACC: Advances, 2024 - jacc.org
The incidence of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease is increasing globally, especially in
low-and middle-income countries, despite significant efforts to reduce traditional risk factors …

A Pragmatic Study of Cardiovascular Disease During Long-Term COVID-19

P Saric, M Elwazir, DB Newman, PA Pellikka… - The American Journal of …, 2024 - Elsevier
Background Many patients diagnosed with COVID-19 have persistent cardiovascular
symptoms, but whether this represents a true cardiac process is unclear. This study …

[HTML][HTML] Diagnostic importance of performing myocardial perfusion imaging in COVID-19 patients: A systematic review

M Ghorbani, S Esmaeilian, E Rahmanipour… - Iranian Journal of …, 2024 - irjnm.tums.ac.ir
Introduction: The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has posed a major
challenge to the diagnosis and management of ischemic heart disease (IHD). Myocardial …