CV Imaging Journal Articles

• Pulmonary Cavitation: A Complication of Severe COVID-19 A new study examines the prevalence of lung cavitation due to COVID-19. Are you aware of this complication that can develop in patients with severe disease?
  BMC Pulmonary Medicine, February 25, 2021
• Risk Stratification of Adrenal Masses By (18F)FDG PET/CT Learn more about the role of 18F-FDG-PET/CT in the malignancy risk stratification of adrenal masses.
  Clinical Endocrinology, February 19, 2021
• COVID-19 Myopericarditis With Cardiac Tamponade This case demonstrates that patients without respiratory symptoms could have COVID-19 and present with serious cardiac complications.
  Journal of Medical Case Reports, February 18, 2021
• NPWTi and Dwell Time to Treat Pyoderma Gangrenosum In this report, a case of pyoderma gangrenosum of the lower extremity was successfully treated using negative pressure wound therapy with instillation and dwell time.
  Wounds, February 10, 2021
• Selfies in Cardiovascular Medicine: A New Era of Diagnostics A novel study focuses on the interpretation of facial images by deep learning as a means to detect coronary artery disease.
  European Heart Journal, February 08, 2021
• Is Psoriasis Associated With Dementia or Cognitive Impairment? This paper summarizes and assesses the current best evidence regarding the association of psoriasis with cognitive impairment and dementia.
  The British Journal of Dermatology, February 03, 2021
• Which BP Measurement Best Predicts Cardiovascular Outcomes? A new study compares the merits of home blood pressure monitoring and ambulatory blood pressure monitoring. Which provides greater reliability?
  Journal of the American College of Cardiology, February 02, 2021
• A Revolution in Omega-3 Fatty Acid Research A new study shows that consumption of foods rich in omega-3 EPA and ALA can reduce risk of death after heart attack.
  Journal of the American College of Cardiology, January 29, 2021
• Valvular Heart Disease and Calcification in CKD Valvular calcification occurs earlier and more often in CKD patients. What are the implications?
  Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation, January 29, 2021
• Sports-Related Cervical Fractures and Spinal Cord Injury A new review provides insight into the prevalence of cervical trauma and spinal cord injuries among young athletes.
  Spine, January 28, 2021
• Ethnic Disparities in Imaging Utilization at NSCLC Diagnosis Racial and ethnic minority groups may be less likely to receive appropriate imaging at the time of non-small cell lung cancer diagnosis. What can be done to address these inequities?
  Journal of the National Cancer Institute, January 26, 2021
• Acute Cerebrovascular Events With COVID-19 Infection This report summarizes and compares the characteristics and short-term outcomes of patients both with and without COVID-19 admitted to the hospital with acute cerebrovascular disease.
  Stroke, January 20, 2021
• GABA and Glutamate in Pediatric Migraine Using magnetic resonance spectroscopy, this study investigated the role of GABA and glutamate disturbances in children with migraine, and how the effects might differ from those in adult migraneurs.
  Pain, January 19, 2021
• Characterization of Myocardial Injury in Patients With COVID-19 This study investigated the echocardiographic abnormalities associated with myocardial injury and their prognostic impact in patients with COVID-19.
  Journal of the American College of Cardiology, January 15, 2021
• Large and Small Cerebral Vessel Involvement in Severe COVID-19 This case series details the neurological workups of 8 patients with severe COVID-19 pneumonia with subsequent neurological complications.
  Stroke, January 13, 2021
• Structural Valve Deterioration at 5 Years of TAVR Versus SAVR Does bioprosthetic valve failure occur more frequently with transcatheter aortic valve replacement compared with surgical replacement?
  Journal of the American College of Cardiology, January 08, 2021
• Implications of the ISCHEMIA Trial for CABG Surgery What do the results of ISCHEMIA mean for the appropriate evaluation of patients for CABG surgery, and how must they be incorporated into the context of what we already know?
  Circulation, January 08, 2021
• Ejection Fraction in Light of New Insights Into HF Do we need a better way to classify heart failure patients other than in terms of ejection fraction? A recent study proposes a new paradigm incorporating proteomic signatures.
  Journal of the American College of Cardiology, January 01, 2021
• Ischemic Stroke Occurs Less Frequently in COVID-19 Patients Anecdotal reports have suggested an increased risk of stroke in patients with COVID-19, but this large cross-sectional study did not find an increased occurrence of stroke in this group.
  Stroke, December 30, 2020
• Clinical Assessment of Breast Volume Could 3D imaging have a role in determining breast volume prior to surgery? How does it compare with traditional imaging techniques?
  Plastic Reconstructive Surgery-Global Open (PRS Global Open), December 25, 2020