Dual source MDCT of chest pain patients in the Emergency Department
Investigators: D Morris, AE Stillman, P Raggi, C Arepalli
Significance: Dual source MDCT is being evaluated to clear patients with chest pain from having an acute coronary syndrome without using beta-blockers.
Dual energy CT of vulnerable plaque
Investigators: AE Stillman, R Veeraswamy, EL Chaikof, WR Taylor, J Oshinski, CM Weyand, C Arepalli
Significance: Dual energy CT is being evaluated as a marker of atherosclerotic plaque vulnerability.
Effect of motion on coronary artery calcium score and CTA
Investigators: S Tigges, J Oshinski, C Arepalli, AE Stillman
Significance: The effect of complex motion of the coronary arteries on coronary artery score and CTA stenosis is being evaluated.
Relationship of biomarkers of oxidative stress to coronary artery calcium
Investigators: AE Stillman, PWF Wilson, A Le, P Raggi, A Quyyumi
Significance: Oxidative stress is thought to be involved in atherosclerosis.
Texture analysis of coronary CTA
Investigators: P Raggi, A Tannenbaum, A Szymczak, A Yezzi, G Unal, AE Stillman
Significance: Novel approaches of image processing of coronary CTA are being developed to better assess the burden of coronary atherosclerosis and to characterize plaque.
Measurement of aortic compliance of the aorta following treatment with valsartan
Investigators: J Oshinski, A Quyyumi, AE Stillman
Significance: MRI pulse wave velocity is being used to assess treatment effects of valsartan on aortic compliance.
Assessment of dyssynchrony in heart failure
Investigators: J Oshinski, S Lerakis, J Butler, T Faber, AE Stillman
Significance: MRI and CT are being used to assess ventricular dyssynchrony in heart failure patients to better predict who may benefit from biventricular pacing.