Publications by authors named "P S Velangi"
Evolution of Left Ventricular Thrombus on Serial Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance Imaging.
Eur Heart J Cardiovasc Imaging
October 2024
Article Synopsis
- The study assesses the evolution and embolic risk of left ventricular (LV) thrombus using cardiovascular magnetic resonance imaging (CMR), which is the current standard for detecting LV thrombus.
- At 3, 6, and 12 months post-detection, the resolution rates of LV thrombus were 25%, 47%, and 63% respectively, indicating a slower than expected resolution rate.
- Factors contributing to unresolved thrombus include a history of myocardial infarction, LV aneurysm, and larger thrombus volume, leading to a recommendation for extended anticoagulation in high-risk patients.
Background: Randomized trials in obstructive coronary artery disease (CAD) have largely shown no prognostic benefit from coronary revascularization. Although there are several potential reasons for the lack of benefit, an underexplored possible reason is the presence of coincidental nonischemic cardiomyopathy (NICM). We investigated the prevalence and prognostic significance of NICM in patients with CAD (CAD-NICM).
View Article and Find Full Text PDFAims: Cancer patients are at increased risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD) after treatment with potentially cardiotoxic treatments. Many cancer patients undergo non-gated chest computed tomography (NCCT) for cancer staging prior to treatment. We aimed to assess whether coronary artery calcification on NCCT predicts CVD risk in cancer patients.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFInterplay of CT Coronary Plaque Characteristics and Ischemia to Predict Adverse Outcomes.
Radiol Cardiothorac Imaging
December 2021
In 134 patients with stable coronary artery disease, high-risk plaque features at CT and physiologic stenosis were found to act in a synergistic fashion to predict adverse outcomes.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPrognostic impact of identifying etiology of prosthetic valve dysfunction with CT.
J Cardiovasc Comput Tomogr
March 2022
Background: In patients with prosthetic heart valves (PHV), there are distinct treatment implications based on prosthetic valve dysfunction (PVD) etiology. We investigated whether evaluation for PVD etiology on computed tomography (CT) has prognostic value for adverse clinical outcomes.
Methods: Consecutive patients with suspected PVD that had a clinically indicated contrast chest CT and echocardiogram done within 1 year of each other were identified retrospectively from the Prosthetic Heart Valve CT Registry at the University of Minnesota.