Publications by authors named "Xi Yang Zhou"
Article Synopsis
- Cardiac magnetic resonance (CMR) imaging is effective in monitoring cardiac changes in patients with light-chain cardiac amyloidosis (AL-CA) during chemotherapy, providing detailed information on heart structure and function.
- A study involving 111 AL-CA patients demonstrated significant improvements in CMR measurements post-chemotherapy, particularly in patients with a better response to treatment.
- Results suggest that chemotherapy can reduce cardiac amyloid deposits, with notable recovery in right ventricular function, indicating that CMR is a valuable tool for tracking treatment effectiveness in these patients.
Article Synopsis
- The study assesses how well radiomics features from late gadolinium enhancement cardiac MRI images can predict all-cause mortality in patients with cardiac amyloidosis.
- Out of 120 patients analyzed over about 13 months, 30% died, and the radiomics model showed better predictive ability than standard LGE parameters.
- The combination of radiomics scores with clinical staging provides a more accurate risk assessment for these patients.
Objectives: To assess the potential of a radiomics approach of late gadolinium enhancement (LGE) cardiac magnetic resonance (CMR) in the diagnosis of cardiac amyloidosis (CA).
Materials And Methods: This retrospective study included 200 patients with biopsy-proven light-chain (AL) amyloidosis. CA was diagnosed on the basis of systemic amyloidosis confirmed with evidence of cardiac involvement by imaging and clinical biomarkers.