2024
Multimodality Cardiac Imaging and the Imaging Workforce in the United States: Diversity, Disparities, and Future Directions
Bullock-Palmer R, Rosario K, Douglas P, Hahn R, Lang R, Chareonthaitawee P, Srichai M, Ordovas K, Baldassarre L, Burroughs M, Henderson C, Woodard P, Pressoir K, Swaminathan M, Blankstein R, Daubert M. Multimodality Cardiac Imaging and the Imaging Workforce in the United States: Diversity, Disparities, and Future Directions. Circulation Cardiovascular Imaging 2024, 17: e016409. PMID: 38377238, DOI: 10.1161/circimaging.123.016409.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2022
Impact of Social Vulnerability on Comorbid Cancer and Cardiovascular Disease Mortality in the United States
Ganatra S, Dani SS, Kumar A, Khan SU, Wadhera R, Neilan TG, Thavendiranathan P, Barac A, Hermann J, Leja M, Deswal A, Fradley M, Liu JE, Sadler D, Asnani A, Baldassarre LA, Gupta D, Yang E, Guha A, Brown SA, Stevens J, Hayek SS, Porter C, Kalra A, Baron SJ, Ky B, Virani SS, Kazi D, Nasir K, Nohria A. Impact of Social Vulnerability on Comorbid Cancer and Cardiovascular Disease Mortality in the United States. JACC CardioOncology 2022, 4: 326-337. PMID: 36213357, PMCID: PMC9537091, DOI: 10.1016/j.jaccao.2022.06.005.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAge-adjusted mortality ratesComorbid cancerCardiovascular diseaseCVD mortalityEpidemiologic Research databaseCardiovascular disease mortalityCross-sectional studyYears of agePublic health interventionsCounty-level mortality dataSignificant urban-rural differencesPrevention WideDisease mortalityResearch DatabaseDisease RegistryMortality rateGreater social vulnerabilityHigh mortalityHealth interventionsUrban-rural differencesCancerDisease controlMortalityMortality dataHighest relative increase
2021
Cardiac Computed Tomography in Cardio-Oncology JACC: CardioOncology Primer
Lopez-Mattei JC, Yang EH, Ferencik M, Baldassarre LA, Dent S, Budoff MJ. Cardiac Computed Tomography in Cardio-Oncology JACC: CardioOncology Primer. JACC CardioOncology 2021, 3: 635-649. PMID: 34988472, PMCID: PMC8702811, DOI: 10.1016/j.jaccao.2021.09.010.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAtherosclerotic cardiovascular diseaseSubclinical atherosclerotic cardiovascular diseaseCancer patientsPericardial diseaseCardiac CTCancer treatment-related cardiovascular toxicityValvular heart diseaseCardiac computed tomographyCardiac magnetic resonanceCardiac tumorsCardiovascular complicationsCardiovascular riskCalcium scoreHeart failureNoncancer patientsCardiovascular toxicityHeart diseaseCardiovascular diseaseCT scanComputed tomographyPatientsRadiation therapy treatmentTherapy treatmentDiseaseNew subspecialtyCardiovascular magnetic resonance in women with cardiovascular disease: position statement from the Society for Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance (SCMR)
Ordovas KG, Baldassarre LA, Bucciarelli-Ducci C, Carr J, Fernandes JL, Ferreira VM, Frank L, Mavrogeni S, Ntusi N, Ostenfeld E, Parwani P, Pepe A, Raman SV, Sakuma H, Schulz-Menger J, Sierra-Galan LM, Valente AM, Srichai MB. Cardiovascular magnetic resonance in women with cardiovascular disease: position statement from the Society for Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance (SCMR). Journal Of Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance 2021, 23: 52. PMID: 33966639, PMCID: PMC8108343, DOI: 10.1186/s12968-021-00746-z.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCardiovascular magnetic resonanceCardiovascular diseaseFemale patientsPosition statementHeart diseaseCancer therapy-related cardiac dysfunctionClinical scenariosStable ischemic heart diseaseUse of CMRAcute coronary syndromeSystemic rheumatic diseasesIschemic heart diseaseBicuspid aortic valveCongenital heart diseaseSpecific clinical scenariosMagnetic resonanceAortic syndromeCoronary syndromePeripartum cardiomyopathyCardiac dysfunctionRheumatic diseasesClinical evidenceAortic valveVascular disordersClinical care
2020
Perspectives on the COVID-19 pandemic impact on cardio-oncology: results from the COVID-19 International Collaborative Network survey
Sadler D, DeCara JM, Herrmann J, Arnold A, Ghosh AK, Abdel-Qadir H, Yang EH, Szmit S, Akhter N, Leja M, Silva CMPDC, Raikhelkar J, Brown SA, Dent S, O’Quinn R, Thuny F, Moudgil R, Raez LE, Okwuosa T, Daniele A, Bauer B, Kondapalli L, Ismail-Khan R, Lax J, Blaes A, Nahleh Z, Elson L, Baldassarre LA, Zaha V, Rao V, Lara DS, Skurka K. Perspectives on the COVID-19 pandemic impact on cardio-oncology: results from the COVID-19 International Collaborative Network survey. Cardio-Oncology 2020, 6: 28. PMID: 33292763, PMCID: PMC7691954, DOI: 10.1186/s40959-020-00085-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPersonal protective equipmentElective proceduresMedical professional societiesCOVID-19 therapyFuture health care crisesHealth care providersMethodsAn electronic surveyOptimal careCardiovascular diseaseTelemedicine accessProviders' opinionsAmerican CollegeCare providersClinical OncologyTesting availabilityHealth care crisisCare deliveryInternal medicineProfessional societiesProtective equipmentOncologistsConclusionsThese resultsCardiologistsCOVID-19 resourcesHealthcare policyCardiovascular Care of the Oncology Patient During COVID-19: An Expert Consensus Document From the ACC Cardio-Oncology and Imaging Councils
Baldassarre LA, Yang EH, Cheng RK, DeCara JM, Dent S, Liu JE, Rudski LG, Strom JB, Thavendiranathan P, Barac A, Zaha VG, Bucciarelli-Ducci C, Ellahham S, Deswal A, Lenneman C, Villarraga HR, Blaes AH, Ismail-Khan R, Ky B, Leja MJ, Scherrer-Crosbie M. Cardiovascular Care of the Oncology Patient During COVID-19: An Expert Consensus Document From the ACC Cardio-Oncology and Imaging Councils. Journal Of The National Cancer Institute 2020, 113: 513-522. PMID: 33179744, PMCID: PMC7717327, DOI: 10.1093/jnci/djaa177.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCardio-OncologyCardiovascular careCOVID-19Cardio-oncology patientsPrior cancer historyExpert consensus statementCoronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemicExpert consensus documentRisk of infectionDisease 2019 pandemicCardiotoxicity surveillanceCardiovascular complicationsPericardial involvementLethal complicationCardiac dysfunctionOncology patientsRisk of exposureCancer historyCancer patientsCardiovascular diseaseConsensus statementAmerican CollegeCardiovascular treatmentConsensus documentPatientsCardiovascular disease in women: insights from magnetic resonance imaging
Bucciarelli-Ducci C, Ostenfeld E, Baldassarre LA, Ferreira VM, Frank L, Kallianos K, Raman SV, Srichai MB, McAlindon E, Mavrogeni S, Ntusi NAB, Schulz-Menger J, Valente AM, Ordovas KG. Cardiovascular disease in women: insights from magnetic resonance imaging. Journal Of Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance 2020, 22: 71. PMID: 32981527, PMCID: PMC7520984, DOI: 10.1186/s12968-020-00666-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCardiovascular magnetic resonanceCardiovascular diseaseValue of CMRRole of CMRPulmonary arterial hypertensionUnique diagnostic challengeConnective tissue disordersMagnetic resonance imagingArterial hypertensionPeripartum cardiomyopathyUnderrecognized conditionCardiovascular differencesPrognostic roleFemale patientsPatient populationDiagnostic challengeTissue disordersCardiovascular disordersResonance imagingClinical mismanagementDiseaseImaging modalitiesWomenSex differencesFurther investigation