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How to Use Imaging: Complex Cases of Atherosclerosis, Myocardial Inflammation, and Cardiomyopathy in Cardio-Oncology

Circulation: Cardiovascular Imaging

Circulation: Cardiovascular Imaging, Ahead of Print. It is well understood that cancer therapies including chemotherapy, tyrosine kinase inhibitors, immune checkpoint inhibitors, and radiation can increase the risk of cardiovascular disease in patients with cancer.

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Longitudinal Assessment of Subclinical Arterial Inflammation in Patients Receiving Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors by Sequential [18F]FDG PET Scans

Circulation: Cardiovascular Imaging

Circulation: Cardiovascular Imaging, Ahead of Print. BACKGROUND:Immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs), though revolutionary in cancer treatment, may accelerate atherosclerosis by inducing arterial inflammation. 1.4%), potentially reflecting the background progression of arterial inflammation in patients with cancer.

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Sex Differences in Coronary Inflammation and Atherosclerosis Phenotypes in Response to Imaging Marker of Stress-Related Neural Activity

Circulation: Cardiovascular Imaging

Circulation: Cardiovascular Imaging, Volume 17, Issue 2 , Page e016057, February 1, 2024. 18F-flourodeoxyglucose resting amygdalar uptake, an imaging biomarker of stress-related neural activity, coronary inflammation (fat attenuation index), and high-risk plaque characteristics were assessed by coronary computed tomography angiography.