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Prompt-gamma compensation in Rb-82 myocardial perfusion 3D PET/CT.

Esteves FP, Nye JA, Khan A, Folks RD, Halkar RK, Garcia EV, Schuster DM, Lerakis S, Raggi P, Votaw JR.

J Nucl Cardiol. 2009 Nov 24. [Epub ahead of print]PMID: 19937169 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Absent coronary artery calcium excludes inducible myocardial ischemia on computed tomography/positron emission tomography.

Esteves FP, Khan A, Correia LC, Nye JA, Halkar RK, Schuster DM, Stillman A, Raggi P.

Int J Cardiol. 2009 Nov 3. [Epub ahead of print]PMID: 19892417 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]Related articles

Coronary aging in HIV-infected patients.

Guaraldi G, Zona S, Alexopoulos N, Orlando G, Carli F, Ligabue G, Fiocchi F, Lattanzi A, Rossi R, Modena MG, Esposito R, Palella F, Raggi P.

Clin Infect Dis. 2009 Dec 1;49(11):1756-62.PMID: 19886793 [PubMed - in process]Related articles

Inflammatory mediators and premature coronary atherosclerosis in rheumatoid arthritis.

Rho YH, Chung CP, Oeser A, Solus J, Asanuma Y, Sokka T, Pincus T, Raggi P, Gebretsadik T, Shintani A, Stein CM.

Arthritis Rheum. 2009 Nov 15;61(11):1580-5.PMID: 19877084 [PubMed - in process]Related articles

How to identify the asymptomatic high-risk patient?

Schuijf JD, Achenbach S, Zoghbi WA, Boersma E, Raggi P, Weber M, Nagel E, Narula J, Wackers FJ, Poldermans D, Bax JJ.

Curr Probl Cardiol. 2009 Nov;34(11):539-77.PMID: 19804855 [PubMed - in process]Related articles

Calcification in atherosclerosis.

Alexopoulos N, Raggi P.

Nat Rev Cardiol. 2009 Nov;6(11):681-8. Epub 2009 Sep 29.PMID: 19786983 [PubMed - in process]Related articles

Thoracic aorta calcification detected by electron beam tomography predicts all-cause mortality.

Santos RD, Rumberger JA, Budoff MJ, Shaw LJ, Orakzai SH, Berman D, Raggi P, Blumenthal RS, Nasir K.

Atherosclerosis. 2009 Aug 21. [Epub ahead of print]PMID: 19782363 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]Related articles

Cardiac CT in asymptomatic patients at risk.

Raggi P.

Cardiol Clin. 2009 Nov;27(4):605-10.PMID: 19766917 [PubMed - in process]Related articles

Novel solid-state-detector dedicated cardiac camera for fast myocardial perfusion imaging: multicenter comparison with standard dual detector cameras.

Esteves FP, Raggi P, Folks RD, Keidar Z, Askew JW, Rispler S, O'Connor MK, Verdes L, Garcia EV.

J Nucl Cardiol. 2009 Nov-Dec;16(6):927-34. Epub 2009 Aug 18.PMID: 19688410 [PubMed - in process]Related articlesFree article

Lipodystrophy and anti-retroviral therapy as predictors of sub-clinical atherosclerosis in human immunodeficiency virus infected subjects.

Guaraldi G, Stentarelli C, Zona S, Orlando G, Carli F, Ligabue G, Lattanzi A, Zaccherini G, Rossi R, Modena MG, Alexopoulos N, Palella F, Raggi P.

Atherosclerosis. 2009 Jun 18. [Epub ahead of print]PMID: 19595354 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]Related articles

Adipocytokines in systemic lupus erythematosus: relationship to inflammation, insulin resistance and coronary atherosclerosis.

Chung CP, Long AG, Solus JF, Rho YH, Oeser A, Raggi P, Stein CM.

Lupus. 2009 Aug;18(9):799-806.PMID: 19578104 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Absence of coronary artery calcification and all-cause mortality.

Blaha M, Budoff MJ, Shaw LJ, Khosa F, Rumberger JA, Berman D, Callister T, Raggi P, Blumenthal RS, Nasir K.

JACC Cardiovasc Imaging. 2009 Jun;2(6):692-700.PMID: 19520338 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Can balloon aortic valvuloplasty help determine appropriate transcatheter aortic valve size?

Babaliaros VC, Liff D, Chen EP, Rogers JH, Brown RA, Thourani VH, Guyton RA, Lerakis S, Stillman AE, Raggi P, Cheesborough JE, Veladar E, Green JT, Block PC.

JACC Cardiovasc Interv. 2008 Oct;1(5):580-6.PMID: 19463362 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

How long is the warranty period for nil or low coronary artery calcium in patients new to hemodialysis?

Bellasi A, Kooienga L, Block GA, Veledar E, Spiegel DM, Raggi P.

J Nephrol. 2009 Mar-Apr;22(2):255-62.PMID: 19384844 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Combined impact of age and estimated glomerular filtration rate on in-hospital mortality after percutaneous coronary intervention for acute myocardial infarction (from the American College of Cardiology National Cardiovascular Data Registry).

Cardarelli F, Bellasi A, Ou FS, Shaw LJ, Veledar E, Roe MT, Morris DC, Peterson ED, Klein LW, Raggi P.

Am J Cardiol. 2009 Mar 15;103(6):766-71. Epub 2009 Jan 24.PMID: 19268729 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Diagnostic performance of fusion of myocardial perfusion imaging (MPI) and computed tomography coronary angiography.

Santana CA, Garcia EV, Faber TL, Sirineni GK, Esteves FP, Sanyal R, Halkar R, Ornelas M, Verdes L, Lerakis S, Ramos JJ, Aguadé-Bruix S, Cuéllar H, Candell-Riera J, Raggi P.

J Nucl Cardiol. 2009 Mar-Apr;16(2):201-11. Epub 2009 Jan 22.PMID: 19156478 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

The power of nothing: the zero calcium score.

Taylor AJ, Raggi J, Raggi P.

J Cardiovasc Comput Tomogr. 2007 Dec;1(3):160-1. Epub 2007 Oct 24. No abstract available. PMID: 19083901 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Association of serum intact parathyroid hormone with lower estimated glomerular filtration rate.

Muntner P, Jones TM, Hyre AD, Melamed ML, Alper A, Raggi P, Leonard MB.

Clin J Am Soc Nephrol. 2009 Jan;4(1):186-94. Epub 2008 Nov 19.PMID: 19019998 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Investigation of gender heterogeneity in the associations of serum phosphorus with incident coronary artery disease and all-cause mortality.

Onufrak SJ, Bellasi A, Cardarelli F, Vaccarino V, Muntner P, Shaw LJ, Raggi P.

Am J Epidemiol. 2009 Jan 1;169(1):67-77. Epub 2008 Nov 2.PMID: 18980959 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Amino-terminal fragment of the prohormone brain-type natriuretic peptide in rheumatoid arthritis.

Solus J, Chung CP, Oeser A, Avalos I, Gebretsadik T, Shintani A, Raggi P, Sokka T, Pincus T, Stein CM.

Arthritis Rheum. 2008 Sep;58(9):2662-9.PMID: 18759301 [PubMed - in process]Related articlesFree article

Adenosine stress rubidium-82 PET/computed tomography in patients with known and suspected coronary artery disease.

Esteves FP, Sanyal R, Nye JA, Santana CA, Verdes L, Raggi P.

Nucl Med Commun. 2008 Aug;29(8):674-8.PMID: 18753818 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Coronary artery calcium scoring in the age of CT angiography: what is its role?

Raggi P, Khan A, Arepali C, Stillman AE.

Curr Atheroscler Rep. 2008 Oct;10(5):438-43. Review.PMID: 18706286 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Coronary artery calcium screening: current status and recommendations from the European Society of Cardiac Radiology and North American Society for Cardiovascular Imaging.

Oudkerk M, Stillman AE, Halliburton SS, Kalender WA, Möhlenkamp S, McCollough CH, Vliegenthart R, Shaw LJ, Stanford W, Taylor AJ, van Ooijen PM, Wexler L, Raggi P; European Society of Cardiac Radiology; North American Society for Cardiovascular Imaging.

Eur Radiol. 2008 Dec;18(12):2785-807. Epub 2008 Jul 24.PMID: 18651153 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Enhanced hype.

Harrison DG, Brown WV, Raggi P.

Am J Cardiol. 2008 Aug 1;102(3):368-9.PMID: 18638604 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Novel cardiovascular risk factors in premature coronary atherosclerosis associated with systemic lupus erythematosus.

Rho YH, Chung CP, Oeser A, Solus J, Raggi P, Gebretsadik T, Shintani A, Stein CM.

J Rheumatol. 2008 Sep;35(9):1789-94. Epub 2008 Jul 15.PMID: 18634156 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Too many options for computed tomography for coronary calcium screening: can we strike a balance between accuracy and radiation exposure?

Raggi P.

Acad Radiol. 2008 Aug;15(8):955-7. No abstract available. PMID: 18620115 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Coronary artery calcium to predict all-cause mortality in elderly men and women.

Raggi P, Gongora MC, Gopal A, Callister TQ, Budoff M, Shaw LJ.

J Am Coll Cardiol. 2008 Jul 1;52(1):17-23.PMID: 18582630 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Inflammation-associated insulin resistance: differential effects in rheumatoid arthritis and systemic lupus erythematosus define potential mechanisms.

Chung CP, Oeser A, Solus JF, Gebretsadik T, Shintani A, Avalos I, Sokka T, Raggi P, Pincus T, Stein CM.

Arthritis Rheum. 2008 Jul;58(7):2105-12.PMID: 18576352 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

N-terminal pro-brain natriuretic peptide in systemic lupus erythematosus: relationship with inflammation, augmentation index, and coronary calcification.

Chung CP, Solus JF, Oeser A, Avalos I, Kurnik D, Raggi P, Stein CM.

J Rheumatol. 2008 Jul;35(7):1314-9. Epub 2008 Jun 1.PMID: 18528966 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Coronary calcification and coronary heart disease death rates in different countries, not only the influence of classical risk factors.

Santos RD, Nasir K, Carvalho JA, Raggi P, Blumenthal RS.

Atherosclerosis. 2009 Jan;202(1):32-3. Epub 2008 Apr 24. No abstract available. PMID: 18514202 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Impact of race and chronic kidney disease on 1-year outcome in patients undergoing percutaneous coronary interventions: a single tertiary center experience.

Cardarelli F, Bellasi A, Veledar E, Vaccarino V, Raggi P.

Am Heart J. 2008 Jun;155(6):1027-32. Epub 2008 Mar 5.PMID: 18513515 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Coronary artery calcium screening: current status and recommendations from the European Society of Cardiac Radiology and North American Society for Cardiovascular Imaging.

Oudkerk M, Stillman AE, Halliburton SS, Kalender WA, Möhlenkamp S, McCollough CH, Vliegenthart R, Shaw LJ, Stanford W, Taylor AJ, van Ooijen PM, Wexler L, Raggi P.

Int J Cardiovasc Imaging. 2008 Aug;24(6):645-71. Epub 2008 May 27. Review.PMID: 18504647 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Non-HDL cholesterol is strongly associated with coronary artery calcification in asymptomatic individuals.

Orakzai SH, Nasir K, Blaha M, Blumenthal RS, Raggi P.

Atherosclerosis. 2009 Jan;202(1):289-95. Epub 2008 Mar 25.PMID: 18452924 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Lipoprotein subclasses and particle size determined by nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy in systemic lupus erythematosus.

Chung CP, Oeser A, Raggi P, Solus JF, Avalos I, Linton MF, Fazio S, Stein CM.

Clin Rheumatol. 2008 Oct;27(10):1227-33. Epub 2008 Apr 18.PMID: 18421545 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D levels and the prevalence of peripheral arterial disease: results from NHANES 2001 to 2004.

Melamed ML, Muntner P, Michos ED, Uribarri J, Weber C, Sharma J, Raggi P.

Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol. 2008 Jun;28(6):1179-85. Epub 2008 Apr 16.PMID: 18417640 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Epidemiologic guidance with coronary artery calcium scoring.

Raggi P, Shaw LJ.

Curr Cardiol Rep. 2008 Feb;10(1):60-6. Review.PMID: 18417003 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

New insights into ischemic heart disease in women.

Bellasi A, Raggi P, Merz CN, Shaw LJ.

J Calif Dent Assoc. 2008 Feb;36(2):107-14.PMID: 18411972 [PubMed]Related articles

Contribution of bone and mineral abnormalities to cardiovascular disease in patients with chronic kidney disease.

Raggi P, Kleerekoper M.

Clin J Am Soc Nephrol. 2008 May;3(3):836-43. Epub 2008 Mar 5. Review.PMID: 18322050 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Clinical imaging for prevention: directed strategies for improved detection of presymptomatic patients with undetected atherosclerosis--Part I: Clinical imaging for prevention.

Shaw LJ, Berman DS, Blumenthal RS, Budoff MJ, Faber TL, Goraya T, Halliburton SS, Hecht H, Kiat H, Koenig W, Malik S, Merhige M, Nasir K, Min JK, O'Keefe J, Polk DM, Raggi P, Rosenblatt JA, Schwartz RG, Taylor AJ, Thomas GS, Wijns W.

J Nucl Cardiol. 2008 Jan-Feb;15(1):e6-19. Review. No abstract available. Erratum in: J Nucl Cardiol. 2008 Jul-Aug;15(4):609. PMID: 18242470 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Juice Powder Concentrate and Systemic Blood Pressure, Progression of Coronary Artery Calcium and Antioxidant Status in Hypertensive Subjects: A Pilot Study.

Houston MC, Cooil B, Olafsson BJ, Raggi P.

Evid Based Complement Alternat Med. 2007 Dec;4(4):455-462.PMID: 18227913 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]Related articlesFree article

Potential impact of noncontrast computed tomography as gatekeeper for myocardial perfusion positron emission tomography in patients admitted to the chest pain unit.

Esteves FP, Sanyal R, Santana CA, Shaw L, Raggi P.

Am J Cardiol. 2008 Jan 15;101(2):149-52.PMID: 18178397 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Prognostic value of number and site of calcified coronary lesions compared with the total score.

Williams M, Shaw LJ, Raggi P, Morris D, Vaccarino V, Liu ST, Weinstein SR, Mosler TP, Tseng PH, Flores FR, Nasir K, Budoff M.

JACC Cardiovasc Imaging. 2008 Jan;1(1):61-9.PMID: 19356407 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Phosphorus levels are associated with subclinical atherosclerosis in the general population.

Onufrak SJ, Bellasi A, Shaw LJ, Herzog CA, Cardarelli F, Wilson PW, Vaccarino V, Raggi P.

Atherosclerosis. 2008 Aug;199(2):424-31. Epub 2008 Feb 21.PMID: 18093595 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Increased augmentation index in rheumatoid arthritis and its relationship to coronary artery atherosclerosis.

Avalos I, Chung CP, Oeser A, Gebretsadik T, Shintani A, Kurnik D, Raggi P, Sokka T, Pincus T, Stein CM.

J Rheumatol. 2007 Dec;34(12):2388-94. Epub 2007 Nov 15.PMID: 18050386 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Aspirin therapy and thromboxane biosynthesis in systemic lupus erythematosus.

Avalos I, Chung CP, Oeser A, Milne GL, Borntrager H, Morrow JD, Raggi P, Solus J, Stein CM.

Lupus. 2007;16(12):981-6.PMID: 18042592 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Comparison of percent of United States adults weighing>or=300 pounds (136 kilograms) in three time periods and comparison of five atherosclerotic risk factors for those weighing>or=300 pounds to those<300 pounds.

Mondolfi RN, Jones TM, Hyre AD, Raggi P, Muntner P.

Am J Cardiol. 2007 Dec 1;100(11):1651-3. Epub 2007 Oct 24.PMID: 18036363 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Ethnic differences in the prognostic value of coronary artery calcification for all-cause mortality.

Nasir K, Shaw LJ, Liu ST, Weinstein SR, Mosler TR, Flores PR, Flores FR, Raggi P, Berman DS, Blumenthal RS, Budoff MJ.

J Am Coll Cardiol. 2007 Sep 4;50(10):953-60. Epub 2007 Aug 20.PMID: 17765122 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

New insights into ischemic heart disease in women.

Bellasi A, Raggi P, Merz CN, Shaw LJ.

Cleve Clin J Med. 2007 Aug;74(8):585-94. Review.PMID: 17708130 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Comparison of prognostic usefulness of coronary artery calcium in men versus women (results from a meta- and pooled analysis estimating all-cause mortality and coronary heart disease death or myocardial infarction).

Bellasi A, Lacey C, Taylor AJ, Raggi P, Wilson PW, Budoff MJ, Vaccarino V, Shaw LJ.

Am J Cardiol. 2007 Aug 1;100(3):409-14. Epub 2007 Jun 13.PMID: 17659919 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Factors associated with mortality in patients new to haemodialysis.

Spiegel DM, Raggi P, Smits G, Block GA.

Nephrol Dial Transplant. 2007 Dec;22(12):3568-72. Epub 2007 Jul 7.PMID: 17617651 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article