JCCT Pulse

Join Todd C. Villines, MD, MSCCT as he takes a deep dive into three featured articles in the March – April 2022 issue of the Journal of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography (JCCT). Dr. Villines will chat with: Kim Williams, MD;  Evangelos Tzolos , MD and Hashrul Rashid, MBBS.This episode will explore:Socioeconomics of Coronary Artery Calcium Is it Scored or Ignored? Detection of small coronary calcifications in patients with Agatston coronary artery calcium score of zeroThe impact of hypo-attenuated leaflet thickening on haemodynamic valve deterioration following transcatheter aortic valve replacementSupport the show

Join Todd C. Villines, MD, MSCCT as he takes a deep dive into three featured articles in the January – February 2022 issue of the Journal of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography (JCCT). Dr. Villines will chat with: Laura Gellis , MD, MPH;  Nehal Mehta , MD and Jonathon Leipsic  , MD, MSCCT.This episode will explore:Comparison of coronary artery measurements between echocardiograms and cardiac CT in Kawasaki Disease patients with aneurysmsChronic Inflammatory Diseases and Coronary Heart Disease: Insights from Cardiovascular CTTrans-lesional Fractional Flow Reserve Gradient as Derived from Coronary CT Improves Patient Management: ADVANCE registrySupport the show

Join Todd C. Villines, MD, MSCCT as he takes a deep dive into three featured articles in the November – December 2021 issue of the Journal of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography (JCCT). Dr. Villines will chat with: Geoffry Rubin , MD, MBA;  Andrew Choi, MD,  FSCCT and Gudrun Feuchtner, MD.This episode will explore:The Direct Costs of Coronary CT Angiography Relative to  Contrast-Enhanced Thoracic CT: Time-Driven Activity-Based CostingCT Evaluation by Artificial Intelligence for Atherosclerosis, Stenosis and Vascular Morphology (CLARIFY): A Multi-center, international studySmoking and obesity predict high-risk plaque by coronary CTA in low coronary artery calcium score (CACS)Support the show

Join Todd C. Villines, MD, MSCCT as he takes a deep dive into  the newly released 2021 AHA/ACC/ASE/CHEST/SAEM/SCCT/SCMR Guideline for the Evaluation and Diagnosis of Chest Pain: A Report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Joint Committee on Clinical Practice Guidelines. Our special guests are Ron Blankstein, MD, MSCCT; Michelle Williams, MBChB, PhD, FSCCT; Stephan Achenbach, MD, MSCCT and Pamela Douglas, MD .This episode will explore:2021 AHA/ACC/ASE/CHEST/SAEM/SCCT/SCMR Guideline for the Evaluation and Diagnosis of Chest Pain: A Report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Joint Committee on Clinical Practice GuidelinesSupport the show

Join Todd C. Villines, MD, MSCCT as he takes a deep dive into three featured articles in the September – October 2021 issue of the Journal of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography (JCCT). Dr. Villines will chat with: Dan Berman , MD , MSCCT,  Joao Calvalcante, MD,  FSCCT and B. Kelly Han, MD, FSCCT.This episode will explore:The accuracy of coronary CT angiography in patients with coronary calcium score above 1000 Agatston Units: Comparison with quantitative coronary angiography Prosthesis-patient mismatch defined by cardiac computed tomography versus echocardiography after transcatheter aortic valve replacement Multi-institution assessment of the use and risk of cardiovascular computed tomography in pediatric patients with congenital heart diseaseSupport the show

Join Todd C. Villines, MD, MSCCT as he takes a deep dive into three featured articles in the July – August 2021 issue of the Journal of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography (JCCT). Dr. Villines will chat with: Alexander R. van Rosendael, MD ,  Juan Lopez-Mattei, MD,  FSCCT and Ashraf Hamden, MD.This episode will explore:Progression of Whole-Heart Atherosclerosis by Coronary CT and Major Adverse Cardiovascular Events Cardiac Computed Tomography in the Contemporary Evaluation of Infective Endocarditis Short Membranous Septum Length in Bicuspid Aortic Valve Stenosis Increases the Risk of Conduction DisturbancesSupport the show

Join Todd C. Villines, MD, MSCCT as he takes a deep dive into three featured articles in the May – June 2021 issue of the Journal of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography (JCCT). Dr. Villines will chat with: Gary Small, MB ChB MRCP, Martin Willemink , MD, PhD, FSCCT and Melissa Daubert , MD, FSCCT.This episode will explore:Effectiveness of Point-of-Care Oral Ivabradine for Cardiac Computed TomographyCardiac Computed Tomography Improves the Identification of Cardiomechanical Complications among Patients with Suspected Left Ventricular Assist Device Malfunction Spectral Photon-Counting CT in Cardiovascular Imaging Support the show

Join Todd C. Villines, MD, MSCCT as he takes a deep dive into two featured articles in the March – April 2021 issue of the Journal of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography (JCCT). Dr. Villines will chat with: Jonathon Leipsic, MD, MSCCT and Robert Safian, MD.This episode will explore:The Clinical Utility of FFRCT Stratified by AgeImportance of Measurement Site on Assessment of Lesion-Specific Ischemia and Diagnostic Performance of Coronary Computed Tomography Angiography-Derived Fractional Flow ReserveSupport the show

Join Todd Villines, MD, MSCCT as he takes a deep dive into three featured articles in the January – February 2021 issue of the Journal of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography (JCCT). Dr. Villines will chat with: Andrew Choi, MD, FSCCT, Damini Dey, PhD, FSCCT and Paul Knaapen, MD.This episode will explore:2020 Guideline for Training Cardiology and Radiology Trainees as Independent Practitioners (Level II) and Advanced Practitioners (Level III) in Cardiovascular Computed Tomography: A Statement from the Society of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography (SCCT)Repeatability of quantitative pericoronary adipose tissue attenuation and plaque burden from coronary CT angiography: A SCOT-HEART Substudy Diagnostic value of comprehensive on-site and off-site coronary CT angiography for identifying hemodynamically obstructive coronary artery diseaseSupport the show

Join Todd Villines, MD, MSCCT as he takes a deep dive into three featured articles in the November – December2020 issue of the Journal of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography (JCCT). Dr. Villines will chat with : Eileen Hu-Wang, MD, Eric Williamson, MD, FSCCT and Michael Morris, MD.This episode will explore:Comparison of professional medical society guidelines for appropriate use of coronary computed tomography angiography Dynamic Computed Tomographic Assessment of the Mitral Annulus in Patients With and Without Mitral ProlapsePredicting paravalvular leak after transcatheter mitral valve replacement using commercially available software modelingSupport the show

Join Todd Villines, MD, MSCCT as he takes a deep dive into three featured articles in the September – October 2020 issue of the Journal of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography (JCCT). Dr. Villines will chat with : Alexander van Rosendael, MD, Jonathan Weir-McCall, MB ChB and Peter Stone, MD.This episode will explore:Percent atheroma volume: Optimal variable to report whole-heart atherosclerotic plaque burden with coronary CTA, the PARADIGM study Annular versus supra-annular sizing for transcatheter aortic valve replacement in bicuspid aortic valve disease Risk stratification of coronary plaques using physiologic characteristics by CCTA: Focus on shear stress Support the show

Join Kavitha Chinnaiyan, MD, FSCCT as she takes a deep dive into three featured articles in the July – August 2020 issue of the Journal of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography (JCCT). Dr. Chinnaiyan will chat with JCCT Editor in Chief, Todd Villines, MD, MSCCT, SCCT President, Koen Nieman, MD, PhD, MSCCT and Francesco Pollari, MD.This episode will explore:Coronary computed tomographic angiograpy and invasive coronary angiography a reevaluationAortic valve calcification as a risk factor for major complications and reduced survival after transcatheter replacement Dynamic CT myocardial perfusion imagingSupport the show

Join Kavitha Chinnaiyan, MD, FSCCT as she takes a deep dive into three featured articles in the May – June 2020 issue of the Journal of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography (JCCT). Dr. Chinnaiyan will chat with JCCT Editor in Chief, Todd Villines, MD, MSCCT, Joao Cavalcante, MD, FSCCT, Jeroen Bax, MD and Vincenzo Vingiani, MD, FSCCT.This episode will explore:Baseline global longitudinal strain by computed tomography is associated with post transcatheter aortic valve replacement outcomes Coronary atherosclerosis scoring with semiquantitative CCTA risk scores for prediction of major adverse cardiac events: Propensity score-based analysis of diabetic and non-diabetic patients  Low-kV coronary artery calcium scoring with tin filtration using a kV-independent reconstruction algorithm Support the show

Join Kavitha Chinnaiyan, MD, FACC, FSCCT as she takes a deep dive into two featured articles in the March – April 2020 issue of the Journal of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography (JCCT). Dr. Chinnaiyan will chat with Daniele Andreini, MD, PhD, FSCCT and Andrew Choi, MD, FSCCT.This episode will explore:Interpretability of coronary CT angiography performed with a novel whole-heart coverage high-definition CT scanner in 300 consecutive patients with coronary artery bypass grafts The global social media response to the 14th annual Society of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography scientific sessions. Reference:Accelerating the future of cardiac CT: Social media as sine qua non?  Support the show (https://scct.org/donations/donate.asp?id=18823)Support the show

Join Kavitha Chinnaiyan, MD, FACC, FSCCT as she discusses SCCT’s Guidance for use of cardiac computed tomography amidst the COVID-19 pandemic. Our experts include Drs. Ron Blankstein, Andrew Choi, and Todd Villines with recommendations and experiences from Kelley Branch and Mahmud Mossa-Basha of University of Washington and Gianluca Pontone of Centro Cardiologico Monzino, IRCCS, in Milan, Italy. This episode will explore:Use of cardiac computed tomography amidst the COVID-19 pandemicSupport the show

Join Kavitha Chinnaiyan, MD, FACC, FSCCT as she takes a deep dive into  the newly released expert consensus document on myocardial computed tomography perfusion imaging. Our special guests, writing group chairs Ron Blankstein, MD, MSCCT and Amit Patel, MD, FSCCT and JCCT Editor-in-Chief Todd Villines, MD, MSCCT will explore the big picture impact of the statement.This episode will explore:Expert consensus document on myocardial computed tomography perfusion imagingSupport the show

Join Kavitha Chinnaiyan, MD, FACC, FSCCT as she takes a deep dive into two featured articles in the January – February 2020 issue of the Journal of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography (JCCT). Dr. Chinnaiyan will chat with Todd Villines, MD, MSCCT, Julia Karady, MD and Michael Blaha, MD, MPH.This episode will explore:Long-term health outcomes and cost-effectiveness of coronary CTangiography in patients with suspicion for acute coronary syndromeValidation of the Coronary Artery Calcium Data and Reporting System(CAC-DRS): Dual importance of CAC score and CAC distribution from theCoronary Artery Calcium (CAC) consortiumSupport the show

Join Kavitha Chinnaiyan, MD, FACC, FSCCT as she takes a deep dive into three featured articles in the September – October 2019 issue of the Journal of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography (JCCT). Dr. Chinnaiyan will chat with Márton Kolossváry, MD, PhD; Michelle Williams, MD, PhD, FSCCT; and Koen Nieman, MD, PhD, FSCCTThis episode will explore:Advanced atherosclerosis imaging by CT: Radiomics, machine learning and deep learning Coronary atherosclerosis imaging by CT to improve clinical outcomes The role of coronary CTA for acute chest pain in the era of high-sensitivity troponinsSupport the show

Join Kavitha Chinnaiyan, MD, FACC, FSCCT as she takes a deep dive into three featured articles in the November – December 2019 issue of the Journal of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography (JCCT). Dr. Chinnaiyan will chat with Carlo De Cecco, MD, PhD; Dr. Matthew Budoff, MD, FSCCT, MSCCT; and Martin J Willemink, MD PhD FSCCTThis episode will explore:Artificial intelligence machine learning-based coronary CT fractional flow reserve (CT-FFRml): Impact of iterative and filtered back projection reconstruction techniquesCoronary artery calcification and ethnicityCoronary artery calcium: A technical argument for a new scoring method Support the show

Join Kavitha Chinnaiyan, MD, FACC, FSCCT as she takes a deep dive into three featured articles in the July - August 2019 issue of the Journal of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography (JCCT). Dr. Chinnaiyan will chat with Sheldon Litwin, MD, FSCCT; Elliot McVeigh, PhD; and Pepijn Van Diemen, MD.This episode will explore:Effects of obesity on noninvasive test results in patients with suspected cardiac ischemia: Insights from the PROMISE trialUsing a genetic risk score to calculate the optimal age for an individual to undergo coronary artery calcium screeningThe association of coronary lumen volume to left ventricle mass ratio with myocardial blood flow and fractional flow reserveSupport the show