Josh Mitchell MD
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Josh Mitchell MD
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Cardiologist at Washington University in St. Louis. #CardioSky, #CardioOnc, evidence-based medicine, prevention, patient advocacy. Army veteran #RLTW.
Reposted by Josh Mitchell MD
May 9, 2025 at 4:50 PM
Reposted by Josh Mitchell MD
Single-photon emission computed tomography/computed tomography quantification of Tc-99m pyrophosphate uptake to assess tafamidis treatment response in transthyretin cardiac amyloidosis
Cardiac imaging with bone-avid tracers for the diagnosis of transthyretin amyloid (ATTR) cardiac amyloidosis uses only limited quantification, but single-photon emission computed tomography/computed tomography (SPECT/CT) acquisition can provide volumetric assessment with quantification of tracer uptake. Tafamidis is routinely used in the treatment of cardiac amyloidosis, but there are scant data on changes in imaging results during therapy. The purpose of this study was to perform a longitudinal assessment of Tc-99m-pyrophosphate (PYP) imaging to determine if tafamidis therapy results in any change in quantitative measures of tracer uptake.
www.journalofnuclearcardiology.org
December 19, 2024 at 2:57 AM
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Physical activity after cancer diagnosis is associated with reduced CVD risk
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December 9, 2024 at 11:56 PM
Congrats to Matt Lui, outstanding WashU fellow, on his study showing that a visual review of CAC on NSCLC RAD planning CT was more predictive of CV events than Rad dose. Visual review ~ formal CAC score. #cardioonc
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November 14, 2024 at 6:27 PM