JCCT Pulse

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