JCCT Pulse

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  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 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