Usefulness of fluorine-18 positron emission tomography/computed tomography for identification of cardiovascular implantable electronic device infections

…, L Blier, M Nadeau, L Charbonneau, M Trottier… - Journal of the American …, 2012 - jacc.org
Objectives : This study evaluated the usefulness of fluorodesoxyglucose marked by fluorine-18
( 18 F-FDG) positron emission tomography (PET) and computed tomography (CT) in …

Characterization of 3-dimensional PET systems for accurate quantification of myocardial blood flow

JM Renaud, K Yip, J Guimond, M Trottier… - Journal of Nuclear …, 2017 - Soc Nuclear Med
Three-dimensional (3D) mode imaging is the current standard for PET/CT systems. Dynamic
imaging for quantification of myocardial blood flow with short-lived tracers, such as 82 Rb-…

Genetic variation in LPA, calcific aortic valve stenosis in patients undergoing cardiac surgery, and familial risk of aortic valve microcalcification

…, T Le Tourneau, D Messika-Zeitoun, M Trottier… - JAMA …, 2019 - jamanetwork.com
Importance Genetic variants at theLPAlocus are associated with both calcific aortic valve
stenosis (CAVS) and coronary artery disease (CAD). Whether these variants are associated …

[HTML][HTML] Lipoprotein (a), oxidized phospholipids, and aortic valve microcalcification assessed by 18F-sodium fluoride positron emission tomography and computed …

…, L Tastet, M Shen, HY Chen, R Bourgeois, M Trottier… - CJC open, 2019 - Elsevier
Background Lipoprotein(a) (Lp[a]) is the preferential lipoprotein carrier of oxidized phospholipids
(OxPLs) and a well-established genetic risk factor for calcific aortic valve stenosis (…

[HTML][HTML] Role of radionuclide imaging for diagnosis of device and prosthetic valve infections

JF Sarrazin, F Philippon, M Trottier… - World Journal of …, 2016 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Cardiovascular implantable electronic device (CIED) infection and prosthetic valve endocarditis
(PVE) remain a diagnostic challenge. Cardiac imaging plays an important role in the …

18F-Fluorodeoxyglucose Uptake Pattern in Noninfected Transcatheter Aortic Valves

D Del Val, M Trottier, A Alperi… - Circulation …, 2020 - Am Heart Assoc
Examples of fused, attenuation-corrected (AC), and nonattenuation-corrected (NAC) images
in patients treated with a Sapien 3 and Evolut R/PRO transcatheter heart valve (THV). An …

[HTML][HTML] Ten questions cardiologists should be able to answer about cardiac sarcoidosis: case-based approach and contemporary review

…, C Laliberté, S Fortin, G Dion, J Milot, M Trottier… - CJC open, 2021 - Elsevier
Sarcoidosis is an inflammatory multisystemic disease of unknown etiology characterized by
the formation of noncaseating epithelioid cell granulomas. Cardiac sarcoidosis might be life-…

Clinical interpretation standards and quality assurance for the multicenter PET/CT trial rubidium-ARMI

…, K Yip, E Turcotte, J Guimond, M Trottier… - Journal of Nuclear …, 2014 - Soc Nuclear Med
Rubidium-ARMI ( 82 Rb as an Alternative Radiopharmaceutical for Myocardial Imaging) is a
multicenter trial to evaluate the accuracy, outcomes, and cost-effectiveness of low-dose 82 …

New perspective in cardiac sarcoidosis: the potential role of a dedicated clinic and the importance of collaboration among different specialties

…, É Charbonneau, G Dion, M Trottier… - The Canadian …, 2023 - pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
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[HTML][HTML] Concomitant symptomatic cardiac sarcoidosis and systemic sclerosis with cardiac involvement: a case report

…, J Beaudoin, A Albert, G Dion, M Trottier… - American Journal of …, 2023 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Sarcoidosis and systemic sclerosis are two inflammatory multisystemic disorders of unknown
etiology that may be life-threatening especially when there is cardiac involvement. Both …