Role of artificial intelligence in cardiovascular risk prediction and outcomes: comparison of machine-learning and conventional statistical approaches for the analysis of carotid ultrasound features and intra-plaque neovascularization
Amer M Johri, Laura E Mantella, Ankush D Jamthikar, Luca Saba, John R Laird, Jasjit S Suri https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34050838/ Abstract The aim of this study was to compare machine learning (ML) methods with conventional statistical methods to investigate the predictive ability of carotid plaque characteristics for assessing the risk of coronary artery disease (CAD) and cardiovascular (CV) events. Focused carotid B-mode […]
Congratulations Laura!
Congratulations to Laura Mantella who successfully defended her PhD thesis last week (future MD/PhD)! Impressive work on carotid plaque neovascularization associated with coronary artery disease.
Dr. Johri (CINQ) is Awarded CIHR for: Combining Intraplaque Neovascularization with Risk Stratification by Carotid Stress Echo (The CIRCE Study)
Stress echo (SE) is one of the most accessible tests used to select patients for angiography, but suffers from moderate sensitivity and specificity for cardiovascular (CV) outcomes. In Ontario alone, of the >100,000 SEs performed every year, 90% are normal, and patients may have little follow-up. It is estimated that 3-5% (~4,000 patients/year) of those […]
Congratulations to our MSc Graduates!
Christie Boswell-Patterson and Geetika Ail
Recommendations for the Assessment of Carotid Arterial Plaque by Ultrasound for the Characterization of Atherosclerosis and Evaluation of Cardiovascular Risk: From the American Society of Echocardiography
Amer M Johri, Vijay Nambi, Tasneem Z Naqvi, Steven B Feinstein, Esther S H Kim, Margaret M Park, Harald Becher, Henrik Sillesen J Am Soc Echocardiogr 2020;33:917-33 https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32600741/ Atherosclerotic plaque detection by carotid ultrasound provides cardiovascular disease risk stratification. The advantages and disadvantages of two-dimensional (2D) and three-dimensional (3D) ultrasound methods for carotid arterial plaque […]