Patrick Sarkis

Having concluded my 1st year of Advanced CVI imaging Fellowship @DeBakeyCVedu, I reflect on the last 12 months: •Learning directly from the legends that validated the core pillars of CVI science @WilliamZoghbi •Conducting impactful original research with @almallahmo (1)

What is the correct interpretation of MBF in the context of CABG? Vote now, watch for case next week.

78yo female with recurrent angina & multiple revascularizations (CABG +PCI) on OMT. Patent grafts & stent on cath 1 yr ago. Rb-82 PET regadenoson stress ordered. What is the correct interpretation of MBF in the context of CABG? Vote below. #CVNuc #ThinkPET

Congratulations to our CV Imaging Fellowship Associate Program Director, @ChamsiPash, who has been selected to serve as a panelist in two sessions at the American Society of Echocardiography Engagement event. We're proud to see our faculty helping shape the future of CV imaging!

Honored to receive the Advanced Fellow Overall Excellence Award from Houston Methodist DeBakey Heart & Vascular Center. Incredibly grateful to my mentors and colleagues for their teaching, guidance, and continuous inspiration. @HMethodistCV @HMHCardioFellow

New #CVNuc #ThinkPET case poll! 60-yr-old male presents with typical angina, undergoes a PET scan following a normal SPECT scan. What is your interpretation of the PET images? Vote below.

ACACIA-HCM trial topline results - aficamten in nHCM. Incredibly proud and thankful to our patients and team for their commitment and hard work. This represents the first effective treatment for patients with nHCM. looking forward to seeing the full results. #CardioTwitter

New #CVNuc #ThinkPET case poll! 70-yr-old male with recent TAVI. Pre-TAVI interatrial septal mass showed rapid enlargement. F-18 FDG PET was performed with carbohydrate suppression to characterize the mass. What is the likely diagnosis? Vote below.

Aortic root + STJ enlargement more than tubular ascending aorta = Marfanoid aorta @Heart_SCCT @ACCmediacenter @HMHCardioFellow @HMethodistCV

Weekend echo call with the one and only! @WilliamZoghbi @HMHCardioFellow @DeBakeyCVedu

What happens when top ACHD fellows and the best faculty come together in one room? Right now at Houston Methodist, the ACHD course is in full swing — and the energy is incredible. ACHD Fellows Workshop #DeBakeyCVEducation #HoustonMethodist

Hot off the press! My Editorial in JACC on Atrial functional MR. Among 72 definitions of AfMR (!!) in the literature, Koschatko et al demonstrated that the one provided by JACC CV Imaging Expert Panel in 2022 was the most powerful in predicting outcome. pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41949521/

#CVNuc #ThinkPET case poll: 55-yr-old man with BMI 38, risk factors, and calcium score of 995 undergoes PET MPI for dyspnea. What is your interpretation of the findings? Vote below.

How would you proceed? Vote now. Watch for the case next week on ASNC.org.

#CVNuc #ThinkPET poll: 64yo female with dyspnea, prior PCI to LAD and RCA. Underwent regadenoson PET. How would you proceed? Vote below.

#CVNuc #ThinkPET case poll: 87-year-old male presents w chest pain. History of HTN, HLD, PAD. Physical exam unremarkable. LVEF 60%. Which of the following interpretations is most appropriate? Vote below.

Excellent overview by Dr. @falbadarin on advances in cardiac amyloidosis imaging Key conclusions: 🔹 SPECT (+/– CT) with demonstration of myocardial uptake should be standard ; planar-only imaging is not sufficient 🔹 Always rule out plasma cell dyscrasia 🔹 PET tracers hold strong promise in overcoming limitations of 99mTc-based imaging @MyASNC #CVNuc #CardiacAmyloidosis

@ChamsiPash @HMethodistMD @WilliamZoghbi @HMethodistCV Congratulations Dr Pasha!

Truly honored and privileged to be promoted to associate professor ⁦@HMethodistMD⁩ . Grateful always to unwavering support from ⁦⁦@WilliamZoghbi⁩ . ⁦⁦@HMethodistCV⁩ #neverstoplearning

Lebanese junior cardiologists 🇱🇧, with the world expert of Cardiac Imaging at the CV multimodality imaging symposium @WilliamZoghbi @JjeJoseph @SarkisPatrick Jad Kassem @HMethodistCV

Truely enjoyed learning 🫀 from the incredible faculty with these fully loaded amazing sessions today at @DeBakeyCVedu for Annual Cardiology Imaging conference. @WilliamZoghbi @SarkisPatrick @haisummaqsood