Frans J Th Wackers, MD, PhD
Professor Emeritus of Medicine (Cardiology) and Senior Research Scientist in Diagnostic Radiology
Departments & Organizations
Yale Medical Group
Diagnostic Radiology: Nuclear Cardiology | Nuclear Cardiology
Internal Medicine: Cardiology: Clinical Cardiology | Diabetes Endocrinology Research Center
Research Interests
Computer Quantification; Heart Disease; Myocardial Perfusion; Radionuclide Imaging; Ventricular Function; Diabetes and heart disease more...
Education
- M.D., University of Amsterdam, 1970
- Ph.D., University of Amsterdam, 1970
Selected Publications
- Tandon S, Wackers FJTh, Inzucchi SE, Bansal S, Staib LH, Chyun DA, Davey JA, Young LH. Gender-based divergence of cardiovascular outcomes in asymptomatic patients with type 2 diabetes. Results from the DIAD study. Diabetes Vasc Dis Res 2012 (in press)
- Jain M, Nkonde C, Lin BA, Walker A, Wackers FJTh. 85% of maximal age-predicted heart rate is not a valid endpoint for exercise testing. J Nucl Cardiol 18: 1026-1035, 2011.
- Bansal S, Wackers FJTh, Inzucchi SE, Chyun DA, Davey JA, Staib LH, Young LH, for the DIAD Investigators. Five-Year Outcomes in “High-Risk” Participants in the Detection of Ischemia in Asymptomatic Diabetics (DIAD) Study. A Post-Hoc Analysis. Diabetes Care 2011; 34:204-209.
