2024
Impact of cardiac size on diagnostic performance of single-photon emission computed tomography myocardial perfusion imaging: insights from the REgistry of Fast Myocardial Perfusion Imaging with NExt generation single-photon emission computed tomography
Randazzo M, Elias P, Poterucha T, Sharir T, Fish M, Ruddy T, Kaufmann P, Sinusas A, Miller E, Bateman T, Dorbala S, Di Carli M, Castillo M, Liang J, Miller R, Dey D, Berman D, Slomka P, Einstein A. Impact of cardiac size on diagnostic performance of single-photon emission computed tomography myocardial perfusion imaging: insights from the REgistry of Fast Myocardial Perfusion Imaging with NExt generation single-photon emission computed tomography. European Heart Journal - Cardiovascular Imaging 2024, 25: 996-1006. PMID: 38445511, PMCID: PMC11210974, DOI: 10.1093/ehjci/jeae055.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSPECT myocardial perfusion imagingMyocardial perfusion imagingCoronary artery diseaseCardiac sizeDetect obstructive coronary artery diseasePerfusion imagingObstructive coronary artery diseaseDetection of coronary artery diseaseNegative predictive valueLeft ventricular volumeSolid-state scannersSmall cardiac sizeCoronary angiographyMale patientsYounger patientsElderly patientsMale sexDiagnostic performanceVentricular volumeArtery diseaseVisual assessmentPatientsPredictive valueElderly ageSPECT
1984
Pathoanatomic correlates of regional left ventricular wall motion assessed by equilibrium radionuclide angiocardiography: A postmortem correlation
Sinusas A, Hardin N, Clements J, Wackers F. Pathoanatomic correlates of regional left ventricular wall motion assessed by equilibrium radionuclide angiocardiography: A postmortem correlation. The American Journal Of Cardiology 1984, 54: 975-981. PMID: 6496360, DOI: 10.1016/s0002-9149(84)80128-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAbnormal regional wall motionRegional wall motionPostmortem findingsPathoanatomic correlatesEquilibrium radionuclideLeft bundle branch blockNormal regional wall motionGross myocardial lesionsLeft ventricular wall motionBundle branch blockLeft ventricular segmentsRegional left ventricular wall motionVentricular wall motionFalse-negative segmentsCoronary arterySevere stenosisMyocardial infarctionNontransmural infarctionBranch blockVentricular segmentsWall motionMyocardial lesionsPatientsPredictive valueAbnormal segments