2023
Diagnostic performance characteristics of planar quantitative and semi-quantitative parameters of Tc99m pyrophosphate (PYP) imaging for diagnosis of transthyretin (ATTR) cardiac amyloidosis: the SCAN-MP study
Pandey S, Teruya S, Rodriguez C, Deluca A, Kinkhabwala M, Johnson L, Fine D, Sabogal N, Winburn M, Castillo M, Bhatia K, Malkovskaya R, Raiszadeh F, Kurian D, Miller E, Einstein A, Maurer M, Ruberg F. Diagnostic performance characteristics of planar quantitative and semi-quantitative parameters of Tc99m pyrophosphate (PYP) imaging for diagnosis of transthyretin (ATTR) cardiac amyloidosis: the SCAN-MP study. Journal Of Nuclear Cardiology 2023, 30: 1414-1419. PMID: 36823486, PMCID: PMC11268194, DOI: 10.1007/s12350-023-03203-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTransthyretin cardiac amyloidosisATTR-CACardiac amyloidosisLow pretest probabilityLow pretest likelihoodLV wall thicknessDiagnostic performance characteristicsPositive predictive valueNon-invasive diagnosisConclusionAmong patientsMinority older adultsHeart failurePretest likelihoodPretest probabilitySemi-quantitative parametersPYP uptakeImportant misclassificationPredictive valueImaging thresholdsOptimal heartOlder adultsDiagnostic performancePatientsReference standardScans
2021
Identifying Medicare beneficiaries with dementia
Moura LMVR, Festa N, Price M, Volya M, Benson NM, Zafar S, Weiss M, Blacker D, Normand S, Newhouse JP, Hsu J. Identifying Medicare beneficiaries with dementia. Journal Of The American Geriatrics Society 2021, 69: 2240-2251. PMID: 33901296, PMCID: PMC8373730, DOI: 10.1111/jgs.17183.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsClaims-based definitionEligible populationElectronic health recordsAccountable care organizationsMedical recordsDiagnostic codesMedicare beneficiariesReference standardICD-10 diagnostic codesICD-9 definitionRetrospective observational studyIndividual-level linkageService Medicare beneficiariesPatients' medical recordsClaims-based diagnosesClinical reference standardNon-Hispanic whitesPretest likelihoodDementia statusObservational studyInternational ClassificationAverage ageDementia diagnosisStandardized reviewDementia
1985
Prognostic significance of normal quantitative planar thallium-201 stress scintigraphy in patients with chest pain
Wackers F, Russo D, Russo D, Clements J. Prognostic significance of normal quantitative planar thallium-201 stress scintigraphy in patients with chest pain. Journal Of The American College Of Cardiology 1985, 6: 27-30. PMID: 3159779, DOI: 10.1016/s0735-1097(85)80247-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCoronary artery diseaseThallium-201 stress scintigraphyArtery diseaseStress scintigraphyPretest likelihoodCardiac eventsChest painPrognostic significanceQuantitative thallium-201 scintigraphyChest pain syndromeThallium-201 scintigraphyHigh pretest likelihoodLow pretest likelihoodBasis of symptomsAnginal complaintsMean followPain syndromeExcellent prognosisNormal findingsConsecutive seriesStress electrocardiographyNormal studiesPatientsScintigraphyDisease
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