2003
Detecting Acute Coronary Syndrome in the Emergency Department With Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Kwong RY, Schussheim AE, Rekhraj S, Aletras AH, Geller N, Davis J, Christian TF, Balaban RS, Arai AE. Detecting Acute Coronary Syndrome in the Emergency Department With Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Imaging. Circulation 2003, 107: 531-537. PMID: 12566362, DOI: 10.1161/01.cir.0000047527.11221.29.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAcute DiseaseAgedAngina, UnstableChest PainCoronary DiseaseDiagnosis, DifferentialElectrocardiographyEmergency Service, HospitalFemaleFollow-Up StudiesHumansLikelihood FunctionsLogistic ModelsMagnetic Resonance ImagingMaleMiddle AgedMyocardial InfarctionPredictive Value of TestsProspective StudiesROC CurveSensitivity and SpecificityTroponinConceptsAcute coronary syndromeStrict ECG criteriaTIMI risk scoreCoronary syndromeChest painEmergency departmentPeak troponinAbnormal ECGRisk scoreECG criteriaProbable acute coronary syndromeCardiac MRIMultivariate logistic regression analysisCardiac magnetic resonance imagingDiagnostic operating characteristicsHours of presentationTriage of patientsAcute myocardial infarctionLogistic regression analysisCurrent diagnostic strategiesMagnetic resonance imagingUnstable anginaConsecutive patientsVentricular functionClinical parameters
1999
Antibiotics for Myocardial Infarction?
Schussheim A, Fuster V. Antibiotics for Myocardial Infarction? Drugs 1999, 57: 283-291. PMID: 10193683, DOI: 10.2165/00003495-199957030-00002.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAcute DiseaseAnti-Bacterial AgentsChlamydophila pneumoniaeCoronary Artery DiseaseHumansInfectionsMyocardial InfarctionConceptsInfectious organismsAtherosclerotic lesionsFuture large-scale clinical trialsLarge-scale clinical trialsRecent pilot trialRecurrent coronary eventsCoronary artery diseaseElaboration of cytokinesEvidence of infectionVascular smooth muscle cellsCoronary artery plaquesRisk of restenosisSmooth muscle cellsDirect local effectsActive atherosclerosisCoronary eventsCoronary interventionInflammatory mechanismsArtery diseaseHypercoagulable statePathological examinationAtherosclerotic processSeroepidemiological investigationCoronary endotheliumArtery plaques