2022
The utility of radiographic assessment of the internal mammary arteries in chest wall irradiated patients.
Naraparaju V, Mosleh W, Almnajam M, Khaddr M, Bagade S, Posteraro A, Grew D, Wakefield D, Hur D, Vashist A. The utility of radiographic assessment of the internal mammary arteries in chest wall irradiated patients. Frontiers In Bioscience-Landmark 2022, 27: 30. PMID: 35090335, DOI: 10.31083/j.fbl2701030.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsCoronary Artery DiseaseHumansMammary ArteriesRetrospective StudiesThoracic WallTomography, X-Ray ComputedConceptsCoronary artery calcificationRadiation-induced atherosclerosisInternal mammary arteryCT scanMammary arteryBreast cancerBreast cancer patientsChest wall radiotherapyUnilateral radiotherapyArtery calcificationBaseline characteristicsCancer patientsContralateral sideRadiographic assessmentRetrospective analysisChest wallPatientsAtherosclerosisRadiation-induced damageCalcificationScansArteryRadiotherapyMammographyCancer
2004
Do electrocardiographic changes with adenosine myocardial perfusion imaging predict ischaemia in patients with left ventricular hypertrophy?
Vashist A, Victoria A, Blum S, Bella J, Heller E. Do electrocardiographic changes with adenosine myocardial perfusion imaging predict ischaemia in patients with left ventricular hypertrophy? Nuclear Medicine Communications 2004, 25: 553-556. PMID: 15167513, DOI: 10.1097/01.mnm.0000126630.47661.d9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdenosineCausalityComorbidityElectrocardiographyExercise TestFemaleHumansHypertrophy, Left VentricularIncidenceMaleMiddle AgedMyocardial IschemiaPrevalencePrognosisRadionuclide ImagingReproducibility of ResultsRetrospective StudiesSensitivity and SpecificityStatistics as TopicUnited StatesConceptsLeft ventricular hypertrophyECG changesVentricular hypertrophyBaseline electrocardiogramElectrocardiographic changesPredictive valueSevere coronary artery diseaseEvidence of ischaemiaCoronary artery diseaseAdenosine myocardial perfusionForm of exercisePresence of collateralsNegative predictive valuePositive predictive valueArtery diseaseConsecutive patientsImaging correlatesTc-sestamibiIschaemiaMyocardial perfusionPatientsX minHypertrophyPerfusionStress test
2002
Association of heart rate response with scan and left ventricular function on adenosine myocardial perfusion imaging
Vashist A, Heller E, Blum S, Brown E, Bhalodkar N. Association of heart rate response with scan and left ventricular function on adenosine myocardial perfusion imaging. The American Journal Of Cardiology 2002, 89: 174-177. PMID: 11792338, DOI: 10.1016/s0002-9149(01)02196-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBeats/minMyocardial perfusion imagingEjection fractionAbnormal scansAdenosine myocardial perfusionHeart rate responseVentricular functionScan groupMyocardial perfusionAdenosine myocardial perfusion imagingAbnormal scan groupAdenosine stress testNormal scan groupRate responseNormal ejection fractionLV ejection fractionAverage HRSingle photon emissionConsecutive patientsMean ageNormal scansPeak HRReversible defectsGroup 2HR response