1996
Serial myocardial perfusion imaging with Tc-99m-labeled myocardial perfusion imaging agents in patients receiving thrombolytic therapy for acute myocardial infarction
Wackers F. Serial myocardial perfusion imaging with Tc-99m-labeled myocardial perfusion imaging agents in patients receiving thrombolytic therapy for acute myocardial infarction. Developments In Cardiovascular Medicine 1996, 173: 1-12. DOI: 10.1007/978-94-009-0115-5_1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAcute myocardial infarctionThrombolytic therapyMyocardial infarctionInfarct arteryMyocardial perfusionRecurrent myocardial infarctionInfarct artery patencyLong-term mortalityAppropriate adjunctive therapyNovel treatment strategiesTerm mortalityAdjunctive therapyArtery patencyAcute infarctionHibernating myocardiumConventional therapyUnfavorable outcomeAntithrombotic agentsTreatment strategiesComparative efficacyReocclusionPatientsInfarctionTherapyBeneficial effects
1993
A new quantitative method for the analysis of cardiac perfusion tomography (SPET): validation in post-infarct patients treated with thrombolytic therapy
Mortelmans L, Nuyts J, Scheys I, Wackers F, Lesaffre E, Brzostek T, De Roo M, De Geest H, Suetens P, Verbruggen A, Van de Werf F. A new quantitative method for the analysis of cardiac perfusion tomography (SPET): validation in post-infarct patients treated with thrombolytic therapy. European Journal Of Nuclear Medicine And Molecular Imaging 1993, 20: 1193-1200. PMID: 8299655, DOI: 10.1007/bf00171018.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEnzymatic infarct sizePerfusion defectsThrombolytic therapyVentricular functionInfarct sizeInfarct-related vesselLarge perfusion defectsThallium-201 chloridePost-infarct patientsPerfusion defect sizeGlobal ventricular functionRegional ventricular functionPerfusion tomographyContrast angiographyPatientsBeneficial effectsTherapyMyocardial perfusion tomogramsSignificant differencesPlanar quantificationValve plane