2003
Prognostic significance of ischemic electrocardiographic changes during adenosine infusion in patients with normal myocardial perfusion imaging
Abbott B, Afshar M, Berger A, Wackers F. Prognostic significance of ischemic electrocardiographic changes during adenosine infusion in patients with normal myocardial perfusion imaging. Journal Of Nuclear Cardiology 2003, 10: 9-16. PMID: 12569326, DOI: 10.1067/mnc.2002.127625.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNormal myocardial perfusion imagingAdenosine myocardial perfusion imagingST-segment depressionMyocardial perfusion imagingIschemic ECG changesCardiac eventsECG changesAdenosine infusionCardiac deathPrognostic significanceECG groupNormal myocardial perfusion imagesBaseline electrocardiographic abnormalitiesAdverse cardiac eventsIschemic electrocardiographic changesNonfatal myocardial infarctionSubsequent cardiac eventsFuture cardiac eventsNormal myocardial perfusionSex-matched groupPerfusion imagesECG evidenceElectrocardiographic abnormalitiesIndependent predictorsElectrocardiographic changes
2002
Prognostic significance of ischemic electrocardiographic changes during adenosine infusion in patients with normal myocardial perfusion imaging
Afshar M, Abbott B, Berger A, Wackers F. Prognostic significance of ischemic electrocardiographic changes during adenosine infusion in patients with normal myocardial perfusion imaging. Journal Of The American College Of Cardiology 2002, 39: 361. DOI: 10.1016/s0735-1097(02)81621-7.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
1996
Detection and significance of myocardial ischemia in women versus men within six months of acute myocardial infarction or unstable angina
Moriel M, Benhorin J, Brown M, Raubertas R, Severski P, Van Voorhees L, Bodenheimer M, Tzivoni D, Wackers F, Moss A, Group T. Detection and significance of myocardial ischemia in women versus men within six months of acute myocardial infarction or unstable angina. The American Journal Of Cardiology 1996, 77: 798-804. PMID: 8623730, DOI: 10.1016/s0002-9149(97)89172-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute coronary eventsThallium-201 stress scintigraphyPrimary end pointCoronary eventsEnd pointUnstable anginaStress scintigraphyPatient 1Myocardial infarctionNoninvasive testsExercise electrocardiogramAmbulatory electrocardiogramIschemia detectionCardiac event rateNonfatal myocardial infarctionSubsequent cardiac eventsAcute myocardial infarctionCardiac eventsIschemia testCardiac deathCox analysisPrognostic significanceMyocardial ischemiaEvent ratesWomen
1994
Prognostic significance of a fixed thallium defect one to six months after onset of acute myocardial infarction or unstable angina
Bodenheimer M, Wackers F, Schwartz R, Brown M, Group T. Prognostic significance of a fixed thallium defect one to six months after onset of acute myocardial infarction or unstable angina. The American Journal Of Cardiology 1994, 74: 1196-1200. PMID: 7977089, DOI: 10.1016/0002-9149(94)90547-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNonfatal infarctionCardiac eventsUnstable anginaCardiac deathMyocardial infarctionReversible defectsExercise thallium studiesNonfatal myocardial infarctionAcute coronary eventsLarge prospective studiesAcute cardiac eventsKaplan-Meier curvesAcute myocardial infarctionLog-rank statisticsCoronary eventsExercise thalliumPatient 1Prognostic significanceProspective studyMyocardial ischemiaThallium studiesThallium testThallium imagesInfarctionPatientsOne-year prognosis of patients with normal planar or single-photon emission computed tomographic technetium 99m-labeled sestamibi exercise imaging
Raiker K, Sinusas A, Wackers F, Zaret B. One-year prognosis of patients with normal planar or single-photon emission computed tomographic technetium 99m-labeled sestamibi exercise imaging. Journal Of Nuclear Cardiology 1994, 1: 449-456. PMID: 9420729, DOI: 10.1007/bf02961599.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNondiagnostic exercise electrocardiogramsPositive exercise electrocardiogramExercise electrocardiogramPrognostic significanceSingle photon emissionHigher cardiac event rateCardiac event rateChest pain syndromeNegative exercise electrocardiogramNonfatal myocardial infarctionOne-year prognosisPositive stress electrocardiogramCoronary artery diseaseFavorable prognostic significanceMyocardial perfusion imagingStress perfusion imagesCardiac causesCardiac eventsPain syndromeArtery diseaseConsecutive patientsExercise SPECTMyocardial infarctionFavorable outcomeStress electrocardiogram
1992
Comparison of thallium-201 and technetium-99m methoxyisobutyl isonitrile
Wackers F. Comparison of thallium-201 and technetium-99m methoxyisobutyl isonitrile. The American Journal Of Cardiology 1992, 70: e30-e34. PMID: 1442570, DOI: 10.1016/0002-9149(92)90036-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsThallium-201Coronary artery diseaseComparative clinical trialsSimilar diagnostic yieldSingle photon emissionSymptomatic patientsArtery diseaseMethoxyisobutyl isonitrileNormalcy ratePrognostic significanceViable myocardiumClinical trialsDiagnostic yieldNumerous patientsMyocardial perfusionDiagnostic concordanceImaging protocolClinical applicationPatientsPrognostic proceduresGood specificityTechnetiumAgentsPerfusionMyocardium
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