1993
Frequency and significance of right ventricular dysfunction during inferior wall left ventricular myocardial infarction treated with thrombolytic therapy (results from the Thrombolysis in Myocardial Infarction [TIMI] II trial)
Berger P, Ruocco N, Ryan T, Jacobs A, Zaret B, Wackers F, Frederick M, Faxon D, Group R. Frequency and significance of right ventricular dysfunction during inferior wall left ventricular myocardial infarction treated with thrombolytic therapy (results from the Thrombolysis in Myocardial Infarction [TIMI] II trial). The American Journal Of Cardiology 1993, 71: 1148-1152. PMID: 8097614, DOI: 10.1016/0002-9149(93)90637-r.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdrenergic beta-AntagonistsAngioplasty, Balloon, CoronaryCombined Modality TherapyConstriction, PathologicCoronary VesselsFemaleHeart DiseasesHeart VentriclesHumansMaleMiddle AgedMyocardial InfarctionRadionuclide VentriculographyThrombolytic TherapyTissue Plasminogen ActivatorVentricular Function, LeftVentricular Function, RightConceptsRV wall motion abnormalitiesRight ventricular dysfunctionRV dysfunctionVentricular myocardial infarctionWall motion abnormalitiesVentricular dysfunctionThrombolytic therapyRadionuclide ventriculographyMyocardial infarctionMotion abnormalitiesInferior wallLower mean left ventricular ejection fractionMean left ventricular ejection fractionLeft ventricular ejection fractionBaseline clinical characteristicsInfarct-related arteryMyocardial Infarction (TIMI) II trialVentricular ejection fractionEquilibrium radionuclide ventriculographyHospital complicationsMultivessel diseaseII trialClinical characteristicsHospital dischargeEjection fraction
1992
Technetium-99m sestamibi myocardial imaging at rest for assessment of myocardial infarction and first-pass ejection fraction
Boucher C, Wackers F, Zaret B, Mena I. Technetium-99m sestamibi myocardial imaging at rest for assessment of myocardial infarction and first-pass ejection fraction. The American Journal Of Cardiology 1992, 69: 22-27. PMID: 1530901, DOI: 10.1016/0002-9149(92)90670-t.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsWall motion abnormalitiesFirst-pass ejection fractionEjection fractionQ-wave infarctsMotion abnormalitiesQ wavesAbnormal TcMyocardial infarctionSestamibi studiesFirst-pass imagingAbility of technetiumVentricular ejection fractionOccurrence of infarctionSestamibi myocardial perfusionPerfusion abnormalitiesWall motionRegional perfusionPosterior infarctsMyocardial perfusionMyocardial segmentsPatientsInfarctionSestamibi imagesProtocol IInfarcts
1980
Comparison of exercise radionuclide angiocardiography and thallium-201 myocardial perfusion imaging in coronary artery disease
Johnstone D, Sands M, Berger H, Reduto L, Lachman A, Wackers F, Cohen L, Gottschalk A, Zaret B. Comparison of exercise radionuclide angiocardiography and thallium-201 myocardial perfusion imaging in coronary artery disease. The American Journal Of Cardiology 1980, 45: 1113-1119. PMID: 7377108, DOI: 10.1016/0002-9149(80)90467-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCoronary artery diseaseExercise thallium studiesArtery diseaseVentricular reserveEjection fractionThallium studiesPerfusion defectsLeft ventricular ejection fractionThallium-201 myocardial perfusion imagingThallium-201 myocardial perfusionExercise-induced perfusion defectsRegional wall motion abnormalitiesExercise thallium imagesNormal coronary arteriesUpright bicycle exerciseSingle-vessel diseaseT segment depressionVentricular ejection fractionAbnormal exerciseThallium perfusion defectsWall motion abnormalitiesMyocardial perfusion imagingRegional wall motionExercise radionuclideIschemic S