2012
Gender-based divergence of cardiovascular outcomes in asymptomatic patients with type 2 diabetes: Results from the DIAD study
Tandon S, Wackers F, Inzucchi SE, Bansal S, Staib LH, Chyun DA, Davey JA, Young LH. Gender-based divergence of cardiovascular outcomes in asymptomatic patients with type 2 diabetes: Results from the DIAD study. Diabetes And Vascular Disease Research 2012, 9: 124-130. PMID: 22228772, DOI: 10.1177/1479164111431470.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedAsymptomatic DiseasesCanadaCardiovascular DiseasesDiabetes ComplicationsDiabetes Mellitus, Type 2FemaleHumansIncidenceKaplan-Meier EstimateMaleMass ScreeningMiddle AgedMyocardial Perfusion ImagingPredictive Value of TestsPrognosisProspective StudiesRisk AssessmentRisk FactorsSex FactorsTime FactorsUnited StatesConceptsType 2 diabetesMyocardial perfusion imagingCardiovascular outcomesStress myocardial perfusion imagingAsymptomatic Diabetics (DIAD) studyBetter cardiac outcomesHigh-risk womenCoronary artery diseaseHigh-risk menDetection of ischemiaMPI abnormalitiesAsymptomatic patientsAsymptomatic menCardiac eventsCardiac outcomesArtery diseaseAsymptomatic womenAbnormal screeningDiabetic studyPerfusion imagingDIAD studyWomenMenDiabetesOutcomes
2010
Five-Year Outcomes in High-Risk Participants in the Detection of Ischemia in Asymptomatic Diabetics (DIAD) Study A post hoc analysis
Bansal S, Wackers FJ, Inzucchi SE, Chyun DA, Davey JA, Staib LH, Young LH, . Five-Year Outcomes in High-Risk Participants in the Detection of Ischemia in Asymptomatic Diabetics (DIAD) Study A post hoc analysis. Diabetes Care 2010, 34: 204-209. PMID: 20929989, PMCID: PMC3005488, DOI: 10.2337/dc10-1194.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedCardiovascular DiseasesDiabetes Mellitus, Type 2FemaleHumansMaleMetabolic SyndromeMiddle AgedConceptsCardiac event rateBaseline cardiovascular riskAnnual cardiac event rateHigh cardiovascular riskCardiovascular riskHigh-risk participantsDetection of ischemiaEvent ratesInducible ischemiaRisk engineUK Prospective Diabetes Study risk engineHigh baseline cardiovascular riskAsymptomatic Diabetics (DIAD) studyFive-year outcomesUKPDS risk engineLow-risk groupRisk stratification approachStudy of DiabetesLow-risk participantsAsymptomatic diabeticsCardiac eventsFramingham scoreMetabolic syndromeRisk groupsDiabetic study
2009
How to Identify the Asymptomatic High-Risk Patient?
Schuijf J, Achenbach S, Zoghbi W, Boersma E, Raggi P, Weber M, Nagel E, Narula J, Wackers F, Poldermans D, Bax J. How to Identify the Asymptomatic High-Risk Patient? Current Problems In Cardiology 2009, 34: 539-577. PMID: 19804855, DOI: 10.1016/j.cpcardiol.2009.07.001.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsElevated riskAsymptomatic high-risk patientsCardiovascular disease eventsHigh-risk patientsCause of mortalityUse of biomarkersNoninvasive imaging modalityIntermediate riskAsymptomatic individualsCardiovascular diseaseHigh riskDisease eventsPreventive measuresImaging modalitiesSubstantial proportionMorbidityPatientsRisk assessmentAdditional strategiesRiskMortalityTraditional risk assessmentLarge proportionGreat benefitIndividuals
2008
Imaging Highlights From the European Society of Cardiology, American Society of Nuclear Cardiology, and Heart Failure Society of America
Knuuti J, Poldermans D, Udelson J, Wackers F, Bax J. Imaging Highlights From the European Society of Cardiology, American Society of Nuclear Cardiology, and Heart Failure Society of America. JACC Cardiovascular Imaging 2008, 1: 119-128. PMID: 19356415, DOI: 10.1016/j.jcmg.2007.10.012.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2007
Highlights of the 2007 Scientific Sessions of the American Society of Nuclear Cardiology San Diego, California, September 6–9, 2007
Russell RR, Abbott BG, Arrighi JA, Bengel FM, Cohen MC, Garcia EV, Hendel RC, Holly TA, Mieres JH, Shaw LJ, Thomas GS, Thompson RC, Wackers FJ, Bax JJ. Highlights of the 2007 Scientific Sessions of the American Society of Nuclear Cardiology San Diego, California, September 6–9, 2007. Journal Of The American College Of Cardiology 2007, 50: 2336-2343. PMID: 18068044, DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2007.10.007.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
1980
Current Status of Radionuclide Imaging in the Management and Evaluation of patients with cardiovascular Disease
Wackers F. Current Status of Radionuclide Imaging in the Management and Evaluation of patients with cardiovascular Disease. Advances In Cardiology 1980, 27: 40-50. PMID: 7004129, DOI: 10.1159/000383973.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsCardiovascular DiseasesCoronary DiseaseHumansIsotopesMyocardial InfarctionRadionuclide ImagingScintillation CountingTechnetiumThallium