1994
Effects of altered left ventricular geometry on quantitative technetium 99m sestamibi defect size in humans: Perfusion imaging during coronary angioplasty
Haronian H, Sinusas A, Remetz M, Brennan J, Cabin H, Zaret B, Wackers F. Effects of altered left ventricular geometry on quantitative technetium 99m sestamibi defect size in humans: Perfusion imaging during coronary angioplasty. Journal Of Nuclear Cardiology 1994, 1: 150-158. PMID: 9420682, DOI: 10.1007/bf02984087.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPercutaneous transluminal coronary angioplastyLeft ventricular geometryAltered left ventricular geometryCoronary angioplastyRegional wall motionVentricular geometryEnd-diastolic imagesMyocardial perfusionExercise-induced myocardial ischemiaAbnormal regional wall motionMyocardial risk areaTransluminal coronary angioplastyQuantitative defectsExperimental animal modelsPlanar myocardial perfusionMyocardial perfusion imagingQuantitative technetiumResultsNine patientsVentricular functionCoronary arteryMyocardial infarctionVessel occlusionMyocardial ischemiaPerfusion defectsWall motion
1992
The Right Ventricle in Disorders Causing Pulmonary Venous Hypertension
Setaro J, Cleman M, Remetz M. The Right Ventricle in Disorders Causing Pulmonary Venous Hypertension. Cardiology Clinics 1992, 10: 165-183. PMID: 1739957, DOI: 10.1016/s0733-8651(18)30261-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPulmonary venous hypertensionRight ventricular functionRight ventricleVenous hypertensionVentricular functionLeft-sided heart lesionsLeft-sided heart failurePulmonary arterial hypertensionCharacteristic clinical findingsPulmonary arterial systemImportant prognostic informationObstructive originArterial hypertensionHeart failureHemodynamic adaptationClinical findingsHeart lesionsPulmonary veinsPrognostic informationInterventricular septumHypertensionChronic compensationLeft ventricleVentricleArterial system
1991
Validation of continuous radionuclide left ventricular functioning monitoring in detecting silent myocardial ischemia during balloon angioplasty of the left anterior descending coronary artery
Kayden D, Remetz M, Cabin H, Deckelbaum L, Cleman M, Wackers F, Zaret B. Validation of continuous radionuclide left ventricular functioning monitoring in detecting silent myocardial ischemia during balloon angioplasty of the left anterior descending coronary artery. The American Journal Of Cardiology 1991, 67: 1339-1343. PMID: 2042565, DOI: 10.1016/0002-9149(91)90462-t.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSilent myocardial ischemiaLV ejection fractionLV dysfunctionMyocardial ischemiaEjection fractionLV functionBalloon inflationRelative end-systolic volumeTransient ST-segment depressionPercutaneous transluminal coronary angioplastyMean LV ejection fractionST-segment depressionContinuous electrocardiographic monitoringTransluminal coronary angioplastyLeft ventricular functionST-segment changesEnd-diastolic volumeEnd-systolic volumeIschemic decreaseCoronary angioplastyVentricular functionElectrocardiographic changesElectrocardiographic monitoringBalloon angioplastyCoronary artery
1988
Percutaneous Transluminal Coronary Angioplasty During Acute Myocardial Infarction
Remetz M, Cleman M. Percutaneous Transluminal Coronary Angioplasty During Acute Myocardial Infarction. Cardiology Clinics 1988, 6: 139-152. PMID: 2971441, DOI: 10.1016/s0733-8651(18)30507-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSystemic thrombolytic therapyThrombolytic therapyVentricular functionAcute MISymptom onsetAcute PTCABlood flowPercutaneous transluminal coronary angioplastyInitial thrombolytic therapyRecent cerebrovascular eventsIntravenous thrombolytic therapyCent of patientsInfarct-related arteryPost-infarction anginaRegional left ventricular functionImproved ventricular functionTransluminal coronary angioplastyLeft ventricular functionAcute myocardial infarctionIntravenous r-tPASecond generation thrombolytic agentUse of PTCAAcute angioplastyIntracoronary streptokinaseProvokable ischemia