2020
Cardiovascular Imaging of Biology and Emotion
Meadows JL, Shah S, Burg MM, Pfau S, Soufer R. Cardiovascular Imaging of Biology and Emotion. Circulation Cardiovascular Imaging 2020, 13: e011054. PMID: 32762255, PMCID: PMC9261020, DOI: 10.1161/circimaging.120.011054.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsConceptsMental stressEpicardial coronary artery diseaseCoronary artery diseaseExercise-induced changesMicrovascular dysfunctionArtery diseaseObstructive diseaseClinical manifestationsVascular responsesCentral activationCardiovascular healthPathophysiologic changesCardiovascular responsesMyocardial ischemiaPeripheral vasculatureTreatment targetsVascular pathophysiologyPsychosocial determinantsCardiovascular imagingPsychosocial experiencesImplementation studyMS testingTriggers activationCardiovascular biologyDisease
2016
Post-traumatic Stress Disorder and Cardiovascular Disease
Burg MM, Soufer R. Post-traumatic Stress Disorder and Cardiovascular Disease. Current Cardiology Reports 2016, 18: 94. PMID: 27566327, DOI: 10.1007/s11886-016-0770-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPost-traumatic stress disorderCardiovascular diseaseStress disorderIncident hypertension riskIncident cardiovascular diseaseAcute cardiac eventsEmergency department environmentCardiac eventsCardiovascular mortalityEarly recurrenceMilitary veteran sampleHypertension riskClinical pathwayPatient experiencePTSD treatmentPTSD onsetTrauma exposureVeteran sampleAutomobile accidentsDepartment environmentMortalityDiseaseRiskTraumaDisorders
2013
The Role of Cardiovascular Nuclear Imaging in Clinical Consultation
Meadows J, Soufer R. The Role of Cardiovascular Nuclear Imaging in Clinical Consultation. 2013, 159-180. DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4471-4441-0_13.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCoronary artery diseaseArtery diseaseNuclear cardiology techniquesCardiovascular prognosisRevascularization strategyRisk stratificationCardiology testsMyocardial perfusionPerfusion imagingClinical consultationPhysiologic principlesConsultant evaluationCardiovascular Nuclear ImagingNuclear imagingDiseaseImagingPatientsPrognosisPerfusionDiagnosis
2006
The Implications of Mental Stress for Cardiovascular Disease
Graeber B, Soufer A, Burg M, Soufer R. The Implications of Mental Stress for Cardiovascular Disease. Contemporary Cardiology 2006, 197-215. DOI: 10.1007/978-1-59745-096-6_11.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2001
7.44 Simultaneous assessment of myocardial perfusion and function during mental stress in patients with chronic coronary artery disease
Arrighi J, Burg M, Cohen I, Soufer R. 7.44 Simultaneous assessment of myocardial perfusion and function during mental stress in patients with chronic coronary artery disease. Journal Of Nuclear Cardiology 2001, 8: s51. DOI: 10.1016/s1071-3581(01)80621-8.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2000
Myocardial blood-flow response during mental stress in patients with coronary artery disease
Arrighi J, Burg M, Cohen I, Kao A, Pfau S, Caulin-Glaser T, Zaret B, Soufer R. Myocardial blood-flow response during mental stress in patients with coronary artery disease. The Lancet 2000, 356: 310-311. PMID: 11071190, DOI: 10.1016/s0140-6736(00)02510-1.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
1998
Effect of hyperinsulinemia on myocardial fluorine-18-FDG uptake.
Ng C, Soufer R, McNulty P. Effect of hyperinsulinemia on myocardial fluorine-18-FDG uptake. Journal Of Nuclear Medicine 1998, 39: 379-83. PMID: 9529278.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCoronary sinus blood samplesIschemic heart diseasePrevious myocardial infarctionCoronary sinus catheterizationEffect of insulinLeft anteriorMale patientsMyocardial infarctionHeart diseaseFDG injectionVascular bedBlood samplesAwake statePatientsGlucose uptakeMyocardial kineticsFDGCatheterizationInfarctionDiabetesBolusAnteriorInsulinDisease
1995
Comparison of sestamibi single-photon emission computed tomography with positron emission tomography for estimating left ventricular myocarclial viability
Soufer R, Dey H, Ng C, Zaret B. Comparison of sestamibi single-photon emission computed tomography with positron emission tomography for estimating left ventricular myocarclial viability. The American Journal Of Cardiology 1995, 75: 1214-1219. PMID: 7778542, DOI: 10.1016/s0002-9149(99)80765-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedCoronary DiseaseDeoxyglucoseFluorine RadioisotopesFluorodeoxyglucose F18HumansMaleMiddle AgedMyocardial ContractionRadionuclide VentriculographyStroke VolumeTechnetium Tc 99m SestamibiTomography, Emission-ComputedTomography, Emission-Computed, Single-PhotonVentricular Function, LeftConceptsPositron emission tomographySestamibi single-photon emissionSingle photon emissionCoronary artery diseaseMyocardial viabilityInferior wallArtery diseaseEmission tomographyFDG positron emission tomographySubset of patientsRegional ejection fractionDiscordant segmentsNonviable segmentsEjection fractionMethoxyisobutyl isonitrileRadionuclide ventriculographySestamibi protocolBlood flowMyocardial segmentsPatientsViable segmentsFluorodeoxyglucoseMIBITomographyDiseaseEjection fraction fall during mental stress in coronary artery disease: Is it due to peripheral effects or contractile dysfunction?
Shaker S, Jain D, Burg M, Wackers F, Soufer R, Zaret B. Ejection fraction fall during mental stress in coronary artery disease: Is it due to peripheral effects or contractile dysfunction? Journal Of Nuclear Cardiology 1995, 2: s27. DOI: 10.1016/s1071-3581(05)80195-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPrognostic value of mental stress induced silent left ventricular dysfunction in coronary artery disease
Jain D, Burg M, Soufer R, Zaret B. Prognostic value of mental stress induced silent left ventricular dysfunction in coronary artery disease. Journal Of Nuclear Cardiology 1995, 2: s91. DOI: 10.1016/s1071-3581(05)80449-0.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
1992
The Radionuclide Assessment of Left Ventricular Diastolic Filling: Methodology and Clinical Significance
SOUFER R, DEY H. The Radionuclide Assessment of Left Ventricular Diastolic Filling: Methodology and Clinical Significance. Echocardiography 1992, 9: 339-348. PMID: 10149890, DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8175.1992.tb00475.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDiastolic fillingLeft ventricular diastolic fillingDiastolic heart failureVentricular diastolic fillingHypertensive heart diseaseCoronary artery diseaseAppropriate clinical contextArtery diseaseHeart failureDiastolic performanceHeart diseasePathophysiological presentationHypertrophic cardiomyopathyClinical significanceNoninvasive indexRadionuclide assessmentClinical settingRadionuclide methodsClinical contextDiseaseCardiomyopathyRadionuclide measurements