2000
Association of patients’ perception of health status and exercise electrocardiogram, myocardial perfusion imaging, and ventricular function measures
Mattera J, de Leon C, Wackers F, Williams C, Wang Y, Krumholz H. Association of patients’ perception of health status and exercise electrocardiogram, myocardial perfusion imaging, and ventricular function measures. American Heart Journal 2000, 140: 409-418. PMID: 10966538, DOI: 10.1067/mhj.2000.108518.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGeneral health perceptionHealth-related qualityPhysical functioningHealth perceptionMyocardial perfusion imagingHealth statusExercise testingPerfusion imagingMedical Outcomes Study Short Form SurveyPatients' health-related qualityShort Form SurveyAssociation of patientGeneral health statusImportant outcome measureSuccess of treatmentConsecutive patientsSF-36Metabolic equivalentsNoninvasive testingExercise testPatient outcomesIndividual patientsOutcome measuresForm SurveyPatient's viewpoint
1998
Exercise testing with myocardial perfusion imaging in patients with normal baseline electrocardiograms: Cost savings with a stepwise diagnostic strategy
Mattera J, Arain S, Sinusas A, Finta L, Wackers F. Exercise testing with myocardial perfusion imaging in patients with normal baseline electrocardiograms: Cost savings with a stepwise diagnostic strategy. Journal Of Nuclear Cardiology 1998, 5: 498-506. PMID: 9796897, DOI: 10.1016/s1071-3581(98)90181-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsExercise myocardial perfusion imagingCoronary artery diseaseNormal exercise electrocardiogramMyocardial perfusion imagingNormal myocardial perfusion imagingNormal resting electrocardiogramsExercise electrocardiogramExercise testingArtery diseaseIntermediate likelihoodResting electrocardiogramsAbnormal myocardial perfusion imagingDiagnostic strategiesAbnormal exercise electrocardiogramGroup 3 patientsHard cardiac eventsNonfatal myocardial infarctionNormal baseline electrocardiogramSubsequent coronary revascularizationIncremental diagnostic informationDiagnostic testing strategiesCoronary revascularizationCardiac eventsUnstable anginaConsecutive patients
1996
Quantitative comparison of planar and SPECT normal data files of thallium-201, technetium-99m-sestamibi, technetium-99m-tetrofosmin and technetium-99m-furifosmin.
Naruse H, Daher E, Sinusas A, Jain D, Natale D, Mattera J, Makuch R, Wackers FJ. Quantitative comparison of planar and SPECT normal data files of thallium-201, technetium-99m-sestamibi, technetium-99m-tetrofosmin and technetium-99m-furifosmin. Journal Of Nuclear Medicine 1996, 37: 1783-8. PMID: 8917175.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPrognostic value of noninvasive testing one year after orthotopic cardiac transplantation
Verhoeven P, Lee F, Ramahi T, Franco K, de Leon C, Amatruda J, Gorham N, Mattera J, Wackers F. Prognostic value of noninvasive testing one year after orthotopic cardiac transplantation. Journal Of The American College Of Cardiology 1996, 28: 183-189. PMID: 8752812, DOI: 10.1016/0735-1097(96)00094-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCoronary artery vasculopathyOrthotopic cardiac transplantationCardiac transplantationEquilibrium radionuclide angiographyPrognostic valueRadionuclide angiographyClinical variablesNoninvasive testingHuman leukocyte antigen mismatchesStress thallium-201 imagingThallium-201 myocardial perfusion imagingConsecutive transplant recipientsRoutine noninvasive testingStress myocardial imagingCold ischemic timeStress myocardial perfusionThallium-201 imagingTwo-dimensional echocardiographyNoninvasive diagnostic testingMyocardial perfusion imagingOnly significant predictorAntigen mismatchesLate deathsTransplant recipientsIschemic time
1993
Biokinetics of technetium-99m-tetrofosmin: myocardial perfusion imaging agent: implications for a one-day imaging protocol.
Jain D, Wackers FJ, Mattera J, McMahon M, Sinusas AJ, Zaret BL. Biokinetics of technetium-99m-tetrofosmin: myocardial perfusion imaging agent: implications for a one-day imaging protocol. Journal Of Nuclear Medicine 1993, 34: 1254-9. PMID: 8326381.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOrgan ratiosGastrointestinal tractRest imagesImaging protocolSymptom-limited treadmill exerciseDecay-corrected countsLeft anterior oblique viewStress imagesAnterior oblique viewPortion of liverOptimal imaging protocolMyocardial perfusion imaging agentPeak exerciseTreadmill exerciseClinical trialsTechnetium-99mRadiotracer injectionMyocardial perfusionTetrofosmin imagesGallbladderPhase IEntire heartLiverTractOblique view
1991
Reproducibility of quantitative planar thallium-201 scintigraphy: quantitative criteria for reversibility of myocardial perfusion defects.
Sigal S, Soufer R, Fetterman R, Mattera J, Wackers F. Reproducibility of quantitative planar thallium-201 scintigraphy: quantitative criteria for reversibility of myocardial perfusion defects. Journal Of Nuclear Medicine 1991, 32: 759-65. PMID: 2022979.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
1990
Quantitative analysis of planar technetium-99m-sestamibi myocardial perfusion images using modified background subtraction.
Koster K, Wackers F, Mattera J, Fetterman R. Quantitative analysis of planar technetium-99m-sestamibi myocardial perfusion images using modified background subtraction. Journal Of Nuclear Medicine 1990, 31: 1400-8. PMID: 2143529.Peer-Reviewed Original Research