1989
Transient left ventricular dysfunction during provocative mental stress in patients with coronary artery disease
LaVeau P, Rozanski A, Krantz D, Cornell C, Cattanach L, Zaret B, Wackers F. Transient left ventricular dysfunction during provocative mental stress in patients with coronary artery disease. American Heart Journal 1989, 118: 1-8. PMID: 2741776, DOI: 10.1016/0002-8703(89)90064-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLeft ventricular ejection fractionCoronary artery diseaseCoronary diseaseMental stressArtery diseaseNormal volunteersPsychological stressVentricular ejection fractionStress-induced abnormalitiesLVEF responseChest painVentricular dysfunctionEjection fractionDouble productECG changesTransient ischemiaAcute decreaseBaseline valuesNormal subjectsStroop Color-Word TestPatientsPhysical exerciseAmbulatory monitoringImmediate reboundColor-Word TestTechnetium-99m hexakis 2-methoxyisobutyl isonitrile: human biodistribution, dosimetry, safety, and preliminary comparison to thallium-201 for myocardial perfusion imaging.
Wackers F, Berman D, Maddahi J, Watson D, Beller G, Strauss H, Boucher C, Picard M, Holman B, Fridrich R. Technetium-99m hexakis 2-methoxyisobutyl isonitrile: human biodistribution, dosimetry, safety, and preliminary comparison to thallium-201 for myocardial perfusion imaging. Journal Of Nuclear Medicine 1989, 30: 301-11. PMID: 2525610.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCoronary artery diseaseArtery diseaseMulticenter phase II clinical trialSignificant coronary artery diseasePhase II clinical trialMulticenter phase IStress imagesMyocardial perfusion imagingNew myocardial imaging agentHuman biodistributionClinical efficacyClinical trialsMyocardial analysisStress imagingMyocardial imaging agentMyocardial uptakeMyocardial segmentsNormal volunteersThallium-201Myocardial imagingPerfusion imagingPatientsPhase IExact concordanceMyocardial images
1988
Oral Terbutaline Augments Cardiac Performance in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
Chan C, Loke J, Snyder P, Wackers F, Mattera J, Matthay R. Oral Terbutaline Augments Cardiac Performance in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease. The American Journal Of The Medical Sciences 1988, 296: 33-38. PMID: 3044105, DOI: 10.1097/00000441-198807000-00007.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChronic obstructive pulmonary diseaseObstructive pulmonary diseaseVentricular ejection fractionSubmaximal steady-state exerciseOral terbutalineSteady-state exerciseEjection fractionPulmonary diseaseSevere chronic obstructive pulmonary diseaseLeft ventricular ejection fractionFirst-pass radionuclide angiographySystolic pump performancePlacebo-controlled trialState exerciseExpiratory volumeBlood pressureCardiopulmonary effectsPlacebo dayHemodynamic measurementsVital capacityRadionuclide angiographyCardiac functionSubmaximal exerciseCardiac performanceHeart rate
1987
Radionuclide methods for evaluating the results of thrombolytic therapy.
Zaret B, Wackers F. Radionuclide methods for evaluating the results of thrombolytic therapy. Circulation 1987, 76: ii8-17. PMID: 3038371.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
1983
Gold-195m for serial first pass radionuclide angiocardiography during upright exercise in patients with coronary artery disease
Wackers F, Stein R, Pytlik L, Plankey M, Lange R, Hoffer P, Sands M, Zaret B, Berger H. Gold-195m for serial first pass radionuclide angiocardiography during upright exercise in patients with coronary artery disease. Journal Of The American College Of Cardiology 1983, 2: 497-505. PMID: 6875113, DOI: 10.1016/s0735-1097(83)80277-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVentricular ejection fractionLeft ventricular ejection fractionCoronary artery diseaseLeft ventricular functionFirst-pass radionuclide angiocardiographyEjection fractionArtery diseaseVentricular functionRadionuclide angiocardiographyVentricular ejection fraction responseThallium-201 myocardial imagingThallium-201 stress scintigraphyLeft ventricular reserveEjection fraction responseSame exercise testThallium-201 myocardial imagesMulticrystal gamma cameraFirst-pass studiesSerial exerciseVentricular reserveGamma cameraLow radiation dosePeak exerciseUpright exerciseStress scintigraphy
1976
Myocardial imaging in coronary heart disease with radionuclides, with emphasis on Thallium-201.
Wackers F, Sokole E, Samson G, Schoot J, Wellens H. Myocardial imaging in coronary heart disease with radionuclides, with emphasis on Thallium-201. International Journal Of Cardiology 1976, 4: 273-82. PMID: 183959.Peer-Reviewed Original Research