1987
Congestive heart failure and left ventricular dysfunction complicating doxorubicin therapy Seven-year experience using serial radionuclide angiocardiography
Schwartz R, McKenzie W, Alexander J, Sager P, D'Souza A, Manatunga A, Schwartz P, Berger H, Setaro J, Surkin L, Wackers F, Zaret B. Congestive heart failure and left ventricular dysfunction complicating doxorubicin therapy Seven-year experience using serial radionuclide angiocardiography. The American Journal Of Medicine 1987, 82: 1109-1118. PMID: 3605130, DOI: 10.1016/0002-9343(87)90212-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsClinical congestive heart failureCongestive heart failureVentricular ejection fractionAbsolute left ventricular ejection fractionLeft ventricular ejection fractionHeart failureEjection fractionDoxorubicin therapyMild congestive heart failureClinical predictor variablesDiscontinuation of doxorubicinTotal cumulative dosageHigh-risk patientsHigh-risk subsetMajority of patientsHigh cumulative doseCommunity hospital settingProportional hazards regressionSeven-year experienceCommunity hospital environmentSerial radionuclideLast followVentricular dysfunctionClinical outcomesRoutine therapy
1980
Thallium-201 Myocardial Imaging in Unstable Agina and Variant Angina
Wackers F, Lie K, Liem K, Busemann Sokole E, van der Schoot J. Thallium-201 Myocardial Imaging in Unstable Agina and Variant Angina. Developments In Cardiovascular Medicine 1980, 9: 199-216. DOI: 10.1007/978-94-009-8904-7_10.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCoronary care unitAcute myocardial infarctionUnstable anginaMyocardial infarctionVariant anginaAnginal attacksCare unitScintigraphic defectsCoronary care unit admissionThallium-201 myocardial imagingCare unit admissionLow-risk patientsMajority of patientsPain-free periodUnstable angina pectorisInitial acute phaseImportant therapeutic decisionsPotential predictive valueCoronary spasmUnit admissionRisk patientsAngina pectorisAcute phasePoor prognosisTransient ischemia