1999
Quantification of regional myocardial wall thickening on electrocardiogram-gated SPECT imaging
Shen M, Liu Y, Sinusas A, Fetterman R, Bruni W, Drozhinin O, Zaret B, Wackers F. Quantification of regional myocardial wall thickening on electrocardiogram-gated SPECT imaging. Journal Of Nuclear Cardiology 1999, 6: 583-595. PMID: 10608585, DOI: 10.1016/s1071-3581(99)90095-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAlgorithmsComputer SimulationDiastoleElectrocardiographyHeart VentriclesHumansImage Processing, Computer-AssistedModels, CardiovascularMyocardial InfarctionObserver VariationPhantoms, ImagingPilot ProjectsRadiopharmaceuticalsReproducibility of ResultsSoftwareSystoleTechnetium Tc 99m SestamibiTomography, Emission-Computed, Single-PhotonVentricular Function, LeftVentricular RemodelingVentriculography, First-PassConceptsPrior myocardial infarctionRegional wall thickeningNormal subjectsMyocardial infarctionWall thickeningNormal wall thickeningPilot studyRegional left ventricular functionLeft ventricular functionAbnormal wall thickeningPercent count increaseECG-gated SPECT imagesSingle photon emissionSPECT imagesCardiac cycleLeft ventricular wallReproducibility of interpretationRegional left ventricular wallPrior infarctionCoronary diseaseVentricular functionValidation studyInfarct areaNormal rangeAnatomic areas
1989
Variables predictive of good functional outcome following thrombolytic therapy in the Thrombolysis in Myocardial Infarction phase II (TIMI II) pilot study
Rogers W, Bourge R, Papapietro S, Wackers F, Zaret B, Forman S, Dodge H, Robertson T, Passamani E, Braunwald E, Investigators F. Variables predictive of good functional outcome following thrombolytic therapy in the Thrombolysis in Myocardial Infarction phase II (TIMI II) pilot study. The American Journal Of Cardiology 1989, 63: 503-512. PMID: 2521976, DOI: 10.1016/0002-9149(89)90889-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute myocardial infarctionGood functional outcomeAngioplasty groupEjection fractionPeak exerciseHospital dischargeFunctional outcomePilot studyMyocardial Infarction Phase II (TIMI II) studyIntravenous recombinant tissue plasminogen activatorLeft ventricular ejection fractionPhase II pilot studyRecombinant tissue plasminogen activatorPhase II studyGood ventricular functionHours of onsetPercutaneous transluminal angioplastyRt-PA infusionVentricular ejection fractionObservational pilot studyST-segment elevationEquilibrium radionuclide ventriculographyGated equilibrium radionuclide ventriculographyAbsence of arrhythmiasTissue plasminogen activator