2008
Utility of Cardiac Biomarkers in Predicting Infarct Size, Left Ventricular Function, and Clinical Outcome After Primary Percutaneous Coronary Intervention for ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction
Chia S, Senatore F, Raffel O, Lee H, Wackers F, Jang I. Utility of Cardiac Biomarkers in Predicting Infarct Size, Left Ventricular Function, and Clinical Outcome After Primary Percutaneous Coronary Intervention for ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction. JACC Cardiovascular Interventions 2008, 1: 415-423. PMID: 19463339, DOI: 10.1016/j.jcin.2008.04.010.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedAngioplasty, Balloon, CoronaryBenzenesulfonatesBiomarkersCardiovascular AgentsCoronary AngiographyCreatine Kinase, MB FormDisease-Free SurvivalFemaleHumansKaplan-Meier EstimateMaleMiddle AgedMyocardial InfarctionMyocardiumPiperazinesPredictive Value of TestsProportional Hazards ModelsProspective StudiesRisk AssessmentStroke VolumeTime FactorsTomography, Emission-Computed, Single-PhotonTreatment OutcomeTroponin ITroponin TUnited StatesVentricular Function, LeftConceptsST-segment elevation myocardial infarctionPrimary percutaneous coronary interventionPrimary PCIElevation myocardial infarctionPercutaneous coronary interventionInfarct sizeClinical outcomesMyocardial infarctionCardiac biomarkersCoronary interventionCreatine kinaseCK-MBLarge ST-segment elevation myocardial infarctionTroponin TIntracellular calcium modulatorsLarger infarct sizeVentricular ejection fractionCardiac biomarker levelsLeft ventricular functionComposite clinical eventsTime-concentration curveEVOLVE trialLower LVEFAdverse eventsEjection fraction
2002
American Society of Nuclear Cardiology position statement on radionuclide imaging in patients with suspected acute ischemic syndromes in the emergency department or chest pain center
Wackers F, Brown K, Heller G, Kontos M, Tatum J, Udelson J, Ziffer J. American Society of Nuclear Cardiology position statement on radionuclide imaging in patients with suspected acute ischemic syndromes in the emergency department or chest pain center. Journal Of Nuclear Cardiology 2002, 9: 246-250. PMID: 11986573, DOI: 10.1067/mnc.2002.122630.Peer-Reviewed Original Research