2011
85% of maximal age-predicted heart rate is not a valid endpoint for exercise treadmill testing
Jain M, Nkonde C, Lin BA, Walker A, Wackers FJ. 85% of maximal age-predicted heart rate is not a valid endpoint for exercise treadmill testing. Journal Of Nuclear Cardiology 2011, 18: 1026-1035. PMID: 21922347, DOI: 10.1007/s12350-011-9454-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMaximal age-predicted heart rateAge-predicted heart rateInducible ischemiaPeak exerciseExercise testingPositive ECGHeart rateExercise endpointPositive exercise ECGExercise treadmill testingRegistry patientsProspective registryExercise capacityRetrospective cohortTreadmill testingPatient cohortExercise ECGValid endpointPatientsMore womenEndpointIschemiaClinical laboratoriesECGCohort
2006
The Association of Psychological Factors, Physical Activity, Neuropathy, and Quality of Life in Type 2 Diabetes
Chyun DA, Melkus GD, Katten DM, Price WJ, Davey JA, Grey N, Heller G, Wackers FJ. The Association of Psychological Factors, Physical Activity, Neuropathy, and Quality of Life in Type 2 Diabetes. Biological Research For Nursing 2006, 7: 279-288. PMID: 16581898, DOI: 10.1177/1099800405285748.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedAnxietyAttitude to HealthConnecticutCoronary DiseaseCross-Sectional StudiesDepressionDiabetes Mellitus, Type 2Diabetic NeuropathiesFemaleHostilityHumansLinear ModelsMaleMiddle AgedMotor ActivityMultivariate AnalysisQuality of LifeRisk FactorsSocioeconomic FactorsSurveys and QuestionnairesVirginiaConceptsQuality of lifeBody mass indexDepressive symptomsMass indexPhysical inactivityMedical Outcomes Study Short Form-36Diabetes-related microvascular complicationsHigher body mass indexPoor QOLAsymptomatic Diabetics (DIAD) studyCardiac risk factorsDiabetes-related factorsShort Form-36Type 2 diabetesPsychological factorsDetection of ischemiaMicrovascular complicationsForm-36Diabetes QualityFemale sexRisk factorsAncillary studiesDiabetic studyPhysical activityType 2
1985
Use of the Initial Electrocardiogram to Predict In-Hospital Complications of Acute Myocardial Infarction
Brush J, Brand D, Acampora D, Chalmer B, Wackers F. Use of the Initial Electrocardiogram to Predict In-Hospital Complications of Acute Myocardial Infarction. New England Journal Of Medicine 1985, 312: 1137-1141. PMID: 3920520, DOI: 10.1056/nejm198505023121801.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLife-threatening complicationsCoronary care unitAcute myocardial infarctionInitial electrocardiogramCare unitMyocardial infarctionPositive electrocardiogramIn-Hospital ComplicationsNegative initial electrocardiogramPredictors of complicationsIntermediate care unitEvidence of infarctionBundle branch blockVentricular hypertrophyNegative electrocardiogramHospital costsComplicationsPatientsPatient careInfarctionElectrocardiogramLower likelihoodIschemiaAdmissionHypertrophy