2018
Variability in Ejection Fraction Measured By Echocardiography, Gated Single-Photon Emission Computed Tomography, and Cardiac Magnetic Resonance in Patients With Coronary Artery Disease and Left Ventricular Dysfunction
Pellikka PA, She L, Holly TA, Lin G, Varadarajan P, Pai RG, Bonow RO, Pohost GM, Panza JA, Berman DS, Prior DL, Asch FM, Borges-Neto S, Grayburn P, Al-Khalidi HR, Miszalski-Jamka K, Desvigne-Nickens P, Lee KL, Velazquez EJ, Oh JK. Variability in Ejection Fraction Measured By Echocardiography, Gated Single-Photon Emission Computed Tomography, and Cardiac Magnetic Resonance in Patients With Coronary Artery Disease and Left Ventricular Dysfunction. JAMA Network Open 2018, 1: e181456-e181456. PMID: 30646130, PMCID: PMC6324278, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2018.1456.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLeft ventricular ejection fractionCoronary artery diseaseCardiovascular magnetic resonanceVentricular ejection fractionArtery diseaseCore laboratorySingle photon emissionVentricular dysfunctionEjection fractionBland-Altman plotsLVEF measurementsAssociation of LVEFGated single-photon emissionIschemic heart failureLeft ventricular dysfunctionSubset of patientsOptimal treatment strategyImaging modalitiesMulticenter diagnostic studyCardiac magnetic resonanceInternational multicenter studyLVEF dataMost patientsHeart failureSurgical treatment
2010
Does Myocardial Perfusion Imaging Provide Incremental Prognostic Information to Left Ventricular Ejection Fraction?
Mudrick DW, Velazquez E, Borges-Neto S. Does Myocardial Perfusion Imaging Provide Incremental Prognostic Information to Left Ventricular Ejection Fraction? Current Cardiology Reports 2010, 12: 155-161. PMID: 20425171, DOI: 10.1007/s11886-010-0093-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsCardiac-Gated Single-Photon Emission Computer-Assisted TomographyCoronary Artery DiseaseDeath, Sudden, CardiacHumansMass ScreeningMyocardial Perfusion ImagingPositron-Emission TomographyPredictive Value of TestsPrognosisRisk AssessmentSensitivity and SpecificityStroke VolumeVentricular Function, LeftConceptsEjection fractionVentricular functionNonfatal cardiac eventsGated single-photon emissionIncremental prognostic informationSignificant coronary diseaseVentricular ejection fractionCoronary artery diseaseOptimal treatment strategySudden cardiac deathNuclear imaging studiesImportant clinical implicationsMyocardial perfusion imagingPositron emission tomographySingle photon emissionIschemic burdenCardiac eventsArtery diseaseCardiac deathCoronary diseasePrognostic informationTreatment strategiesMyocardial perfusionPerfusion imagingBest predictor