1989
Transient left ventricular dysfunction during provocative mental stress in patients with coronary artery disease
LaVeau P, Rozanski A, Krantz D, Cornell C, Cattanach L, Zaret B, Wackers F. Transient left ventricular dysfunction during provocative mental stress in patients with coronary artery disease. American Heart Journal 1989, 118: 1-8. PMID: 2741776, DOI: 10.1016/0002-8703(89)90064-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLeft ventricular ejection fractionCoronary artery diseaseCoronary diseaseMental stressArtery diseaseNormal volunteersPsychological stressVentricular ejection fractionStress-induced abnormalitiesLVEF responseChest painVentricular dysfunctionEjection fractionDouble productECG changesTransient ischemiaAcute decreaseBaseline valuesNormal subjectsStroop Color-Word TestPatientsPhysical exerciseAmbulatory monitoringImmediate reboundColor-Word Test
1988
The Role of Nuclear Cardiology in Assessment of Acute Myocardial Infarction
den D, Wackers F, Zaret B. The Role of Nuclear Cardiology in Assessment of Acute Myocardial Infarction. Cardiology Clinics 1988, 6: 81-95. PMID: 3048676, DOI: 10.1016/s0733-8651(18)30503-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsConvalescent phaseVentricular functionExercise-induced ischemiaAcute myocardial infarctionSalvaged myocardiumThallium imagingThrombolytic therapyAcute interventionIschemic myocardiumMyocardial infarctionPrognostic informationFurther interventionMyocardial perfusionPerfusion imagingAmbulatory monitoringMetabolic imagingMyocardiumNuclear cardiologyAppropriate management strategiesInterventionImagingInfarctionIschemiaPatientsTherapy