2003
Prognostic significance of ischemic electrocardiographic changes during adenosine infusion in patients with normal myocardial perfusion imaging
Abbott B, Afshar M, Berger A, Wackers F. Prognostic significance of ischemic electrocardiographic changes during adenosine infusion in patients with normal myocardial perfusion imaging. Journal Of Nuclear Cardiology 2003, 10: 9-16. PMID: 12569326, DOI: 10.1067/mnc.2002.127625.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNormal myocardial perfusion imagingAdenosine myocardial perfusion imagingST-segment depressionMyocardial perfusion imagingIschemic ECG changesCardiac eventsECG changesAdenosine infusionCardiac deathPrognostic significanceECG groupNormal myocardial perfusion imagesBaseline electrocardiographic abnormalitiesAdverse cardiac eventsIschemic electrocardiographic changesNonfatal myocardial infarctionSubsequent cardiac eventsFuture cardiac eventsNormal myocardial perfusionSex-matched groupPerfusion imagesECG evidenceElectrocardiographic abnormalitiesIndependent predictorsElectrocardiographic changes
1989
Heterogeneous signal intensity in magnetic resonance images of hypertrophied left ventricular myocardium
Zahler R, Chelmow D, Gore J, Wilkens K, Pope C, Sostman H, Meese R, Negro-Vilar R, Herfkens R, Wackers F, Zaret B. Heterogeneous signal intensity in magnetic resonance images of hypertrophied left ventricular myocardium. Magnetic Resonance Imaging 1989, 7: 517-528. PMID: 2532699, DOI: 10.1016/0730-725x(89)90405-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLeft ventricular hypertrophyVentricular hypertrophyLeft ventricular hypertrophy patientsHypertrophy patientsMagnetic resonance imagesHuman left ventricular hypertrophyDuration of diseaseCongestive heart failureHeterogeneous signal intensityLeft ventricular myocardiumMagnetic resonance imagingResonance imagesElectrocardiographic abnormalitiesHeart failureAortic bandingPathologic changesHypertrophied myocardiumEnd-diastolic imagesVentricular myocardiumPatientsHypertrophyResonance imagingEnd-systolic imagesNormal tissuesTissue characterization algorithm
1975
Noninvasive visualization of acute myocardial infarction in man with thallium-201.
Wackers F, Schoot J, Sokole E, Samson G, Niftrik G, Lie K, Durrer D, Wellens H. Noninvasive visualization of acute myocardial infarction in man with thallium-201. Heart 1975, 37: 741. PMID: 1156481, PMCID: PMC482866, DOI: 10.1136/hrt.37.7.741.Peer-Reviewed Original Research