1997
Relevance of Increased Lung Thallium Uptake on Stress Imaging in Patients With Unstable Angina and Non-Q Wave Myocardial Infarction: Results of the Thrombolysis in Myocardial Infarction (TIMI)-IIIB Study fn1fn1This study was supported in part by a research grant from Mallinckrodt Medical Inc., Saint Louis, Missouri.
Jain D, Thompson B, Wackers F, Zaret B, Investigators F. Relevance of Increased Lung Thallium Uptake on Stress Imaging in Patients With Unstable Angina and Non-Q Wave Myocardial Infarction: Results of the Thrombolysis in Myocardial Infarction (TIMI)-IIIB Study fn1fn1This study was supported in part by a research grant from Mallinckrodt Medical Inc., Saint Louis, Missouri. Journal Of The American College Of Cardiology 1997, 30: 421-429. PMID: 9247514, DOI: 10.1016/s0735-1097(97)00164-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLung/heart ratioAdverse cardiac eventsNon-Q-wave myocardial infarctionCoronary artery diseaseCardiac eventsPerfusion abnormalitiesMyocardial infarctionUnstable anginaArtery diseaseStress-induced left ventricular dysfunctionHigher cardiac event rateLeft ventricular ejection fractionAggressive interventional managementHigher revascularization rateLung thallium uptakeCardiac event rateTotal exercise timeFrequency of anginaLeft ventricular dysfunctionST-segment depressionLower exercise capacityVentricular ejection fractionPrevious myocardial infarctionMyocardial perfusion abnormalitiesNormal myocardial perfusion
1994
One-year prognosis of patients with normal planar or single-photon emission computed tomographic technetium 99m-labeled sestamibi exercise imaging
Raiker K, Sinusas A, Wackers F, Zaret B. One-year prognosis of patients with normal planar or single-photon emission computed tomographic technetium 99m-labeled sestamibi exercise imaging. Journal Of Nuclear Cardiology 1994, 1: 449-456. PMID: 9420729, DOI: 10.1007/bf02961599.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNondiagnostic exercise electrocardiogramsPositive exercise electrocardiogramExercise electrocardiogramPrognostic significanceSingle photon emissionHigher cardiac event rateCardiac event rateChest pain syndromeNegative exercise electrocardiogramNonfatal myocardial infarctionOne-year prognosisPositive stress electrocardiogramCoronary artery diseaseFavorable prognostic significanceMyocardial perfusion imagingStress perfusion imagesCardiac causesCardiac eventsPain syndromeArtery diseaseConsecutive patientsExercise SPECTMyocardial infarctionFavorable outcomeStress electrocardiogram