2000
Association of patients’ perception of health status and exercise electrocardiogram, myocardial perfusion imaging, and ventricular function measures
Mattera J, de Leon C, Wackers F, Williams C, Wang Y, Krumholz H. Association of patients’ perception of health status and exercise electrocardiogram, myocardial perfusion imaging, and ventricular function measures. American Heart Journal 2000, 140: 409-418. PMID: 10966538, DOI: 10.1067/mhj.2000.108518.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGeneral health perceptionHealth-related qualityPhysical functioningHealth perceptionMyocardial perfusion imagingHealth statusExercise testingPerfusion imagingMedical Outcomes Study Short Form SurveyPatients' health-related qualityShort Form SurveyAssociation of patientGeneral health statusImportant outcome measureSuccess of treatmentConsecutive patientsSF-36Metabolic equivalentsNoninvasive testingExercise testPatient outcomesIndividual patientsOutcome measuresForm SurveyPatient's viewpoint
1996
Quantitative comparison of single-isotope and dual-isotope stress-rest single-photon emission computed tomographic imaging for reversibility of defects
Siebelink H, Natale D, Sinusas A, Wackers F. Quantitative comparison of single-isotope and dual-isotope stress-rest single-photon emission computed tomographic imaging for reversibility of defects. Journal Of Nuclear Cardiology 1996, 3: 483-493. PMID: 8989673, DOI: 10.1016/s1071-3581(96)90058-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDefect reversibilitySingle photon emissionDual-isotope SPECTNormal databaseStress-rest single-photon emissionTechnetium 99m-labeled sestamibiStress-induced myocardial ischemiaStress single-photon emissionPerfusion defect reversibilityPrior myocardial infarctionDefect sizeRest/stressSingle-isotope imagingMyocardial infarctionThallium SPECTMyocardial ischemiaIndividual patientsMyocardial perfusionThallium-201PatientsSestamibiCircumferential count profilesTomographic imagingImaging protocolDual-isotope imagingComparison and reproducibility of visual echocardiographic and quantitative radionyclide left ventricular ejection fractions
van Royen N, Jaffe C, Krumholz H, Johnson K, Lynch P, Natale D, Atkinson P, Demon P, Wackers F. Comparison and reproducibility of visual echocardiographic and quantitative radionyclide left ventricular ejection fractions. The American Journal Of Cardiology 1996, 77: 843-850. PMID: 8623737, DOI: 10.1016/s0002-9149(97)89179-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEquilibrium radionuclide angiographyVentricular ejection fractionEjection fractionRadionuclide angiographyEchocardiographic LVEFEquilibrium radionuclideRadionuclide LVEFClinical relevanceLeft ventricular ejection fractionCorrelation of LVEFDetermination of LVEFPatient management decisionsPotential clinical relevanceRelevant differencesInter-observer reproducibilityStable patientsLV functionLimits of agreementLVEFIndividual patientsRepeat assessmentEchocardiographyAngiographyBlinded analysisRepeat analysis