2004
Differential impact of parasympathetic withdrawal to mental stress ischemia as assessed by noninvasive evaluation of myocardial perfusion and/or function
Vashist A, Arrighi J, Lampert R, Burg M, Soufer R. Differential impact of parasympathetic withdrawal to mental stress ischemia as assessed by noninvasive evaluation of myocardial perfusion and/or function. Journal Of Nuclear Cardiology 2004, 11: s21. DOI: 10.1016/j.nuclcard.2004.06.068.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchChronic coronary artery diseaseRegional LV dysfunctionMyocardial ischemiaParasympathetic withdrawalLV dysfunctionChronic chronic coronary artery diseaseMental stress ischemiaRate-pressure productCoronary artery diseaseGreater parasympathetic withdrawalHigh-frequency powerStress ischemiaArtery diseaseNon-invasive imagingMPI defectsSympathovagal balanceIndividual patientsSPECT-MPIIschemiaMyocardial perfusionNoninvasive evaluationPatientsMental arithmetic taskAutonomic responsesSPECT defects
2003
Simultaneous assessment of myocardial perfusion and function during mental stress in patients with chronic coronary artery disease
Arrighi JA, Burg M, Cohen IS, Soufer R. Simultaneous assessment of myocardial perfusion and function during mental stress in patients with chronic coronary artery disease. Journal Of Nuclear Cardiology 2003, 10: 267-274. PMID: 12794625, DOI: 10.1016/s1071-3581(02)43235-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMyocardial perfusion imagingChronic coronary artery diseaseLeft ventricular dysfunctionVentricular dysfunctionCoronary artery diseaseReversible perfusion defectsPerfusion defectsArtery diseaseVentricular functionMyocardial perfusionNew regional wall motion abnormalitiesSestamibi single-photon emissionPharmacologic stress myocardial perfusion imagingStress myocardial perfusion imagingGlobal left ventricular dysfunctionRegional wall motion abnormalitiesResultsTwenty-eight patientsLeft ventricular functionWall motion abnormalitiesTomography (SPECT) MPIMyocardial perfusion defectsRegional wall motionCircumferential profile analysisSingle photon emissionSimultaneous assessment
2001
7.44 Simultaneous assessment of myocardial perfusion and function during mental stress in patients with chronic coronary artery disease
Arrighi J, Burg M, Cohen I, Soufer R. 7.44 Simultaneous assessment of myocardial perfusion and function during mental stress in patients with chronic coronary artery disease. Journal Of Nuclear Cardiology 2001, 8: s51. DOI: 10.1016/s1071-3581(01)80621-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchChronic coronary artery diseaseCoronary artery diseaseArtery diseaseMyocardial perfusionMental stressSimultaneous assessmentPatientsPerfusionDisease
1995
Reverse redistribution on planar thallium scintigraphy: relationship to resting thallium uptake and long-term outcome
Dey H, Soufer R. Reverse redistribution on planar thallium scintigraphy: relationship to resting thallium uptake and long-term outcome. European Journal Of Nuclear Medicine And Molecular Imaging 1995, 22: 237-242. PMID: 7789397, DOI: 10.1007/bf01081519.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCoronary artery diseaseChronic coronary artery diseasePatient outcomesLogistic multiple regression analysisRR segmentsPlanar thallium scintigraphyLong-term outcomesRecent thrombolysisThallium reinjectionArtery diseaseThallium scintigraphyIndependent predictorsScintigraphic findingsPrognostic significanceMyocardial infarctionRedistribution imagesThallium uptakeThallium-201Physiologic basisScarred myocardiumMultiple regression analysisRegression analysisOutcomesThrombolysisInfarctionRelationship between reverse redistribution on planar thallium scintigraphy and regional myocardial viability: a correlative PET study.
Soufer R, Dey H, Lawson A, Wackers F, Zaret B. Relationship between reverse redistribution on planar thallium scintigraphy and regional myocardial viability: a correlative PET study. Journal Of Nuclear Medicine 1995, 36: 180-7. PMID: 7830110.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPlanar thallium scintigraphyCardiac eventsThallium scintigraphyReverse redistributionChronic coronary artery diseasePET viabilityAbnormal regional wall motionPlanar thallium imagesMyocardial Infarction trialPercent of patientsFuture cardiac eventsFuture cardiovascular eventsCoronary artery diseaseFavorable clinical outcomeMyocardial metabolic activityRegional wall motion analysisRegional wall motionPercent of segmentsWall motion analysisPET criteriaCardiovascular eventsReperfusion therapyArtery diseaseClinical outcomesPrognostic value