1998
Effects of Mental Stress on Left Ventricular and Peripheral Vascular Performance in Patients With Coronary Artery Disease
Jain D, Shaker M, Burg M, Wackers F, Soufer R, Zaret B. Effects of Mental Stress on Left Ventricular and Peripheral Vascular Performance in Patients With Coronary Artery Disease. Journal Of The American College Of Cardiology 1998, 31: 1314-1322. PMID: 9581726, DOI: 10.1016/s0735-1097(98)00092-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLeft ventricular ejection fractionPeripheral vascular resistanceCoronary artery diseaseRate-pressure productStress-induced fallSystolic blood pressureArtery diseaseBlood pressureCardiac outputHeart rateMental stressGroup IHemodynamic variablesAnger recallGroup IIMental stressorsEnd-systolic ventricular elastanceMental stress-induced changesSemisupine bicycle exerciseGroup II patientsComparable increaseDiastolic blood pressureVentricular ejection fractionExercise-induced changesVascular resistance
1995
Left ventricular diastolic function: Physiology, methods of assessment, and clinical significance
Arrighi J, Soufer R. Left ventricular diastolic function: Physiology, methods of assessment, and clinical significance. Journal Of Nuclear Cardiology 1995, 2: 525-543. PMID: 9420835, DOI: 10.1016/s1071-3581(05)80045-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAge FactorsAgedAnimalsCardiac CatheterizationCoronary DiseaseDiastoleEchocardiographyHeart FailureHumansMiddle AgedRadionuclide AngiographyVentricular Function, LeftConceptsDiastolic functionVentricular fillingHeart failureElevated pulmonary venous pressureNormal systolic ventricular functionSystolic ventricular functionNormal systolic functionCongestive heart failurePulmonary venous pressureCoronary artery diseaseCalcium channel blockersEarly ventricular fillingHealthy elderly subjectsMitral valve closureBeta blockersSystolic functionArtery diseaseCardiac catheterizationSuch patientsValvular diseaseVenous pressureVentricular functionOptimal therapyRadionuclide angiographyMyocardial compliance
1992
The Radionuclide Assessment of Left Ventricular Diastolic Filling: Methodology and Clinical Significance
SOUFER R, DEY H. The Radionuclide Assessment of Left Ventricular Diastolic Filling: Methodology and Clinical Significance. Echocardiography 1992, 9: 339-348. PMID: 10149890, DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8175.1992.tb00475.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsDiastoleEchocardiographyGated Blood-Pool ImagingHeart DiseasesHeart VentriclesHumansRadionuclide AngiographyVentricular Function, LeftConceptsDiastolic fillingLeft ventricular diastolic fillingDiastolic heart failureVentricular diastolic fillingHypertensive heart diseaseCoronary artery diseaseAppropriate clinical contextArtery diseaseHeart failureDiastolic performanceHeart diseasePathophysiological presentationHypertrophic cardiomyopathyClinical significanceNoninvasive indexRadionuclide assessmentClinical settingRadionuclide methodsClinical contextDiseaseCardiomyopathyRadionuclide measurements