2003
Depressive Symptoms and Mortality Two Years After Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery (CABG) in Men
Burg MM, Benedetto C, Soufer R. Depressive Symptoms and Mortality Two Years After Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery (CABG) in Men. Psychosomatic Medicine 2003, 65: 508-510. PMID: 12883097, DOI: 10.1097/01.psy.0000077509.39465.79.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCoronary artery bypass graft surgeryElevated depressive symptomsDepressive symptomsCardiovascular mortalityTwo-year cardiovascular mortalityArtery bypass graft surgeryHistory of CHFBypass graft surgeryHistory of COPDLong-term mortalityCABG patientsPresurgical symptomsCABG surgeryCardiac mortalityGraft surgeryImportant independent contributorMedical morbidityPathophysiological mechanismsMortality riskIndependent contributorsSymptomsMortalitySurgeryBDI-1Multivariate modelPresurgical Depression Predicts Medical Morbidity 6 Months After Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery
Burg MM, Benedetto MC, Rosenberg R, Soufer R. Presurgical Depression Predicts Medical Morbidity 6 Months After Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery. Psychosomatic Medicine 2003, 65: 111-118. PMID: 12554822, DOI: 10.1097/01.psy.0000038940.33335.09.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCoronary artery bypass graft surgeryArtery bypass graft surgeryBypass graft surgeryPresurgical depressionBeck Depression InventoryGraft surgeryDepression IndexMedical outcomesDepression InventoryShort-term medical outcomesPsychosocial risk indexCoronary artery diseasePoor medical prognosisImpact of depressionPsychosocial risk factorsOutcomes of interestQuality of lifeImportant independent contributorCardiac hospitalizationArtery diseaseSurgical painPsychosocial morbidityMedical recordsRisk factorsStudy population
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
1992
Long-term outcome in patients with congestive heart failure and intact systolic left ventricular performance
Setaro J, Soufer R, Remetz M, Perlmutter R, Zaret B. Long-term outcome in patients with congestive heart failure and intact systolic left ventricular performance. The American Journal Of Cardiology 1992, 69: 1212-1216. PMID: 1575193, DOI: 10.1016/0002-9149(92)90938-u.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCongestive heart failureLV systolic functionLV ejection fractionLong-term outcomesThird heart soundCardiovascular eventsCardiovascular mortalitySystolic functionEjection fractionHeart failurePulmonary edemaAverage LV ejection fractionRecurrent congestive heart failureNormal LV systolic functionLeft ventricular systolic performanceSame favorable prognosisLV diastolic dysfunctionAcute pulmonary edemaFuture cardiovascular eventsHypertensive heart diseaseVentricular systolic performanceCoronary artery diseaseHeart soundNoncardiovascular mortalityCardiovascular morbidity