2004
Do electrocardiographic changes with adenosine myocardial perfusion imaging predict ischaemia in patients with left ventricular hypertrophy?
Vashist A, Victoria A, Blum S, Bella J, Heller E. Do electrocardiographic changes with adenosine myocardial perfusion imaging predict ischaemia in patients with left ventricular hypertrophy? Nuclear Medicine Communications 2004, 25: 553-556. PMID: 15167513, DOI: 10.1097/01.mnm.0000126630.47661.d9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdenosineCausalityComorbidityElectrocardiographyExercise TestFemaleHumansHypertrophy, Left VentricularIncidenceMaleMiddle AgedMyocardial IschemiaPrevalencePrognosisRadionuclide ImagingReproducibility of ResultsRetrospective StudiesSensitivity and SpecificityStatistics as TopicUnited StatesConceptsLeft ventricular hypertrophyECG changesVentricular hypertrophyBaseline electrocardiogramElectrocardiographic changesPredictive valueSevere coronary artery diseaseEvidence of ischaemiaCoronary artery diseaseAdenosine myocardial perfusionForm of exercisePresence of collateralsNegative predictive valuePositive predictive valueArtery diseaseConsecutive patientsImaging correlatesTc-sestamibiIschaemiaMyocardial perfusionPatientsX minHypertrophyPerfusionStress test
2002
Association of heart rate response with scan and left ventricular function on adenosine myocardial perfusion imaging
Vashist A, Heller E, Blum S, Brown E, Bhalodkar N. Association of heart rate response with scan and left ventricular function on adenosine myocardial perfusion imaging. The American Journal Of Cardiology 2002, 89: 174-177. PMID: 11792338, DOI: 10.1016/s0002-9149(01)02196-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBeats/minMyocardial perfusion imagingEjection fractionAbnormal scansAdenosine myocardial perfusionHeart rate responseVentricular functionScan groupMyocardial perfusionAdenosine myocardial perfusion imagingAbnormal scan groupAdenosine stress testNormal scan groupRate responseNormal ejection fractionLV ejection fractionAverage HRSingle photon emissionConsecutive patientsMean ageNormal scansPeak HRReversible defectsGroup 2HR response
2001
1.10 Decrease in heart rate variability as a predictor of abnormal scan on adenosine myocardial perfusion imaging
Vashist A, Blum S, Brown E, Bhalodkar N. 1.10 Decrease in heart rate variability as a predictor of abnormal scan on adenosine myocardial perfusion imaging. Journal Of Nuclear Cardiology 2001, 8: s3. DOI: 10.1016/s1071-3581(01)80441-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAdenosine myocardial perfusionHeart rate variabilityAbnormal scansMyocardial perfusionRate variability