2000
Assessment of left ventricular ejection fraction with quantitative gated SPECT: Accuracy and correlation with first-pass radionuclide angiography
Vallejo E, Dione D, Sinusas A, Wackers F. Assessment of left ventricular ejection fraction with quantitative gated SPECT: Accuracy and correlation with first-pass radionuclide angiography. Journal Of Nuclear Cardiology 2000, 7: 461-470. PMID: 11083195, DOI: 10.1067/mnc.2000.107820.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVentricular ejection fractionEjection fractionPatient studiesLeft ventricular ejection fractionExtracardiac activityFirst-pass radionuclide angiographyLarger end-diastolic volumeStress-induced ischemiaEnd-diastolic volumeQuantitative gated SPECTSingle photon emissionAbnormal LVEFNormal LVEFRadionuclide angiographyDiastolic volumeLVEFPerfusion defectsLVEF valuesSame patientHeart sizeLeft ventricleGated SPECTSPECT studiesQGSMean rest
1995
Lung uptake of technetium 99m-labeled sestamibi.
Sinusas A, Meizlish J. Lung uptake of technetium 99m-labeled sestamibi. Journal Of Nuclear Cardiology 1995, 2: 98. PMID: 9420772, DOI: 10.1016/s1071-3581(05)80020-0.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
1994
One-year prognosis of patients with normal planar or single-photon emission computed tomographic technetium 99m-labeled sestamibi exercise imaging
Raiker K, Sinusas A, Wackers F, Zaret B. One-year prognosis of patients with normal planar or single-photon emission computed tomographic technetium 99m-labeled sestamibi exercise imaging. Journal Of Nuclear Cardiology 1994, 1: 449-456. PMID: 9420729, DOI: 10.1007/bf02961599.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNondiagnostic exercise electrocardiogramsPositive exercise electrocardiogramExercise electrocardiogramPrognostic significanceSingle photon emissionHigher cardiac event rateCardiac event rateChest pain syndromeNegative exercise electrocardiogramNonfatal myocardial infarctionOne-year prognosisPositive stress electrocardiogramCoronary artery diseaseFavorable prognostic significanceMyocardial perfusion imagingStress perfusion imagesCardiac causesCardiac eventsPain syndromeArtery diseaseConsecutive patientsExercise SPECTMyocardial infarctionFavorable outcomeStress electrocardiogram
1993
Myocardial risk area defined by technetium-99m sestamibi imaging during percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty: Comparison with coronary angiography
Haronian H, Remetz M, Sinusas A, Baron J, Miller H, Cleman M, Zaret B, Wackers F. Myocardial risk area defined by technetium-99m sestamibi imaging during percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty: Comparison with coronary angiography. Journal Of The American College Of Cardiology 1993, 22: 1033-1043. PMID: 8409038, DOI: 10.1016/0735-1097(93)90413-u.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedAged, 80 and overAngioplasty, Balloon, CoronaryClinical ProtocolsCollateral CirculationCoronary AngiographyCoronary DiseaseEvaluation Studies as TopicFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedMyocardial InfarctionObserver VariationPredictive Value of TestsPrognosisReproducibility of ResultsRisk FactorsSeverity of Illness IndexTechnetium Tc 99m SestamibiTomography, Emission-Computed, Single-PhotonConceptsMyocardial risk areaCoronary angiographyCoronary angioplastyQuantitative myocardial perfusionMyocardial perfusionMyocardial areaPercutaneous transluminal coronary angioplastyAngiographic risk scoresSmall risk areasTransluminal coronary angioplastyCoronary artery diseaseCoronary artery stenosisInitial myocardial uptakeAngioplasty balloon inflationArtery diseaseLeft anteriorNonperfused areaArtery stenosisCoronary anatomyCoronary arteryBalloon inflationPatient managementMyocardial uptakeRisk scoreAngioplasty