2010
Hyperglycemia on admission predicts larger infarct size in patients undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention for acute ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction
Cruz-Gonzalez I, Chia S, Raffel O, Sanchez-Ledesma M, Senatore F, Wackers F, Nathan D, Jang I. Hyperglycemia on admission predicts larger infarct size in patients undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention for acute ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction. Diabetes Research And Clinical Practice 2010, 88: 97-102. PMID: 20083319, DOI: 10.1016/j.diabres.2010.01.001.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsST-segment elevation myocardial infarctionPrimary percutaneous coronary interventionAcute ST-segment elevation myocardial infarctionPrimary PCILarger infarct sizeElevation myocardial infarctionPercutaneous coronary interventionInfarct sizeCoronary interventionMyocardial infarctionDay 5Final TIMI 3 flowTIMI 3 flowMultivariate linear regression analysisSingle photon emissionAdmission correlateSTEMI patientsBaseline characteristicsDiabetic statusHyperglycemia groupIndependent predictorsHyperglycemiaPatientsLinear regression analysisAdmission
1985
Use of the Initial Electrocardiogram to Predict In-Hospital Complications of Acute Myocardial Infarction
Brush J, Brand D, Acampora D, Chalmer B, Wackers F. Use of the Initial Electrocardiogram to Predict In-Hospital Complications of Acute Myocardial Infarction. New England Journal Of Medicine 1985, 312: 1137-1141. PMID: 3920520, DOI: 10.1056/nejm198505023121801.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLife-threatening complicationsCoronary care unitAcute myocardial infarctionInitial electrocardiogramCare unitMyocardial infarctionPositive electrocardiogramIn-Hospital ComplicationsNegative initial electrocardiogramPredictors of complicationsIntermediate care unitEvidence of infarctionBundle branch blockVentricular hypertrophyNegative electrocardiogramHospital costsComplicationsPatientsPatient careInfarctionElectrocardiogramLower likelihoodIschemiaAdmissionHypertrophy
1980
Thallium-201 Myocardial Imaging as a Selection Method for the Coronary Care Unit
Wackers F, Lie K, Busemann Sokole E, Samson G, van der Schoot J. Thallium-201 Myocardial Imaging as a Selection Method for the Coronary Care Unit. Developments In Cardiovascular Medicine 1980, 9: 223-235. DOI: 10.1007/978-94-009-8904-7_12.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCoronary care unitAcute myocardial infarctionCare unitMyocardial infarctionThallium-201 myocardial imagingCoronary artery insufficiencyInitial electrocardiogramNondiagnostic electrocardiogramQuestionable historyPatient admissionsMyocardial imagingPatientsInitial evaluationInfarctionSubstantial groupDiagnosisComplaintsElectrocardiogramSignificant numberIschemiaAdmissionHospitalEtiologyInsufficiencyFurther observations