2001
Selective use of single-photon emission computed tomography myocardial perfusion imaging in a chest pain center
Abbott B, Abdel-Aziz I, Nagula S, Monico E, Schriver J, Wackers F. Selective use of single-photon emission computed tomography myocardial perfusion imaging in a chest pain center. The American Journal Of Cardiology 2001, 87: 1351-1355. PMID: 11397352, DOI: 10.1016/s0002-9149(01)01551-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChest pain centerChest pain patientsCoronary artery diseasePain patientsSingle photon emissionChest painPain centerArtery diseaseMyocardial infarctionEmergency department chest pain centersEmergency department chest pain patientsTomography myocardial perfusion imagingTomography myocardial perfusionAcute myocardial infarctionMyocardial perfusion imagingSelective useCPC patientsNonischemic electrocardiogramHospital dischargeAppropriate patientsHospital admissionFinal diagnosisMyocardial perfusionPatientsPerfusion imaging
1998
Clinical Value of Acute Rest Technetium-99m Tetrofosmin Tomographic Myocardial Perfusion Imaging in Patients With Acute Chest Pain and Nondiagnostic Electrocardiograms
Heller G, Stowers S, Hendel R, Herman S, Daher E, Ahlberg A, Baron J, de Leon C, Rizzo J, Wackers F. Clinical Value of Acute Rest Technetium-99m Tetrofosmin Tomographic Myocardial Perfusion Imaging in Patients With Acute Chest Pain and Nondiagnostic Electrocardiograms. Journal Of The American College Of Cardiology 1998, 31: 1011-1017. PMID: 9562001, DOI: 10.1016/s0735-1097(98)00057-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute myocardial infarctionTomographic myocardial perfusionMyocardial infarctionChest painNondiagnostic electrocardiogramEmergency departmentHospital periodHospital admissionRest technetiumTetrofosmin SPECTMyocardial perfusionLow cardiac event rateTetrofosmin single photon emissionMultiple logistic regression analysisAcute chest painCardiac event rateNormal SPECT imagesMean cost savingsUnnecessary hospital admissionsLogistic regression analysisSingle photon emissionSPECT imagesAbnormal SPECTCardiac eventsRest Tc
1994
Limited usefulness of exercise testing and thallium scintigraphy in evaluation of ambulator patients several months after recovery from an acute coronary event: Implications for management of stable coronary heart disease
Krone R, Gregory J, Freedland K, Kleiger R, Wackers F, Bodenheimer M, Benhorin J, Schwartz R, Parker J, van Voorhees L, Moss A, Group F. Limited usefulness of exercise testing and thallium scintigraphy in evaluation of ambulator patients several months after recovery from an acute coronary event: Implications for management of stable coronary heart disease. Journal Of The American College Of Cardiology 1994, 24: 1274-1281. PMID: 7930250, DOI: 10.1016/0735-1097(94)90109-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsStable coronary diseaseAcute coronary eventsNonfatal myocardial infarctionThallium-201 scintigraphyCardiac eventsCoronary eventsCoronary diseaseCardiac deathHospital admissionMyocardial infarctionNonfatal infarctionEnd pointUnstable anginaExercise testingObstructive coronary artery diseaseStable coronary heart diseaseExercise testing variablesSubsequent cardiac eventsCoronary artery diseaseGroup of patientsCoronary heart diseaseProportional hazards modelThallium perfusionCardiac causesIdentifies patients