2015
The influence of clopidogrel on ischemia diagnosed by myocardial perfusion stress testing
Jovin IS, Ebisu KA, Oprea AD, Brandt CA, Natale D, Finta LA, Dziura J, Wackers FJ. The influence of clopidogrel on ischemia diagnosed by myocardial perfusion stress testing. Journal Of Nuclear Cardiology 2015, 23: 773-779. PMID: 26338428, DOI: 10.1007/s12350-015-0268-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsReversible perfusion defectsOdds ratioPerfusion defectsMyocardial perfusion stress testMyocardial perfusion stress testingStress testStress myocardial perfusion scansMyocardial single photon emissionAdenosine stress testInfluence of clopidogrelLikelihood of ischemiaMyocardial perfusion testingUse of clopidogrelCoronary vascular toneExercise stress testMyocardial perfusion scanMyocardial perfusion imagingSingle photon emissionAdenosine receptor antagonistDiagnosis of ischemiaPerfusion scanPerfusion testingVascular toneReceptor antagonistTomography scan
2012
Left Ventricular Ejection Fraction and Left Ventricular End‐Diastolic Volume in Patients With Diastolic Dysfunction
Jovin IS, Ebisu K, Liu Y, Finta LA, Oprea AD, Brandt CA, Dziura J, Wackers FJ. Left Ventricular Ejection Fraction and Left Ventricular End‐Diastolic Volume in Patients With Diastolic Dysfunction. Congestive Heart Failure 2012, 19: 130-134. PMID: 23241105, DOI: 10.1111/chf.12013.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsDiastoleFemaleFollow-Up StudiesGated Blood-Pool ImagingHeartHumansMaleMiddle AgedReproducibility of ResultsRetrospective StudiesStroke VolumeVentricular Dysfunction, LeftConceptsLVEF of patientsLeft ventricular ejection fractionLower peak filling ratePeak filling rateEnd-diastolic volumeNormal peak filling ratesEquilibrium radionuclide angiocardiographyVentricular ejection fractionDiastolic dysfunctionAsymptomatic patientsEjection fractionLow left ventricular ejection fractionNormal left ventricular ejection fractionVentricular end-diastolic volumeMild systolic dysfunctionNormal systolic functionEDV indexSystolic dysfunctionSystolic functionRadionuclide angiocardiographyPatientsDysfunctionRepeat scansFilling rateAngiocardiography