1995
Myocardial perfusion imaging with 99mTc tetrofosmin. Comparison to 201Tl imaging and coronary angiography in a phase III multicenter trial. Tetrofosmin International Trial Study Group.
Zaret B, Rigo P, Wackers F, Hendel R, Braat S, Iskandrian A, Sridhara B, Jain D, Itti R, Serafini A, Goris M, Lahiri A. Myocardial perfusion imaging with 99mTc tetrofosmin. Comparison to 201Tl imaging and coronary angiography in a phase III multicenter trial. Tetrofosmin International Trial Study Group. Circulation 1995, 91: 313-9. PMID: 7805233, DOI: 10.1161/01.cir.91.2.313.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCoronary artery diseaseArtery diseaseTetrofosmin imagingCoronary angiographyMyocardial perfusionTetrofosmin imagesHealthy subjectsPhase III multicenter trialConventional myocardial perfusionLower likelihoodCentral core laboratoryMyocardial perfusion abnormalitiesNew 99mTcPeak heart rateNegative predictive accuracyMyocardial perfusion imagingNew myocardial imaging agentPlanar 201TlMulticenter trialNormalcy rateCoronary angiogramDouble productPerfusion abnormalitiesMyocardial imaging agentRadiotracer injection
1989
Transient left ventricular dysfunction during provocative mental stress in patients with coronary artery disease
LaVeau P, Rozanski A, Krantz D, Cornell C, Cattanach L, Zaret B, Wackers F. Transient left ventricular dysfunction during provocative mental stress in patients with coronary artery disease. American Heart Journal 1989, 118: 1-8. PMID: 2741776, DOI: 10.1016/0002-8703(89)90064-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLeft ventricular ejection fractionCoronary artery diseaseCoronary diseaseMental stressArtery diseaseNormal volunteersPsychological stressVentricular ejection fractionStress-induced abnormalitiesLVEF responseChest painVentricular dysfunctionEjection fractionDouble productECG changesTransient ischemiaAcute decreaseBaseline valuesNormal subjectsStroop Color-Word TestPatientsPhysical exerciseAmbulatory monitoringImmediate reboundColor-Word Test