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
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