1996
Detection and significance of myocardial ischemia in women versus men within six months of acute myocardial infarction or unstable angina
Moriel M, Benhorin J, Brown M, Raubertas R, Severski P, Van Voorhees L, Bodenheimer M, Tzivoni D, Wackers F, Moss A, Group T. Detection and significance of myocardial ischemia in women versus men within six months of acute myocardial infarction or unstable angina. The American Journal Of Cardiology 1996, 77: 798-804. PMID: 8623730, DOI: 10.1016/s0002-9149(97)89172-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute coronary eventsThallium-201 stress scintigraphyPrimary end pointCoronary eventsEnd pointUnstable anginaStress scintigraphyPatient 1Myocardial infarctionNoninvasive testsExercise electrocardiogramAmbulatory electrocardiogramIschemia detectionCardiac event rateNonfatal myocardial infarctionSubsequent cardiac eventsAcute myocardial infarctionCardiac eventsIschemia testCardiac deathCox analysisPrognostic significanceMyocardial ischemiaEvent ratesWomen
1985
Prognostic significance of normal quantitative planar thallium-201 stress scintigraphy in patients with chest pain
Wackers F, Russo D, Russo D, Clements J. Prognostic significance of normal quantitative planar thallium-201 stress scintigraphy in patients with chest pain. Journal Of The American College Of Cardiology 1985, 6: 27-30. PMID: 3159779, DOI: 10.1016/s0735-1097(85)80247-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCoronary artery diseaseThallium-201 stress scintigraphyArtery diseaseStress scintigraphyPretest likelihoodCardiac eventsChest painPrognostic significanceQuantitative thallium-201 scintigraphyChest pain syndromeThallium-201 scintigraphyHigh pretest likelihoodLow pretest likelihoodBasis of symptomsAnginal complaintsMean followPain syndromeExcellent prognosisNormal findingsConsecutive seriesStress electrocardiographyNormal studiesPatientsScintigraphyDisease
1983
Gold-195m for serial first pass radionuclide angiocardiography during upright exercise in patients with coronary artery disease
Wackers F, Stein R, Pytlik L, Plankey M, Lange R, Hoffer P, Sands M, Zaret B, Berger H. Gold-195m for serial first pass radionuclide angiocardiography during upright exercise in patients with coronary artery disease. Journal Of The American College Of Cardiology 1983, 2: 497-505. PMID: 6875113, DOI: 10.1016/s0735-1097(83)80277-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVentricular ejection fractionLeft ventricular ejection fractionCoronary artery diseaseLeft ventricular functionFirst-pass radionuclide angiocardiographyEjection fractionArtery diseaseVentricular functionRadionuclide angiocardiographyVentricular ejection fraction responseThallium-201 myocardial imagingThallium-201 stress scintigraphyLeft ventricular reserveEjection fraction responseSame exercise testThallium-201 myocardial imagesMulticrystal gamma cameraFirst-pass studiesSerial exerciseVentricular reserveGamma cameraLow radiation dosePeak exerciseUpright exerciseStress scintigraphy