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
Aneurysm of the Pulmonary Artery as a Cause of Severe Chest Pain
Jaffin B, Gundel W, Capeless M, Castaneda A, Rabinovitch M, Wackers F. Aneurysm of the Pulmonary Artery as a Cause of Severe Chest Pain. JAMA Internal Medicine 1983, 143: 1484-1485. PMID: 6870423, DOI: 10.1001/archinte.1983.00350070212037.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSevere chest painPulmonary arteryChest painNormal pulmonary artery pressureContiguous mediastinal structuresPrecordial chest painPulmonary artery aneurysmPulmonary artery pressureRelief of symptomsSerial chest roentgenogramsEvidence of ruptureArtery pressureChest roentgenogramAneurysmal dilatationArtery aneurysmEmergency roomAbsence of rupturePain receptorsInitial symptomsMediastinal structuresSuch painPainArteryTen-year periodAneurysms