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 ResearchConceptsLVEF 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
1985
195mGold for Assessment of Cardiac Function
Wackers F, Berger H, Hoffer P, Lange R, Zaret B. 195mGold for Assessment of Cardiac Function. Developments In Nuclear Medicine 1985, 197-221. DOI: 10.1007/978-94-009-5022-1_8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCardiac functionFirst-pass studiesGated cardiac blood pool imagingCardiac blood pool imagingInitial clinical experienceReticulo-endothelial systemEquilibrium radionuclide angiocardiographyBlood pool imagingSerial assessmentRadionuclide angiocardiographyClinical experienceClinical useRadionuclide of choiceInteresting clinical applicationsRed cellsTc99Clinical applicationRadiotracerTotal numberHoursAngiocardiographyKidneyDoseMinimal time interval
1979
Multiple gated cardiac blood pool imaging for left ventricular ejection fraction: Validation of the technique and assessment of variability
Wackers F, Berger H, Johnstone D, Goldman L, Reduto L, Langou R, Gottschalk A, Zaret B, Quartararo L, Pytlik L. Multiple gated cardiac blood pool imaging for left ventricular ejection fraction: Validation of the technique and assessment of variability. The American Journal Of Cardiology 1979, 43: 1159-1166. PMID: 443176, DOI: 10.1016/0002-9149(79)90148-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEjection fractionAbsolute ejection fractionLeft ventricular ejection fractionCardiac blood pool imagingVentricular ejection fractionFirst-pass radionuclide angiocardiographyBlood pool imagingRadionuclide angiocardiographyContrast angiographyRepeat studyPatientsAbnormal patientsSeparate daysInterobserver variabilitySame dayDifferent daysDaysAngiographyAngiocardiography