1996
Serial myocardial perfusion imaging with Tc-99m-labeled myocardial perfusion imaging agents in patients receiving thrombolytic therapy for acute myocardial infarction
Wackers F. Serial myocardial perfusion imaging with Tc-99m-labeled myocardial perfusion imaging agents in patients receiving thrombolytic therapy for acute myocardial infarction. Developments In Cardiovascular Medicine 1996, 173: 1-12. DOI: 10.1007/978-94-009-0115-5_1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAcute myocardial infarctionThrombolytic therapyMyocardial infarctionInfarct arteryMyocardial perfusionRecurrent myocardial infarctionInfarct artery patencyLong-term mortalityAppropriate adjunctive therapyNovel treatment strategiesTerm mortalityAdjunctive therapyArtery patencyAcute infarctionHibernating myocardiumConventional therapyUnfavorable outcomeAntithrombotic agentsTreatment strategiesComparative efficacyReocclusionPatientsInfarctionTherapyBeneficial effects
1990
Thrombolytic therapy for myocardial infarction: Assessment of efficacy by myocardial perfusion imaging with technetium-99m sestamibi
Wackers F. Thrombolytic therapy for myocardial infarction: Assessment of efficacy by myocardial perfusion imaging with technetium-99m sestamibi. The American Journal Of Cardiology 1990, 66: e36-e41. PMID: 2145744, DOI: 10.1016/0002-9149(90)90610-d.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRecombinant tissue-type plasminogen activatorThrombolytic therapyMyocardial infarctionFirst acute myocardial infarctionInfarct-related artery patencyInitial risk areaPersistent coronary occlusionAcute chest painAcute myocardial infarctionAssessment of efficacyFuture clinical researchImaging agentNew thrombolytic agentsTissue-type plasminogen activatorArtery patencyChest painInfarct arterySuccessful thrombolysisConventional therapyCoronary occlusionHypoperfused myocardiumThrombolytic agentsMyocardial perfusionPatientsEnd point
1989
Serial quantitative planar technetium-99m isonitrile imaging in acute myocardial infarction: Efficacy for noninvasive assessment of thrombolytic therapy
Wackers F, Gibbons R, Verani M, Kayden D, Pellikka P, Behrenbeck T, Mahmarian J, Zaret B. Serial quantitative planar technetium-99m isonitrile imaging in acute myocardial infarction: Efficacy for noninvasive assessment of thrombolytic therapy. Journal Of The American College Of Cardiology 1989, 14: 861-873. PMID: 2507612, DOI: 10.1016/0735-1097(89)90456-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRecombinant tissue-type plasminogen activatorAcute myocardial infarctionPatent infarct-related arteryInfarct-related arteryThallium-201 imagingThrombolytic therapyMyocardial infarctionPlanar technetiumMyocardial perfusionExercise thallium-201 imagingFirst acute myocardial infarctionInfarct-related artery patencyInitial risk areaPersistent coronary occlusionSuccess of reperfusionMyocardial blood flowNew myocardial perfusionTissue-type plasminogen activatorArtery patencyChest painCoronary occlusionRepeat imagingBlood flowInfarctionThallium-201