2011
85% of maximal age-predicted heart rate is not a valid endpoint for exercise treadmill testing
Jain M, Nkonde C, Lin BA, Walker A, Wackers FJ. 85% of maximal age-predicted heart rate is not a valid endpoint for exercise treadmill testing. Journal Of Nuclear Cardiology 2011, 18: 1026-1035. PMID: 21922347, DOI: 10.1007/s12350-011-9454-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMaximal age-predicted heart rateAge-predicted heart rateInducible ischemiaPeak exerciseExercise testingPositive ECGHeart rateExercise endpointPositive exercise ECGExercise treadmill testingRegistry patientsProspective registryExercise capacityRetrospective cohortTreadmill testingPatient cohortExercise ECGValid endpointPatientsMore womenEndpointIschemiaClinical laboratoriesECGCohort
2010
Five-Year Outcomes in High-Risk Participants in the Detection of Ischemia in Asymptomatic Diabetics (DIAD) Study A post hoc analysis
Bansal S, Wackers FJ, Inzucchi SE, Chyun DA, Davey JA, Staib LH, Young LH, . Five-Year Outcomes in High-Risk Participants in the Detection of Ischemia in Asymptomatic Diabetics (DIAD) Study A post hoc analysis. Diabetes Care 2010, 34: 204-209. PMID: 20929989, PMCID: PMC3005488, DOI: 10.2337/dc10-1194.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCardiac event rateBaseline cardiovascular riskAnnual cardiac event rateHigh cardiovascular riskCardiovascular riskHigh-risk participantsDetection of ischemiaEvent ratesInducible ischemiaRisk engineUK Prospective Diabetes Study risk engineHigh baseline cardiovascular riskAsymptomatic Diabetics (DIAD) studyFive-year outcomesUKPDS risk engineLow-risk groupRisk stratification approachStudy of DiabetesLow-risk participantsAsymptomatic diabeticsCardiac eventsFramingham scoreMetabolic syndromeRisk groupsDiabetic study
2003
Electromechanical mapping for detecting myocardial viability and ischemia in patients with severe ischemic cardiomyopathy
Samady H, Liu Y, Choi CJ, Ragosta M, Pfau SE, Cleman MW, Powers ER, Kramer CM, Wackers F, Beller GA, Watson DD. Electromechanical mapping for detecting myocardial viability and ischemia in patients with severe ischemic cardiomyopathy. The American Journal Of Cardiology 2003, 91: 807-811. PMID: 12667565, DOI: 10.1016/s0002-9149(03)00013-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedBody Surface Potential MappingCardiomyopathiesCell SurvivalElectrophysiologic Techniques, CardiacFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedMyocardial IschemiaMyocardiumPredictive Value of TestsRadiopharmaceuticalsRestROC CurveSensitivity and SpecificitySeverity of Illness IndexStatistics as TopicStress, PhysiologicalStroke VolumeTechnetium Tc 99m SestamibiTomography, Emission-Computed, Single-PhotonVentricular Dysfunction, LeftConceptsSevere ischemic cardiomyopathyIschemic cardiomyopathyViable myocardiumMyocardial viabilityDipyridamole single-photon emissionUnipolar voltageDysfunctional myocardial segmentsBipolar voltageSingle photon emissionDipyridamole SPECTDipyridamole technetiumQuantitative technetiumInducible ischemiaNonviable segmentsNonviable myocardiumElectromechanical mappingMyocardial segmentsTracer uptakePatientsViable segmentsLogistic regressionCardiomyopathyMyocardiumIschemiaSPECT