1997
Effect of left ventricular function on the assessment of myocardial viability by technectium-99m sestamibi and correlation with positron emission tomography in patients with healed myocardial infarcts or stable angina pectoris, or both
Arrighi J, Ng C, Dey H, Wackers F, Soufer R. Effect of left ventricular function on the assessment of myocardial viability by technectium-99m sestamibi and correlation with positron emission tomography in patients with healed myocardial infarcts or stable angina pectoris, or both. The American Journal Of Cardiology 1997, 80: 1007-1013. PMID: 9352969, DOI: 10.1016/s0002-9149(97)00594-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCoronary artery diseasePositron emission tomographyLV dysfunctionArtery diseaseGroup 2Myocardial viabilityGroup 1Ejection fractionModerate coronary artery diseaseEmission tomographyModerate LV dysfunctionSevere LV dysfunctionStable angina pectorisLV ejection fractionGlobal LV dysfunctionAccuracy of technetiumSingle photon emissionSemiquantitative SPECTVentricular dysfunctionViability detectionAngina pectorisVentricular functionReduced perfusionSestamibi SPECTMyocardial infarct
1982
Radionuclide Ventriculography
Wackers F, Berger H, Zaret B. Radionuclide Ventriculography. Developments In Cardiovascular Medicine 1982, 14: 199-233. DOI: 10.1007/978-94-009-7452-4_8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchEjection fractionMyocardial infarctFirst acute myocardial infarctLeft ventricular ejection fractionSeattle Heart WatchLeft ventricular dysfunctionCardiac enzyme releaseVentricular ejection fractionCoronary heart diseaseAcute myocardial infarctVentricular dysfunctionPathophysiologic insightsInfarct sizeRadionuclide ventriculographyVentricular performanceVentricular hemodynamicsHeart diseaseMyocardial necrosisValuable predictorEnzyme releaseInfarctsPatientsDirect correlationMorbidityPrognosis