2009
Cardiac Outcomes After Screening for Asymptomatic Coronary Artery Disease in Patients With Type 2 Diabetes : The DIAD Study: A Randomized Controlled Trial
Young LH, Wackers FJ, Chyun DA, Davey JA, Barrett EJ, Taillefer R, Heller GV, Iskandrian AE, Wittlin SD, Filipchuk N, Ratner RE, Inzucchi SE, Investigators F. Cardiac Outcomes After Screening for Asymptomatic Coronary Artery Disease in Patients With Type 2 Diabetes : The DIAD Study: A Randomized Controlled Trial. JAMA 2009, 301: 1547-1555. PMID: 19366774, PMCID: PMC2895332, DOI: 10.1001/jama.2009.476.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCoronary artery diseaseType 2 diabetesNonfatal myocardial infarctionAsymptomatic coronary artery diseaseMyocardial perfusion imagingCardiac event rateMyocardial infarctionCardiac deathMPI defectsCardiac outcomesEvent ratesScreened groupArtery diseaseSymptoms of CADRadionuclide myocardial perfusion imagingAsymptomatic Diabetics (DIAD) studyHigh cardiac riskLow event ratesPositive predictive valueDetection of ischemiaPrimary medical preventionCoronary revascularizationDiabetes clinicIdentifies patientsControlled Trials
2006
Screening of asymptomatic patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus for silent coronary artery disease: Combined use of stress myocardial perfusion imaging and coronary calcium scoring
Scholte A, Bax J, Wackers F. Screening of asymptomatic patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus for silent coronary artery disease: Combined use of stress myocardial perfusion imaging and coronary calcium scoring. Journal Of Nuclear Cardiology 2006, 13: 11-18. PMID: 16464712, DOI: 10.1016/j.nuclcard.2005.11.002.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAlgorithmsCalcinosisComorbidityCoronary Artery DiseaseDiabetes Mellitus, Type 2Diagnosis, Computer-AssistedExercise TestHumansIncidenceMass ScreeningPrognosisRadionuclide ImagingReproducibility of ResultsRisk AssessmentRisk FactorsSensitivity and SpecificitySurvival RateVentricular Dysfunction, LeftConceptsSilent coronary artery diseaseCoronary artery diseaseCoronary calcium scoringType 2 diabetes mellitusMyocardial perfusion imagingArtery diseaseDiabetes mellitusCalcium scoringPerfusion imagingAsymptomatic individualsStress myocardial perfusion imagingRadionuclide myocardial perfusion imagingEarly appropriate treatmentRecent prospective studiesRates of morbidityAsymptomatic patientsCardiovascular complicationsProspective studyOverall prevalenceClinical combinationAppropriate treatmentClinical investigationMellitusClinical importanceDisease
2003
Use of radionuclide imaging in acute coronary syndromes
Abbott B, Wackers F. Use of radionuclide imaging in acute coronary syndromes. Current Cardiology Reports 2003, 5: 25-31. PMID: 12493157, DOI: 10.1007/s11886-003-0034-z.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute coronary syndromeMyocardial infarctionChest painCoronary syndromeEmergency departmentPerfusion imagingRadionuclide myocardial perfusion imagingAcute chest painTriage of patientsAcute myocardial infarctionPerfusion imaging studyMyocardial perfusion imagingNegative predictive valueReperfusion therapyED evaluationRoutine careRandomized trialsRisk stratificationInfarct sizePrognostic valueDiagnostic challengeUnnecessary hospitalizationPredictive valueTesting modalitiesImaging studies