2006
The Impact of Screening for Asymptomatic Myocardial Ischemia in Individuals With Type 2 Diabetes
Chyun DA, Katten DM, Melkus GD, Talley S, Davey JA, Wackers FJ. The Impact of Screening for Asymptomatic Myocardial Ischemia in Individuals With Type 2 Diabetes. The Journal Of Cardiovascular Nursing 2006, 21: e1-e7. PMID: 16601520, DOI: 10.1097/00005082-200603000-00015.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAge FactorsAgedAntihypertensive AgentsAnxietyAspirinDepressionDiabetes Mellitus, Type 2EmotionsFemaleFibrinolytic AgentsFollow-Up StudiesHealth BehaviorHumansHypolipidemic AgentsMaleMass ScreeningMiddle AgedMotor ActivityMultivariate AnalysisMyocardial IschemiaPersonal AutonomyProspective StudiesQuality of LifeRisk AssessmentSocioeconomic FactorsConceptsCoronary artery diseaseType 2 diabetesAsymptomatic coronary artery diseasePoor emotional outcomesAsymptomatic myocardial ischemiaRisk factor behaviorsImpact of screeningSelf-administered questionnaireAggressive screeningArtery diseaseProspective studyStudy baselineMyocardial ischemiaScreening TrialMyocardial perfusionEmotional outcomesOutcomesDiabetesBehavior outcomesLaboratory testsLow levelsScreeningHigh levelsIschemiaPerfusion
1990
Silent left ventricular dysfunction during routine activity after thrombolytic Therapy for acute myocardial infarction
Kayden D, Wackers F, Zaret B. Silent left ventricular dysfunction during routine activity after thrombolytic Therapy for acute myocardial infarction. Journal Of The American College Of Cardiology 1990, 15: 1500-1507. PMID: 2345230, DOI: 10.1016/0735-1097(90)92817-l.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTransient left ventricular dysfunctionLeft ventricular dysfunctionSilent left ventricular dysfunctionVentricular dysfunctionMyocardial infarctionCardiac eventsHospital dischargeEjection fractionThrombolytic therapySubmaximal supine bicycle exerciseNormal activityBaseline ejection fractionExercise test resultsSubsequent cardiac eventsSupine bicycle exerciseVentricular function monitoringAcute myocardial infarctionChest painPeak exerciseBicycle exerciseAmbulatory patientsElectrocardiographic changesPoor outcomePrognostic informationFunction monitoring
1988
Demonstration of reperfusion after thrombolysis with technetium-99m isonitrile myocardial imaging.
Kayden D, Mattera J, Zaret B, Wackers F. Demonstration of reperfusion after thrombolysis with technetium-99m isonitrile myocardial imaging. Journal Of Nuclear Medicine 1988, 29: 1865-7. PMID: 2972815.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsThrombolytic therapyMyocardial infarctionRecombinant tissue plasminogen activatorAcute anteroseptal myocardial infarctionSuccess of reperfusionSalvage of myocardiumAcute myocardial infarctionAnteroseptal myocardial infarctionMyocardial perfusion defectsMyocardial perfusion imagingTissue plasminogen activatorEmergency roomRepeat injectionsPerfusion defectsIntravenous injectionMyocardial imagingPerfusion imagingMyocardial redistributionInfarctionNoninvasive meansPlasminogen activatorReperfusionImaging agentTherapyTechnetiumElectrophysiologic effects of thrombolytic therapy in patients with a transmural anterior myocardial infarction complicated by left ventricular aneurysm formation
Sager P, Perlmutter R, Rosenfeld L, McPherson C, Wackers F, Batsford W. Electrophysiologic effects of thrombolytic therapy in patients with a transmural anterior myocardial infarction complicated by left ventricular aneurysm formation. Journal Of The American College Of Cardiology 1988, 12: 19-24. PMID: 3379204, DOI: 10.1016/0735-1097(88)90350-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGroup B patientsLeft ventricular aneurysm formationTransmural anterior myocardial infarctionGroup A patientsVentricular aneurysm formationAnterior myocardial infarctionThrombolytic therapyB patientsVentricular tachycardiaA patientsVentricular arrhythmiasMyocardial infarctionAneurysm formationNew bundle branch blockPeak creatine kinase-MB levelsLeft ventricular ejection fractionCreatine kinase-MB levelsClinical arrhythmic eventsEarly thrombolytic therapyCongestive heart failureVentricular ejection fractionSustained ventricular tachycardiaInduced ventricular arrhythmiasBundle branch blockPostmyocardial infarction patients
1987
Radionuclide methods for evaluating the results of thrombolytic therapy.
Zaret B, Wackers F. Radionuclide methods for evaluating the results of thrombolytic therapy. Circulation 1987, 76: ii8-17. PMID: 3038371.Peer-Reviewed Original Research