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
1978
Thallium-201 scintigraphy in unstable angina pectoris.
Wackers F, Lie K, Liem K, Sokole E, Samson G, van der Schoot J, Durrer D. Thallium-201 scintigraphy in unstable angina pectoris. Circulation 1978, 57: 738-742. PMID: 630682, DOI: 10.1161/01.cir.57.4.738.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsThallium-201 scintigraphyPain-free periodThallium-201 scansTransient ECG changesPositive scansAbnormal ECGUnstable anginaECG changesGroup IIUnstable angina pectorisFree periodCoronary surgeryAngina pectorisComplicated courseMaximal treatmentPatientsAnginaGroup IScintigraphyECGScansTreatmentPectorisScintiscanInfarction
1977
Location and size of acute transmural myocardial infarction estimated from thallium-201 scintiscans. A clinicopathological study.
Wackers F, Becker A, Samson G, Sokole E, van der Schoot J, Vet A, Lie K, Durrer D, Wellens H. Location and size of acute transmural myocardial infarction estimated from thallium-201 scintiscans. A clinicopathological study. Circulation 1977, 56: 72-78. PMID: 862174, DOI: 10.1161/01.cir.56.1.72.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute transmural myocardial infarctionSize of infarctionTransmural myocardial infarctionClinicopathological studyMyocardial infarctionPostmortem findingsThallium-201 scintigraphyScintigraphic locationAcute phaseNecrotic myocardiumInfarctionThallium-201Abnormal areasScintiscanScintigraphyPatientsECGDays