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
1979
Multiple gated cardiac blood pool imaging for left ventricular ejection fraction: Validation of the technique and assessment of variability
Wackers F, Berger H, Johnstone D, Goldman L, Reduto L, Langou R, Gottschalk A, Zaret B, Quartararo L, Pytlik L. Multiple gated cardiac blood pool imaging for left ventricular ejection fraction: Validation of the technique and assessment of variability. The American Journal Of Cardiology 1979, 43: 1159-1166. PMID: 443176, DOI: 10.1016/0002-9149(79)90148-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEjection fractionAbsolute ejection fractionLeft ventricular ejection fractionCardiac blood pool imagingVentricular ejection fractionFirst-pass radionuclide angiocardiographyBlood pool imagingRadionuclide angiocardiographyContrast angiographyRepeat studyPatientsAbnormal patientsSeparate daysInterobserver variabilitySame dayDifferent daysDaysAngiographyAngiocardiography