1983
Gold-195m for serial first pass radionuclide angiocardiography during upright exercise in patients with coronary artery disease
Wackers F, Stein R, Pytlik L, Plankey M, Lange R, Hoffer P, Sands M, Zaret B, Berger H. Gold-195m for serial first pass radionuclide angiocardiography during upright exercise in patients with coronary artery disease. Journal Of The American College Of Cardiology 1983, 2: 497-505. PMID: 6875113, DOI: 10.1016/s0735-1097(83)80277-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVentricular ejection fractionLeft ventricular ejection fractionCoronary artery diseaseLeft ventricular functionFirst-pass radionuclide angiocardiographyEjection fractionArtery diseaseVentricular functionRadionuclide angiocardiographyVentricular ejection fraction responseThallium-201 myocardial imagingThallium-201 stress scintigraphyLeft ventricular reserveEjection fraction responseSame exercise testThallium-201 myocardial imagesMulticrystal gamma cameraFirst-pass studiesSerial exerciseVentricular reserveGamma cameraLow radiation dosePeak exerciseUpright exerciseStress scintigraphy
1981
Exercise left ventricular performance in patients with chest pain, ischemic-appearing exercise electrocardiograms, and angiographically normal coronary arteries.
Berger HJ, Sands MJ, Davies RA, Wackers FJ, Alexander J, Lachman AS, Williams BW, Zaret BL. Exercise left ventricular performance in patients with chest pain, ischemic-appearing exercise electrocardiograms, and angiographically normal coronary arteries. Annals Of Internal Medicine 1981, 94: 186-91. PMID: 7469209, DOI: 10.7326/0003-4819-94-2-186.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNormal coronary arteriesLeft ventricular performanceChest painVentricular performanceCoronary arteryExercise electrocardiogramAbnormal ejection fraction responseMaximal upright bicycle exerciseCoronary arterial spasmUpright bicycle exerciseEjection fraction responseFirst-pass radionuclide angiocardiographyThallium-201 imagingErgonovine testingVentricular dysfunctionArterial spasmBicycle exerciseErgonovine provocationAdditional patientsTreadmill exercisePerfusion defectsRadionuclide angiocardiographyRegional dysfunctionPatientsFraction response
1980
Radionuclide assessment of right and left ventricular exercise reserve after total correction of tetralogy of Fallot
Reduto L, Berger H, Johnstone D, Hellenbrand W, Wackers F, Whittemore R, Cohen L, Gottschalk A, Zaret B, Pytlik L. Radionuclide assessment of right and left ventricular exercise reserve after total correction of tetralogy of Fallot. The American Journal Of Cardiology 1980, 45: 1013-1018. PMID: 7369132, DOI: 10.1016/0002-9149(80)90170-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVentricular ejection fraction responseRight ventricular ejection fractionRight ventricular performanceVentricular ejection fractionEjection fraction responseRight ventricular hypertrophyEjection fractionPostoperative patientsVentricular hypertrophyVentricular performanceNormal right ventricular ejection fractionFraction responseThallium-201 myocardial imagingAsymptomatic clinical statusRight ventricular uptakeTotal surgical correctionThallium-201 imagingExercise reserveVentricular uptakeConditions of restClinical statusSurgical correctionRadionuclide angiocardiographyRadionuclide assessmentPatients