1978
Prevalence of right ventricular involvement in inferior wall infarction assessed with myocardial imaging with thallium-201 and technetium-99m pyrophosphate
Wackers F, Lie K, Sokole E, Res J, Van Der Schoot J, Durrer D. Prevalence of right ventricular involvement in inferior wall infarction assessed with myocardial imaging with thallium-201 and technetium-99m pyrophosphate. The American Journal Of Cardiology 1978, 42: 358-362. PMID: 210648, DOI: 10.1016/0002-9149(78)90928-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRight ventricular involvementAcute inferior wall infarctionInferior wall infarctionVentricular involvementThallium-201Myocardial imagingSevere right ventricular failurePump failurePositive pyrophosphate scansSevere pump failureRight ventricular failureSubgroup of patientsThallium-201 defectsPyrophosphate scanCardiogenic shockVentricular dysfunctionVentricular failureConsecutive patientsConsecutive seriesClassic signsPatientsClinical relevanceInfarctionNonivasive methodVolume loading
1976
Coronary artery disease in patients dying from cardiogenic shock or congestive heart failure in the setting of acute myocardial infarction.
Wackers F, Lie K, Becker A, Durrer D, Wellens H. Coronary artery disease in patients dying from cardiogenic shock or congestive heart failure in the setting of acute myocardial infarction. Heart 1976, 38: 906. PMID: 971375, PMCID: PMC483104, DOI: 10.1136/hrt.38.9.906.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCongestive heart failureAcute myocardial infarctionHeart failureCardiogenic shockCoronary arteryMyocardial infarctionSevere diseaseFatal congestive heart failureRefractory congestive heart failurePump failureThree-vessel diseaseCoronary bypass surgeryRight coronary arteryCoronary artery diseaseLeft circumflex arteryCent narrowingBypass surgeryArtery diseaseLeft anteriorCircumflex arteryPathological findingsSevere narrowingEqual incidenceAnatomical findingsPatients