2012
Acute chest pain of uncertain etiology, the short and long view
Wackers F. Acute chest pain of uncertain etiology, the short and long view. Journal Of Nuclear Cardiology 2012, 19: 220-223. PMID: 22271368, DOI: 10.1007/s12350-012-9514-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchChest PainEmergency Service, HospitalFemaleGated Blood-Pool ImagingHumansMaleMyocardial IschemiaMyocardial Perfusion Imaging
2009
Chest pain in the emergency department: role of cardiac imaging
Wackers FJ. Chest pain in the emergency department: role of cardiac imaging. Heart 2009, 95: 1023. PMID: 19478114, DOI: 10.1136/hrt.2008.152967.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2001
Selective use of single-photon emission computed tomography myocardial perfusion imaging in a chest pain center
Abbott B, Abdel-Aziz I, Nagula S, Monico E, Schriver J, Wackers F. Selective use of single-photon emission computed tomography myocardial perfusion imaging in a chest pain center. The American Journal Of Cardiology 2001, 87: 1351-1355. PMID: 11397352, DOI: 10.1016/s0002-9149(01)01551-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChest pain centerChest pain patientsCoronary artery diseasePain patientsSingle photon emissionChest painPain centerArtery diseaseMyocardial infarctionEmergency department chest pain centersEmergency department chest pain patientsTomography myocardial perfusion imagingTomography myocardial perfusionAcute myocardial infarctionMyocardial perfusion imagingSelective useCPC patientsNonischemic electrocardiogramHospital dischargeAppropriate patientsHospital admissionFinal diagnosisMyocardial perfusionPatientsPerfusion imaging
1998
Emergency department chest pain units and the role of radionuclide imaging
Abbott B, Wackers F. Emergency department chest pain units and the role of radionuclide imaging. Journal Of Nuclear Cardiology 1998, 5: 73-79. PMID: 9504876, DOI: 10.1016/s1071-3581(98)80013-5.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
1985
Use of the Initial Electrocardiogram to Predict In-Hospital Complications of Acute Myocardial Infarction
Brush J, Brand D, Acampora D, Chalmer B, Wackers F. Use of the Initial Electrocardiogram to Predict In-Hospital Complications of Acute Myocardial Infarction. New England Journal Of Medicine 1985, 312: 1137-1141. PMID: 3920520, DOI: 10.1056/nejm198505023121801.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLife-threatening complicationsCoronary care unitAcute myocardial infarctionInitial electrocardiogramCare unitMyocardial infarctionPositive electrocardiogramIn-Hospital ComplicationsNegative initial electrocardiogramPredictors of complicationsIntermediate care unitEvidence of infarctionBundle branch blockVentricular hypertrophyNegative electrocardiogramHospital costsComplicationsPatientsPatient careInfarctionElectrocardiogramLower likelihoodIschemiaAdmissionHypertrophy