2013
The Role of Cardiovascular Nuclear Imaging in Clinical Consultation
Meadows J, Soufer R. The Role of Cardiovascular Nuclear Imaging in Clinical Consultation. 2013, 159-180. DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4471-4441-0_13.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCoronary artery diseaseArtery diseaseNuclear cardiology techniquesCardiovascular prognosisRevascularization strategyRisk stratificationCardiology testsMyocardial perfusionPerfusion imagingClinical consultationPhysiologic principlesConsultant evaluationCardiovascular Nuclear ImagingNuclear imagingDiseaseImagingPatientsPrognosisPerfusionDiagnosis
2007
The heart-brain interaction during emotionally provoked myocardial ischemia: implications of cortical hyperactivation in CAD and gender interactions.
Soufer R, Burg MM. The heart-brain interaction during emotionally provoked myocardial ischemia: implications of cortical hyperactivation in CAD and gender interactions. Cleveland Clinic Journal Of Medicine 2007, 74 Suppl 1: s59-62. PMID: 17455547, DOI: 10.3949/ccjm.74.suppl_1.s59.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMental stress-induced ischemiaStress-induced ischemiaMental stressMyocardial ischemiaAcute coronary syndromeRecurrent cardiac eventsSilent myocardial ischemiaRisk stratification algorithmLong-term outcomesTreatment of patientsHeart-brain interactionsDifferential pathophysiologyCoronary syndromeCardiac eventsRisk stratificationPoor prognosisTransient ischemiaVulnerable patientsStratification algorithmCortical hyperactivationEarly deathIschemiaDiagnostic testingClinical settingClinical goals
1995
Prognostic Implications of Mental Stress-Induced Silent Loft Ventricular Dysfunction in Patients With Stable Angina Pectoris
Jain D, Burg M, Soufer R, Zaret B. Prognostic Implications of Mental Stress-Induced Silent Loft Ventricular Dysfunction in Patients With Stable Angina Pectoris. The American Journal Of Cardiology 1995, 76: 31-35. PMID: 7793399, DOI: 10.1016/s0002-9149(99)80796-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsStable angina pectorisTransient LV dysfunctionAdverse cardiac eventsCardiac eventsLV dysfunctionAngina pectorisMental stressAbnormal cardiovascular reactivityHigher cardiac eventsCohort of patientsCoronary artery diseaseGroup of patientsVentricular function monitoringMental arithmeticVentricular dysfunctionAdverse eventsBaseline characteristicsBeta blockersContinuous ambulatoryArtery diseaseRisk stratificationPrognostic implicationsStress perfusionFunction monitoringHeart rate