1997
Relationship of scar and ischemia to the results of programmed electrophysiological stimulation in patients with coronary artery disease
Gradel C, Jain D, Batsford W, Wackers F, Zaret B. Relationship of scar and ischemia to the results of programmed electrophysiological stimulation in patients with coronary artery disease. Journal Of Nuclear Cardiology 1997, 4: 379-386. PMID: 9362014, DOI: 10.1016/s1071-3581(97)90029-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCoronary artery diseaseMyocardial perfusion imagingSustained ventricular tachycardiaPerfusion defect sizeVentricular tachycardiaElectrophysiological studiesArtery diseaseIndependent predictorsMultivariate analysisChronic coronary artery diseaseLeft ventricular ejection fractionSustained monomorphic ventricular tachycardiaGlobal left ventricular functionVentricular ejection fractionLeft ventricular functionPrevious myocardial infarctionMonomorphic ventricular tachycardiaBest independent predictorSize of ischemiaAdditional ischemiaArrhythmia historyInducible patientsNoninducible patientsSize of scarClinical predictors
1993
A new quantitative method for the analysis of cardiac perfusion tomography (SPET): validation in post-infarct patients treated with thrombolytic therapy
Mortelmans L, Nuyts J, Scheys I, Wackers F, Lesaffre E, Brzostek T, De Roo M, De Geest H, Suetens P, Verbruggen A, Van de Werf F. A new quantitative method for the analysis of cardiac perfusion tomography (SPET): validation in post-infarct patients treated with thrombolytic therapy. European Journal Of Nuclear Medicine And Molecular Imaging 1993, 20: 1193-1200. PMID: 8299655, DOI: 10.1007/bf00171018.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEnzymatic infarct sizePerfusion defectsThrombolytic therapyVentricular functionInfarct sizeInfarct-related vesselLarge perfusion defectsThallium-201 chloridePost-infarct patientsPerfusion defect sizeGlobal ventricular functionRegional ventricular functionPerfusion tomographyContrast angiographyPatientsBeneficial effectsTherapyMyocardial perfusion tomogramsSignificant differencesPlanar quantificationValve plane