1998
Limitations of dobutamine for enhancing flow heterogeneity in the presence of single coronary stenosis: implications for technetium-99m-sestamibi imaging.
Wu JC, Yun JJ, Heller EN, Dione DP, DeMan P, Liu YH, Zaret BL, Wackers FJ, Sinusas AJ. Limitations of dobutamine for enhancing flow heterogeneity in the presence of single coronary stenosis: implications for technetium-99m-sestamibi imaging. Journal Of Nuclear Medicine 1998, 39: 417-25. PMID: 9529285.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSingle-vessel stenosisMyocardial blood flowDobutamine stressCoronary stenosisTechnetium-99mBlood flowLeft circumflex artery stenosisCircumflex artery stenosisFlow deficitsSingle coronary stenosisCoronary artery diseaseRate-pressure productRegional myocardial blood flowLeft ventricular pressurePeak dobutamine stressOpen-chest dogsNonischemic flowArtery diseaseArtery stenosisPeak dobutamineSestamibi activitySevere stenosisVentricular pressureSestamibi imagingIschemic zone
1992
Tc-99m SestaMIBI: Will it replace Tl-201 in clinical cardiology?
Wackers F. Tc-99m SestaMIBI: Will it replace Tl-201 in clinical cardiology? Developments In Cardiovascular Medicine 1992, 128: 239-248. DOI: 10.1007/978-94-011-2666-3_16.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCoronary artery diseaseArtery diseaseEjection fractionPharmacological vasodilatationPhysical exerciseTl-201Regional wall motion studiesFirst-pass ejection fractionVentricular ejection fractionSize of infarctionAcute myocardial infarctionMyocardial perfusion imagingRegional wall motionMyocardial blood flowWall motion studiesThousands of patientsLower extraction fractionMyocardial salvageThrombolytic therapyVentricular functionCoronary occlusionMyocardial infarctionMyocardial ischemiaSestamibi imagingMyocardial viability