2015
The influence of clopidogrel on ischemia diagnosed by myocardial perfusion stress testing
Jovin IS, Ebisu KA, Oprea AD, Brandt CA, Natale D, Finta LA, Dziura J, Wackers FJ. The influence of clopidogrel on ischemia diagnosed by myocardial perfusion stress testing. Journal Of Nuclear Cardiology 2015, 23: 773-779. PMID: 26338428, DOI: 10.1007/s12350-015-0268-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsReversible perfusion defectsOdds ratioPerfusion defectsMyocardial perfusion stress testMyocardial perfusion stress testingStress testStress myocardial perfusion scansMyocardial single photon emissionAdenosine stress testInfluence of clopidogrelLikelihood of ischemiaMyocardial perfusion testingUse of clopidogrelCoronary vascular toneExercise stress testMyocardial perfusion scanMyocardial perfusion imagingSingle photon emissionAdenosine receptor antagonistDiagnosis of ischemiaPerfusion scanPerfusion testingVascular toneReceptor antagonistTomography scan
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