2006
Screening Asymptomatic Diabetic Patients for Coronary Artery Disease Why Not?
Miller T, Redberg R, Wackers F. Screening Asymptomatic Diabetic Patients for Coronary Artery Disease Why Not? Journal Of The American College Of Cardiology 2006, 48: 761-764. PMID: 16904546, DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2006.04.076.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCoronary artery diseaseAsymptomatic diabetic patientsDiabetic patientsArtery diseaseSilent coronary artery diseaseStress single-photon emissionImportant coronary artery diseaseAnti-ischemic medicationNon-diabetic patientsClinical scoring systemAbnormal SPECT imagesSingle photon emissionCardiovascular eventsAggressive treatmentDiabetes statusPatient subsetsHigh prevalenceScreening programElevated riskHigh riskPatientsConsensus documentTrue prevalenceScoring systemDIAD study
2004
Brachial artery reactivity in asymptomatic patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus and microalbuminuria (from the Detection of Ischemia in Asymptomatic Diabetics–Brachial Artery Reactivity study)
Papaioannou GI, Seip RL, Grey NJ, Katten D, Taylor A, Inzucchi SE, Young LH, Chyun DA, Davey JA, Wackers FJ, Iskandrian AE, Ratner RE, Robinson EC, Carolan S, Engel S, Heller GV. Brachial artery reactivity in asymptomatic patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus and microalbuminuria (from the Detection of Ischemia in Asymptomatic Diabetics–Brachial Artery Reactivity study). The American Journal Of Cardiology 2004, 94: 294-299. PMID: 15276091, DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2004.04.022.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAge FactorsAgedAlbuminuriaBrachial ArteryC-Reactive ProteinCoronary Artery DiseaseDiabetes Mellitus, Type 2Diabetic AngiopathiesEndothelium, VascularFemaleHumansLinear ModelsMaleMiddle AgedMultivariate AnalysisProspective StudiesReference ValuesRisk AssessmentSensitivity and SpecificitySeverity of Illness IndexSex FactorsUltrasonography, DopplerVasoconstrictionVasodilationConceptsEndothelium-independent vasodilationEndothelium-dependent vasodilationBrachial artery reactivityType 2 diabetes mellitusHormone replacement therapyDiabetes mellitusC-reactive proteinSystemic inflammationAsymptomatic patientsEndothelial dysfunctionIndependent predictorsReplacement therapyNovel atherosclerotic risk factorAsymptomatic Diabetics (DIAD) studyAtherosclerotic risk factorsPresence of microalbuminuriaFuture cardiovascular eventsSimilar baseline characteristicsDetection of ischemiaCardiovascular eventsBaseline characteristicsBrachial arteryVascular dysfunctionEntire cohortRisk factors
1999
Ejection fraction by radionuclide ventriculography and contrast left ventriculogram A tale of two techniques
Ureña P, Lamas G, Mitchell G, Flaker G, Smith S, Wackers F, McEwan P, Pfeffer M, investigators F. Ejection fraction by radionuclide ventriculography and contrast left ventriculogram A tale of two techniques. Journal Of The American College Of Cardiology 1999, 33: 180-185. PMID: 9935027, DOI: 10.1016/s0735-1097(98)00533-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRadionuclide ventriculographyEjection fractionCardiovascular eventsEvent ratesMyocardial infarctionPostinfarct patientsIndependent predictorsRisk stratificationAssess prognosisClinical eventsVentricular performanceClinical impressionPatientsMultivariate analysisPrognosisVentriculographyTercileEF measurementsBest predictorPredictorsComparative abilityCatheterizationInfarctionVentriculograms
1995
Relationship between reverse redistribution on planar thallium scintigraphy and regional myocardial viability: a correlative PET study.
Soufer R, Dey H, Lawson A, Wackers F, Zaret B. Relationship between reverse redistribution on planar thallium scintigraphy and regional myocardial viability: a correlative PET study. Journal Of Nuclear Medicine 1995, 36: 180-7. PMID: 7830110.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPlanar thallium scintigraphyCardiac eventsThallium scintigraphyReverse redistributionChronic coronary artery diseasePET viabilityAbnormal regional wall motionPlanar thallium imagesMyocardial Infarction trialPercent of patientsFuture cardiac eventsFuture cardiovascular eventsCoronary artery diseaseFavorable clinical outcomeMyocardial metabolic activityRegional wall motion analysisRegional wall motionPercent of segmentsWall motion analysisPET criteriaCardiovascular eventsReperfusion therapyArtery diseaseClinical outcomesPrognostic value