2020
The Foundational Role of Cardiovascular Imaging in the Characterization of Mental Stress–Induced Myocardial Ischemia in Patients with Coronary Artery Disease
Meadows JL, Shah S, Burg MM, Pfau S, Soufer R. The Foundational Role of Cardiovascular Imaging in the Characterization of Mental Stress–Induced Myocardial Ischemia in Patients with Coronary Artery Disease. Current Cardiology Reports 2020, 22: 162. PMID: 33037938, DOI: 10.1007/s11886-020-01407-w.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsMeSH KeywordsActivities of Daily LivingCoronary Artery DiseaseExercise TestHumansMyocardial IschemiaMyocardial Perfusion ImagingConceptsCoronary artery diseaseArtery diseaseMyocardial ischemiaMental Stress–Induced Myocardial IschemiaNon-obstructive coronary artery diseaseStable coronary artery diseaseHalf of patientsEpicardial coronary stenosisMental stress testingMyocardial oxygen demandUnderstanding of pathophysiologyCoronary macroAnginal symptomsCardiac eventsAdverse prognosisEarly mortalityIschemic phenomenaCoronary perfusionCoronary stenosisCoronary microvasculatureInvasive studiesClinical careMyocardial perfusionStress-mediated changesCardiac response
2012
Recovery of left ventricular function after percutaneous revascularization of a left main chronic total occlusion
Khanna P, Stilp E, Pfau S. Recovery of left ventricular function after percutaneous revascularization of a left main chronic total occlusion. Catheterization And Cardiovascular Interventions 2012, 80: 310-315. PMID: 22553190, DOI: 10.1002/ccd.24322.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedCardiomyopathy, DilatedChronic DiseaseCoronary AngiographyCoronary OcclusionDrug-Eluting StentsHumansMaleMyocardial Perfusion ImagingPercutaneous Coronary InterventionPositron-Emission TomographyRecovery of FunctionStroke VolumeTreatment OutcomeVentricular Dysfunction, LeftVentricular Function, LeftConceptsLeft ventricular ejection fractionPercutaneous coronary interventionCoronary artery diseaseMain percutaneous coronary interventionChronic total occlusionSurgical revascularizationTotal occlusionThree-vessel coronary artery diseaseDepressed left ventricular ejection fractionMultivessel coronary artery diseaseMultivessel percutaneous coronary interventionIntermediate-term mortalityLeft ventricular dysfunctionVentricular ejection fractionLeft ventricular functionLeft ventricular sizeComplete revascularizationPercutaneous revascularizationTerm mortalityVentricular dysfunctionCoronary interventionArtery diseaseEjection fractionImproved survivalMedical therapy