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Clinical Value of Acute Rest Technetium-99m Tetrofosmin Tomographic Myocardial Perfusion Imaging in Patients With Acute Chest Pain and Nondiagnostic Electrocardiograms by Heller, Gary V, Stowers, Stephen A, Hendel, Robert C, Herman, Steven D, Daher, Edouard, Ahlberg, Alan W, Baron, Jack M, Mendes de Leon, Carlos F, Rizzo, John A, Wackers, Frans J.Th

“…Objectives. We sought to evaluate the clinical use and cost-analysis of acute rest technetium-99m (Tc-99m) tetrofosmin single-photon emission computed…”
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Combined assessment of myocardial perfusion and left ventricular function with exercise technetium-99m sestamibi gated single-photon emission computed tomography can differentiate between ischemic and nonischemic dilated cardiomyopathy by Danias, Peter G., Ahlberg, Alan W., Clark, Bernard A., Messineo, Frank, Levine, Michael G., McGillL, Carol C., Mann, April, Clive, Jonathan, Dougherty, James E., Waters, David D., Heller, Gary V.

“…The purpose of this study was to determine whether exercise technetium-99m sestamibi gated single-photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) accurately…”
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The Effect of Pharmacokinetically Guided Acute Intravenous Testosterone Administration on Electrocardiographic and Blood Pressure Variables by White, C. Michael, Ferraro-Borgida, Melissa J., Moyna, Niall M., McGill, Carol C., Ahlberg, Alan W., Thompson, Paul D., Heller, Gary V.

“…Previous studies have demonstrated that intravenous testosterone can dilate coronary arteries and increase exercise treadmill time, but the…”
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Comparison of electrocardiographic-gated technetium-99m sestamibi single-photon emission computed tomographic imaging and rest-redistribution thallium-201 in the prediction of myocardial viability by Duncan, Brett H, Ahlberg, Alan W, Levine, Michael G, McGill, Carol C, Mann, April, White, Michael P, Mather, Jeffrey F, Waters, David D, Heller, Gary V

“…Although the combined assessment of perfusion and function using rest electrocardiographic (ECG)-gated technetium-99m (Tc-99m) sestamibi single-photon emission…”
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Impact of limited treadmill exercise on adenosine Tc-99m sestamibi single-photon emission computed tomographic myocardial perfusion imaging in coronary artery disease by Jamil, Gohar, Ahlberg, Alan W, Elliott, Michael D, Hendel, Robert C, Holly, Thomas, McGill, Carol C, Sarkis, Marlene, White, Michael P, Mather, Jeffrey F, Waters, David D, Heller, Gary V

“…Limited exercise combined with dipyridamole increases myocardial perfusion defect severity compared with dipyridamole alone. The impact of limited exercise…”
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Impact of Acute Propranolol Administration on Dobutamine-Induced Myocardial Ischemia as Evaluated by Myocardial Perfusion Imaging and Echocardiography by Shehata, Adel R, Gillam, Linda D, Mascitelli, Victor A, Herman, Steven D, Ahlberg, Alan W, White, Michael P, Chen, Chunguang, Waters, David D, Heller, Gary V

“…Beta-blocker therapy may delay or completely prevent myocardial ischemia during exercise testing, as assessed by ST-segment shifts, myocardial perfusion…”
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Functional assessment with electrocardiographic gated single-photon emission computed tomography improves the ability of technetium-99m sestamibi myocardial perfusion imaging to predict myocardial viability in patients undergoing revascularization by LEVINE, M. G, MCGILL, C. C, AHLBERG, A. W, WHITE, M. P, GIRI, S, SHAREEF, B, WATERS, D, HELLER, G. V

“…This study evaluates the use of electrocardiographic (ECG) gated single-photon emission computed tomographic (SPECT) myocardial perfusion imaging for the…”
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The Pharmacokinetics of Intravenous Estradiol-A Preliminary Study by White, C. Michael, Ferraro-Borgida, Melissa J., Fossati, Andrea T., McGill, Carol C., Ahlberg, Alan W., Feng, Yue Jin, Heller, Gary V, Chow, Moses S. S.

“…Estradiol USP was extemporaneously compounded for intravenous administration. Eight postmenopausal women were randomized to receive one of four estradiol…”
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The pharmacokinetics of intravenous testosterone in elderly men with coronary artery disease by WHITE, C. M, FERRARO-BORGIDA, M. J, MOYNA, N. M, MCGILL, C. C, AHLBERG, A. W, THOMPSON, P. D, CHOW, M. S. S, HELLER, G. V

“…Intracoronary testosterone injections have recently been shown to possess coronary vasodilating effects. The same may be true for intravenous testosterone, but…”
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Dipyridamole-dobutamine stress with Tc-99m sestamibi tomographic myocardial perfusion imaging by Shehata, Adel R, Ahlberg, Alan W, White, Michael P, Mann, April, Fleming, Irene A, Levine, Michael G, Mather, Jeffrey F, Waters, David, Heller, Gary V

“…In 66 patients unable to exercise referred for pharmacologic stress single-photon emission computed tomographic myocardial perfusion imaging, a moderate dose…”
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Direct Comparison of Arbutamine and Dobutamine Stress Testing With Myocardial Perfusion Imaging and Echocardiography in Patients With Coronary Artery Disease by Shehata, Adel R., Ahlberg, Alan W., Gillam, Linda D., Mascitelli, Victor A., Piriz, Jose M., Fleming, Rene A., Chen, Chunguang, Waters, David D., Heller, Gary V.

“…Arbutamine, a new sympathomimetic compound, appears to elicit a more balanced inotropic and chronotropic response than dobutamine, currently used as a…”
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Fasting and Nonfasting Iodine-123-Idophenylpentadecanoic Acid Myocardial SPECT Imaging in Coronary Artery Disease by Heller, Gary V, Iskandrian, Ami E, Orlandi, Cesare, Ahlberg, Alan W, Heo, Jackyeong, Mann, April, White, Michael P, Gagnon, Andre, Taillefer, Raymond

“…Iodine-123-labeled idophenylpentadecanoic acid (IPPA) metabolic imaging has been shown to be clinically useful for the identification of myocardial viability…”
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Effects of intravenous theophylline on exercise-induced myocardial ischemia: II. A concentration-dependent phenomenon by Barbour, Marilyn McFarland, Garber, Carol Ewing, Ahlberg, Alan W., Cloutier, Donna J., McClellan, Joseph R., Heller, Gary V.

“…Objectives. The effects of varying concentrations of theophylline on exercise-induced myocardial ischemia were evaluated in patients with stable coronary…”
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Role of endogenous opioids in the determination of anginal pain by Garber, Carol Ewing, Barbour, Marilyn M., Malkin, Robert D., Ahlberg, Alan W., Heller, Gary V.

“…The endogenous opioid nociceptive system, principally β endorphins, may be responsible for an altered pain perception in patients with silent myocardial…”
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Comparison of exercise, dipyridamole, adenosine, and dobutamine stress with the use of Tc-99m tetrofosmin tomographic imaging by Levine, Michael G., Ahlberg, Alan W., Mann, April, White, Michael P., McGill, Carol C., de Leon, Carlos Mendes, Piriz, Jose M., Waters, David, Heller, Gary V.

“…Purpose. The purpose of this study was to compare defect extent and severity and myocardial uptake with exercise and pharmacologic stress with technetium-99m…”
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Interpretive reproducibility of stress Tc-99m sestamibi tomographic myocardial perfusion imaging by Golub, Robert J., Ahlberg, Alan W., McClellan, Joseph R., Herman, Steven D., Travin, Mark I., Jeffrey Mather, F., Percy Aitken, W., Heller, Gary V.

“…Background: Observer variability has been shown with interpretation of planar thallium-201 images. The interpretive reproducibility of technetium-99m sestamibi…”
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Comparison of dobutamine and exercise using technetium-99m sestamibi imaging for the evaluation of coronary artery disease by Herman, Steven D., LaBresh, Kenneth A., Santos-Ocampo, Carlo D., Garber, Carol Ewing, Barbour, Marilyn M., Messinger, Debra E., Cloutier, Donna J., Ahlberg, Alan W., Heller, Gary V.

“…Studies using dobutamine thallium-201 myocardial perfusion imaging have suggested a high sensitivity and specificity for the detection of coronary artery…”
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Effect of Intravenous Metoprolol or Intravenous Metoprolol plus Glucagon on Dobutamine-Induced Myocardial Ischemia by Murthy, Dakshina R., White, C. Michael, Katten, Deborah, Ahlberg, Alan W., Salloum, Ahmad, Heller, Gary V.

“…Study Objective. To determine the effect of metoprolol on dobutamine stress testing with technetium‐99m sestamibi single‐photon emission computed tomography…”
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Effect of time on liver clearance of technetium-99m-tetrofosmin in patients with acute chest pain: when should imaging begin? by Mann, A, Ahlberg, AW, White, MP, Cross, DM, Piriz, J, Morris, RS, Heller, GV

“…Due to stable myocardial retention and technetium imaging characteristics, 99mTc-tetrofosmin has been considered potentially useful for acute chest pain…”
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Comparison of exercise, dipyridamole, and adenosine by use of technetium 99m sestamibi tomographic imaging by Santos-Ocampo, Carlo D., Herman, Steven D., Travin, Mark I., Garber, Carol Ewing, Ahlberg, Alan W., Messinger, Debra E., Heller, Gary V.

“…Pharmacologic stress has been shown in animal studies to induce high degrees of myocardial hyperemia. At these levels of myocardial blood flow, the myocardial…”
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