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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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Gated SPECT imaging by Mansoor, M. Reza, Heller, Gary V.

“…Gated SPECT imaging has allowed the simultaneous assessment of both perfusion and function through one study. The popularity of this is amply shown by the…”
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Relation of gender to physician use of test results and to the prognostic value of stress technetium 99m sestamibi myocardial single-photon emission computed tomography scintigraphy by Travin, Mark I., Duca, Maria D., Kline, Gregory M., Herman, Steven D., Demus, Diane D., Heller, Gary V.

“…We analyzed potential gender differences in the use and prognostic value of stress technetium 99m sestamibi tomography, image results, and cardiac event rates…”
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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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Identification of coronary thrombus with a IIb/IIIa platelet inhibitor radiopharmaceutical, Technetium-99m DMP-444: A canine model by MITCHEL, J, WATERS, D, TIANJIE LAI, WHITE, M, ALBERGHINI, T, SALLOUM, A, KNIBBS, D, DADONG LI, HELLER, G. V

“…A diagnostic test that could distinguish between stable and unstable coronary atherosclerotic plaques would be useful. We tested the ability of a new…”
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Independent prognostic value of intravenous dipyridamole with technetium-99m sestamibi tomographic imaging in predicting cardiac events and cardiac-related hospital admissions by Heller, Gary V., Herman, Steven D., Travin, Mark I., Baron, John I., Santos-Ocampo, Carlo, Mcclellan, Joseph R.

“…This study sought to establish the prognostic value of intravenous dipyridamole technetium-99m (Tc-99m) sestamibi single-photon emission computed tomographic…”
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Simultaneous assessment of left ventricular systolic and diastolic dysfunction during pacing-induced ischemia by AROESTY, J. M, MCKAY, R. G, HELLER, G. V, ROYAL, H. D, ALS, A. A, GROSSMAN, W

“…Both systolic and diastolic dysfunction have been described during pacing-induced ischemia, but the temporal sequence of systolic and diastolic impairment has…”
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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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Impact of diabetes on the risk stratification using stress single-photon emission computed tomography myocardial perfusion imaging in patients with symptoms suggestive of coronary artery disease by Giri, Satyendra, Shaw, Leslee J, Murthy, Dakshina R, Travin, Mark I, Miller, D Douglas, Hachamovitch, Rory, Borges-Neto, Salvadore, Berman, Daniel S, Waters, David D, Heller, Gary V

“…Coronary artery disease can develop prematurely and is the leading cause of death among diabetics, making noninvasive risk stratification desirable. Patients…”
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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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Improvement in indexes of diastolic performance in patients with congestive heart failure treated with milrinone by MONRAD, E. S, MCKAY, R. G, BAIM, D. S, COLUCCI, W. S, FIFER, M. A, HELLER, G. V, ROYAL, H. D, GROSSMAN, W

“…To elucidate the mechanisms by which the new bipyridine inotropic agent milrinone improves cardiac function, we examined multiple indexes of left ventricular…”
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Gated SPECT imaging: Increasing the armamentarium of nuclear cardiology by Heller, Gary V.

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Influence of Race on the Prediction of Cardiac Events With Stress Technetium-99M Sestamibi Tomographic Imaging in Patients With Stable Angina Pectoris by Alkeylani, Abdul, Miller, D.Douglas, Shaw, Leslee J, Travin, Mark I, Stratmann, Henry G, Jenkins, Rhonda, Heller, Gary V

“…The prognostic value of myocardial perfusion imaging in African-Americans is unknown. This study compared the prediction of cardiac events of stress…”
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The economic consequences of available diagnostic and prognostic strategies for the evaluation of stable angina patients: an observational assessment of the value of precatheterization ischemia by Shaw, Leslee J., Hachamovitch, Rory, Berman, Daniel S., Marwick, Thomas H., Lauer, Michael S., Heller, Gary V., Iskandrian, Ami E., Kesler, Karen L., Travin, Mark I., Lewin, Howard C., Hendel, Robert C., Borges-Neto, Salvador, Miller, D.Douglas

“…OBJECTIVES The study aim was to determine observational differences in costs of care by the coronary disease diagnostic test modality. BACKGROUND A number of…”
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Multicenter clinical trial to evaluate the efficacy of correction for photon attenuation and scatter in SPECT myocardial perfusion imaging by Hendel, R C, Berman, D S, Cullom, S J, Follansbee, W, Heller, G V, Kiat, H, Groch, M W, Mahmarian, J J

“…Soft tissue attenuation is a prominent cause of single-photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) imaging artifacts, which may result in reduced diagnostic…”
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Comparison of "Rose Questionnaire Angina" to exercise thallium scintigraphy: different findings in males and females by Garber, C E, Carleton, R A, Heller, G V

“…Validation of the London School of Hygiene (Rose) Questionnaire with objective measures of myocardial ischemia is incomplete. Therefore, we compared the Rose…”
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Assessment of the end-systolic pressure-volume relationship in human beings with the use of a time-varying elastance model by MCKAY, R. G, AROESTY, J. M, HELLER, G. V, ROYAL, H. D, WARREN, S. E, GROSSMAN, W

“…The analysis of left ventricular end-systolic pressure-volume relationships in human beings has been hindered by the lack of a practical method of serial…”
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Instantaneous measurement of left and right ventricular stroke volume and pressure-volume relationships with an impedance catheter by MCKAY, R. G, SPEARS, J. R, AROESTY, J. M, BAIM, D. S, ROYAL, H. D, HELLER, G. V, LINCOLN, W, SALO, R. W, BRAUNWALD, E, GROSSMAN, W

“…The feasibility of using continuous on-line recording of intraventricular electrical impedance to measure ventricular stroke volume was assessed in 12 patients…”
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