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Relationship between stress-induced myocardial ischemia and atherosclerosis measured by coronary calcium tomography by Berman, Daniel S., Wong, Nathan D., Gransar, Heidi, Miranda-Peats, Romalisa, Dahlbeck, John, Hayes, Sean W., Friedman, John D., Kang, Xingping, Polk, Donna, Hachamovitch, Rory, Shaw, Leslee, Rozanski, Alan

“…We assessed the relationship between stress-induced myocardial ischemia on myocardial perfusion single-photon emission computed tomography (MPS) and magnitude…”
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Prognostic Implications of Myocardial Perfusion Single-Photon Emission Computed Tomography in the Elderly by HACHAMOVITCH, Rory, XINGPING KANG, AMANULLAH, Aman M, ABIDOV, Aiden, HAYES, Sean W, FRIEDMAN, John D, COHEN, Ishac, THOMSON, Louise E. J, GERMANO, Guido, BERMAN, Daniel S

“…The goal of this study was to assess the clinical value of stress myocardial perfusion scintigraphy (MPS) in elderly patients (> or =75 years of age). We…”
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Quantitative assessment of myocardial perfusion abnormality on SPECT myocardial perfusion imaging is more reproducible than expert visual analysis by Berman, Daniel S., Kang, Xingping, Gransar, Heidi, Gerlach, James, Friedman, John D., Hayes, Sean W., Thomson, Louise E. J., Hachamovitch, Rory, Shaw, Leslee J., Slomka, Piotr J., De Yang, Ling, Germano, Guido

“…Background Current guidelines of Food and Drug Administration for the evaluation of SPECT myocardial perfusion imaging (MPI) in clinical trials recommend…”
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Adenosine myocardial perfusion single-photon emission computed tomography in women compared with men: Impact of diabetes mellitus on incremental prognostic value and effect on patient management by BERMAN, Daniel S, XINGPING KANG, HAYES, Sean W, FRIEDMAN, John D, COHEN, Ishac, ABIDOV, Aiden, SHAW, Leslee J, AMANULLAH, Aman M, GERMANO, Guido, HACHAMOVITCH, Rory

“…This study was designed to assess the incremental prognostic value of adenosine stress myocardial perfusion single-photon emission computed tomography (MPS) in…”
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Prognostic relevance of symptoms versus objective evidence of coronary artery disease in diabetic patients by Zellweger, Michael J, Hachamovitch, Rory, Kang, Xingping, Hayes, Sean W, Friedman, John D, Germano, Guido, Pfisterer, Matthias E, Berman, Daniel S

“…Aim Little is known about the prognostic significance of silent versus symptomatic coronary artery disease (CAD) in diabetic patients. We therefore assessed…”
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Transient ischemic dilation ratio of the left ventricle is a significant predictor of future cardiac events in patients with otherwise normal myocardial perfusion SPECT by Abidov, Aiden, Bax, Jeroen J, Hayes, Sean W, Hachamovitch, Rory, Cohen, Ishac, Gerlach, James, Kang, Xingping, Friedman, John D, Germano, Guido, Berman, Daniel S

“…This study evaluated the prognostic value of transient ischemic dilation (TID) of the left ventricle (LV) in patients with normal stress myocardial perfusion…”
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Threshold, incidence, and predictors of prognostically high-risk silent ischemia in asymptomatic patients without prior diagnosis of coronary artery disease by Zellweger, Michael J., Hachamovitch, Rory, Kang, Xingping, Hayes, Sean W., Friedman, John D., Germano, Guido, Berman, Daniel S.

“…Background Little is known about incidence, threshold, and predictors of prognostically relevant silent ischemia (SI). The aim was to study these three aspects…”
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Prognostic validation of a 17-segment score derived from a 20-segment score for myocardial perfusion SPECT interpretation by Berman, Daniel S., Abidov, Aiden, Kang, Xingping, Hayes, Sean W., Friedman, John D., Sciammarella, Maria G., Cohen, Ishac, Gerlach, James, Waechter, Parker B., Germano, Guido, Hachamovitch, Rory

“…Recently, a 17-segment model of the left ventricle has been recommended as an optimally weighted approach for interpreting myocardial perfusion single photon…”
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Prediction of Myocardial Infarction Versus Cardiac Death by Gated Myocardial Perfusion SPECT: Risk Stratification by the Amount of Stress-Induced Ischemia and the Poststress Ejection Fraction by Sharir, Tali, Germano, Guido, Kang, Xingping, Lewin, Howard C, Miranda, Romalisa, Cohen, Ishac, Agafitei, Raluca D, Friedman, John D, Berman, Daniel S

“…The combination of myocardial perfusion and poststress ejection fraction (EF) provides incremental prognostic information. This study assessed predictors of…”
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Metabolic Syndrome and Diabetes Are Associated With an Increased Likelihood of Inducible Myocardial Ischemia Among Patients With Subclinical Atherosclerosis by Wong, Nathan D, Rozanski, Alan, Gransar, Heidi, Miranda-Peats, Romalisa, Kang, Xingping, Hayes, Sean, Shaw, Leslee, Friedman, John, Polk, Donna, Berman, Daniel S

“…OBJECTIVE:--Coronary artery calcification (CAC) is associated with cardiac events and the likelihood of inducible myocardial ischemia. Because metabolic…”
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Prognostic value of poststress left ventricular volume and ejection fraction by gated myocardial perfusion SPECT in women and men: Gender-related differences in normal limits and outcomes by Sharir, Tali, Kang, Xingping, Germano, Guido, Bax, Jeroen J., Shaw, Leslee J., Gransar, Heidi, Cohen, Ishac, Hayes, Sean W., Friedman, John D., Berman, Daniel S.

“…Whether there are gender differences in the prognostic application of gated myocardial perfusion single photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) has not…”
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Are shades of gray prognostically useful in reporting myocardial perfusion single-photon emission computed tomography? by Abidov, Aiden, Hachamovitch, Rory, Hayes, Sean W, Friedman, John D, Cohen, Ishac, Kang, Xingping, De Yang, Ling, Thomson, Louise, Germano, Guido, Slomka, Piotr, Berman, Daniel S

“…We have advocated the use of a 5-category "normal," "probably normal," "equivocal," "probably abnormal," and "definitely abnormal" approach to final…”
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Stress Thallium-201/Rest Technetium-99m Sequential Dual Isotope High-Speed Myocardial Perfusion Imaging by Berman, Daniel S., MD, Kang, Xingping, MD, Tamarappoo, Balaji, MD, Wolak, Arik, MD, Hayes, Sean W., MD, Nakazato, Ryo, MD, Thomson, Louise E.J., MBChB, MSc, Kite, Faith, BS, Cohen, Ishac, PhD, Slomka, Piotr J., PhD, Einstein, Andrew J., MD, PhD, Friedman, John D., MD

“…Stress Thallium-201/Rest Technetium-99m Sequential Dual Isotope High-Speed Myocardial Perfusion Imaging Daniel S. Berman, Xingping Kang, Balaji Tamarappoo,…”
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Comparative Use of Radionuclide Stress Testing, Coronary Artery Calcium Scanning, and Noninvasive Coronary Angiography for Diagnostic and Prognostic Cardiac Assessment by Berman, Daniel S., MD, Shaw, Leslee J., PhD, Hachamovitch, Rory, MD, Friedman, John D., MD, Polk, Donna M., MD, MPH, Hayes, Sean W., MD, Thomson, Louise E.J., MB, ChB, Germano, Guido, PhD, Wong, Nathan D., PhD, Kang, Xingping, MD, Rozanski, Alan, MD

“…Noninvasive cardiac imaging has undergone a recent resurgence with the development of new approaches for imaging coronary atherosclerosis. Noncontrast computed…”
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Incremental prognostic value of myocardial perfusion single photon emission computed tomography in patients with diabetes mellitus by Kang, Xingping, Berman, Daniel S., Lewin, Howard C., Cohen, Ishac, Friedman, John D., Germano, Guido, Hachamovitch, Rory, Shaw, Leslee J.

“…Background Previous studies have shown that myocardial perfusion single photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) provides incremental prognostic information…”
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Impact of Body Mass Index on Cardiac Mortality in Patients With Known or Suspected Coronary Artery Disease Undergoing Myocardial Perfusion Single-Photon Emission Computed Tomography by Kang, Xingping, Shaw, Leslee J., Hayes, Sean W., Hachamovitch, Rory, Abidov, Aiden, Cohen, Ishac, Friedman, John D., Thomson, Louise E.J., Polk, Donna, Germano, Guido, Berman, Daniel S.

“…Impact of Body Mass Index on Cardiac Mortality in Patients With Known or Suspected Coronary Artery Disease Undergoing Myocardial Perfusion Single-Photon…”
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Is there a referral bias against catheterization of patients with reduced left ventricular ejection fraction? Influence of ejection fraction and inducible ischemia on post-single-photon emission computed tomography management of patients without a history of coronary artery disease by HACHAMOVITCH, Rory, HAYES, Sean W, FRIEDMAN, John D, COHEN, Ishac, XINGPING KANG, GERMANO, Guido, BERMAN, Daniel S

“…The objective of this work was to define the relationship between left ventricular perfusion/ function measures and referral rates to catheterization and…”
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Comparative ability of myocardial perfusion single-photon emission computed tomography to detect coronary artery disease in patients with and without diabetes mellitus by Kang, Xingping, Berman, Daniel S., Lewin, Howard, Miranda, Romalisa, Erel, Jacob, Friedman, John D., Amanullah, Aman M.

“…Background Diabetics generally have more frequent and extensive silent myocardial ischemia than nondiabetics, increasing the importance of noninvasive…”
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A New Algorithm for the Quantitation of Myocardial Perfusion SPECT. II: Validation and Diagnostic Yield by Sharir, Tali, Germano, Guido, Waechter, Parker B, Kavanagh, Paul B, Areeda, Joseph S, Gerlach, Jim, Kang, Xingping, Lewin, Howard C, Berman, Daniel S

“…This study validates a new quantitative perfusion SPECT algorithm for the assessment of myocardial perfusion. The algorithm is not based on slices and provides…”
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When to stress patients after coronary artery bypass surgery? Risk stratification in patients early and late post-CABG using stress myocardial perfusion SPECT: Implications of apppropriate clinical strategies by ZELLWEGER, Michael J, LEWIN, Howard C, SHENGHAN LAI, DUBOIS, Eric A, FRIEDMAN, John D, GERMANO, Guido, XINGPING KANG, SHARIR, Tali, BERMAN, Daniel S

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