Search Results - "NARAHARA, K. A"

Coronary calcium does not accurately predict near-term future coronary events in high-risk adults by DETRANO, R. C, WONG, N. D, DOHERTY, T. M, SHAVELLE, R. M, WEIYI TANG, GINZTON, L. E, BUDOFF, M. J, NARAHARA, K. A

“…Prognostic risk models have had limited success in predicting coronary events in subjects with multiple risk factors. We and others have proposed an…”
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Prognostic significance of cardiac cinefluoroscopy for coronary calcific deposits in asymptomatic high risk subjects by Detrano, Robert C., Wong, Nathan D., Tang, Weiyi, French, William J., Georgiou, Demetrios, Young, Eddy, Brezden, Oleh S., Doherty, Terence M., Narahara, Kenneth A., Brundage, Bruce H.

“…Objectives. This research investigated the prognostic significance of radtographically detectable coronary calcific deposits. Background. Coronary calcific…”
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Nitrate-enhanced thallium 201 single-photon emission computed tomography imaging in hibernating myocardium by Oudiz, Ronald J., Smith, David E., Pollak, Arnold J., Mena, Ismael, Shapiro, Shelley M., Ginzton, Leonard E., Narahara, Kenneth A.

“…Objectives This study tested the usefulness of nitrate-enhanced thallium 201 imaging for detecting myocardial viability. Background Previous work suggests that…”
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Comparison of Exercise Electron Beam Computed Tomography and Sestamibi in the Evaluation of Coronary Artery Disease by Budoff, Matthew J, Gillespie, Robert, Georgiou, Demetrios, Narahara, Kenneth A, French, William J, Mena, Ismael, Brundage, Bruce H

“…This blinded, single center study prospectively compares exercise electron beam computed tomography (EBCT) with stress technetium-99m (Tc-99m) sestamibi…”
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Simultaneous Assessment of Left Ventricular Wall Motion and Myocardial Perfusion with Technetium-99m-Methoxy Isobutyl Isonitrile at Stress and Rest in Patients with Angina: Comparison with Thallium-201 SPECT by Villanueva-Meyer, Javier, Mena, Ismael, Narahara, Kenneth A

“…The newly developed technetium-99m (99mTc) isonitriles can be used for the simultaneous evaluation of ventricular function and myocardial perfusion. We…”
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Assessment of Myocardial Perfusion Defect Size After Early and Delayed SPECT Imaging with Technetium-99m-Hexakis 2-Methoxyisobutyl Isonitrile After Stress by Villanueva-Meyer, Javier, Mena, Ismael, Diggles, Linda, Narahara, Kenneth A

“…It is thought that the distribution of 99mTc-sestamibi undergoes minimal change during the first 4 hr after injection. Thus [99mTc] sestamibi unlike 201Tl…”
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Hemodynamic effects of bepridil in patients with coronary artery disease by Narahara, Kenneth A.

“…Bepridil is a calcium antagonist with a unique chemical structure and properties that differ from other calcium antagonists (e.g., a long halflife, sodium…”
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Amiodarone toxicity: myopathy and neuropathy by Fernando Roth, R, Itabashi, H, Louie, J, Anderson, T, Narahara, K A

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Traumatic myocardial dysfunction by Harley, D P, Mena, I, Narahara, K A, Miranda, R, Nelson, R J

“…Traumatic myocardial dysfunction is a frequently unsuspected, undiagnosed contributor to deaths from trauma. Electrocardiography, serum enzymes, and…”
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The effect of beta blockade on single photon emission computed tomographic (SPECT) thallium-201 images in patients with coronary disease by Narahara, K A, Thompson, C J, Hazen, J F, Brizendine, M, Mena, I

“…We evaluated the effect of beta blockers on thallium-201 (Tl-201) single photon emission computed tomographic (SPECT) imaging in 12 patients with coronary…”
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Myocardial imaging with thallium-201 at rest and during exercise. Comparison with coronary arteriography and resting and stress electrocardiography by Ritchie, J L, Trobaugh, G B, Hamilton, G W, Gould, K L, Narahara, K A, Murray, J A, Williams, D L

“…Myocardial imaging with intravenous thallium-201 (201Tl) was performed at rest and following maximal treadmill exercise in 101 patients with suspected coronary…”
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Estimation of myocardial involvement in patients with acute myocardial infarction by two-dimensional echocardiography by Nixon, J V, Narahara, K A, Smitherman, T C

“…To determine whether real-time two-dimensional echocardiography (2-D echo) can estimate the extent of myocardial involvement in patients with acute myocardial…”
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Bepridil hydrochloride compared with placebo in patients with stable angina pectoris by Narahara, Kenneth A., Singh, Bramah N., Karliner, Joel S., Corday, Steven R., Hossack, Kenneth F.

“…Bepridil is a calcium antagonist with a unique chemical composition and a long elimination halflife (42 hours). We evaluated the efficacy of bepridil 300 mg…”
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Comparison of atenolol and nifedipine in chronic stable angina pectoris by Shapiro, William, Narahara, Kenneth A., Kostis, John B., Thandroyen, Francis, Zohman, Lenore R.

“…The antiangina effects of atenolol, 50 to 200 mg once daily, or nifedipine, 10 to 30 mg 3 times daily, were evaluated in a multicenter, randomized,…”
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Effect of rate on left ventricular volumes and ejection fraction during chronic ventricular pacing by Narahara, K A, Blettel, M L

“…Resting left ventricular (LV) function was evaluated in 22 patients with permanent ventricular pacemakers. LV ejection fraction and volume indexes were…”
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Double-blind, placebo-controlled study of the efficacy of flosequinan in patients with chronic heart failure by Packer, Milton, Narahara, Kenneth A., Elkayam, Uri, Sullivan, Jay M., Pearle, David L., Massie, Barry M., Creager, Mark A., The Principal Investigators of the Reflect Study

“…Objectives. The aim of this study was to assess the efficacy of flosequinan in chronic heart failure. Background. Flosequinan is a new vasodilator drug that…”
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Effects of exercise test results on physician perceptions of coronary artery disease probability using a threshold analysis by Wilson, David A., Detrano, Robert C., Narahara, Kenneth A., Brundage, Bruce H., Georgiou, Demetrios, French, William J., Ginzton, Leonard E., Shapirp, Shelley M., Bobbio, Marco, Shandling, Adrian

“…The incremental diagnostic value of exercise electrocardiographic testing compared with clinical data alone in the diagnosis of coronary artery disease (CAD)…”
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The effects of lidoflazine on exercise performance and thallium stress scintigraphy in patients with stable angina pectoris by Shapiro, W, Narahara, K A, Park, J

“…Lidoflazine is a synthetic drug with calcium-channel blocking effects. In a 7-month study, 36 patients with stable angina pectoris were tested during a 3-month…”
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Vastus lateralis cytochrome oxidase activity and its relationship to maximal oxygen consumption in man by Booth, F W, Narahara, K A

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Gold-195m, An Ultra-Short-Lived Generator-Produced Radionuclide: Clinical Application in Sequential First Pass Ventriculography by Mena, Ismael, Narahara, Kenneth A, de Jong, Rolf, Maublant, Jean

“…Gold 195m (Au-195m) has a half-life of 30.5 sec and can be produced at the bedside from the parent mercury-195m (T 1/2 = 41.6 hr). The generator produced…”
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