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2. Quality metrics for single-photon emission computed tomography myocardial perfusion imaging: an ASNC information statement
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Fadi G. Hage, Andrew J. Einstein, Karthikeyan Ananthasubramaniam, Jamieson M. Bourque, James Case, E. Gordon DePuey, Robert C. Hendel, Milena J. Henzlova, Nishant R. Shah, Brian G. Abbott, Wael Al Jaroudi, Nathan Better, Rami Doukky, W. Lane Duvall, Saurabh Malhotra, Robert Pagnanelli, Amalia Peix, Eliana Reyes, Ibrahim M. Saeed, Rupa M. Sanghani, Piotr J. Slomka, Randall C. Thompson, Vikas Veeranna, Kim A. Williams, and David E. Winchester
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Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and imaging ,Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine - Published
- 2022
3. THE GREAT ESCAPE: LITHIUM-INDUCED ESCAPE CAPTURE BIGEMINY
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Stephanie Bogin, Tiffany Ho, Cristina Font, Wasiq Sheikh, and Brian G. Abbott
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Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine - Published
- 2023
4. Multimodal Imaging for the Diagnosis of Isolated Cardiac Sarcoidosis
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Brian G. Abbott, Alexa Papaila, Wasiq Sheikh, David W. Louis, and Michael K. Atalay
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0301 basic medicine ,medicine.medical_specialty ,CS, cardiac sarcoidosis ,FDG, fluorodeoxyglucose ,Cardiomyopathy ,heart failure ,Case Report ,Cardiac sarcoidosis ,030105 genetics & heredity ,PET, positron emission tomography ,cardiac magnetic resonance ,03 medical and health sciences ,0302 clinical medicine ,Clinical Case ,CMR, cardiac magnetic resonance ,Medicine ,Diseases of the circulatory (Cardiovascular) system ,Multimodal imaging ,medicine.diagnostic_test ,business.industry ,medicine.disease ,ventricular fibrillation ,PET - Positron emission tomography ,Positron emission tomography ,Heart failure ,RC666-701 ,Ventricular fibrillation ,cardiovascular system ,Radiology ,positron-emission tomography ,Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine ,business ,Cardiac magnetic resonance ,cardiomyopathy ,030217 neurology & neurosurgery - Abstract
We report a case of isolated cardiac sarcoidosis (CS) diagnosed using a multimodality imaging approach. A patient presented after an out-of-hospital, ventricular fibrillation–mediated cardiac arrest. The use of echocardiography, cardiac magnetic resonance, and fluorodeoxyglucose-positron emission tomography enabled the diagnosis of isolated CS. (Level of Difficulty: Beginner.), Graphical abstract, We report a case of isolated cardiac sarcoidosis (CS) diagnosed using a multimodality imaging approach. A patient presented after an out-of-hospital…
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- 2020
5. Contemporary Cardiac SPECT Imaging—Innovations and Best Practices: An Information Statement from the American Society of Nuclear Cardiology
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Renee P. Bullock-Palmer, Robert Pagnanelli, Prem Soman, Sharmila Dorbala, James A. Case, Andrew J. Einstein, James R. Galt, R. Glenn Wells, and Brian G. Abbott
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medicine.medical_specialty ,Consensus ,Single Photon Emission Computed Tomography Computed Tomography ,Standard of care ,Heart Diseases ,Best practice ,Cardiology ,030204 cardiovascular system & hematology ,030218 nuclear medicine & medical imaging ,03 medical and health sciences ,0302 clinical medicine ,Predictive Value of Tests ,Coronary Circulation ,Patient-Centered Care ,Internal medicine ,Spect imaging ,Image Interpretation, Computer-Assisted ,medicine ,Humans ,Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and imaging ,Societies, Medical ,Tomography, Emission-Computed, Single-Photon ,Statement (computer science) ,business.industry ,Myocardial Perfusion Imaging ,Reproducibility of Results ,Heart ,Guideline ,Prognosis ,Diffusion of Innovation ,Nuclear Medicine ,Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine ,business - Abstract
This information statement from the American Society of Nuclear Cardiology highlights advances in cardiac SPECT imaging and supports the incorporation of new technology and techniques in laboratories performing nuclear cardiology procedures. The document focuses on the application of the latest imaging protocols and the utilization of newer hardware and software options to perform high quality, state-of-the-art SPECT nuclear cardiology procedures. Recommendations for best practices of cardiac SPECT imaging are discussed, highlighting what imaging laboratories should be doing as the standard of care in 2018 to achieve optimal results (based on the ASNC 2018 SPECT guideline [Dorbala et al., J Nucl Cardiol. 2018. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12350-018-1283-y ]).
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- 2018
6. Radiation Safety in Children With Congenital and Acquired Heart Disease
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Douglas Y. Mah, Aimee K. Armstrong, Sigal Trattner, Cynthia K. Rigsby, Robert A. deKemp, B. Kelly Han, Mohan N. Viswanathan, Donald P. Frush, Henri Justino, Keith J. Strauss, Andrew J. Einstein, Alexander Sheldon Herbert, Mahadevappa Mahesh, Kevin D. Hill, Image Gently Alliance, S. Bruce Greenberg, Timothy C. Slesnick, Brian G. Abbott, and Andrew C. Glatz
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medicine.medical_specialty ,Heart disease ,medicine.diagnostic_test ,business.industry ,030204 cardiovascular system & hematology ,medicine.disease ,3. Good health ,030218 nuclear medicine & medical imaging ,Multimodality ,03 medical and health sciences ,Patient safety ,0302 clinical medicine ,Predictive value of tests ,Attributable risk ,Medical imaging ,Medicine ,Fluoroscopy ,Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and imaging ,Medical physics ,Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine ,Risk assessment ,business - Abstract
There is a need for consensus recommendations for ionizing radiation dose optimization during multimodality medical imaging in children with congenital and acquired heart disease (CAHD). These children often have complex diseases and may be exposed to a relatively high cumulative burden of ionizing radiation from medical imaging procedures, including cardiac computed tomography, nuclear cardiology studies, and fluoroscopically guided diagnostic and interventional catheterization and electrophysiology procedures. Although these imaging procedures are all essential to the care of children with CAHD and have contributed to meaningfully improved outcomes in these patients, exposure to ionizing radiation is associated with potential risks, including an increased lifetime attributable risk of cancer. The goal of these recommendations is to encourage informed imaging to achieve appropriate study quality at the lowest achievable dose. Other strategies to improve care include a patient-centered approach to imaging, emphasizing education and informed decision making and programmatic approaches to ensure appropriate dose monitoring. Looking ahead, there is a need for standardization of dose metrics across imaging modalities, so as to encourage comparative effectiveness studies across the spectrum of CAHD in children.
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- 2017
7. Myocardial perfusion imaging in women for the evaluation of stable ischemic heart disease—state-of-the-evidence and clinical recommendations
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Viviany R. Taqueti, Leslee J. Shaw, Timothy M. Bateman, Brian G. Abbott, Lawrence M. Phillips, David Wolinsky, Jennifer H. Mieres, Gary V. Heller, Nanette K. Wenger, and Sharmila Dorbala
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Male ,medicine.medical_specialty ,Cost-Benefit Analysis ,Myocardial Ischemia ,Disease ,030204 cardiovascular system & hematology ,Coronary artery disease ,03 medical and health sciences ,Myocardial perfusion imaging ,0302 clinical medicine ,Coronary Circulation ,medicine ,Humans ,Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and imaging ,030212 general & internal medicine ,Tomography, Emission-Computed, Single-Photon ,medicine.diagnostic_test ,business.industry ,Myocardial Perfusion Imaging ,Coronary flow reserve ,medicine.disease ,Comorbidity ,Fractional Flow Reserve, Myocardial ,Positron emission tomography ,Positron-Emission Tomography ,Exercise Test ,Female ,Radiology ,Tomography ,Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine ,business ,Ischemic heart - Abstract
This document from the American Society of Nuclear Cardiology represents an updated consensus statement on the evidence base of stress myocardial perfusion imaging (MPI), emphasizing new developments in single-photon emission tomography (SPECT) and positron emission tomography (PET) in the clinical evaluation of women presenting with symptoms of stable ischemic heart disease (SIHD). The clinical evaluation of symptomatic women is challenging due to their varying clinical presentation, clinical risk factor burden, high degree of comorbidity, and increased risk of major ischemic heart disease events. Evidence is substantial that both SPECT and PET MPI effectively risk stratify women with SIHD. The addition of coronary flow reserve (CFR) with PET improves risk detection, including for women with nonobstructive coronary artery disease and coronary microvascular dysfunction. With the advent of PET with computed tomography (CT), multiparametric imaging approaches may enable integration of MPI and CFR with CT visualization of anatomical atherosclerotic plaque to uniquely identify at-risk women. Radiation dose-reduction strategies, including the use of ultra-low-dose protocols involving stress-only imaging, solid-state detector SPECT, and PET, should be uniformly applied whenever possible to all women undergoing MPI. Appropriate candidate selection for stress MPI and for post-MPI indications for guideline-directed medical therapy and/or invasive coronary angiography are discussed in this statement. The critical need for randomized and comparative trial data in female patients is also emphasized.
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- 2017
8. Multi-society presidents’ page: The value of membership in your sub-specialty society
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Brian G. Abbott
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03 medical and health sciences ,0302 clinical medicine ,business.industry ,Specialty ,Medicine ,Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and imaging ,030212 general & internal medicine ,030204 cardiovascular system & hematology ,Public relations ,Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine ,business ,Value (mathematics) - Published
- 2016
9. WHO NEEDS TISSUE? A MULTIMODALITY IMAGING APPROACH FOR THE DIAGNOSIS OF ISOLATED CARDIAC SARCOIDOSIS
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David W. Louis, Brian G. Abbott, Alexa Papaila, Michael K. Atalay, and Wasiq Sheikh
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medicine.medical_specialty ,business.industry ,Block (telecommunications) ,medicine ,Sarcoidosis ,Radiology ,Cardiac sarcoidosis ,Tissue sampling ,Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine ,medicine.disease ,business ,Cardiac imaging - Abstract
It is estimated that 25% of patients with sarcoidosis have isolated cardiac sarcoidosis (ICS). The use of cardiac imaging to diagnosis ICS has become a valuable option when tissue sampling is not feasible. A 72-year old female with a history of high-grade AV block (Figure A) presented after a
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- 2020
10. Multi-society Presidents' page: The value of membership in your sub-specialty society
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JoAnn Lindenfeld, Kenneth Rosenfield, Susan E. Wiegers, Brian G. Abbott, and James C. Blankenship
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03 medical and health sciences ,0302 clinical medicine ,business.industry ,Specialty ,Medicine ,030208 emergency & critical care medicine ,Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and imaging ,General Medicine ,030204 cardiovascular system & hematology ,Marketing ,Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine ,business ,Value (mathematics) - Published
- 2016
11. Radiation Safety in Children With Congenital and Acquired Heart Disease: A Scientific Position Statement on Multimodality Dose Optimization From the Image Gently Alliance
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Kevin D, Hill, Donald P, Frush, B Kelly, Han, Brian G, Abbott, Aimee K, Armstrong, Robert A, DeKemp, Andrew C, Glatz, S Bruce, Greenberg, Alexander Sheldon, Herbert, Henri, Justino, Douglas, Mah, Mahadevappa, Mahesh, Cynthia K, Rigsby, Timothy C, Slesnick, Keith J, Strauss, Sigal, Trattner, Mohan N, Viswanathan, and Andrew J, Einstein
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Heart Defects, Congenital ,Male ,Consensus ,Adolescent ,Radiation Dosage ,Radiography, Interventional ,Multimodal Imaging ,Risk Assessment ,radiation safety ,Article ,cardiovascular interventions ,children ,Predictive Value of Tests ,Risk Factors ,Humans ,cardiovascular imaging ,Child ,Radiation Injuries ,Radionuclide Imaging ,Age Factors ,Infant, Newborn ,Infant ,Radiation Exposure ,Child, Preschool ,Fluoroscopy ,Female ,Patient Safety ,Tomography, X-Ray Computed ,ionizing radiation - Abstract
There is a need for consensus recommendations for ionizing radiation dose optimization during multimodality medical imaging in children with congenital and acquired heart disease (CAHD). These children often have complex diseases and may be exposed to a relatively high cumulative burden of ionizing radiation from medical imaging procedures, including cardiac computed tomography, nuclear cardiology studies, and fluoroscopically guided diagnostic and interventional catheterization and electrophysiology procedures. Although these imaging procedures are all essential to the care of children with CAHD and have contributed to meaningfully improved outcomes in these patients, exposure to ionizing radiation is associated with potential risks, including an increased lifetime attributable risk of cancer. The goal of these recommendations is to encourage informed imaging to achieve appropriate study quality at the lowest achievable dose. Other strategies to improve care include a patient-centered approach to imaging, emphasizing education and informed decision making and programmatic approaches to ensure appropriate dose monitoring. Looking ahead, there is a need for standardization of dose metrics across imaging modalities, so as to encourage comparative effectiveness studies across the spectrum of CAHD in children.
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- 2017
12. Highlights of the 2011 Scientific Session of the American Society of Nuclear Cardiology
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Ron Blankstein, Leslee J. Shaw, Prem Soman, Brian G. Abbott, Raymond R. Russell, James A. Arrighi, Todd D. Miller, Mark I. Travin, John J. Mahmarian, Tracy L. Faber, and Edward J. Miller
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business.industry ,Medicine ,Library science ,Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and imaging ,Session (computer science) ,Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine ,business - Published
- 2011
13. Highlights of the 2010 Scientific Session of the American Society of Nuclear Cardiology
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Ron Blankstein, Prem Soman, Brian G. Abbott, James A. Arrighi, Raymond R. Russell, Edward J. Miller, Tracy L. Faber, Mark I. Travin, Mylan C. Cohen, John J. Mahmarian, and Leslee J. Shaw
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Medical education ,business.industry ,Medicine ,Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and imaging ,Session (computer science) ,Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine ,business - Published
- 2010
14. The emerging role of the selective A2A agonist in pharmacologic stress testing
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Brian G. Abbott and Anthony S. Gemignani
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Agonist ,medicine.medical_specialty ,Receptor, Adenosine A2A ,Adenosine A2A Receptor Agonists ,medicine.drug_class ,Gated SPECT ,Stress testing ,Myocardial perfusion imaging ,Caffeine ,Internal medicine ,medicine ,Animals ,Humans ,Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and imaging ,Exercise ,medicine.diagnostic_test ,business.industry ,Myocardial Perfusion Imaging ,Adenosine ,Vasodilation ,Dipyridamole ,Purines ,Cardiology ,Pyrazoles ,Dobutamine ,Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine ,business ,medicine.drug - Abstract
Since its inception almost 50 years ago, the technique of myocardial perfusion imaging has evolved substantially. From pyrophosphate to Tl-201 to technetium-based radiotracers, from static planar imaging to gated SPECT with attenuation correction, the field of nuclear cardiology has matured with these significant technical advances. Similarly, the use of pharmacologic stressors as an alternative to exercise has also been in a state of evolution, from dipyridamole and dobutamine to adenosine, to a novel agent recently approved and available for use. This review will highlight recent developments in pharmacologic stress myocardial perfusion imaging focusing on the clinical application of the selective adenosine A2A receptor agonists.
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- 2010
15. Highlights of the 2009 Scientific Session of the American Society of Nuclear Cardiology
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Jeroen J. Bax, Jennifer H. Mieres, Peter L. Tilkemeier, Todd D. Miller, Mark I. Travin, James A. Arrighi, Raymond R. Russell, Tracy L. Faber, Ron Blankstein, Mylan C. Cohen, and Brian G. Abbott
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Gerontology ,Medical education ,business.industry ,Medicine ,Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and imaging ,Session (computer science) ,Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine ,business - Published
- 2009
16. Highlights of the 2008 scientific sessions of the American Society of Nuclear Cardiology
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Thomas A. Holly, Raymond R. Russell, Frank M. Bengel, Frans J. Th. Wackers, Brian G. Abbott, Jennifer H. Mieres, James A. Arrighi, Todd D. Miller, Leslee J. Shaw, Jeroen J. Bax, J.A. Case, and Tracy L. Faber
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Gerontology ,Medical education ,business.industry ,Medicine ,Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and imaging ,Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine ,business - Published
- 2009
17. Highlights of the 2007 Scientific Sessions of the American Society of Nuclear Cardiology
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Mylan C. Cohen, Brian G. Abbott, Frank M. Bengel, Frans J. Th. Wackers, Robert C. Hendel, Raymond R. Russell, Jeroen J. Bax, Jennifer H. Mieres, James A. Arrighi, Leslee J. Shaw, Ernest V. Garcia, Gregory S. Thomas, Randall C. Thompson, and Thomas A. Holly
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medicine.medical_specialty ,business.industry ,Internal medicine ,Cardiology ,Medicine ,Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine ,business - Abstract
The 12th annual Scientific Sessions of the American Society of Nuclear Cardiology (ASNC) (chaired by Dr. Brian Abbott) were held in San Diego, California, from September 6 through 9, 2007. The meeting, entitled “Cardiac Imaging: Imagine the Future,” attracted over 1,700 attendees. The scientific
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- 2007
18. [18F]Fluorodeoxyglucose as a memory marker of transient myocardial ischaemia
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James A. Arrighi, Yi-Hwa Liu, and Brian G. Abbott
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Male ,Time Factors ,Myocardial Ischemia ,Ischemia ,Single-photon emission computed tomography ,Myocardial perfusion imaging ,Fluorodeoxyglucose F18 ,Image Processing, Computer-Assisted ,Pressure ,medicine ,Humans ,Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and imaging ,Aged ,Transient myocardial ischaemia ,Tomography, Emission-Computed, Single-Photon ,Fluorodeoxyglucose ,medicine.diagnostic_test ,business.industry ,Myocardium ,Angiography ,Reproducibility of Results ,General Medicine ,medicine.disease ,Perfusion ,Positron emission tomography ,Positron-Emission Tomography ,business ,Nuclear medicine ,Circumferential Profile ,medicine.drug - Abstract
BACKGROUND Experimental data have shown that glucose utilization increases during acute myocardial ischaemia, and may persist for up to 24 h. Whether fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) uptake can be imaged as a memory marker of ischaemia in humans is unknown. METHODS Patients with mild-to-moderate ischaemia on exercise single photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) myocardial perfusion imaging (MPI) underwent repeat exercise testing within 1-2 weeks. Positron emission tomography (PET) was performed after injection of FDG 60 min post-exercise. SPECT and PET images were assessed visually, aided by circumferential profile-based analysis modified for 'hot-spot' imaging. RESULTS Twelve men with stress SPECT ischaemia (mean age, 69 years; nine with known coronary artery disease) were studied. The mean rate-pressure products for the first (SPECT) and second (FDG PET) exercise tests were similar (22,841+/-7321 vs. 22,680+/-7393 mmHg x bpm, P=NS). Overall, six of 12 patients studied had evidence of FDG uptake. The extent of ischaemia on SPECT was similar in FDG positive and FDG negative patients (summed difference score 10.6+/-6.9 vs. 8.0+/-1.6, P=NS). All patients with a positive FDG scan had uptake in either an ischaemic SPECT region or in a territory with known CAD by angiography. CONCLUSION Regional myocardial uptake of FDG is enhanced even when injected 1 h post-exercise stress in a subset of patients with ischaemia on exercise SPECT MPI. The ability to image FDG uptake injected 1 h after an ischaemic episode suggests the potential utility of FDG as a memory marker of transient ischaemia.
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- 2007
19. Highlights of the 2005 Scientific Sessions of the American Society of Nuclear Cardiology
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Jeroen J. Bax, Diwakar Jain, Leslee J. Shaw, Daniel S. Berman, Ernest V. Garcia, Jennifer H. Mieres, Robert C. Hendel, Raymond R. Russell, Brian G. Abbott, Frans J. Th. Wackers, Robert S. Gropler, and James E. Udelson
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medicine.medical_specialty ,business.industry ,Internal medicine ,Cardiology ,Medicine ,Session (computer science) ,Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine ,business - Abstract
The American Society of Nuclear Cardiology (ASNC) now consists of more than 4,700 nuclear cardiology professionals. The 10th Annual Scientific Session (chaired by Dr. Diwakar Jain) was held from September 29 through October 2, 2005 in Seattle Washington, with more than 1,500 registrants in
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- 2006
20. Impact of myocardial perfusion imaging on clinical management and the utilization of hospital resources in suspected acute coronary syndromes
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Brian G. Abbott and D Jain
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Chest Pain ,medicine.medical_specialty ,Myocardial Infarction ,Myocardial Ischemia ,Infarction ,Coronary Artery Disease ,Chest pain ,Risk Assessment ,Sensitivity and Specificity ,Decision Support Techniques ,Coronary artery disease ,Myocardial perfusion imaging ,Risk Factors ,medicine ,Humans ,Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and imaging ,cardiovascular diseases ,Myocardial infarction ,Intensive care medicine ,Tomography, Emission-Computed, Single-Photon ,medicine.diagnostic_test ,business.industry ,Reproducibility of Results ,Electrocardiography in myocardial infarction ,Syndrome ,General Medicine ,medicine.disease ,Patient Care Management ,Acute Disease ,Myocardial infarction complications ,Myocardial infarction diagnosis ,Triage ,medicine.symptom ,business - Abstract
Recent advances in the treatment of acute coronary syndromes has raised awareness in the community that prompt presentation for chest pain may be life saving. Each year in the United States, more than 6 million people present to the hospital with an acute chest pain, making this the most common presenting chief complaint second only to abdominal pain. Most patients presenting with chest discomfort have a non-ischaemic electrocardiogram on presentation. However, these patients are routinely admitted to hospital due to diagnostic uncertainty for occult myocardial infarction or ischaemia. As an approach to this dilemma, many hospitals have created protocols as a means of facilitating the identification of infarction and ischaemia and the safe and effective triage of patients with a chief complaint of chest pain. Myocardial perfusion imaging at rest has been shown to be highly sensitive for the detection of acute myocardial infarction, and can be supplemented with provocative testing after infarction has been excluded. Diagnostic strategies that utilize myocardial perfusion imaging for the evaluation of acute chest pain have successfully improved the triage of these patients by avoiding inadvertent discharge of patients with myocardial infarctions, and reducing unnecessary hospital admissions and overall cost and expenditure.
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- 2003
21. Contemporary cardiology and hysteric nucleophobia
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Barry L. Zaret and Brian G. Abbott
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Radioisotopes ,medicine.medical_specialty ,Heart Diseases ,medicine.diagnostic_test ,business.industry ,Hysteria ,General Medicine ,Ionizing irradiation ,Scintigraphy ,Phobic Disorders ,Echocardiography ,Exercise Test ,medicine ,Humans ,Radiology ,Radiation Injuries ,Radionuclide Imaging ,business ,Nuclear medicine - Published
- 2003
22. Use of radionuclide imaging in acute coronary syndromes
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Brian G. Abbott and Frans J. Th. Wackers
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medicine.medical_specialty ,Myocardial Infarction ,Infarction ,Coronary Disease ,Perfusion scanning ,Chest pain ,Sensitivity and Specificity ,Myocardial perfusion imaging ,Predictive Value of Tests ,Internal medicine ,medicine ,Humans ,Myocardial infarction ,Radionuclide Imaging ,medicine.diagnostic_test ,business.industry ,Electrocardiography in myocardial infarction ,Syndrome ,Emergency department ,medicine.disease ,Predictive value of tests ,Acute Disease ,Cardiology ,Radiology ,medicine.symptom ,Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine ,business - Abstract
The triage of patients presenting to the emergency department (ED) with acute chest pain is a diagnostic challenge. Radionuclide myocardial perfusion imaging has been shown to have favorable diagnostic and prognostic value in this setting, with an excellent early sensitivity to detect acute myocardial infarction (MI) not achieved by other testing modalities. A normal resting perfusion imaging study has been shown to have a negative predictive value of over 99% to exclude MI. Observational and randomized trials of both rest and stress imaging in the ED evaluation of patients with chest pain have demonstrated reductions in unnecessary hospitalizations and cost savings compared with routine care. Perfusion imaging has also been used in risk stratification after MI, and for measurement of infarct size to evaluate reperfusion therapies. Novel "hot spot" imaging radiopharmaceuticals that visualize infarction or ischemia are currently undergoing evaluation and hold promise for future imaging of acute coronary syndromes.
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- 2003
23. Radionuclide imaging for detection of infarction and ischemia in patients with acute chest pain
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Brian G. Abbott and Frans J. Th. Wackers
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medicine.medical_specialty ,business.industry ,Ischemia ,Electrocardiography in myocardial infarction ,Infarction ,General Medicine ,medicine.disease ,Internal medicine ,medicine ,Acute chest pain ,Cardiology ,Radionuclide imaging ,In patient ,business - Published
- 2002
24. Selective use of single-photon emission computed tomography myocardial perfusion imaging in a chest pain center
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John A. Schriver, Islam Abdel-Aziz, Edward P. Monico, Satish Nagula, Brian G. Abbott, and Frans J. Th. Wackers
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Adult ,Male ,Thorax ,Chest Pain ,medicine.medical_specialty ,Myocardial Infarction ,Coronary Disease ,Chest pain ,Angina Pectoris ,Diagnosis, Differential ,Coronary artery disease ,Electrocardiography ,Myocardial perfusion imaging ,Patient Admission ,Clinical Protocols ,Coronary Circulation ,Spect imaging ,Internal medicine ,Humans ,Medicine ,Myocardial infarction ,Aged ,Tomography, Emission-Computed, Single-Photon ,medicine.diagnostic_test ,business.industry ,Emergency department ,Middle Aged ,medicine.disease ,Exercise Test ,Cardiology ,Female ,Radiology ,Triage ,medicine.symptom ,Emergency Service, Hospital ,Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine ,business ,Emission computed tomography - Abstract
Emergency department chest pain centers (CPCs) vary in their approach to patients with chest pain and nonischemic electrocardiograms (ECG). Although single-photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) myocardial perfusion imaging has been evaluated in this setting, both acutely at rest and after stress, we questioned its application in all patients. We prospectively evaluated the utility of selective SPECT imaging in a CPC (i.e., rest SPECT for ongoing pain, stress SPECT if unable to undergo exercise electrocardiography) and its impact on the overall disposition of all emergency department chest pain patients. Over 3 years, 2,601 patients were evaluated in a CPC (2,211 [85%] were sent home, 390 [15%] were hospitalized). Of 390 CPC patients hospitalized, 182 (47%) were diagnosed with coronary artery disease at the time of hospital discharge. Only 28 patients (1.1%) had an acute myocardial infarction. After 3 years, the proportion of all chest pain patients hospitalized and those diagnosed as "rule-out myocardial infarction" decreased from 53% to 41% and 32% to 18% of all chest pain patients, respectively (both p0.0001). Overall, 906 patients (35%) required SPECT imaging to complete the CPC evaluation. Had SPECT imaging not been performed selectively, and all 906 patients been admitted, 762 (29%) would have been hospitalized unnecessarily based on the final diagnoses. Alternatively, sending all these patients home would have resulted in 144 (6%) inappropriate discharges of patients with coronary artery disease. A CPC protocol using the selective use of SPECT imaging permits the complete evaluation of all patients in the CPC, significantly reduces hospitalizations for chest pain, and restricts hospital admission to more appropriate patients.
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- 2001
25. Database model for patients admitted to a chest pain center
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Edward P. Monico and Brian G. Abbott
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Thorax ,Chest Pain ,medicine.medical_specialty ,Medical Records Systems, Computerized ,business.industry ,Point-of-Care Systems ,Computer aid ,General Medicine ,Emergency department ,Chest pain ,Surgery ,Connecticut ,Hospital Information Systems ,Emergency Medicine ,medicine ,Database Management Systems ,Humans ,Pain Clinics ,Center (algebra and category theory) ,medicine.symptom ,Emergency Service, Hospital ,business ,Database model - Published
- 1999
26. The vasodilator stress ECG: should depression cause anxiety?
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Brian G. Abbott
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Male ,medicine.medical_specialty ,Adenosine ,Coronary Artery Disease ,Coronary artery disease ,Myocardial perfusion imaging ,Electrocardiography ,Text mining ,Internal medicine ,medicine ,Humans ,Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and imaging ,Depression (differential diagnoses) ,Tomography, Emission-Computed, Single-Photon ,medicine.diagnostic_test ,business.industry ,Myocardial Perfusion Imaging ,Dipyridamole ,medicine.disease ,Cardiology ,Anxiety ,Female ,medicine.symptom ,Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine ,business ,medicine.drug - Published
- 2011
27. Stress-only or stress/rest myocardial perfusion imaging in patients undergoing evaluation for bariatric surgery
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Brian G. Abbott, Stephan G. Muhlebach, James A. Arrighi, Anthony S. Gemignani, David T. Harrington, and G. Dean Roye
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Adult ,Male ,medicine.medical_specialty ,Stress testing ,Population ,Bariatric Surgery ,Management of obesity ,Myocardial perfusion imaging ,Internal medicine ,medicine ,Humans ,Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and imaging ,education ,Retrospective Studies ,Tomography, Emission-Computed, Single-Photon ,education.field_of_study ,medicine.diagnostic_test ,biology ,business.industry ,Incidence (epidemiology) ,Myocardial Perfusion Imaging ,Middle Aged ,Troponin ,Surgery ,Cardiology ,biology.protein ,Exercise Test ,Female ,Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine ,business ,Perfusion ,Body mass index ,Follow-Up Studies - Abstract
Bariatric surgery for management of obesity is being used with increasing frequency. Stress testing with myocardial perfusion imaging is often employed as part of the workup prior to anticipated bariatric surgery. The incidence of clinically significant abnormalities on stress MPI performed for this indication, however, has not been established. We retrospectively reviewed a series of 383 consecutive stress MPI studies performed on patients undergoing workup prior to planned bariatric surgery. The study population had a mean age 42 ± 10 years, and was 83% female, with a body mass index of 49 ± 8. The majority of patients (81%) were able to exercise using either the Bruce or Modified Bruce protocol, and 67% underwent stress-only imaging. Overall SPECT MPI findings were normal in 89% and equivocal in 6% of patients. The incidence of abnormal findings on MPI was 5% (3% mild and 2% moderate-to-severe abnormalities). At 1 year, overall survival was 99.5%, with no difference between those with and without MPI abnormalities. Similarly, the incidence of post-operative cardiac events was very low (2%), and mostly due to atrial arrhythmias or borderline elevations of troponin. In a typical pre-bariatric surgery population, the incidence of abnormal stress MPI is low. The majority of patients were able to use a stress-only strategy for assessment of perfusion. At 1 year the incidence of adverse cardiovascular outcomes is very low. Additional studies should be focused on determining whether any subgroup of such patients may benefit more from pre-operative stress testing.
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- 2011
28. The role of radionuclide myocardial perfusion imaging for asymptomatic individuals
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Leslee J. Shaw, R. Parker Ward, Jeffrey A. Leppo, Matthew M. Schumaecker, Brian G. Abbott, Dennis A. Calnon, Timothy M. Bateman, Jamshid Maddahi, David G. Wolinsky, Ron Blankstein, and Robert C. Hendel
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Tomography, Emission-Computed, Single-Photon ,Radionuclide ,medicine.medical_specialty ,medicine.diagnostic_test ,business.industry ,Myocardial Perfusion Imaging ,Perfusion scanning ,Coronary Artery Disease ,Asymptomatic ,Myocardial perfusion imaging ,Practice Guidelines as Topic ,medicine ,Humans ,Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and imaging ,Radiology ,Guideline Adherence ,medicine.symptom ,Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine ,business - Published
- 2010
29. Stress-only imaging: we can rest assured
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Brian G. Abbott
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Rest (physics) ,Tomography, Emission-Computed, Single-Photon ,medicine.medical_specialty ,business.industry ,Rest ,Myocardial Perfusion Imaging ,Technetium ,Coronary Artery Disease ,Radiation Dosage ,Stress (mechanics) ,Internal medicine ,medicine ,Cardiology ,Exercise Test ,Humans ,Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and imaging ,Radiopharmaceuticals ,Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine ,business - Published
- 2010
30. Nuclear Cardiology and Positron Emission Tomography in the Assessment of Patients with Cardiovascular Disease
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Brian G. Abbott and Barry L. Zaret
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medicine.medical_specialty ,medicine.diagnostic_test ,Positron emission tomography ,business.industry ,medicine ,Radiology ,Disease ,business - Published
- 2010
31. Contributors
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Brian G. Abbott, David H. Adams, Lishan Aklog, Arvind K. Agnihotri, Louise A. Aquila Allen, Mark S. Allen, Nasser K. Altorki, Robert H. Anderson, Masaki Anraku, Anelechi C. Anyanwu, Simon K. Ashiku, Erle H. Austin, Eric H. Awtry, Emile A. Bacha, Richard Baillott, Donald S. Baim, Leora B. Balsam, Hendrick B. Barner, David J. Barron, Joseph E. Bavaria, David P. Bichell, Edward L. Bove, William J. Brawn, Christian P. Brizard, Julie A. Brothers, Morgan L. Brown, Ayesha S. Bryant, Harold M. Burkhart, Christopher A. Caldarone, Robert M. Califf, Edward Cantu, Justine M. Carr, Joseph P. Carrozza, Frank Cecchin, Robert J. Cerfolio, Riya S. Chacko, Alfred Chahine, Vincent Chan, Frederick Y. Chen, Alvin J. Chin, Cynthia S. Chin, Joanna Chikwe, W. Randolph Chitwood, Karla G. Christian, Neil A. Christie, Joseph C. Cleveland, Lawrence H. Cohn, William E. Cohn, Yolanda L. Colson, Wilson S. Colucci, Andrew C. Cook, Joel D. Cooper, Jack G. Copeland, Scott Cowan, Melissa Culligan, Francois Dagenais, Ralph J. Damiano, Thomas A. D'Amico, Jonathan Daniel, Philippe G. Dartevelle, Tirone E. David, Jonathan D'Cunha, Joseph A. Dearani, Daniel T. DeArmond, Pedro J. del Nido, Tom R. DeMeester, Philippe Demers, Todd L. Demmy, Eric J. Devaney, Elisabeth U. Dexter, Marisa Di Donato, Christopher T. Ducko, Brian W. Duncan, Carlos M.G. Duran, Fred H. Edwards, Sitaram M. Emani, Jeremy J. Erasmus, Dario O. Fauza, Felix G. Fernandez, Hiran C. Fernando, Farzan Filsoufi, Michael P. Fischbein, Rosario V. Freeman, Joseph Friedberg, David A. Fullerton, Francis Fynn-Thompson, Lawrence A. Garcia, J. William Gaynor, Tal Geva, Sébastien Gilbert, A. Marc Gillinov, Donald D. Glower, Raja R. Gopaldas, Frederick L. Grover, Julius Guccione, Constanza J. Gutierrez, John R. Guyton, John W. Hammon, Zane T. Hammond, Thomas H. Hauser, Jennifer C. Hirsch, Chuong D. Hoang, Osami Honjo, Keith A. Horvath, Jeffrey Phillip Jacobs, Marshall L. Jacobs, Michael T. Jaklitsch, Stuart W. Jamieson, Doraid Jarrar, Douglas R. Johnston, David R. Jones, Mark E. Josephson, Lilian P. Joventino, Amy L. Juraszek, Larry R. Kaiser, Kirk R. Kanter, Aditya K. Kaza, Steven M. Keller, Clinton D. Kemp, Kemp H. Kernstine, Shaf Keshavjee, Mark J. Krasna, John C. Kucharczuk, Alan P. Kypson, Roger J. Laham, Michael J. Landzberg, Peter C. Laussen, Lawrence S. Lee, Scott A. LeMaire, Sidney Levitsky, Jerrold H. Levy, John R. Liddicoat, Peter H. Lin, Philip A. Linden, John C. Lipham, Michael J. Liptay, Virginia R. Litle, Bruce W. Lytle, James D. Luketich, Michael M. Madani, Michael A. Maddaus, Feroze Mahmood, Hari R. Mallidi, Abeel A. Mangi, Warren Manning, Edith M. Marom, Audrey C. Marshall, Christopher E. Mascio, David P. Mason, Douglas J. Mathisen, Kenneth L. Mattox, Robina Matyal, John E. Mayer, James McCulley, Doff McElhinney, Edwin C. McGee, Francis X. McGowan, Ciaran McNamee, Spencer J. Melby, Lorenzo Menicanti, Bryan F. Meyers, Carmelo A. Milano, D. Craig Miller, Daniel L. Miller, John D. Mitchell, Jeffrey A. Morgan, Sudish C. Murthy, Sacha Mussot, Alykhan S. Nagji, Yoshifumi Naka, Kurt D. Newman, Chukwumere Nwogu, Kirsten C. Odegard, Richard G. Ohye, Mark W. Onaitis, Catherine M. Otto, Mehmet C. Oz, Bernard J. Park, Amit N. Patel, G. Alexander Patterson, Edward F. Patz, Subroto Paul, Arjun Pennathur, Frank A. Pigula, Duane S. Pinto, Marvin Pomerantz, Jeffrey L. Port, Yuri B. Pride, Varun Puri, Basel Ramlawi, Mark Ratcliffe, John J. Reilly, Bruce A. Reitz, Karl G. Reyes, Thomas W. Rice, Robert C. Robbins, Gaetano Rocco, Audrey Rosinberg, Fraser Rubens, Marc Ruel, Valerie W. Rusch, Joseph F. Sabik, Hartzell V. Schaff, Frank W. Sellke, Rohit Shahani, Robert C. Shamberger, Steven S. Shay, Joseph B. Shrager, Dhruv Singhal, Peter K. Smith, Richard G. Smith, R. John Solaro, David J. Spurlock, Marie E. Steiner, Matthew A. Steliga, Brendon M. Stiles, Michaela Straznicka, David A. Stump, David J. Sugarbaker, Erik J. Suuronen, Lars G. Svensson, Scott J. Swanson, Wilson Y. Szeto, Kenichi A. Tanaka, Benedict J.W. Taylor, Patricia A. Thistlethwaite, Peter Tsai, Harold C. Urschel, Anne Marie Valente, Timothy L. Van Natta, Richard Van Praagh, Nikolay V. Vasilyev, Jeffrey B. Velotta, Gus J. Vlahakes, Pierre Voisine, Matthew J. Wall, Arthur Wallace, Garrett L. Walsh, Daniel C. Weiner, Todd S. Weiser, Benny Weksler, Margaret V. Westfall, Benson R. Wilcox, Jay M. Wilson, Joseph J. Wizorek, Douglas E. Wood, David Wrobleskim, John V. Wylie, Stephen C. Yang, Godfred Kwame Yankey, Sai Yendamuri, Susan B. Yeon, Barry L. Zaret, Yan Zhang, Xiaoqin Zhao, Peter J. Zimetbaum, and Hannah Zimmerman
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32. Noninvasive cardiac imaging in the evaluation of suspected acute coronary syndromes
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Brian G. Abbott and Aseem Vashist
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medicine.medical_specialty ,Myocardial Infarction ,Chest pain ,Coronary artery disease ,Angina ,Cardiac magnetic resonance imaging ,Internal Medicine ,medicine ,Humans ,Angina, Unstable ,Cardiac imaging ,Tomography, Emission-Computed, Single-Photon ,medicine.diagnostic_test ,business.industry ,Decision Trees ,Magnetic resonance imaging ,General Medicine ,Syndrome ,medicine.disease ,Magnetic Resonance Imaging ,Positron emission tomography ,Positron-Emission Tomography ,Acute Disease ,Radiology ,medicine.symptom ,Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine ,business ,Tomography, X-Ray Computed ,Preclinical imaging - Abstract
Optimal management of patients presenting with chest pain to the emergency department is a major challenge, both in terms of a diagnostic dilemma and consumption of resources. The triage of such patients can be aided vastly by the appropriate use of noninvasive imaging. Noninvasive imaging modalities such as echocardiogram, radionuclide perfusion studies, positron emission tomography, cardiac magnetic resonance imaging and computed tomography have all been demonstrated to have favorable diagnostic and prognostic value, with an enhanced sensitivity to detect acute ischemia. A normal noninvasive evaluation in the appropriate clinical setting presents a strong argument against acute ischemia as an etiology of the chest pain. Randomized trials of both rest and stress imaging in the emergency department have confirmed a reduction in unnecessary hospitalizations and cost savings without compromising the safety of the patient. Cardiac magnetic resonance and computed tomography would provide an insight into subendocardial ischemia, the detection of which has previously been difficult, using single-photon emission tomography and echocardiography. In this review, novel hot-spot imaging modalities are discussed including infarct-avid imaging agents and ischemia-avid imaging agents, thus elucidating the pathophysiology of reperfusion-induced cell death. These agents represent work in evolution and are likely to be used routinely in the future as understanding of coronary syndromes and coronary artery disease becomes clearer.
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33. 816-1 Screening stress myocardial perfusion imaging for risk stratification in asymptomatic diabetic men
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Brian G. Abbott and James A. Arrighi
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medicine.medical_specialty ,Myocardial perfusion imaging ,medicine.diagnostic_test ,business.industry ,Internal medicine ,Risk stratification ,medicine ,Cardiology ,Radiology ,medicine.symptom ,business ,Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine ,Asymptomatic - Published
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34. Nuclear cardiology in the evaluation of acute chest pain in the emergency department
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Brian G. Abbott and Diwakar Jain
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Adult ,Diagnostic Imaging ,Male ,medicine.medical_specialty ,Acute coronary syndrome ,Chest Pain ,Cardiology ,Myocardial Infarction ,Infarction ,Chest pain ,Sensitivity and Specificity ,Coronary artery disease ,Myocardial perfusion imaging ,Electrocardiography ,Internal medicine ,medicine ,Humans ,Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and imaging ,cardiovascular diseases ,Myocardial infarction ,Intensive care medicine ,Aged ,Tomography, Emission-Computed, Single-Photon ,medicine.diagnostic_test ,business.industry ,Electrocardiography in myocardial infarction ,Emergency department ,Middle Aged ,medicine.disease ,Prognosis ,Troponin ,Connecticut ,Echocardiography ,Acute Disease ,Female ,medicine.symptom ,Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine ,business ,Emergency Service, Hospital ,Biomarkers - Abstract
Only a minority of patients presenting to the emergency department (ED) with acute chest pain will eventually be diagnosed with an acute coronary syndrome. The majority will have an electrocardiogram that is normal or nondiagnostic for acute myocardial ischemia or infarction. Typically, these patients are admitted to exclude myocardial infarction despite a very low incidence of coronary artery disease. However, missed myocardial infarctions in patients who are inadvertently sent home from the ED have significant adverse outcomes and associated legal consequences. This leads to a liberal policy to admit patients with chest pain, presenting a substantial burden in terms of cost and resources. Many centers have developed chest pain centers, using a wide range of diagnostic modalities to deal with this dilemma. We discuss the methods currently available to exclude myocardial ischemia and infarction in the ED, focusing on the use of myocardial perfusion imaging as both an adjunct and an alternative to routine testing. We review the available literature centering on the ED evaluation of acute chest pain and then propose an algorithm for the practical use of nuclear cardiology in this setting.
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- 2000
35. Failure to improve left ventricular function after coronary revascularization for ischemic cardiomyopathy is not associated with worse outcome
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Habib Samady, Jennifer A. Mattera, John A. Elefteriades, Brian G. Abbott, Frans J. Th. Wackers, and Craig A. McPherson
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Adult ,Male ,medicine.medical_specialty ,Heart disease ,medicine.medical_treatment ,Ischemia ,Cardiomyopathy ,Myocardial Ischemia ,Revascularization ,Ventricular Function, Left ,Physiology (medical) ,Internal medicine ,medicine ,Humans ,cardiovascular diseases ,Derivation ,Postoperative Period ,Coronary Artery Bypass ,Aged ,Aged, 80 and over ,Ejection fraction ,Ischemic cardiomyopathy ,Vascular disease ,business.industry ,Middle Aged ,medicine.disease ,Treatment Outcome ,cardiovascular system ,Cardiology ,Female ,Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine ,business ,Follow-Up Studies - Abstract
Background —Preoperative identification of viable myocardium in patients with ischemic cardiomyopathy is considered important because CABG can result in recovery of left ventricular (LV) function. However, the hypothesis that lack of improvement of LV function after CABG is associated with poorer patient outcome is untested. Methods and Results —Outcome was compared in patients with ischemic LV dysfunction (LVEF ≤0.30) with and without improvement in LVEF after CABG. Of 135 consecutive patients, 128 (95%) survived CABG and 104 (77%) had pre- and post-CABG LVEF assessment. Of these 104 patients, 68 (65%) had >0.05 increase in LVEF (group A) and 36 (35%) had no significant change, or ≤0.05 decrease in LVEF (group B) compared with pre-CABG LVEF. No significant differences existed in age, gender, comorbidities, baseline symptoms, baseline LVEF, or intraoperative variables between groups A and B. Group A increased LVEF from 0.24±0.05 to 0.39±0.1 ( P P =NS). Postoperative improvement in angina and heart failure scores were similar between the 2 groups. Survival free of cardiac death was similar for both groups (93% in group A and 94% in group B, P =NS) at a mean follow-up of 32±23 months. Conclusions —Lack of improvement of global LVEF after CABG is not associated with poorer outcome compared with that of patients with improved LVEF, presumably because effective revascularization of ischemic myocardium, even without improvement in ventricular function, protects against future infarction and death.
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36. Emergency department chest pain units and the role of radionuclide imaging
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Brian G. Abbott and Frans J. Th. Wackers
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medicine.medical_specialty ,Chest Pain ,Myocardial Infarction ,Chest pain ,Myocardial perfusion imaging ,Cost Savings ,Medicine ,Humans ,Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and imaging ,Radionuclide imaging ,Myocardial infarction ,Radionuclide Imaging ,Creatine Kinase ,medicine.diagnostic_test ,business.industry ,Emergency department ,medicine.disease ,Isoenzymes ,Emergency medicine ,Radiology ,medicine.symptom ,Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine ,business ,Emergency Service, Hospital ,Hospital Units ,Algorithms - Published
- 1998
37. 35.28: Incidence of abnormal stress MPI in obese patients who are candidates for bariatric surgery
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E.A. Mahoney, S.G. Muhlebach, G.D. Roye, Brian G. Abbott, and James A. Arrighi
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medicine.medical_specialty ,business.industry ,Incidence (epidemiology) ,Medicine ,Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and imaging ,Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine ,business ,Surgery - Published
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38. Markers in cardiology: current and future clinical applications Jesse E. Adams III, MD, Fred S. Apple, MD, Allan S. Jaffe, MD, and Alan H. B. Wu, PhD, coeditors. Armonk (NY): Futura Publishing Company, Inc; 2001. 272 pages
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Brian G. Abbott
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Acute coronary syndrome ,medicine.medical_specialty ,biology ,business.industry ,Brain natriuretic peptide ,medicine.disease ,Internal medicine ,Cardiology ,biology.protein ,Medicine ,Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and imaging ,Creatine kinase ,Current (fluid) ,Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine ,business ,Serum markers - Published
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39. 9.2 Stress SPECT myocardial perfusion imaging optimizes the triage of emergency department patients with acute chest pain
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Brian G. Abbott, Frans J. Th. Wackers, S. Nagula, and I. Abdel-Aziz
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medicine.medical_specialty ,medicine.diagnostic_test ,business.industry ,Electrocardiography in myocardial infarction ,Emergency department ,Triage ,Myocardial perfusion imaging ,Internal medicine ,medicine ,Cardiology ,Acute chest pain ,Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and imaging ,Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine ,business - Published
- 2001
40. 804-1 18-f-fluoro-2-deoxyglucose as a memory marker of transient myocardial ischemia
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Brian G. Abbott, Yi-Hwa Liu, and James A. Arrighi
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medicine.medical_specialty ,business.industry ,Internal medicine ,Deoxyglucose ,Transient myocardial ischemia ,Cardiology ,Medicine ,Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine ,business - Full Text
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