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Title |
Journal |
Year |
PubWeight™‹?› |
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1
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Prognostic significance of dyspnea in patients referred for cardiac stress testing.
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N Engl J Med
|
2005
|
6.27
|
|
2
|
Comparison of the short-term survival benefit associated with revascularization compared with medical therapy in patients with no prior coronary artery disease undergoing stress myocardial perfusion single photon emission computed tomography.
|
Circulation
|
2003
|
4.34
|
|
3
|
Diagnostic accuracy of rest/stress ECG-gated Rb-82 myocardial perfusion PET: comparison with ECG-gated Tc-99m sestamibi SPECT.
|
J Nucl Cardiol
|
2006
|
3.04
|
|
4
|
Relationship between stress-induced myocardial ischemia and atherosclerosis measured by coronary calcium tomography.
|
J Am Coll Cardiol
|
2004
|
2.77
|
|
5
|
Automated quantification of myocardial perfusion SPECT using simplified normal limits.
|
J Nucl Cardiol
|
2005
|
2.76
|
|
6
|
Temporal trends in the frequency of inducible myocardial ischemia during cardiac stress testing: 1991 to 2009.
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J Am Coll Cardiol
|
2013
|
2.57
|
|
7
|
Underestimation of extent of ischemia by gated SPECT myocardial perfusion imaging in patients with left main coronary artery disease.
|
J Nucl Cardiol
|
2007
|
2.43
|
|
8
|
Combined supine and prone quantitative myocardial perfusion SPECT: method development and clinical validation in patients with no known coronary artery disease.
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J Nucl Med
|
2006
|
2.28
|
|
9
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Quantitative assessment of myocardial perfusion abnormality on SPECT myocardial perfusion imaging is more reproducible than expert visual analysis.
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J Nucl Cardiol
|
2009
|
2.22
|
|
10
|
Determinants of risk and its temporal variation in patients with normal stress myocardial perfusion scans: what is the warranty period of a normal scan?
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J Am Coll Cardiol
|
2003
|
2.19
|
|
11
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Predicting therapeutic benefit from myocardial revascularization procedures: are measurements of both resting left ventricular ejection fraction and stress-induced myocardial ischemia necessary?
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J Nucl Cardiol
|
2006
|
2.17
|
|
12
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Impact of coronary artery calcium scanning on coronary risk factors and downstream testing the EISNER (Early Identification of Subclinical Atherosclerosis by Noninvasive Imaging Research) prospective randomized trial.
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J Am Coll Cardiol
|
2011
|
2.17
|
|
13
|
Stress thallium-201/rest technetium-99m sequential dual isotope high-speed myocardial perfusion imaging.
|
JACC Cardiovasc Imaging
|
2009
|
2.16
|
|
14
|
Transient ischemic dilation ratio of the left ventricle is a significant predictor of future cardiac events in patients with otherwise normal myocardial perfusion SPECT.
|
J Am Coll Cardiol
|
2003
|
1.97
|
|
15
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Prognostic implications of combined prone and supine acquisitions in patients with equivocal or abnormal supine myocardial perfusion SPECT.
|
J Nucl Med
|
2003
|
1.92
|
|
16
|
Value of stress myocardial perfusion single photon emission computed tomography in patients with normal resting electrocardiograms: an evaluation of incremental prognostic value and cost-effectiveness.
|
Circulation
|
2002
|
1.89
|
|
17
|
Relation of diagonal ear lobe crease to the presence, extent, and severity of coronary artery disease determined by coronary computed tomography angiography.
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Am J Cardiol
|
2012
|
1.88
|
|
18
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Impact of ischaemia and scar on the therapeutic benefit derived from myocardial revascularization vs. medical therapy among patients undergoing stress-rest myocardial perfusion scintigraphy.
|
Eur Heart J
|
2011
|
1.88
|
|
19
|
"Motion-frozen" display and quantification of myocardial perfusion.
|
J Nucl Med
|
2004
|
1.76
|
|
20
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Stress myocardial perfusion single-photon emission computed tomography is clinically effective and cost effective in risk stratification of patients with a high likelihood of coronary artery disease (CAD) but no known CAD.
|
J Am Coll Cardiol
|
2004
|
1.75
|
|
21
|
Induced cardiovascular procedural costs and resource consumption patterns after coronary artery calcium screening: results from the EISNER (Early Identification of Subclinical Atherosclerosis by Noninvasive Imaging Research) study.
|
J Am Coll Cardiol
|
2009
|
1.73
|
|
22
|
Comparison of long-term mortality risk following normal exercise vs adenosine myocardial perfusion SPECT.
|
J Nucl Cardiol
|
2010
|
1.71
|
|
23
|
A prognostic score for prediction of cardiac mortality risk after adenosine stress myocardial perfusion scintigraphy.
|
J Am Coll Cardiol
|
2005
|
1.71
|
|
24
|
The metabolic syndrome, diabetes, and subclinical atherosclerosis assessed by coronary calcium.
|
J Am Coll Cardiol
|
2003
|
1.69
|
|
25
|
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.
|
J Am Coll Cardiol
|
2003
|
1.68
|
|
26
|
Combined quantitative supine-prone myocardial perfusion SPECT improves detection of coronary artery disease and normalcy rates in women.
|
J Nucl Cardiol
|
2007
|
1.65
|
|
27
|
Moving beyond binary grading of coronary arterial stenoses on coronary computed tomographic angiography: insights for the imager and referring clinician.
|
JACC Cardiovasc Imaging
|
2008
|
1.63
|
|
28
|
Myeloperoxidase, subclinical atherosclerosis, and cardiovascular disease events.
|
JACC Cardiovasc Imaging
|
2009
|
1.58
|
|
29
|
Prognostic relevance of symptoms versus objective evidence of coronary artery disease in diabetic patients.
|
Eur Heart J
|
2004
|
1.58
|
|
30
|
Cardiovascular magnetic resonance of primary tumors of the heart: A review.
|
J Cardiovasc Magn Reson
|
2006
|
1.57
|
|
31
|
Diagnostic accuracy of gated Tc-99m sestamibi stress myocardial perfusion SPECT with combined supine and prone acquisitions to detect coronary artery disease in obese and nonobese patients.
|
J Nucl Cardiol
|
2006
|
1.57
|
|
32
|
Image quality and artifacts in coronary CT angiography with dual-source CT: initial clinical experience.
|
J Cardiovasc Comput Tomogr
|
2008
|
1.56
|
|
33
|
Aortic size assessment by noncontrast cardiac computed tomography: normal limits by age, gender, and body surface area.
|
JACC Cardiovasc Imaging
|
2008
|
1.55
|
|
34
|
Quantitative high-efficiency cadmium-zinc-telluride SPECT with dedicated parallel-hole collimation system in obese patients: results of a multi-center study.
|
J Nucl Cardiol
|
2014
|
1.52
|
|
35
|
Do psychological risk factors predict the presence of coronary atherosclerosis?
|
Psychosom Med
|
2010
|
1.51
|
|
36
|
Quantitation of infarct size in patients with chronic coronary artery disease using rest-redistribution Tl-201 myocardial perfusion SPECT: correlation with contrast-enhanced cardiac magnetic resonance.
|
J Nucl Cardiol
|
2007
|
1.45
|
|
37
|
Prognostic value of quantitative high-speed myocardial perfusion imaging.
|
J Nucl Cardiol
|
2012
|
1.45
|
|
38
|
Prognostic value of myocardial perfusion SPECT versus exercise electrocardiography in patients with ST-segment depression on resting electrocardiography.
|
J Nucl Cardiol
|
2005
|
1.40
|
|
39
|
Risk stratification in patients with remote prior myocardial infarction using rest-stress myocardial perfusion SPECT: prognostic value and impact on referral to early catheterization.
|
J Nucl Cardiol
|
2002
|
1.37
|
|
40
|
Increased pericardial fat volume measured from noncontrast CT predicts myocardial ischemia by SPECT.
|
JACC Cardiovasc Imaging
|
2010
|
1.34
|
|
41
|
Prognostic validation of a 17-segment score derived from a 20-segment score for myocardial perfusion SPECT interpretation.
|
J Nucl Cardiol
|
2004
|
1.33
|
|
42
|
Automatic quantification of myocardial perfusion stress-rest change: a new measure of ischemia.
|
J Nucl Med
|
2004
|
1.29
|
|
43
|
Concordance of coronary artery calcium estimates between MDCT and electron beam tomography.
|
AJR Am J Roentgenol
|
2005
|
1.27
|
|
44
|
Quantitative upright-supine high-speed SPECT myocardial perfusion imaging for detection of coronary artery disease: correlation with invasive coronary angiography.
|
J Nucl Med
|
2010
|
1.26
|
|
45
|
Thoracic aortic calcium versus coronary artery calcium for the prediction of coronary heart disease and cardiovascular disease events.
|
JACC Cardiovasc Imaging
|
2009
|
1.20
|
|
46
|
Roles of nuclear cardiology, cardiac computed tomography, and cardiac magnetic resonance: assessment of patients with suspected coronary artery disease.
|
J Nucl Med
|
2006
|
1.13
|
|
47
|
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.
|
J Nucl Cardiol
|
2006
|
1.13
|
|
48
|
Coronary artery calcium scoring using a reduced tube voltage and radiation dose protocol with dual-source computed tomography.
|
J Cardiovasc Comput Tomogr
|
2009
|
1.11
|
|
49
|
Prognostic impact of hemodynamic response to adenosine in patients older than age 55 years undergoing vasodilator stress myocardial perfusion study.
|
Circulation
|
2003
|
1.09
|
|
50
|
Whole-heart coronary MRA with 100% respiratory gating efficiency: self-navigated three-dimensional retrospective image-based motion correction (TRIM).
|
Magn Reson Med
|
2013
|
1.09
|
|
51
|
Integration of automatically measured transient ischemic dilation ratio into interpretation of adenosine stress myocardial perfusion SPECT for detection of severe and extensive CAD.
|
J Nucl Med
|
2004
|
1.09
|
|
52
|
Increase in epicardial fat volume is associated with greater coronary artery calcification progression in subjects at intermediate risk by coronary calcium score: a serial study using non-contrast cardiac CT.
|
Atherosclerosis
|
2011
|
1.07
|
|
53
|
Clinical outcomes after both coronary calcium scanning and exercise myocardial perfusion scintigraphy.
|
J Am Coll Cardiol
|
2007
|
1.06
|
|
54
|
Comparison of the extent and severity of myocardial perfusion defects measured by CT coronary angiography and SPECT myocardial perfusion imaging.
|
JACC Cardiovasc Imaging
|
2010
|
1.01
|
|
55
|
Assessment of diastolic function using 16-frame 99mTc-sestamibi gated myocardial perfusion SPECT: normal values.
|
J Nucl Med
|
2005
|
0.99
|
|
56
|
Threshold, incidence, and predictors of prognostically high-risk silent ischemia in asymptomatic patients without prior diagnosis of coronary artery disease.
|
J Nucl Cardiol
|
2009
|
0.99
|
|
57
|
Enhanced definition PET for cardiac imaging.
|
J Nucl Cardiol
|
2010
|
0.98
|
|
58
|
Vulnerable plaque features on coronary CT angiography as markers of inducible regional myocardial hypoperfusion from severe coronary artery stenoses.
|
Atherosclerosis
|
2011
|
0.97
|
|
59
|
Prognostic implications of myocardial perfusion single-photon emission computed tomography in the elderly.
|
Circulation
|
2009
|
0.95
|
|
60
|
Epicardial fat volume and concurrent presence of both myocardial ischemia and obstructive coronary artery disease.
|
Atherosclerosis
|
2012
|
0.94
|
|
61
|
Comparative value of coronary artery calcium and multiple blood biomarkers for prognostication of cardiovascular events.
|
Am J Cardiol
|
2012
|
0.94
|
|
62
|
Roles of nuclear cardiology, cardiac computed tomography, and cardiac magnetic resonance: Noninvasive risk stratification and a conceptual framework for the selection of noninvasive imaging tests in patients with known or suspected coronary artery disease.
|
J Nucl Med
|
2006
|
0.94
|
|
63
|
Relationship of epicardial fat volume to coronary plaque, severe coronary stenosis, and high-risk coronary plaque features assessed by coronary CT angiography.
|
J Cardiovasc Comput Tomogr
|
2013
|
0.94
|
|
64
|
Are shades of gray prognostically useful in reporting myocardial perfusion single-photon emission computed tomography?
|
Circ Cardiovasc Imaging
|
2009
|
0.93
|
|
65
|
Threshold for the upper normal limit of indexed epicardial fat volume: derivation in a healthy population and validation in an outcome-based study.
|
Am J Cardiol
|
2011
|
0.92
|
|
66
|
Comparative use of radionuclide stress testing, coronary artery calcium scanning, and noninvasive coronary angiography for diagnostic and prognostic cardiac assessment.
|
Semin Nucl Med
|
2007
|
0.92
|
|
67
|
Low-density lipoprotein and noncalcified coronary plaque composition in patients with newly diagnosed coronary artery disease on computed tomographic angiography.
|
Am J Cardiol
|
2010
|
0.91
|
|
68
|
Use of coronary calcium scanning for predicting inducible myocardial ischemia: Influence of patients' clinical presentation.
|
J Nucl Cardiol
|
2007
|
0.90
|
|
69
|
Automatic detection and size quantification of infarcts by myocardial perfusion SPECT: clinical validation by delayed-enhancement MRI.
|
J Nucl Med
|
2005
|
0.90
|
|
70
|
Added value of rest to stress study for recognition of artifacts in perfusion cardiovascular magnetic resonance.
|
J Cardiovasc Magn Reson
|
2007
|
0.88
|
|
71
|
Weight change modulates epicardial fat burden: a 4-year serial study with non-contrast computed tomography.
|
Atherosclerosis
|
2011
|
0.88
|
|
72
|
Mortality risk as a function of the ratio of pulmonary trunk to ascending aorta diameter in patients with suspected coronary artery disease.
|
Am J Cardiol
|
2013
|
0.86
|
|
73
|
Prognostic implications of atrial fibrillation in patients undergoing myocardial perfusion single-photon emission computed tomography.
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J Am Coll Cardiol
|
2004
|
0.86
|
|
74
|
Automated quantitative Rb-82 3D PET/CT myocardial perfusion imaging: normal limits and correlation with invasive coronary angiography.
|
J Nucl Cardiol
|
2011
|
0.86
|
|
75
|
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.
|
J Am Coll Cardiol
|
2006
|
0.85
|
|
76
|
Prognostic accuracy of B-natriuretic peptide measurements and coronary artery calcium in asymptomatic subjects (from the Early Identification of Subclinical Atherosclerosis by Noninvasive Imaging Research [EISNER] study).
|
Am J Cardiol
|
2009
|
0.85
|
|
77
|
The relationship between epicardial fat volume and incident coronary artery calcium.
|
J Cardiovasc Comput Tomogr
|
2011
|
0.85
|
|
78
|
Relationship of dyspnea vs. typical angina to coronary artery disease severity, burden, composition and location on coronary CT angiography.
|
Atherosclerosis
|
2013
|
0.84
|
|
79
|
Assessment of the relationship between stenosis severity and distribution of coronary artery stenoses on multislice computed tomographic angiography and myocardial ischemia detected by single photon emission computed tomography.
|
J Nucl Cardiol
|
2010
|
0.83
|
|
80
|
Reduction in downstream test utilization following introduction of coronary computed tomography in a cardiology practice.
|
Int J Cardiovasc Imaging
|
2009
|
0.83
|
|
81
|
Assessment of left ventricular regional wall motion and ejection fraction with low-radiation dose helical dual-source CT: comparison to two-dimensional echocardiography.
|
J Cardiovasc Comput Tomogr
|
2011
|
0.82
|
|
82
|
Comparison of the atherosclerotic burden among asymptomatic patients vs matched volunteers.
|
J Nucl Cardiol
|
2010
|
0.82
|
|
83
|
Motion frozen (18)F-FDG cardiac PET.
|
J Nucl Cardiol
|
2010
|
0.82
|
|
84
|
First-pass radionuclide angiography.
|
J Nucl Cardiol
|
2006
|
0.82
|
|
85
|
Influence of angiographic collateral circulation on myocardial perfusion in patients with chronic total occlusion of a single coronary artery and no prior myocardial infarction.
|
J Nucl Med
|
2004
|
0.81
|
|
86
|
Low radiation coronary calcium scoring by dual-source CT with tube current optimization based on patient body size.
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J Cardiovasc Comput Tomogr
|
2012
|
0.81
|
|
87
|
Use of atropine in patients with submaximal heart rate during exercise myocardial perfusion SPECT.
|
J Nucl Cardiol
|
2003
|
0.80
|
|
88
|
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.
|
J Am Coll Cardiol
|
2003
|
0.80
|
|
89
|
Direct quantitative in vivo comparison of calcified atherosclerotic plaque on vascular MRI and CT by multimodality image registration.
|
J Magn Reson Imaging
|
2006
|
0.78
|
|
90
|
Characterization of complex coronary artery stenosis morphology by coronary computed tomographic angiography.
|
JACC Cardiovasc Imaging
|
2009
|
0.78
|
|
91
|
Rapid assessment of left ventricular segmental wall motion, ejection fraction, and volumes with single breath-hold, multi-slice TrueFISP MR imaging.
|
J Cardiovasc Magn Reson
|
2006
|
0.78
|
|
92
|
Integrated coronary computed tomographic angiography in an office-based cardiology practice.
|
Rev Cardiovasc Med
|
2009
|
0.78
|
|
93
|
Two-position supine/prone myocardial perfusion SPECT (MPS) imaging improves visual inter-observer correlation and agreement.
|
J Nucl Cardiol
|
2014
|
0.77
|
|
94
|
Long-term mortality following normal exercise myocardial perfusion SPECT according to coronary disease risk factors.
|
J Nucl Cardiol
|
2013
|
0.77
|
|
95
|
Computer-aided detection and evaluation of lipid-rich plaque on noncontrast cardiac CT.
|
AJR Am J Roentgenol
|
2006
|
0.75
|
|
96
|
64-slice multidetector computed tomography (MDCT) reduces other diagnostic studies for coronary artery disease.
|
Am J Med
|
2009
|
0.75
|
|
97
|
Dyspnea predicts mortality among patients undergoing coronary computed tomographic angiography.
|
Int J Cardiovasc Imaging
|
2016
|
0.75
|
|
98
|
Left ventricular shape index assessed by gated stress myocardial perfusion SPECT: initial description of a new variable.
|
J Nucl Cardiol
|
2006
|
0.75
|
|
99
|
Rest perfusion defects in patients with no history of myocardial infarction predict the presence of a critical coronary artery stenosis.
|
J Nucl Cardiol
|
2003
|
0.75
|