Brain natriuretic peptide predicts right heart failure in patients with acute pulmonary embolism
S Krüger, J Graf, MW Merx, KC Koch, D Kunz… - American heart …, 2004 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND: Plasma levels of brain natriuretic peptide (BNP) are increased in patients
with left heart failure. In patients with severe pulmonary embolism (PE), primary right …
with left heart failure. In patients with severe pulmonary embolism (PE), primary right …
Cardiac resynchronization therapyhomogenizes myocardial glucosemetabolism and perfusion in dilatedcardiomyopathy and left bundle branch block
B Nowak, AM Sinha, WM Schaefer, KC Koch… - Journal of the American …, 2003 - jacc.org
Objectives : We investigated whether cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) affects
myocardial glucose metabolism and perfusion in dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM) and left bundle …
myocardial glucose metabolism and perfusion in dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM) and left bundle …
[HTML][HTML] Health care costs, long-term survival, and quality of life following intensive care unit admission after cardiac arrest
…, GS Doig, S Reinartz, K Bode, R Dujardin, KC Koch… - Critical Care, 2008 - Springer
Introduction The purpose of this study was to investigate the costs and health status outcomes
of intensive care unit (ICU) admission in patients who present after sudden cardiac arrest …
of intensive care unit (ICU) admission in patients who present after sudden cardiac arrest …
Quantification of left ventricular volumes and ejection fraction from gated 99mTc-MIBI SPECT: MRI validation and comparison of the Emory Cardiac Tool Box with QGS …
…, HP Kühl, B Nowak, HJ Kaiser, KC Koch… - Journal of Nuclear …, 2005 - Soc Nuclear Med
The goal of this study was to validate the accuracy of the Emory Cardiac Tool Box (ECTB) in
assessing left ventricular end-diastolic or end-systolic volume (EDV, ESV) and ejection …
assessing left ventricular end-diastolic or end-systolic volume (EDV, ESV) and ejection …
[PDF][PDF] Effect of myocardial viability assessed by technetium-99m-sestamibi SPECT and fluorine-18-FDG PET on clinical outcome in coronary artery disease
…, G Schulz, ER Schwarz, KC Koch… - Journal of Nuclear …, 1997 - Soc Nuclear Med
For angiographic follow-up, patients with a cardiac event be tween baseline studies and
planned revascularization, patients with left bundle branch block, atrial fibnllatione or …
planned revascularization, patients with left bundle branch block, atrial fibnllatione or …
Five-year survival, quality of life, and individual costs of 303 consecutive medical intensive care patients—a cost-utility analysis
J Graf, J Wagner, C Graf, KC Koch… - Critical care …, 2005 - journals.lww.com
Objective: To assess long-term survival, health-related quality of life, and associated costs 5
yrs after discharge from a medical intensive care unit. Design: Prospective cohort study. …
yrs after discharge from a medical intensive care unit. Design: Prospective cohort study. …
Influence of a platelet GPIIb/IIIa receptor antagonist on myocardial hypoperfusion during rotational atherectomy as assessed by myocardial Tc-99m sestamibi …
KC Koch, J vom Dahl, E Kleinhans, HG Klues… - Journal of the American …, 1999 - jacc.org
OBJECTIVES This study evaluated the effect of the glycoprotein IIb/IIIa (GPIIb/IIIa) antagonist
abciximab on myocardial hypoperfusion during percutaneous transluminal rotational …
abciximab on myocardial hypoperfusion during percutaneous transluminal rotational …
Validation of 4D-MSPECT and QGS for quantification of left ventricular volumes and ejection fraction from gated 99mTc-MIBI SPET: comparison with cardiac magnetic …
…, B Nowak, HJ Kaiser, P Reinartz, KC Koch… - European journal of …, 2004 - Springer
The main aim of this study was to validate the accuracy of 4D-MSPECT in the assessment of
left ventricular (LV) end-diastolic/end-systolic volumes (EDV, ESV) and ejection fraction (…
left ventricular (LV) end-diastolic/end-systolic volumes (EDV, ESV) and ejection fraction (…
Myocardial viability assessment by endocardial electroanatomic mapping: comparison with metabolic imaging and functional recovery after coronary revascularization
KC Koch, J vom Dahl, M Wenderdel, B Nowak… - Journal of the American …, 2001 - jacc.org
OBJECTIVES The objective of this study was to compare electroanatomic mapping for the
assessment of myocardial viability with nuclear metabolic imaging using positron emission …
assessment of myocardial viability with nuclear metabolic imaging using positron emission …
Comparison of SSS and SRS calculated from normal databases provided by QPS and 4D-MSPECT manufacturers and from identical institutional normals
D Knollmann, I Knebel, KC Koch, M Gebhard… - European Journal of …, 2008 - Springer
Purpose There is proven evidence for the importance of myocardial perfusion-single-photon
emission computed tomography (SPECT) with computerised determination of summed …
emission computed tomography (SPECT) with computerised determination of summed …