Recent Publications: George A. Beller, MD

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• In Memoriam Barry L. Zaret, MD 1940-2022 December 13, 2022
  No abstract
  Frans J Th Wackers
• Long-term outcomes in patients with normal coronary arteries, nonobstructive, or obstructive coronary artery disease on invasive coronary angiography July 3, 2021
  CONCLUSION: Long-term follow-up in a contemporary cohort of consecutive patients undergoing non-emergent ICA for detection of CAD showed no difference in annual rates of CD or NFMI, or total cardiac events, in patients with NNCAs versus those with nonobstructive CAD, whereas patients with obstructive CAD had significantly more events. Event rates were low and similar […]
  Christopher A Hanson
• Lead aVR predicts early revascularization but not long-term events in patients referred for stress electrocardiography April 8, 2021
  CONCLUSIONS: aVR elevation during ExECG predicts ischemia on imaging and early revascularization but not long-term outcomes and could serve as a useful adjunct to standard ST-analysis and potentially reduce the need for concurrent imaging.
  Aparna Baheti
• Frans J Th Wackers, MD, PhD (Born 1939) September 23, 2020
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  George A Beller
• Paul J. Cannon, MD (1933-2018) May 16, 2020
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  George A Beller
• High-frequency QRS analysis to supplement ST evaluation in exercise stress electrocardiography: Incremental diagnostic accuracy and net reclassification December 4, 2018
  CONCLUSIONS: In this prospective analysis, exercise stress ECG with HF-QRS analysis identified any and substantial ischemia with high diagnostic accuracy and may allow more than half of referred patients to safely avoid imaging.
  Pelbreton C Balfour
• A high exercise workload of ≥ 10 METS predicts a low risk of significant ischemia and cardiac events in older adults July 28, 2018
  CONCLUSIONS: A substantial proportion of older adults who undergo exercise SPECT MPI can achieve ≥ 10 METS. This subgroup has low rates of significant LV ischemia and MACE. The favorable diagnostic and prognostic implications of achieving a high workload in an older adult population suggest it is feasible, with certain exceptions, to include this subgroup […]
  LaVone Smith
• Clinical Characteristics, Sex Differences, and Outcomes in Patients With Normal or Near-Normal Coronary Arteries, Non-Obstructive or Obstructive Coronary Artery Disease May 4, 2018
  CONCLUSIONS: Many (44.5%) patients undergoing nonemergent invasive coronary angiography have NNCAs or nonobstructive CAD despite high pretest risk, including ischemia and troponin elevation. Although women had more NNCAs or nonobstructive CAD, there were no differences in event rates by sex. Patients with NNCAs and nonobstructive CAD had very low event rates.
  Michelle L Ouellette
• Future growth and success of nuclear cardiology February 9, 2018
  No abstract
  George A Beller
• How Should We Interpret the Decrease in Annual Volume of Stress Imaging Tests for Evaluation of Suspected or Known Coronary Artery Disease With Fewer High-Risk Test Results? July 9, 2017
  No abstract
  George A Beller
• Appropriate Referrals of Angiography Despite High Prevalence of Normal Coronary Arteries or Nonobstructive CAD May 27, 2017
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  Michelle L Ouellette
• TOWARDS THE DEVELOPMENT OF NOVEL THERAPEUTICS FOR PERIPHERAL ARTERY DISEASE January 10, 2017
  Atherosclerosis is the leading cause of morbidity and mortality in the Western world. Peripheral artery disease (PAD) has been less studied then coronary artery disease but is nearly as common. PAD impairs blood flow to the leg(s) and causes functional impairment, leg pain, and amputation. The last drug approved for PAD was in 1999. Blood […]
  Brian H Annex
• Clinical Value of F-18-Fluorodeoxyglucose Positron Emission Tomographic Imaging of Myocardial Viability Is Dependent on Adherence to Treatment Strategy Based on Imaging Results September 10, 2016
  No abstract
  George A Beller
• Choosing exercise or pharmacologic stress imaging, or exercise ECG testing alone: How to decide February 6, 2016
  No abstract
  Jorge A Gonzalez
• Noninvasive Cardiovascular Risk Assessment of the Asymptomatic Diabetic Patient: The Imaging Council of the American College of Cardiology February 6, 2016
  Increased cardiovascular morbidity and mortality in patients with type 2 diabetes is well established; diabetes is associated with at least a 2-fold increased risk of coronary heart disease. Approximately two-thirds of deaths among persons with diabetes are related to cardiovascular disease. Previously, diabetes was regarded as a "coronary risk equivalent," implying a high 10-year cardiovascular […]
  Matthew J Budoff