Effect of Sodium Nitroprusside on Mortality in Acute Myocardial Infarction

New England Journal of Medicine

Volumn 306, Issue 19, 1982, Pages 1121-1128

  Durrer, Joseph D ^a   Lie, Kong Ing ^a   Van Capelle, Frans J L ^a   Durrer, Dirk ^a  

^a INTERUNIVERSITY CARDIOLOGY INSTITUTE OF THE NETHERLANDS   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DROPERIDOL; DROPERIDOL PLUS FENTANYL; FENTANYL; GLYCERYL TRINITRATE; ISOSORBIDE; NITROPRUSSIDE SODIUM;

ADVERSE DRUG REACTION; CARDIOGENIC SHOCK; CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM; CONTROLLED STUDY; CREATINE KINASE BLOOD LEVEL; DROWSINESS; DRUG COMPARISON; FLUSHING; HEART; HEART INFARCTION; HEART INFARCTION SIZE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FAILURE; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MIGRAINE; TACHYCARDIA; THERAPY; VERTIGO;

EID: 0020070495     PISSN: 00284793     EISSN: 15334406     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1056/NEJM198205133061901     Document Type: Article

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