Effect of early metoprolol injection followed by oral dosage on ck-mb release, and myocardial function in suspected acute myocardial infarction: A double-blind controlled study

Cardiology (Switzerland)

Volumn 76, Issue 3, 1989, Pages 180-192

  Halinen, Matti O ^a   Palomäki, Perlti ^a   Kuikka, Jyrki ^a   Länsimies, Esko ^a   Miettinen, Heikki ^a   Penttilä, Ilkka ^a   Pyörälä, Kalevi ^a  

^a KUOPIO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

Author keywords

Acute myocardial infarction; Enzyme release; Exercise test; Infarct size; Left ventricular ejection fraction; Metoprolol; QRS score; Ventricular arrhythmias; Blockade

Indexed keywords

CREATINE KINASE; METOPROLOL;

ADULT; AGED; BRADYCARDIA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ENZYME RELEASE; FEMALE; HEART FUNCTION; HUMAN; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

CLINICAL TRIALS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CREATINE KINASE; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; ISOENZYMES; MALE; METOPROLOL; MIDDLE AGE; MYOCARDIAL CONTRACTION; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; RANDOM ALLOCATION;

EID: 0024315923     PISSN: 00086312     EISSN: 14219751     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000174489     Document Type: Article

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