Effects of beta blockers (atenolol or metoprolol) on heart rate variability after acute myocardial infarction

The American Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 74, Issue 4, 1994, Pages 340-345

  Sandrone, Giulia ^a,b,c   Mortara, Andrea ^a,b,c   Torzillo, Daniela ^a,b,c   La Rovere, Maria Teresa ^a,b,c   Malliani, Alberto ^a,b,c   Lombardi, Federico ^a,b,c  

^a CNR   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^c IRCCS   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATENOLOL; METOPROLOL;

ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DRUG EFFECT; HEART RATE; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ATENOLOL; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY, AMBULATORY; EXERCISE TEST; HEART RATE; HUMAN; MALE; METOPROLOL; MIDDLE AGE; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; SIGNAL PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED;

EID: 0027936104     PISSN: 00029149     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0002-9149(94)90400-6     Document Type: Article

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