Heart rate variability after acute myocardial infarction in patients treated with atenolol and metoprolol

International Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 60, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 157-164

  Lurje, Leon ^a   Wennerblom, Bertil ^a   Tygesen, Hans ^b   Karlsson, Thomas ^a   Hjalmarson, Åke ^a  

^a SAHLGRENSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b BORÅS HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Autonomous nervous system; Beta blockers; Heart rate variability; Myocardial infarction

Indexed keywords

ATENOLOL; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; METOPROLOL;

ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; HEART RATE VARIABILITY; HOLTER MONITORING; HUMAN; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; VAGUS TONE;

ADRENERGIC BETA-ANTAGONISTS; ADULT; AGED; ATENOLOL; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; CROSS-OVER STUDIES; DEATH, SUDDEN, CARDIAC; HEART RATE; HUMANS; METOPROLOL; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; RANDOM ALLOCATION; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC;

EID: 0030738015     PISSN: 01675273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-5273(97)00104-6     Document Type: Article

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