Carvedilol versus verapamil in chronic stable angina: A multicentre trial

European Journal of Clinical Pharmacology

Volumn 52, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 95-100

  Hauf Zachariou, U ^a   Blackwood, R A ^b   Gunawardena, K A ^b   O'Donnell, J G ^c   Garnham, S ^c   Pfarr, E ^a  

^a F HOFFMANN LA ROCHE LTD   (Switzerland)

^b WEXHAM PARK HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c Chiltern International Ltd   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Carvedilol; Chronic stable angina; Holter monitoring; arrhythmia; Verapamil; exercise testing

Indexed keywords

BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; CARVEDILOL; VERAPAMIL;

ADULT; AGED; ANGINA PECTORIS; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE; CARDIOTOXICITY; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFICACY; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL SYMPTOM; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEART RATE; HOLTER MONITORING; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; NEUROTOXICITY; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SKIN TOXICITY;

ADRENERGIC BETA-ANTAGONISTS; AGED; ANGINA PECTORIS; BLOOD PRESSURE; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKERS; CARBAZOLES; CHRONIC DISEASE; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY, AMBULATORY; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NITROGLYCERIN; PROPANOLAMINES; VASODILATOR AGENTS; VERAPAMIL;

EID: 0031010353     PISSN: 00316970     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002280050256     Document Type: Article

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