Effects of antianginal therapy with a calcium antagonist and nitrates on dobutamine-atropine stress echocardiography. Comparison with exercise electrocardiography

European Heart Journal

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 242-247

  Dodi, C ^a   Pingitore, A ^a   Sicari, R ^a   Bruno, G ^a   Cordovil, A ^a   Picano, E ^a  

^a Ospedale di Guastalla   (Italy)

Author keywords

Dobutamine; Echocardiography; Ischaemia; Stress

Indexed keywords

ANTIANGINA PECTORIS AGENT; ATROPINE; CALCIUM ANTAGONIST; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; CATECHOLAMINE; CORONARY VASODILATING AGENT; DILTIAZEM; DOBUTAMINE; ISOSORBIDE 5 NITRATE; NIFEDIPINE; NITRATE;

ADULT; AGED; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; DRUG EFFECT; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; EXERCISE ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; EXERCISE TOLERANCE; FEMALE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE; HEART RATE; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE;

EID: 0031028650     PISSN: 0195668X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.eurheartj.a015226     Document Type: Article

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