Impaired left ventricular filling dynamics in patients with angina and angiographically normal coronary arteries: Effect of β adrenergic blockade

Heart

Volumn 77, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 32-39

  Fragasso, G ^a   Chierchia, S L ^a   Pizzetti, G ^a   Rossetti, E ^a   Carlino, M ^a   Gerosa, S ^a   Carandente, O ^a   Fedele, A ^a   Cattaneo, N ^a  

^a SAN RAFFAELE HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

diastolic function; left ventricular filling; syndrome X; blockers

Indexed keywords

ATENOLOL; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; PLACEBO;

ADULT; AGED; ANGINA PECTORIS; ANGIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; HEART ATRIUM FUNCTION; HEART LEFT ATRIUM; HEART VENTRICLE FILLING; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; ST SEGMENT; SYNDROME X;

EID: 0031045938     PISSN: 13556037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/hrt.77.1.32     Document Type: Article

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