Suppression of frequent premature ventricular contractions and improvement of left ventricular function in patients with presumed idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy

Mayo Clinic Proceedings

Volumn 73, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 430-433

  Duffee, Douglas F ^a   Shen, Win Kuang ^b   Smith, Hugh C ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC ROCHESTER   (United States)

^b Diagnostic Clinic   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMIODARONE; ANTIARRHYTHMIC AGENT; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; DIGOXIN; DIURETIC AGENT; NITRIC ACID DERIVATIVE;

AGED; ARTICLE; DRUG EFFECT; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ECHOGRAPHY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HEART STROKE VOLUME; HEART VENTRICLE EXTRASYSTOLE; HUMAN; HYPERTROPHIC CARDIOMYOPATHY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ADULT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONGESTIVE CARDIOMYOPATHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE EJECTION FRACTION; HOLTER MONITORING; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE;

ADRENERGIC BETA-ANTAGONISTS; AGED; AMIODARONE; ANGIOTENSIN-CONVERTING ENZYME INHIBITORS; ANTI-ARRHYTHMIA AGENTS; CARDIOMYOPATHY, HYPERTROPHIC; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY, AMBULATORY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; STROKE VOLUME; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VENTRICULAR FUNCTION, LEFT; VENTRICULAR PREMATURE COMPLEXES;

EID: 0031596595     PISSN: 00256196     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0025-6196(11)63724-5     Document Type: Article

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