Acute hemodynamic effects of metoprolol ± nitroglycerin in patients with biopsy-proven lymphocytic myocarditis

American Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 81, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 801-804

  Popović, Zoran ^a,b   Mirić, Milutin ^a   Vasiljević, Jovan ^a   Sagić, Dragon ^a   Bojić, Milovan ^a   Popović, Aleksandar D ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BELGRADE   (Serbia)

^b Dedinje Cardiovascular Institute   (Serbia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GLYCERYL TRINITRATE; METOPROLOL;

ADULT; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPLIANCE (PHYSICAL); DIASTOLE; DRUG EFFECT; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART CATHETERIZATION; HEART EJECTION FRACTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE CONTRACTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE ENDDIASTOLIC PRESSURE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE ENDDIASTOLIC VOLUME; HEART MUSCLE BIOPSY; HEART RATE; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMAN; MALE; MYOCARDITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0032521437     PISSN: 00029149     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9149(97)01034-5     Document Type: Article

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