Usefulness of intravenous Metoprolol to prevent syncope induced by head-up tilt

American Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 82, Issue 6 A, 1998, Pages 820-823

  Kluger, Jeffrey ^a   Bazunga, Munama ^b   Goldman, Richard ^b   O'Rangers, Eleanor ^b   Azar, Peter ^b   Chow, Moses S S ^b  

^a HARTFORD HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

METOPROLOL;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; FEMALE; HEAD TILTING; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMAN; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SYNCOPE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0032530451     PISSN: 00029149     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9149(98)00446-9     Document Type: Article

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