Outpatient intermittent dobutamine therapy in congestive heart failure

Zeitschrift fur Kardiologie

Volumn 88, Issue SUPPL. 3, 1999, Pages 28-32

  Oliva, F ^a   Gronda, E ^a   Frigerio, M ^a   Comerio, G ^a   Manglavacchi, M ^a   Masciocco, G ^a   Andreuzzi, B ^a  

^a OSPEDALE NIGUARDA CA GRANDA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Congestive heart failure; Dobutamine

Indexed keywords

DIURETIC AGENT; DOBUTAMINE;

ADULT; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY MONITORING; FEMALE; HEART FAILURE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; OUTPATIENT CARE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0032742069     PISSN: 03005860     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s003920050582     Document Type: Conference Paper

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