Assessment of multivessel coronary artery disease by means of stress-recovery ST/HR index in postinfarction patients on beta-blocker therapy

Annals of Noninvasive Electrocardiology

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 60-66

  Bigi, Riccardo ^a   Curti, Gianpiero ^a   Sponzilli, Carlo ^b   Fuscaldo, Giuseppe ^a,b   Occhi, Giuseppe ^c   Fiorentini, Cesare ^a  

^a E Morelli Hospital   (Italy)

^b SAN PAOLO HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Beta blockers; Coronary artery disease; Exercise electrocardiography

Indexed keywords

BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; EXERCISE TEST; HEART RATE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ST SEGMENT DEPRESSION;

EID: 0032919170     PISSN: 1082720X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1542-474x.1999.tb00366.x     Document Type: Article

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