Effects of chronotropic incompetence and β-blocker use on the exercise treadmill test in men

American Heart Journal

Volumn 142, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 136-141

  Gauri, Andre J ^a   Raxwal, Vinod K ^b   Roux, Larissa ^c   Fearon, William F ^a   Froelicher, Victor F ^b  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b VA PALO ALTO HEALTH CARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; CHRONOTROPISM; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DRUG USE; EXERCISE TEST; HEART RATE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; ST SEGMENT DEPRESSION; THORAX PAIN; TREADMILL EXERCISE;

EID: 0034960220     PISSN: 00028703     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1067/mhj.2001.115788     Document Type: Article

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