Radionuclide monitoring of left ventricular function after sublingual nifedipine administration at rest and during moderate physical activity

Journal of Nuclear Cardiology

Volumn 8, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 669-676

  Ferro, Adele ^a,b   Salvatore, Marco ^a   Cuocolo, Alberto ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

^b IRCCS NEUROMED   (Italy)

Author keywords

Heart failure; Left ventricular function; Sublingual nifedipine

Indexed keywords

DIHYDROPYRIDINE; NIFEDIPINE; RADIOISOTOPE; TECHNETIUM 99M;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL HEART PACEMAKER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; HEART FAILURE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE EJECTION FRACTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE ENDDIASTOLIC VOLUME; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HEART PERFORMANCE; HEART RATE; HUMAN; MALE; MONITORING; PARAMETER; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REST; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; WALKING;

EID: 0035215837     PISSN: 10713581     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1067/mnc.2001.118070     Document Type: Article

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