Significance of dobutamine-induced changes in QT dispersion early after acute myocardial infarction

American Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 88, Issue 9, 2001, Pages 939-943

  Lancellotti, Patrizio ^a   Bilge, Ali R ^a   Mipinda, Jean Bruno ^a   Piérard, Luc A ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIÈGE   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LIÈGE   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATROPINE; DOBUTAMINE;

ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; ADULT; AGED; AKINESIA; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECT; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; FEMALE; HEART MUSCLE ISCHEMIA; HEART MUSCLE NECROSIS; HEART RATE; HEART VENTRICLE WALL MOTION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QRS COMPLEX; QT INTERVAL; STRESS ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

ADRENERGIC BETA-AGONISTS; ADULT; AGED; CELL SURVIVAL; DOBUTAMINE; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, STRESS; FEMALE; HEART CONDUCTION SYSTEM; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; MYOCARDIUM;

EID: 0035499121     PISSN: 00029149     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9149(01)01966-X     Document Type: Article

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