Comparison of effects of carvedilol versus metoprolol on cytokine levels in patients with idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy

American Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 89, Issue 8, 2002, Pages 996-999

  Ohtsuka, Tomoaki ^a   Hamada, Mareomi ^a   Saeki, Hideyuki ^a   Ogimoto, Akiyoshi ^a   Hiasa, Go ^a   Hara, Yuji ^a   Shigematsu, Yuji ^a   Hiwada, Kunio ^a  

^a EHIME UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARVEDILOL; INTERLEUKIN 1BETA; INTERLEUKIN 6; METOPROLOL; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG MECHANISM; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; HEART DILATATION; HEART FUNCTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE ENDDIASTOLIC VOLUME; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADRENERGIC BETA-ANTAGONISTS; CARBAZOLES; CARDIOMYOPATHY, DILATED; CYTOKINES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERLEUKIN-6; MALE; METOPROLOL; MIDDLE AGED; PROPANOLAMINES; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR-ALPHA;

EID: 0037090717     PISSN: 00029149     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9149(02)02258-0     Document Type: Article

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