Atropine for inconclusive exercise tests: A beautiful solution or just cosmetics?

American Heart Journal

Volumn 145, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 938-940

  Attenhofer Jost, Christine H ^a   Pellikka, Patricia A ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATROPINE; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; DIPYRIDAMOLE; DOBUTAMINE; CARDIOTONIC AGENT; DIAGNOSTIC AGENT;

ANHIDROSIS; CLINICAL TRIAL; DELIRIUM; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DRUG EFFECT; EDITORIAL; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; EXERCISE TEST; HEART RATE; HEART VENTRICLE ARRHYTHMIA; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMAN; MYDRIASIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEDATION; SIDE EFFECT; STRESS ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; URINE RETENTION; XEROSTOMIA; HEART FUNCTION TEST; HEART MUSCLE ISCHEMIA; METHODOLOGY; NOTE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY;

ATROPINE; CARDIOTONIC AGENTS; DOBUTAMINE; HEART FUNCTION TESTS; HEART RATE; HUMANS; MYOCARDIAL ISCHEMIA;

EID: 0038281530     PISSN: 00028703     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-8703(02)94702-2     Document Type: Editorial

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