The influence of β-adrenergic agonists and antagonists on T-wave alternans in patients with and without ventricular tachyarrhythmia

PACE - Pacing and Clinical Electrophysiology

Volumn 28, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 680-684

  Komiya, Norihiro ^a   Seto, Sinji ^a   Nakao, Kojiro ^a   Yano, Katsusuke ^a  

^a NAGASAKI UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Japan)

Author keywords

Noninvasive risk assessment tests; Pacing; Pharmacology

Indexed keywords

BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; ISOPRENALINE; PROPRANOLOL;

ADRENERGIC SYSTEM; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING; BETA ADRENERGIC STIMULATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DRUG INFUSION; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; FEMALE; HEART ATRIUM PACING; HEART SUPRAVENTRICULAR ARRHYTHMIA; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; HUMAN; MALE; NON INVASIVE MEASUREMENT; RISK ASSESSMENT; T WAVE; T WAVE ALTERNANS;

ADRENERGIC BETA-AGONISTS; ADRENERGIC BETA-ANTAGONISTS; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; ISOPROTERENOL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROPRANOLOL; SYMPATHETIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; TACHYCARDIA, VENTRICULAR;

EID: 22244462146     PISSN: 01478389     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8159.2005.00146.x     Document Type: Article

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