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European Heart Journal

Volumn 26, Issue 23, 2005, Pages 2482-2483

  Saha, Mrinal ^a   Marber, Michael S ^a  

^a ST THOMAS HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIANGINA PECTORIS AGENT; ATENOLOL; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; CALCIUM ION; ION CHANNEL; IVABRADINE; POTASSIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; ZATEBRADINE; BENZAZEPINE DERIVATIVE;

ANGINA PECTORIS; CALCIUM CELL LEVEL; CALCIUM TRANSPORT; CLINICAL TRIAL; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG HALF LIFE; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG TARGETING; EDITORIAL; HEART CONTRACTION; HEART RATE; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; INOTROPISM; MEMBRANE STEADY POTENTIAL; MOLECULAR CLONING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SINUS NODE; VISUAL DISORDER; CHRONIC DISEASE; DRUG ANTAGONISM; NOTE;

ANGINA PECTORIS; BENZAZEPINES; CHRONIC DISEASE; HUMANS; ION CHANNELS;

EID: 27944464487     PISSN: 0195668X     EISSN: 15229645     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehi575     Document Type: Editorial

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