β-blockers for cardiac CT: A primer for the radiologist

American Journal of Roentgenology

Volumn 186, Issue 6 SUPPL. A, 2006, Pages

  Pannu, Harpreet K ^a,b   Alvarez Jr , William ^a   Fishman, Elliot K ^a,b  

^a DEPARTMENT OF PATHOLOGY   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

blocker; Cardiac imaging; Coronary arteries; CT arteriography; MDCT

Indexed keywords

ACEBUTOLOL; ATENOLOL; ATROPINE; BETA 1 ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; BETA 2 ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; BETAXOLOL; BISOPROLOL; BISOPROLOL FUMARATE; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; CLONIDINE; DIGOXIN; DILTIAZEM; ESMOLOL; FLUOXETINE; METOPROLOL; METOPROLOL SUCCINATE; METOPROLOL TARTRATE; MONOAMINE OXIDASE INHIBITOR; PAROXETINE; PROPAFENONE; QUINIDINE; RESERPINE; SALBUTAMOL; STEROID; VERAPAMIL;

BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CORONARY ARTERY; DRUG CONTRAINDICATION; HEART RATE; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOLOGIST; REVIEW; SCREENING; SINGLE DRUG DOSE; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; METHODOLOGY;

ADRENERGIC BETA-ANTAGONISTS; CLINICAL PROTOCOLS; CORONARY ANGIOGRAPHY; HUMANS; METOPROLOL; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 33745569744     PISSN: 0361803X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2214/AJR.04.1944     Document Type: Review

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