Selective inhibition of the pacemaker channel If improves symptoms in severe dilated cardiomyopathy [5]

Clinical Research in Cardiology

Volumn 96, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 243-246

  Hoppe, Uta C ^a   La Rosée, Karl ^b   Larbig, Robert ^a   Erdmann, Erland ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLOGNE   (Germany)

^b Kardiologische Gemeinschaftspraxis   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANGIOTENSIN 1 RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; AZATHIOPRINE; DIGITOXIN; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; IVABRADINE; SPIRONOLACTONE; TORASEMIDE;

AGED; ARTIFICIAL HEART PACEMAKER; CARDIAC RESYNCHRONIZATION THERAPY; CASE REPORT; CONGESTIVE CARDIOMYOPATHY; DRUG DOSE INCREASE; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; FEMALE; HEART FAILURE; HUMAN; LETTER; LOW DRUG DOSE; MYASTHENIA GRAVIS; SINUS TACHYCARDIA; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADRENERGIC BETA-ANTAGONISTS; AGED; BENZAZEPINES; CARDIOMYOPATHY, DILATED; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, DOPPLER, COLOR; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART CONDUCTION SYSTEM; HEART RATE; HUMANS; MYASTHENIA GRAVIS; POTASSIUM CHANNEL BLOCKERS; POTASSIUM CHANNELS; TACHYCARDIA, SINUS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33947606315     PISSN: 18610684     EISSN: 18610692     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00392-007-0500-5     Document Type: Letter

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