Effectiveness of intravenous administration of nicorandil in a patient with variant angina refractory to continuous intravenous nitroglycerin

International Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 120, Issue 1, 2007, Pages

  Lee, Kyung Hun ^b   Kim, Seong Hwan ^a   Lim, Hong Euy ^a   Kim, Eung Ju ^a   Kim, Min Kyu ^b   Park, Woo Jung ^b   Cho, Goo Yeong ^b  

^a Korea University   (South Korea)

^b Hallym University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Coronary spasm; Nicorandil; ST segment; Variant angina

Indexed keywords

CREATINE KINASE MB; DILTIAZEM; ERGOMETRINE; GLYCERYL TRINITRATE; ISOSORBIDE MONONITRATE; NICORANDIL;

AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CONTINUOUS INFUSION; DIZZINESS; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SUBSTITUTION; DRUG TREATMENT FAILURE; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; MALE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ST SEGMENT DEPRESSION; ST SEGMENT ELEVATION; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; THORAX PAIN; TREATMENT RESPONSE; VARIANT ANGINA PECTORIS;

AGED; ANGINA PECTORIS, VARIANT; ANTI-ARRHYTHMIA AGENTS; HUMANS; INJECTIONS, INTRAVENOUS; MALE; NICORANDIL; NITROGLYCERIN; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 34347236447     PISSN: 01675273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2007.04.019     Document Type: Article

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