Safety and feasibility of atropine added in patients with sub-maximal heart rate during exercise myocardial perfusion SPECT

International Journal of Cardiovascular Imaging

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 511-518

  Sarullo, Filippo Maria ^a   Ventimiglia, Corrado ^b   Taormina, Andrea ^a   Azzarello, Vincenzo ^a   Felice, Filippo ^c   Martino, Annamaria ^a   Paterna, Salvatore ^d   Pasquale, Pietro Di ^e  

^a Buccheri La Ferla Fatebenefratelli Hospital   (Italy)

^b Laboratory of Microbiology   (Italy)

^c Civico e Benfratelli Hospital   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF PALERMO   (Italy)

^e Ospedale GF Ingrassia   (Italy)

Author keywords

Atropine; Exercise testing; Maximal predicted heart rate; Myocardial perfusion SPECT

Indexed keywords

AMIODARONE; ATROPINE; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; CALCIUM ANTAGONIST; NITRATE; TETROFOSMIN TC 99M; VERAPAMIL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; DRUG TOLERABILITY; EXERCISE TEST; FATIGUE; FEMALE; HEART FUNCTION TEST; HEART MUSCLE ISCHEMIA; HEART MUSCLE PERFUSION; HEART RATE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT REFERRAL; SINGLE PHOTON EMISSION COMPUTER TOMOGRAPHY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; XEROSTOMIA;

EID: 34547125362     PISSN: 15695794     EISSN: 18758312     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10554-006-9169-5     Document Type: Article

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