Effect of pharmacological wash-out in patients undergoing exercise testing after acute myocardial infarction

International Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 97, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 277-281

  Bigi, Riccardo ^a,e   Verzoni, Alessandro ^b   Cortigiani, Lauro ^c   De Chiara, Benedetta ^a   Desideri, Alessandro ^d   Fiorentini, Cesare ^b  

^a CNR   (Italy)

^b University Hospital S Paolo   (Italy)

^c CAMPO DI MARTE HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^d CARDIOVASCULAR RESEARCH FOUNDATION   (Italy)

^e OSPEDALE NIGUARDA CA GRANDA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Acute myocardial infarction; ECG Holter monitoring; Exercise stress testing; Pharmacological therapy; Prognostic stratification

Indexed keywords

BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; CALCIUM ANTAGONIST; NITRATE;

ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; ADULT; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR RESPONSE; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HEART VENTRICLE ARRHYTHMIA; HEART VENTRICLE EXTRASYSTOLE; HOLTER MONITORING; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QRS COMPLEX; REPRODUCIBILITY; SAFETY; ST SEGMENT; ST SEGMENT DEPRESSION; ST SEGMENT ELEVATION; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

ADRENERGIC BETA-ANTAGONISTS; AGED; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKERS; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY, AMBULATORY; EXERCISE TEST; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; NITRATES; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; WITHHOLDING TREATMENT;

EID: 4744371038     PISSN: 01675273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2003.12.006     Document Type: Article

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