Prognostic Value of Dobutamine Stress Echocardiography With Early Injection of Atropine With Versus Without Chronic Beta-Blocker Therapy in Patients With Known or Suspected Coronary Heart Disease

American Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 102, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 1291-1295

  Tsutsui, Jeane M ^a   Dourado, Paulo M M ^a   Falcão, Sandra N R S ^a   Figueiredo, Magda ^a   Guerra, Vitor C ^a   Chagas, Antônio C P ^a   daLuz, Protásio L ^a   Ramires, José A F ^a   Mathias Jr , Wilson ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATENOLOL; ATROPINE; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; CARVEDILOL; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; DOBUTAMINE; METOPROLOL; NADOLOL; NITRATE; PROPRANOLOL; SOTALOL; TIMOLOL;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING; CHRONIC DRUG ADMINISTRATION; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART EJECTION FRACTION; HEART INFARCTION; HEART VENTRICLE WALL MOTION; HUMAN; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; SEX DIFFERENCE; STRESS ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

ADRENERGIC BETA-ANTAGONISTS; ATROPINE; CORONARY DISEASE; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, STRESS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INJECTIONS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PROGNOSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 55249120535     PISSN: 00029149     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2008.07.008     Document Type: Article

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