Beneficial effect of cibenzoline on left ventricular pressure gradient with sigmoid septum

Circulation Journal

Volumn 68, Issue 10, 2004, Pages 968-971

  Konishi, Chika ^a   Shiraishi, Jun ^a,c   Muraguchi, Naoko ^a   Ohtsuki, Katsuichi ^a   Inoue, Miho ^a   Tatsumi, Tetsuya ^b   Azuma, Akihiro ^b   Matsubara, Hiroaki ^b  

^a Kyoto Prefectural Rakuto Hospital   (Japan)

^b KYOTO PREFECTURAL UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^c Kyoto Prefectural Rakuto Hospital   (Japan)

Author keywords

Cibenzoline; Left ventricular outflow tract obstruction; Pressure gradient; Sigmoid septum

Indexed keywords

ANTIARRHYTHMIC AGENT; BRAIN NATRIURETIC PEPTIDE; CIBENZOLINE; METOPROLOL;

AGED; ARTICLE; CARDIOMEGALY; CASE REPORT; CONGENITAL HEART MALFORMATION; DYSPNEA; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE HYPERTROPHY; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE OUTFLOW TRACT OBSTRUCTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE PRESSURE; HEART VENTRICLE SEPTUM; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MITRAL VALVE; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRESSURE GRADIENT; SIGMOID SEPTUM; ST SEGMENT DEPRESSION; SYSTOLIC HEART MURMUR; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTI-ARRHYTHMIA AGENTS; BLOOD PRESSURE; CARDIOMYOPATHY, HYPERTROPHIC; DYSPNEA; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART MURMURS; HEART SEPTUM; HEART VENTRICLES; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; IMIDAZOLES; METOPROLOL;

EID: 6944255077     PISSN: 13469843     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1253/circj.68.968     Document Type: Article

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