Efficacy of ivabradine in a case of inappropriate sinus tachycardia and ventricular dysfunction

Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology

Volumn 21, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 815-817

  Sette, Antonella ^a   Martino, Annamaria ^a   Lioy, Ernesto ^a   Calò, Leonardo ^a  

^a ASL Roma B   (Italy)

Author keywords

cardiomyopathy; heart failure; inappropriate sinus tachycardia; Ivabradine; left ventricular dysfunction

Indexed keywords

BISOPROLOL; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; IVABRADINE; RAMIPRIL; ANTIARRHYTHMIC AGENT; BENZAZEPINE DERIVATIVE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; COUGHING; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG TOLERABILITY; EXERCISE TEST; FATIGUE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE EJECTION FRACTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FAILURE; HOLTER MONITORING; HUMAN; LIBIDO DISORDER; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; SINUS TACHYCARDIA; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; COMPLICATION; DRUG EFFECTS; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; ETIOLOGY; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HEART RATE; HEART STROKE VOLUME; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; TACHYCARDIA, SINUS; TIME;

ANTI-ARRHYTHMIA AGENTS; BENZAZEPINES; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; HEART RATE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITY OF LIFE; STROKE VOLUME; TACHYCARDIA, SINUS; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VENTRICULAR DYSFUNCTION, LEFT; VENTRICULAR FUNCTION, LEFT;

EID: 77954063325     PISSN: 10453873     EISSN: 15408167     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8167.2009.01699.x     Document Type: Article

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