The use of ivabradine for inappropriate sinus tachycardia

Acta Cardiologica

Volumn 66, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 259-262

  Weyn, Tim ^a   Stockman, Dirk ^b   Degreef, Yves ^b  

^a Department of Cardiology ZNA Erasmus hospital ^*  (Belgium)

^b MIDDELHEIM HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Inappropriate sinus tachycardia; Ivabradine

Indexed keywords

BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; IVABRADINE; ROSUVASTATIN;

ADULT; BICYCLE ERGOMETRY; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DYSLIPIDEMIA; DYSPNEA; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ERGOMETRY; FATIGUE; FEMALE; HOLTER MONITORING; HUMAN; INAPPROPRIATE SINUS TACHYCARDIA; REVIEW; SINUS TACHYCARDIA;

BENZAZEPINES; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; TACHYCARDIA, SINUS;

EID: 79955753657     PISSN: 00015385     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2143/AC.66.2.2071262     Document Type: Review

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