A controlled trial of verapamil in patients after acute myocardial infarction: Results of the Calcium Antagonist Reinfarction Italian Study (CRIS)

American Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 77, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 365-369

  Rengo, Franco ^b   Carbonin, Pierugo ^a   Pahor, Marco ^b   De Caprio, Lorenzo ^b   Bernabei, Roberto ^b   Ferrara, Nicola ^b   Carosella, Luciana ^b   Acanfora, Domenico ^b   Parlati, Stefania ^b   Vitale, Dino ^b  

^a CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PLACEBO; VERAPAMIL;

ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; ADULT; AGED; ANGINA PECTORIS; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SCREENING; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART REINFARCTION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

EID: 9044225950     PISSN: 00029149     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9149(97)89365-4     Document Type: Article

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