Comparison of safety and efficacy of the early injection of atropine during dobutamine stress echocardiography with the conventional protocol

American Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 94, Issue 11, 2004, Pages 1367-1372

  Tsutsui, Jeane M ^a   Osório, Altamiro F F ^a   Lario, Fábio C ^a   Fernandes, Daniela R A ^a   Sodre, Gustavo ^a   Andrade, José 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

ATROPINE; DOBUTAMINE;

ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; ADULT; AGED; ANGIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; BRADYCARDIA; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG INFUSION; DRUG SAFETY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; EVALUATION; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART RATE; HEART VENTRICLE EXTRASYSTOLE; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; HYPOTENSION; INCIDENCE; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NAUSEA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; STRESS; SUPRAVENTRICULAR PREMATURE BEAT; THORAX PAIN;

AGED; ANTI-ARRHYTHMIA AGENTS; ATROPINE; CORONARY ARTERIOSCLEROSIS; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, STRESS; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 9344262899     PISSN: 00029149     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2004.07.141     Document Type: Article

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