Influence of continuation of beta blockers during dobutamine stress echocardiography for the assessment of myocardial viability in patients with severe ischemic left ventricular dysfunction

Am J Cardiol. 2001 Jul 1;88(1):A7, 68-70. doi: 10.1016/s0002-9149(01)01591-0.

Authors

D Poldermans¹, F B Sozzi, J J Bax, E Boersma, D J Duncker, E Vourvouri, A Elhendy, R Valkema, J R Roelandt

Affiliation

¹ Department of Cardiology, Erasmus Medical Center Rotterdam, Rotterdam, The Netherlands. [email protected]

PMID: 11423062
DOI: 10.1016/s0002-9149(01)01591-0

No abstract available

MeSH terms

Adrenergic beta-Antagonists / administration & dosage*
Aged
Cardiotonic Agents / administration & dosage
Dobutamine / administration & dosage
Echocardiography*
Exercise Test / methods*
Female
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Myocardial Ischemia / diagnostic imaging*
Myocardial Ischemia / drug therapy*
Tomography, Emission-Computed, Single-Photon
Ventricular Dysfunction, Left / diagnostic imaging*
Ventricular Dysfunction, Left / drug therapy*

Substances

Adrenergic beta-Antagonists
Cardiotonic Agents
Dobutamine