Effect of atenolol or metoprolol on arbutamine stress echocardiography in patients suspected of having coronary artery disease

N J Weissman; S J Sheris; M H Picard; D S Bach; J Sklar; J L Cohen

doi:10.1016/s0002-9149(98)00479-2

Effect of atenolol or metoprolol on arbutamine stress echocardiography in patients suspected of having coronary artery disease

Am J Cardiol. 1998 Sep 15;82(6):830-2, A10. doi: 10.1016/s0002-9149(98)00479-2.

Authors

N J Weissman¹, S J Sheris, M H Picard, D S Bach, J Sklar, J L Cohen

Affiliation

¹ Georgetown University Medical Center, Washington, DC 20007, USA.

PMID: 9761104
DOI: 10.1016/s0002-9149(98)00479-2

Abstract

Arbutamine stress echocardiography was performed in 81 patients with suspected coronary artery disease. Arbutamine infusion, using a dedicated closed-loop delivery device, provided comparable myocardial stress in patients receiving beta-1 blockers versus those who were not.

Publication types

Clinical Trial
Comparative Study

MeSH terms

Adrenergic beta-Antagonists* / administration & dosage
Atenolol* / administration & dosage
Coronary Disease / diagnostic imaging*
Coronary Disease / physiopathology
Echocardiography / methods*
Exercise Test
Female
Hemodynamics / drug effects
Humans
Infusions, Intravenous
Male
Metoprolol* / administration & dosage
Middle Aged
Sensitivity and Specificity

Substances

Adrenergic beta-Antagonists
Atenolol
Metoprolol