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Influence of beta-blockers on the frequency of arrhythmia recurrences in patients with implantable cardioverter-defibrillator: an intraindividual comparison.
- Source :
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International journal of cardiology [Int J Cardiol] 1998 Sep 01; Vol. 66 (1), pp. 89-90. - Publication Year :
- 1998
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Abstract
- We studied retrospectively 60 consecutive recipients of an implantable cardioverter-defibrillator and identified 16 patients who were temporarily on and off beta-blockers (further medication unchanged). An intraindividual analysis revealed that 56% of the patients experienced more arrhythmic episodes during follow-up off beta-blockers compared to 44% while being on beta-blockers. Also, the mean episode frequency during follow-up time on and off beta-blockers was comparable (0.4+/-0.6 vs. 0.5+/-0.5, ns).
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 0167-5273
- Volume :
- 66
- Issue :
- 1
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- International journal of cardiology
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 9781794
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1016/s0167-5273(98)00182-x