Journal article
Influence of beta blockade on exercise capacity and heart rate response after human orthotopic and heterotopic cardiac transplantation
Abstract
It has been reported that use of beta blockers may not be safe after cardiac transplantation because the denervated hearts may be largely dependent on circulating catecholamines to increase cardiac output. Therefore, the effects of intravenous propranolol were studied during maximal treadmill exercise in 7 patients with heterotopic and 6 with orthotopic cardiac transplantations. An average decrease of about 15% in exercise duration (p less than …
Authors
Yusuf S; Theodoropoulos S; Dhalla N; Mathias CJ; TeoM KK; Wittes J; Yacoub M
Journal
The American Journal of Cardiology, Vol. 64, No. 10, pp. 636–641
Publisher
Elsevier
Publication Date
9 1989
DOI
10.1016/0002-9149(89)90493-1
ISSN
0002-9149