Adding ivabradine may reduce elevated heart rate in acute patients when β blockers are ineffective

Am J Emerg Med. 2014 May;32(5):471-2. doi: 10.1016/j.ajem.2014.01.017. Epub 2014 Jan 21.

Authors

Marcelo Trivi¹, Lujan Forti², Diego Conde², Mirta Diez²

Affiliations

¹ Division of Cardiology, Instituto Cardiovascular de Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina. Electronic address: mstrivi@gmail.com.
² Division of Cardiology, Instituto Cardiovascular de Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina.

PMID: 24581885
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajem.2014.01.017

No abstract available

Publication types

Letter

MeSH terms

Acute Coronary Syndrome / drug therapy*
Acute Coronary Syndrome / physiopathology
Adrenergic beta-Antagonists / therapeutic use*
Aged
Benzazepines / therapeutic use*
Female
Heart Rate / drug effects*
Humans
Ivabradine
Male

Substances

Adrenergic beta-Antagonists
Benzazepines
Ivabradine