Ivabradine might improve exercise capacity in dilated cardiomyopathy in comparison with bisoprolol: assessment with the ergospirometry test.
Servicio de Cardiología, Hospital Universitario de Canarias, Tenerife, Spain; Facultad de Ciencias de la Salud, Universidad Europea de Canarias, Tenerife, Spain; Instituto Universitario de Tecnologías Biomédicas, Tenerife, Spain. Electronic address: adrvdg@hotmail.com.
Alberto
A
Dominguez-Rodriguez
Instituto Universitario de Tecnologías Biomédicas, Tenerife, Spain; Departamento de Fisiología, Universidad de La Laguna, Tenerife, Spain.
Pedro
P
Abreu-Gonzalez
Servicio de Cardiología, Hospital Universitario de Santa Lucía, Cartagena, Murcia, Spain.
Luciano
L
Consuegra-Sanchez
Servicio de Cardiología, Hospital Universitario Central de Asturias, Oviedo, Asturias, Spain.
Pablo
P
Avanzas
D000319:Adrenergic beta-Antagonists / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D001552:Benzazepines / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D017298:Bisoprolol / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D002311:Cardiomyopathy, Dilated / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000503:physiopathology*; D002316:Cardiotonic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D005080:Exercise Test; D017079:Exercise Tolerance / Q000187:drug effects*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D000077550:Ivabradine; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D013147:Spirometry
D000319:Adrenergic beta-Antagonists; D001552:Benzazepines; D002316:Cardiotonic Agents; D000077550:Ivabradine; D017298:Bisoprolol