American Heart Journal
Volume 145, Issue 6 , Pages 938-940 , June 2003

Atropine for inconclusive exercise tests: a beautiful solution or just cosmetics?

  • Christine H. Attenhofer Jost, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Cardiovascular Diseases and Internal Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minn, USA
    • ,
  • Patricia A. Pellikka, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Cardiovascular Diseases and Internal Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minn, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Patricia A. Pellikka, MD, Division of Cardiovascular Diseases and Internal Medicine, Mayo Clinic, 200 First St SW, Rochester MN 55905, USA.

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PII: S0002-8703(02)94702-2

doi: 10.1016/S0002-8703(02)94702-2

American Heart Journal
Volume 145, Issue 6 , Pages 938-940 , June 2003

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