Pharmacological tests in the polycardiography of valve defects
Richichi, I.; Raisaro, A.; Guagliumi, G.; Desperati, M.
Minerva Medica 71(42): 3139-3146
1980
ISSN/ISBN: 0026-4806 PMID: 6115341 Document Number: 163264
Pharmacological tests are often indispensable in non-invasive polycardiographic diagnosis. Their advantages include easy execution, repeatability, and the absence of significant side-effects. Amyl nitrate, angiotensin and isoproterenol are most commonly employed for this purpose. Cases in which such tests enabled a correct evaluation of valve disease, congenital heart disease, and malfunction of a valve prosthesis to be made are presented.