Study Status: Completed
Recruit Status: Completed
Study Type: Observational
Official Title: Heart Rate Reducing Therapy With Ivabradine and Bisoprolol Before Coronary Computer Tomographic Angiography in Ambulant Patients
Brief Summary:
Out-patients scheduled for coronary computer tomographic angiography (CCTA) were screened regarding there baseline heart rate. If heart rate was > 75, patients were pretreated with 10mg bisoprolol (group 1) or 10mg bisoprolol plus 7.5mg ivabradine (group 2) to reduce heart rate one our before CCTA was performed.
Heart rate, additional use of i.v. bradycardic agents, motion artefacts, radiation dose and drug tolerance was monitored.