| Management of patients with chronic stable angina at low risk for serious cardiac events. | |
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PMID: 9223354 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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Successful management of the patient with chronic stable angina requires correct stratification by assessing the risk of future coronary events. Patients at low risk for such events have a relatively good prognosis; revascularization procedures (balloon angioplasty or surgery) offer no benefit over medical management. Such patients should be offered medical therapy as their first option. The goals in management of chronic stable angina are (1) treatment of other conditions that may worsen angina; (2) treatment with aspirin and modification of risk factors for coronary artery disease (CAD) to improve outcome; and (3) effective relief of anginal symptoms. Most patients with stable angina will have CAD. It is well established that treatment with aspirin and modification of risk factors for CAD are beneficial in reducing cardiovascular mortality and morbidity. Blood pressure reduction, lowering of blood cholesterol level, and smoking cessation are interventions of proven value and appear to correct defects (at least partially) in the endothelial function of the coronary blood vessels. Other interventions that are helpful are estrogen replacement treatment in postmenopausal women, and low-dose aspirin therapy-which is recommended for all patients who can tolerate it. For controlling symptoms and improving angina-free walking time, nitrates, beta blockers, and calcium channel antagonists are efficacious as first-line monotherapy for chronic stable angina in this group of patients. Nitrates may be of special use in patients with impaired left ventricular function, overt congestive heart failure, intermittent coronary vasoconstriction, or coronary artery spasm. In patients with concomitant hypertension or supraventricular tachycardia, beta blockers are helpful. Calcium channel antagonists may be useful in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, peripheral vascular disease, or hypertension. When optimal monotherapy with a given class of drug fails to control symptoms, alternative monotherapy with a different class of agent should be tried before combination therapy. Combination therapy with 2 or 3 agents is not always superior to optimal monotherapy. Patients who fail to respond to adequate medical therapy should be considered for a revascularization procedure. |
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Authors:
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U Thadani |
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Publication Detail:
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Type: Journal Article; Review |
Journal Detail:
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Title: The American journal of cardiology Volume: 79 ISSN: 0002-9149 ISO Abbreviation: Am. J. Cardiol. Publication Date: 1997 Jun |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 1997-08-04 Completed Date: 1997-08-04 Revised Date: 2004-11-17 |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 0207277 Medline TA: Am J Cardiol Country: UNITED STATES |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 24-30 Citation Subset: AIM; IM |
Affiliation:
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Cardiovascular Department, University of Oklahoma-HSC, Oklahoma City 73104, USA. |
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Adrenergic beta-Antagonists
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therapeutic use Angina Pectoris / drug therapy* Calcium Channel Blockers / therapeutic use Chronic Disease Coronary Disease / prevention & control Female Humans |
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0/Adrenergic beta-Antagonists; 0/Calcium Channel Blockers |
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