Silent myocardial ischemia: to treat or not to treat?
The risk of infarction and sudden death is considerable in patients with silent ischemia, whether it occurs alone or is interspersed with episodes of angina. The ischemic activity can be modified or even abolished, most effectively with beta-blocker and nitrate therapy. But it is not yet clear whether treatment improves outcome, although the limited available data suggest that it does.
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Cardiology Division, State University of New York Health Sciences Center at Stony Brook.
D000319:Adrenergic beta-Antagonists / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D002317:Cardiovascular Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D004338:Drug Combinations; D015716:Electrocardiography, Ambulatory; D006801:Humans; D017202:Myocardial Ischemia / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000503:physiopathology; D009566:Nitrates / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D011379:Prognosis; D012306:Risk; D016896:Treatment Outcome
D000319:Adrenergic beta-Antagonists; D002317:Cardiovascular Agents; D004338:Drug Combinations; D009566:Nitrates