How European cardiologists perceive the role of calcium antagonists in the treatment of stable angina.
Some 100 European cardiologists discussed calcium antagonists' role in the management of stable angina. Sixty-two percent of those involved used calcium antagonists rather than beta-blockers as first line therapy; 46% were prepared to use calcium antagonists in patients who had had a myocardial infarction more than 6 months previously. Only one tenth would use calcium antagonists in angina patients with left ventricular dysfunction. There was a broad preference for the use of heart rate-moderating calcium antagonists in most forms of stable angina. The discussions also underlined the diagnostic importance of angiography, exercise testing and lipid profile analysis.
Fox
K M
KM
Department of Cardiology, Royal Brompton Hospital, London, U.K.
Jespersen
C M
CM
Ferrari
R
R
Rehnqvist
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N
D000319:Adrenergic beta-Antagonists / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000787:Angina Pectoris / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy*; D002121:Calcium Channel Blockers / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D002309:Cardiology / Q000639:trends; D005060:Europe; D006801:Humans; D018487:Ventricular Dysfunction, Left / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy
D000319:Adrenergic beta-Antagonists; D002121:Calcium Channel Blockers