title: [Calcium antagonists and ischemic heart disease].
abstract: Long-acting calcium antagonists, which have a wide-variety of anti-atherogenic properties, are well-tolerable and highly efficacious blood pressure lowering agents. Since a number of large prospective trials demonstrated the improvement of clinical outcomes in patients with coronary artery diseases, long-acting calcium antagonists may play a central role in the therapeutic strategy for ischemic heart disease.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine III, Kurume University School of Medicine.
authors.forename: Hidehiro
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Matsuoka
authors.forename: Tsutomu
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Imaizumi
mesh_terms: D002121:Calcium Channel Blockers / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D006801:Humans; D015201:Meta-Analysis as Topic; D017202:Myocardial Ischemia / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000517:prevention & control
chemical_list: D002121:Calcium Channel Blockers