Class Differences in Calcium-Channel Blockers in Vasospastic Angina
نویسندگان
چکیده
منابع مشابه
Class differences in calcium-channel blockers in vasospastic angina.
oronary artery spasm is an important mechanism in ischemic heart disease. Vasospastic angina (VSA) is not uncommon in Far-east Asia, including Japan and Korea, than in Western countries, for genetic as well as environmental reasons.1–5 However, it has been given little attention by many cardiologists and there are still many controversies about both the methodology of the pharmacological provoc...
متن کاملPrognostic effects of calcium channel blockers in patients with vasospastic angina--a meta-analysis.
BACKGROUND Although calcium channel blockers (CCB) are highly effective for suppression of vasospastic angina (VSA) attacks, their prognostic effects in VSA patients remain to be examined in a large number of patients. METHODS AND RESULTS Databases for related papers were searched and then a meta-analysis regarding the effects of CCB on major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE) in Japanese V...
متن کاملCalcium channel blockers cannot prevent pure vasospastic myocardial infarction.
Coronary artery spasm is a recognized cause of myocardial infarction. This report describes a case of myocardial infarction attributed to pure coronary spasm which was halted by a double perfusion with streptokinase and nitroglycerin. Further coronary artery spasm leading to a myocardial infarction could not be avoided several weeks later, although the patient was left on calcium channel blocke...
متن کاملThe role of calcium channel blockers in wound healing
Wound healing is a natural response to restore the injured tissue to normal. Wound healing is also complicated process involving different cellular, molecular and biochemical mechanisms and various types of cytokines and growth factors. Calcium channel blockers belong to cardiovascular medicine and administrated to treatment of hypertension, angina and cardiac arrhythmia because of vasodilatory...
متن کاملEffect of Calcium Channel Blockers on Intraocular Pressure in Rabbits
The objective of the study was to evaluate the antiglaucoma effect of calcium channel blockers diltiazem and verapamil. Albino rabbits were used and chronic glaucoma was induced in them using freshly prepared 150 units of alphachymotrypsin. 0.1 mL of drug solution was administered topically into the left eye whereas the right served as control. The pressure recording was carried out at 15, 30, ...
متن کاملذخیره در منابع من
با ذخیره ی این منبع در منابع من، دسترسی به آن را برای استفاده های بعدی آسان تر کنید
ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Circulation Journal
سال: 2010
ISSN: 1346-9843,1347-4820
DOI: 10.1253/circj.cj-10-0711