Cost-effective management of chronic stable angina
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Medical management of chronic stable angina.
Stable angina pectoris is characterised by typical exertional chest pain that is relieved by rest or nitrates. Risk stratification of patients is important to define prognosis, to guide medical management and to select patients suitable for revascularisation. Medical treatment aims to relieve angina and prevent cardiovascular events. Beta blockers and calcium channel antagonists are first-line ...
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N Engl J Med 2005;352:2524-33. Copyright © 2005 Massachusetts Medical Society. A 47-year-old man reports a six-month history of intermittent chest discomfort while playing squash. He describes lower substernal tightness with numbness of the left upper arm only during exertion. He does not smoke. His father died suddenly at the age of 49 years. His blood pressure is 138/84 mm Hg. The level of to...
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OBJECTIVES After participating in the CME activity, primary care physicians should be able to: 1. Identify the therapies that reduce mortality risk in patients with chronic stable angina versus those therapies that may reduce angina symptoms without affecting survival 2. Know the low-density lipoprotein (LDL) level at which cholesterol-lowering therapy should be initiated in persons with corona...
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عنوان ژورنال: Clinical Cardiology
سال: 1996
ISSN: 0160-9289,1932-8737
DOI: 10.1002/clc.4960190611