HEALED PLAQUES IN PATIENTS WITH STABLE ANGINA PECTORIS

Comparison between Revascularization and Optimal Medical Therapy in Patients with Stable Angina Pectoris

Background and Purpose: Regarding usefulness of revascularization versus optimal medical therapy in patients with stable angina pectoris, data are challenging. The aim of this 12-month follow-up study was to compare the survival benefit associated with revascularization versus optimal medical therapy on the patients with stable angina pectoris. Materials and Methods: A prospective clinical s...

Anticardiolipin and Antiphospholipid Antibodies in Iraqi Patients with Angina Pectoris

Stable Angina Pectoris

Background. Patients with chronic coronary artery disease exhibit a dysfunctioning endothelium, which may be responsible for exercise-induced platelet activation and expression of a procoagulant moiety. In this study, we evaluated the therapeutic efficacy of a low molecular weight heparin (Parnaparin) in patients with stable angina pectoris. Methods and Results. According to a double-blind, ran...

Placebo in Patients With Chronic Stable Angina Pectoris

Background Ranolazine modulates the metabolism of ischemic myocardial cells and improves the efficiency of oxygen use. This study was conducted to evaluate the antianginal and anti-ischemic effects and safety of different doses of ranolazine administered three times daily (tid) compared with placebo in patients with stable angina pectoris. Methods and Results Patients with stable angina pectori...

Nitrate resistance in platelets from patients with stable angina pectoris.

BACKGROUND Hemodynamic resistance to nitrates has been previously documented in congestive heart failure. In patients with stable angina pectoris (SAP), we have observed a similar phenomenon: decreased platelet response to disaggregating effects of nitroglycerin (NTG) and sodium nitroprusside (SNP). METHODS AND RESULTS In blood samples from normal subjects (n=32) and patients with SAP (n=56),...