Treating angina

Novel drugs for treating angina.

Effectiveness of Ivabradine in Treating Stable Angina Pectoris

Many studies show that ivabradine is effective for stable angina.This meta-analysis was performed to determine the effect of treatment duration and control group type on ivabradine efficacy in stable angina pectoris.Relevant articles in the English language in the PUBMED and EMBASE databases and related websites were identified by using the search terms "ivabradine," "angina," "randomized contr...

CD34+ autologous human stem cells in treating refractory angina.

The article by Losordo et al1 in this issue of Circulation Research is an important addition to the relatively small body of literature in clinical cardiac stem cell therapy. Although the number of patients in the trial by Losordo et al is fairly small, only a handful of similarly sized trials have been published.2–4 In the recent past, the merit of performing clinical trials of cardiac cell th...

Nadolol compared to propranolol for treating chronic stable angina pectoris.

In order to determine the relative efficacy and dose equivalency of propranolol four times a day and nadolol once daily for the treatment of stable angina pectoris, ten patients were studied in a double blind randomized placebo controlled crossover study. Total daily doses of propranolol and nadolol were determined by titrating until an equivalent degree of reduction in the heart rate response ...

Mid Term Results after Bone Marrow Laser Revascularization for Treating Refractory Angina