The utility of exercise echocardiography for the diagnosis of coronary artery disease has been demonstrated in populations consisting largely of men with a high prevalence of disease. To determine the diagnostic value of exercise echocardiography in women, 57 women who presented with chest pain were studied with coronary cineangiography and echocardiography combined with either treadmill (n = 3...

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...

BACKGROUND In patients with stable angina pectoris aminophylline, a nonselective antagonist of adenosine receptors, markedly improves exercise capacity. To establish the role played by A1 adenosine receptors in the anti-ischemic action of aminophylline, the effects of bamiphylline, a selective A1 antagonist, on exercise-induced ischemia were investigated in patients with stable angina pectoris....

The duration of action of single oral doses of 80 and 160 mg of propranolol during acute and sustained therapy was studied in nine patients with stable, exercise-induced angina pectoris. Plasma propranolol levels peaked 2 hours after both doses during acute and sustained therapy, but there were wide variations between individuals in plasma concentration with both dosage schedules. Plasma half-l...

The duration of action of single oral doses of 80 and 160 mg of propranolol during acute and sustained therapy was studied in nine patients with stable, exercise-induced angina pectoris. Plasma propranolol levels peaked 2 hours after both doses during acute and sustained therapy, but there were wide variations between individuals in plasma concentration with both dosage schedules. Plasma half-l...

The duration of action of single oral doses of 80 and 160 mg of propranolol during acute and sustained therapy was studied in nine patients with stable, exercise-induced angina pectoris. Plasma propranolol levels peaked 2 hours after both doses during acute and sustained therapy, but there were wide variations between individuals in plasma concentration with both dosage schedules. Plasma half-l...

Enhanced external counterpulsation (EECP) is a noninvasive outpatient therapy for the treatment of chronic angina. EECP treatment produces an acute hemodynamic effect that is similar to that produced by the invasive intra-aortic balloon pump. Three sets of cuffs on the upper thigh, lower thigh, and calves of each leg are inflated with compressed air during the diastolic phase of the cardiac cyc...

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...

The efficacy and effect on cardiac function of verapamil 120 mg three times a day and atenolol 100 mg once a day, singly and in combination, were evaluated in 15 patients with angina pectoris. While they were on the combination treatment four patients withdrew from the study. Episodes of angina pectoris and glyceryl trinitrate consumption were significantly reduced only on the combination. On t...

The degree of radiologic abnormality of the coronary arterial circulation due to atherosclerosis, as detected by selective coronary cine arteriography, correlated well with certain hemodynamic changes in patients undergoing a measured amount of supine leg exercise. Notable among these were a rise in pulmonary artery pressure above the normal response level and cardiac index below the expected l...