We assessed the efficacy of adding nifedipine to the conventional treatment of unstable angina in 138 patients in a prospective, double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled trial. There was no difference between the two groups in the dose of conventional antianginal medication or in age, prior
The efficacy and safety of bepridil hydrochloride (200 to 400 mg/day) were evaluated in patients with chronic stable angina refractory to maximal tolerated doses of diltiazem (median 360 mg/day) in a randomized, multicenter, double-blind, parallel study. Baseline diltiazem data were obtained during
A 68-year-old woman, with a 75-pack-year smoking history and a history of chronic excess alcohol intake, presented with a 5-week history of worsening perianal pain and ulceration. She recently had an inpatient admission with back pain and urinary tract infection during which she developed diarrhea
BACKGROUND
The therapeutic effect of anti-ischemic compounds is related to their ability to improve the oxygen supply-demand balance of the ischemic myocardium by increasing myocardial blood flow (calcium-antagonists), by reducing regional myocardial oxygen consumption (verapamil, betablockers) and
Bepridil is an investigational calcium channel blocking agent with antianginal activity that has a distinct and complex pharmacologic profile. Bepridil produces significant coronary vasodilation and modest peripheral effects, in addition to negative inotropic and chronotropic effects. Bepridil
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