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Stable Coronary Artery Disease (Angina Pectoris): Diagnosis, Evaluation, Management

…coronary artery disease has been classified into the following three syndromes: Stable angina pectoris : Symptoms appear primarily during exercise or other situations with increased myocardial…

🟠 Aspirin (Acetylsalicylic acid)

Indications Acute myocardial infarction. Unstable coronary artery disease. Stable angina pectoris. Secondary prophylaxis to prevent recurrence of cerebrovascular diseases, such as: Transient ischemic attacks (TIA…

🟠 Nicardipine

…Pregnancy induced hypertension. Angina pectoris Prinzmetal's angina Mechanism of action Nicardipine is a dihydropyridine calcium channel blocker (CCB). Nicardipine inhibits the influx of extracellular…

🟠 Nitroprusside

…Nipride ®, Nipride RTU ®, Nitropress ®. Indications Pulmonary edema, congestive heart failure. Angina pectoris. Hypertension, hypertensive crisis/emergency. Pulmonary hypertension. Blood pressure control. Mechanism…

Coronary Artery Disease

…coronary artery disease has been classified into the following three syndromes: Stable angina pectoris : Symptoms appear primarily during exercise or other situations with increased myocardial…

🟠 Nitroglycerin

…®, Nitrostat ®, Rectiv ®, Trinipatch ® Indications Pulmonary edema, congestive heart failure. Angina pectoris. Hypertension, hypertensive crisis/emergency. Pulmonary hypertension. Blood pressure control. Mechanism…

🟠 Hydralazine

…sympathetic stimulation, including tachycardia. May therefore induce or worsen angina pectoris. The rapid reduction of afterload is desired in conditions requiring afterload reduction. Time to…

ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction: Diagnosis and Electrocardiographic Criteria

…though it may occasionally be reported as stabbing or burning. It resembles the discomfort of angina pectoris but typically occurs at rest, is more severe…

Approach to patients with chest pain: differential diagnoses, management & ECG

…pain: Ischemic heart disease : stable angina pectoris, unstable angina pectoris, acute myocardial infarction (AMI). Note that unstable angina pectoris and acute myocardial infarction are categorized…

Exercise stress testing in special patient populations

…Exercise stress testing is routinely performed after acute myocardial infarction in order to assess the presence of myocardial ischemia, evaluate angina pectoris, evaluate exercise performance…

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