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

…entity. The hallmark of stable coronary artery disease is exercise related angina pectoris (chest pain); symptoms of ischemia appear during circumstances with increased myocardial demand…

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

…with chest pain the primary task is to exclude or verify the following potentially life threatening causes of chest pain: Ischemic heart disease : stable angina…

🟠 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…

Exercise stress testing in special patient populations

…the last 12 hours before exercise. Patients with unstable angina pectoris with high risk should not undergo exercise stress tests; these patients should be referred…

🟠 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

…entity. The hallmark of stable coronary artery disease is exercise related angina pectoris (chest pain); symptoms of ischemia appear during circumstances with increased myocardial demand…

🟠 Hypertensive emergency (crisis) - Drugs, doses & management

…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…

🟠 Nitroglycerin

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

Hypertensive emergency (crisis)

…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…

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