Effects of felodipine on haemodynamics and exercise capacity in patients with angina pectoris.

Effects of ACE inhibitors on coronary haemodynamics and angina pectoris.

Angiotensin II is a potent vasoconstrictor of both coronary and peripheral vasculature; it increases myocardial contractility, promotes myocardial hypertrophy, and possibly contributes to the process of atherosclerosis. In addition, the renin-angiotensin system and the sympathetic nervous system are interdependent, each stimulating the activity of the other. Angiotensin II enhances the activity...

Anticardiolipin and Antiphospholipid Antibodies in Iraqi Patients with Angina Pectoris

effect of enhanced external counterpulsation (eecp) on exercise time duration and functional capacity in patients with refractory angina pectoris

background: enhanced external counterpulsation (eecp) is a noninvasive technique used for patients with refractory angina pectoris. there are controversial data on the effectiveness of eecp in improving patients with refractory stable angina. the aim of the present study was to evaluate the effectiveness and safety of eecp for the treatment of patients with refractory angina pectoris. methods: ...

Effect of supplemental oral L-arginine on exercise capacity in patients with stable angina pectoris.

A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study in patients with clinical symptoms of stable angina pectoris and healed myocardial infarction (n = 22) has shown that oral supplementation with L-arginine (6 g/day for 3 days) increases exercise capacity (tested on a Marquette case 12 treadmill according to the modified Bruce protocol). Results suggest that the inefficient L-arginine/nitric o...

Exercise capacity with transdermal nitroglycerin in patients with stable angina pectoris.

Transdermally delivered nitroglycerin (TTS-NTG) through a rate-controlling membrane yields stable blood levels for 24 h. We studied the effect of TTS-NTG (25 mg per 10 cm2) on exercise induced angina in 10 patients with stable angina pectoris, all in NYHA class III, who were not under treatment with other cardiac drugs. In a pre-study exercise test, all patients had angina pectoris and more tha...