Combination of calcium channel blockers and beta-blockers for patients with exercise-induced angina pectoris: beneficial effect of calcium channel blockers largely determined by their effect on heart rate.

TJ, Cleophas; der Sluijs J, van; der Vring JA, van; MC, Daniëls; KJ, Holwerda; AJ, Withagen; A, Schelling; MG, Hendriks; AH, Zwinderman

doi:10.1177/00912709922008263

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Combination of calcium channel blockers and beta-blockers for patients with exercise-induced angina pectoris: beneficial effect of calcium channel blockers largely determined by their effect on heart rate.

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Cleophas TJ

van der Sluijs J

van der Vring JA

Abstract

The combination of calcium channel blockers and beta-blockers is more effective for the treatment of exercise-induced angina pectoris than beta-blocker monotherapy. As ischemia in exercise-induced angina is essentially preceded by an increase in heart rate, calcium channel blockers with a negative c...

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