Why the study?
Does nicardipine improve exercise capacity and reduce angina attacks in patients with stable angina?
Population
57 patients with stable angina
Design
Cohort, open-label
Follow-up
up to 12 months
Authors
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May support nicardipine for sustained angina relief; hypothesis-generating and requires RCTs before practice change.
Does nicardipine improve exercise capacity and reduce angina attacks in patients with stable angina?
Nicardipine safely and effectively increases exercise time and reduces angina attack rates over a 12-month period in patients with stable angina.
Armstrong et al. (1986) studied this question.
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