Why the study?
Does propranolol reduce the frequency of anginal pains in patients with severe ischemic heart disease?
Population
65 patients with severe ischemic (coronary artery) heart disease and angina pectoris
Design
Case_series
Follow-up
6 to 24 months
Authors
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Propranolol may relieve angina symptoms in severe ischemic disease; leaves open effects on mortality or disease progression.
Does propranolol reduce the frequency of anginal pains in patients with severe ischemic heart disease?
Propranolol provides significant long-term symptomatic relief for angina pectoris but does not appear to alter the natural history or mortality of severe coronary artery disease.
H. J. Zeft (1969) studied this question.
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