Long-term follow-up after early intervention with intravenous diltiazem or intravenous nitroglycerin for unstable angina pectoris | Zendy

Erwin J.A.M. Göbel | Zendy

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Long-term follow-up after early intervention with intravenous diltiazem or intravenous nitroglycerin for unstable angina pectoris

Author(s) -

Erwin J.A.M. Göbel

Publication year - 1998

Publication title -

european heart journal

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 4.336

H-Index - 293

eISSN - 1522-9645

pISSN - 0195-668X

DOI - 10.1053/euhj.1998.0874

Subject(s) - medicine , diltiazem , angina , unstable angina , nitroglycerin (drug) , intravenous infusions , randomized controlled trial , anesthesia , cardiology , coronary heart disease , myocardial infarction , calcium

In a double-blind randomized trial in unstable angina it was shown that intravenous diltiazem reduced ischaemic events in the first 48 h after inclusion better than intravenous nitroglycerin. The present study was performed to establish the long-term prognosis of the randomized patients, with respect to their initial treatment assignment.

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