[A comparative evaluation of the antianginal efficacy of aldizem and korinfar in patients with stable stenocardia].

Abstract

As many as 46 men suffering from coronary heart disease combined with angina pectoris of effort, functional classes II-IV, were examined. The two-week treatment with nifedipine (30-60 mg/day) and aldizem (180-270 mg/day) exerted an antianginal action in 47.8 and 39.1% of the cases, respectively, which was supported by the data of clinical examinations, loading tests, and by the data of ECG monitoring. Nifedipine turned out most effective in patients of functional class II with arterial hypertension.

• Authors: V B Chumburidze, T G Zubiashvili, M I Gogicheva, I I Berulava
• Journal: Terapevticheskii arkhiv (Ter Arkh) Vol. 63 Issue 8 Pg. 50-2 ( 1991) ISSN: 0040-3660 [Print] Russia (Federation)
• Vernacular Title: Sravnitel'naia otsenka antianginal'noĭ éffektivnosti aldizema i korinfara u bol'nykh stabil'noĭ stenokardieĭ.
• PMID: 1792618 (Publication Type: Clinical Trial, Comparative Study, Controlled Clinical Trial, English Abstract, Journal Article)

Chemical References

• Calcium Channel Blockers
• Nifedipine

Topics

• Adult
• Angina Pectoris (drug therapy)
• Calcium Channel Blockers (therapeutic use)
• Double-Blind Method
• Electrocardiography
• Exercise Test
• Humans
• Male
• Middle Aged
• Nifedipine (therapeutic use)