Prior to initiating therapy for vasospastic angina, clinicians should advise patients to modify their risk factors. Vasospastic angina was first identified as a form of angina pectoris by Myron ...

This was an investigator-initiated, prospective, open-label, randomized, controlled study conducted at Hiroshima University Hospital between April 2011 and March 2013. We studied 30 patients with ...

Dear K.O.S.: That’s an excellent question. Vasospastic angina, also called variant angina or Prinzmetal angina, is caused by spasmodic constriction of the artery, often with blockages, but sometimes ...

Co-prescribing potency drugs such as Viagra and organic nitrates for angina is associated with a 35% to 40% increased risk of death and about 70% higher risk of heart attack and heart failure. This is ...

— May reduce incidence of vasospastic angina; appears to be related to LDL reduction, HDL increase — Adding a statin to CCB may further reduce incidence of vasospastic angina ...