Ranolazine: New approach for the treatment of stable angina pectoris

Expert Review of Cardiovascular Therapy

Volumn 3, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 821-829

  Stanley, William C ^a  

^a CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Angina pectoris; Coronary artery disease; Heart; Ischemia

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; AMLODIPINE; ATENOLOL; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; CALCIUM ANTAGONIST; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; DILTIAZEM; LACTIC ACID; NITRIC ACID DERIVATIVE; PERHEXILINE; PROTON; RANOLAZINE; TRIMETAZIDINE;

ANGINA PECTORIS; ASTHENIA; BLOOD PRESSURE REGULATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONSTIPATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; DIZZINESS; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG STRUCTURE; EXERCISE; FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION; GLYCOLYSIS; HEART HEMODYNAMICS; HEART MITOCHONDRION; HEART MUSCLE BLOOD FLOW; HEART MUSCLE CONTRACTILITY; HEART MUSCLE ISCHEMIA; HEART MUSCLE OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; HEART RATE; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; HUMAN; METABOLIC RATE; MONOTHERAPY; NAUSEA; NONHUMAN; REST; REVIEW; ST SEGMENT DEPRESSION; SYNCOPE; TORSADE DES POINTES; UNITED STATES;

ANGINA PECTORIS; ENZYME INHIBITORS; HUMANS; PIPERAZINES;

EID: 26844553290     PISSN: 14779072     EISSN: 17448344     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1586/14779072.3.5.821     Document Type: Review

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