July 2008 Br J Cardiol 2008;15:191–4
BJCardio editorial team
Introduction It has been estimated that about two million people in the UK experience the painful and debilitating symptoms of angina – one million men and more than 920,000 women.1 About 17% of men and 8% of women aged 65–74 have been diagnosed with angina at some point in their lives2 and there are about 338,000 new cases of angina each year.1 Not only does angina pose a considerable burden on patients and their carers, it also represents a significant financial burden, costing the National Health Service (NHS) about £700 million each year.3 Alongside the physical trauma of symptoms experienced by patients, angina also detrimentally af
March 2008 Br J Cardiol 2008;15:106-9
Tanuj S Lad, Glenda Osuoha, Shamara Fonseka, Julia S Hadley, Sandeep Gupta
Introduction An elevated heart rate may be a primary determinant of myocardial ischaemia by altering the balance of oxygen demand and coronary perfusion. Given that there is considerable evidence showing survival is inversely related to heart rate, lowering heart rate would be expected to be an important tool in the management of angina.1-3 Theoretically it may also be beneficial in the prevention of myocardial infarction as the haemodynamic stresses placed upon the myocardium by a high heart rate are associated with coronary plaque rupture.4 Approaches to lowering heart rate include the use of beta blockers and certain calcium channel blocke
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