Table 1.
Currently available drugs and clinical indication
Disease | Drugs |
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Microvascular angina | Beta-blockers (nebivolol 2.5–10 mg daily) |
Calcium channel blockers (amlodipine 10 mg daily) | |
Ranolazine (375–750 mg twice daily) | |
Trimetazidine (35 mg twice daily) | |
Nicorandil (10–20 mg twice daily) | |
Ivabradine (5–7.5 mg twice daily) | |
Quinapril (10–40 mg daily) | |
Both microvascular angina and vasospastic angina | Consider ACE-inhibitors (ramipril 2.5–10 mg daily) and statins (rosuvastatin 10–20 mg) |
Vasospasticangina | Calcium channel blockers (amlodipine 10 mg; verapamil 240 mg single dose; diltiazem 90 mg twice daily or 120–360 mg single or divided doses; benidipine 10–30 mg, nifedipine 30–60 mg) |
Nicorandil (10–20 mg twice daily) | |
Long-acting nitrates (isosorbide mononitrate XL 30 mg) |