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. 2007 Jul;93(7):868–874. doi: 10.1136/hrt.2005.083659

Table 1 Treatments for stable angina.

Mechanisms Improvement in total exercise time Improvement in time to onset of ST segment depression Decrease in frequency of anginal episodes Reduced revascularisation Prevention of MI Improvement in survival Other effects
Drugs with haemodynamic effects
β‐blockers Reduces oxygen consumption + + +
Calcium channel antagonists Increases coronary blood flow, reduce oxygen consumption* + + + + Prevent atherosclerosis progression
Nitrates Increases coronary blood flow + + + Antiplatelet activity
Omapatrilat Inhibits ACE and neutral endopeptidase + + NA
Drugs with metabolic effects
Ranolazine Inhibitors INA channel leads to metabolic switch + + + NA NA NA
Trimetazidine + + + NA NA NA
Ivabradine Slows heart rate, If inhibits + + + NA NA NA
Nicorandil Opens potassium channels and nitrate properties + + + NA + + Improvement in myocardial perfusion
Fasudil Inhibits rho kinase + NA NA NA
Non‐pharmacological strategies
EECP Increases coronary blood flow, reduce afterload + + + Improvement in myocardial perfusion†
TMR + +
SCS + + +
Gene therapy + + +

ACE, angiotensin‐converting enzyme; EECP, enhanced external counter pulsation; MI, myocardial infarction; SCS, spinal cord stimulation; TMR, transmyocardial laser revascularisation.

*Non‐dihydropyridine.

†Not in a recent blinded analysis.