HEART RATE MANAGEMENT IN STABLE ANGINA

Cardiovascular disease is the most important cause of morbidity and mortaly worldwide;coronary heart disease makes up the majority of this burden. patients with coronary heart disease may present with sudden death, myorcardial infarction or angina pectoris. In approximately 50% of patients the initial presentation is with angina. In spite of powerful new secondary preventive treatments in patients with angina, namely aspirin, statins and ACE inhibitors, angina still remains one of the most important medical challengs affecting the western world and to an increasing extent the underdeveloped countries. Thi sbook provides an introduction to the most important features of agina pectoris, namely the epidemiology, pathophysiology as well as treatment