Journal article
Effectiveness of nifedipine GITS in combination with atenolol in chronic stable angina.
Abstract
Nifedipine gastrointestinal therapeutic system (GITS) is a once-daily formulation of nifedipine that provides stable plasma concentrations over the entire 24 h dosing interval. Two-hundred and one patients with Canadian Cardiovascular Society class II to III angina who were on 50 mg of atenolol yet still experiencing angina symptoms were randomized to receive either placebo or nifedipine GITS 30, 60 or 90 mg/day. After four weeks of treatment, …
Authors
Toal CB; Motro M; Baird MG; Klinke P; Sclarowski S; Zilberman A; Marmor A; Kostuk WJ; Lotan C; Weiss A
Journal
Canadian Journal of Cardiology, Vol. 15, No. 10, pp. 1103–1109
Publication Date
October 1999
ISSN
0828-282X