Unstable angina: a review and practical guide to management
Mishra, B.; Jackson, G.
International Journal of Clinical Practice 53(7): 530-534
1999
ISSN/ISBN: 1368-5031 PMID: 10692739 Document Number: 501932
The syndrome of increasing angina leading to myocardial infarction was first recognised in the 1930s and the term unstable angina coined in 1971 by Fowler. Since then the importance of acute coronary syndromes as a presentation of ischaemic heart disease has been fully recognised. Recently several new pharmacological agents have been developed for the treatment of these syndromes. We aim to review the current treatments available for unstable angina and give a practical guide to its management.