IHD - CSAP drug therapy

Question 1

Pharmacotherapy for IHD is designed to:

Answer 1

• Reduce the frequency of:
  
  • Anginal episodes
  • Myocardial infarction
  • Coronary death

Question 2

To achieve maximum benefit from medical therapy for IHD, it is frequently necessary to:

Answer 2

Combine agents from different classes and titrate the doses as guided by the individual profile of risk factors, symptoms, hemodynamic responses, and side effects