Verapamil Administration in Variant Angina Pectoris
Efficacy Shown by ECG Monitoring
- Stacy M. Johnson, MD;
- David R. Mauritson, MD;
- James T. Willerson, MD;
- Joan R. Cary, RN;
- L. David Hillis, MD
Abstract
Six patients with Prinzmetal's variant angina were treated with oral verapamil administration. Before and after the initiation of therapy, ambulatory ECG monitoring was performed to assess objectively the response to therapy. With verapamil administration, the frequency of both chest pain and transient ST-segment deviations was sharply diminished.
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