Stable angina

Salomon Joseph RADZIK said:

I am 77 yrs old and have stable angina. I am taking daily:
- 1 betablocker: atenolol 50 mg
- 1 calcium channel blocker: felodipine 10 mg
- 1 aspirin 160 mg
- 1 nitroglycerin patch (10 mg) kept 14 hours daily
Following results of EUROPA and HOPE studies, some
cardiologists suggest to replace the calcium channel blocker with an
ACE-inhibitor : ramipril or perindopril.
Since I manage satisfactorily my angina with the present treatment,
would it be advisable to turn from the calcium channel blocker to an
ACE-inhibitor ?

With the supervision of your doctor, the answer would be "yes".

--
Dr. Andrew B. Chung, MD/PhD
Board-Certified Cardiologist
http://www.heartmdphd.com

MD/PhD said:

Salomon Joseph RADZIK said:

I am 77 yrs old and have stable angina. I am taking daily:
- 1 betablocker: atenolol 50 mg
- 1 calcium channel blocker: felodipine 10 mg
- 1 aspirin 160 mg
- 1 nitroglycerin patch (10 mg) kept 14 hours daily
Following results of EUROPA and HOPE studies, some
cardiologists suggest to replace the calcium channel blocker with an
ACE-inhibitor : ramipril or perindopril.
Since I manage satisfactorily my angina with the present treatment,
would it be advisable to turn from the calcium channel blocker to an
ACE-inhibitor ?

With the supervision of your doctor, the answer would be "yes".

--
Dr. Andrew B. Chung, MD/PhD
Board-Certified Cardiologist
http://www.heartmdphd.com

ditto.

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Patrick Blanchard, M.D., A.B.F.P.
Board Certified in Family Practice
http://www.familydoctor.org/blanchard