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Overview

Goals for treating coronary artery disease include lowering blood pressure, maintaining HbA1c levels to less than 7%, and lowering LDL cholesterol. Long-term treatment will generally depend on the symptoms and severity of disease, and include aspirin, ACE inhibitors, and other ani-coagulant and anti-platelet regimens. The mainstay of treatment for stable angina which occurs with exertion, includes nitroglycerin. When unstable angina causes symptoms at rest, or in the setting of an acute myocardial infarction, the immediate therapy is morphine, oxygen, nitrate and aspirin. Angioplasty may also be required in cases of acute coronary syndrome.

Medical Therapy

Goals of Treatment

  • Goals for treating people who have coronary artery disease:
  • Treatment depends on symptoms and how severe the disease is. Medications to treat CHD, include:

Medical Therapy for Angina

Angina that occurs regularly with activity, upon awakening, or at other predictable times is termed stable angina and is associated with high grade narrowings of the heart arteries. The symptoms of angina are often treated with nitrate preparations such as nitroglycerin, which come in short-acting and long-acting forms, and may be administered transdermally, sublingually or orally. Many other more effective treatments, especially of the underlying atheromatous disease, have been developed.

Angina that changes in intensity, character or frequency is termed unstable. Unstable angina may precede myocardial infarction, and requires urgent medical attention. It is treated with morphine, oxygen, intravenous nitroglycerin, and aspirin. Interventional procedures such as angioplasty may be done.

Contraindicated medications

Coronary heart disease is considered an absolute contraindication to the use of the following medications:


2016 ACC/AHA Guideline Focused Update on Duration of Dual Antiplatelet Therapy in Patients With Coronary Artery Disease

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ACCF/AHA/SCAI 2011 Guideline for Percutaneous Coronary Intervention and 2006 Guidelines for Management of Patients With Ventricular Arrhythmias and the Prevention of Sudden Cardiac Death[1][2] (DO NOT EDIT)

Intravenous Antiplatelet Therapy in Sudden Ischemia Heart Disease (SIHD)[1]

Class IIa
"1. In patients undergoing elective PCI treated with unfractionated heparin (UFH) and not pretreated with clopidogrel, it is reasonable to administer a GP IIb/IIIa inhibitor (abciximab, double-bolus eptifibatide, or high-bolus dose tirofiban).[3][4][5] (Level of Evidence: B)"
Class IIb
"1. In patients undergoing elective PCI with stent implantation treated with unfractionated heparin (UFH) and adequately pretreated with clopidogrel, it might be reasonable to administer a GP IIb/IIIa inhibitor (abciximab, double-bolus eptifibatide, or high-bolus dose tirofiban).[3][6][7][8] (Level of Evidence: B)"

Ventricular Arrhythmias with High Lipids[2]

Class I
"1. Statin therapy is beneficial in patients with CHD to reduce the risk of vascular events, possibly ventricular arrhythmias, and SCD. (Level of Evidence: A)."
Class IIb
"1. n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acid supplementation may be considered for patients with ventricular arrhythmias and underlying CHD. (Level of Evidence: B)"

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