Unstable Angina Pectoris

Letters and Corrections1 May 1983Unstable Angina PectorisRISTEARD MULCAHY, M.D.RISTEARD MULCAHY, M.D.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-98-5-670_1 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptTo the editor: Brown and Dodge (1) state in their editorial on unstable angina that our conclusions (2) about the benefits of a conservative approach to the management of unstable angina are unwarranted due to lack of comparability with the accepted definition of this syndrome, because we stated that 77 of our patients remained "free of significant symptoms" during the follow-up period.This quotation was an error in our paper. It should have read "free of significant complications." Twenty-eight of our 77 patients without complications had angina of effort during some or all of the follow-up period. All our patients...References1. BROWNDODGE BH. Unstable angina: guidelines for therapy based on the last decade of clinical observations [Editorial]. Ann Intern Med. 1982;97:921-3. LinkGoogle Scholar2. MULCAHYDALYGRAHAM RLI. Unstable angina: natural history and determinants of prognosis. Am J Cardiol. 1981;48:525-8. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar3. KANNEL W. The Framingham Study: An Epidemiological Investigation of Cardiovascular Disease. Hyattsville, Maryland: National Center for Health Statistics; 1974; DHEW Publication No. 74-599. Google Scholar4. . Unstable angina pectoris. National cooperative study group to compare medical and surgical therapy: I. Report of protocol in patient population. Am J Cardiol. 1976;37:896-902. Google Scholar5. DE FEYTERMAJIDWARDEHROOS PPRJ. Observations on unstable angina pectoris with particular respect to management. Am Heart J. 1979;98:431-9. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar6. PACKERFRISHMAN MW. Verapamil therapy for stable and unstable angina pectoris: calcium channel antagonists in perspective. Am J Cardiol. 1982;50:881-5. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics 1 May 1983Volume 98, Issue 5_Part_1Page: 670-670KeywordsAnginaUnstable angina Issue Published: 1 May 1983 PDF DownloadLoading ...