PMID: 7030520Jan 1, 1982Paper

Considerations in evaluating new antianginal drugs

Circulation
A F ParisiA A Sasahara

Abstract

Diseases that cause symptoms incompletely relieved by available modes of treatment stimulate search for new therapies. Chronic disease processes, in which interventions are palliative rather than curative provide a particular challenge in determining the value of therapeutic intervention. Management of patients with angina pectoris is an example of this challenge.

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