The role of calcium antagonists in the treatment of cardiovascular disease: Focus on diltiazem

Abstract

The article deals with the use of calcium antagonists (CA) with a focus on diltiazem for the treatment of hypertension, angina pectoris, and cardiac arrhythmias, for secondary prevention of coronary heart disease, to evaluate their cardiac, angiography, nephroprotective effect, the ability to prevent the development of left ventricular hypertrophy. The problems of tolerability and safety of CA in short and prolonged action.

Keywords

• diltiazem
• diltiazem long-acting calcium channel blockers
• nedigidropiridinovy antagonists of calcium
• hypertension
• angina pectoris
• myocardial infarction