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= Paid-up subscribersCardiovascular medicine: Tailor treatment to the patient in stable angina
19 Oct 2011
Stable angina is a chronic condition which may persist for years. It affects a significant proportion of the population, and is more common with advancing age. According to the 2006 Health Survey for England, angina affects 8% of men and 3% of women aged 55-64 increasing to 14% and 8% respectively for men and women aged 65-74. Symptoms of angina can be alarming and distressing and it is therefore important that patients understand the underlying problem and what therapies are available to improve or abolish their symptoms. The management of stable angina in all patients should include appropriate lifestyle changes and optimal medical therapy - and in some patients revascularisation. It is important to reassure patients with clinically significant coronary artery disease, both symptomatic and asymptomatic, that for most a combination of lifestyle modification and optimal medical therapy will prove sufficient treatment. However, a minority of patients may also require intervention either by stents or surgery.
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