[Treatment of ischemic heart disease with "coronary drugs" (author's transl)]

The standard treatment of ischemic heart disease consists in the administration of nitrates and beta-sympathicolytic agents. Calcium antagonists are likewise promising. They should be used particularly if beta-sympathicolytic agents are contraindicated. In the beginning special caution should be exercised on combining a beta-sympathicolytic agent with a calcium antagonist. This is best done under clinical supervision since sudden cardiac decompensation, extreme bradycardia and/or disturbed atrioventricular conduction is to be expected. Today the administration of "coronary dilators" is no longer a part of the standard treatment but can at best be regarded as supplementary therapy.