A 35-year-old woman with exertional chest tightness and a positive exercise stress test is diagnosed with stable angina. She has no contraindications ...

Question

A 35-year-old woman with exertional chest tightness and a positive exercise stress test is diagnosed with stable angina. She has no contraindications to standard therapy. Which medication is most appropriate as first-line for symptomatic prevention of angina episodes in addition to lifestyle measures and risk factor control?

Accepted Answer

Regular beta blocker therapy

Answer

Sublingual glyceryl trinitrate alone as required

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Short-acting nifedipine capsules as required

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Long-term dual antiplatelet therapy

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No pharmacological therapy is indicated

au-amc MCQ (SBA): Stable angina