Is verapamil-sustained release-based treatment strategy equivalent to atenolol-based treatment strategy at reducing cardiovascular events in patients with prior myocardial infarction : an INternational VErapamil SR-Trandolapril ( INVEST ) substudy?
In hypertensive patients with prior MI, a verapamil-SR-based strategy was equivalent to a beta-blocker-based strategy for blood pressure control and prevention of cardiovascular events, with greater subjective feeling of well-being and a trend toward lower incidence of angina pectoris and stroke in the verapamil-SR-based group.
The authors propose that the incidence of synovial cysts may be more common than recognized in the elderly and suggest that preoperative diagnosis may help limit the extent of the surgical approach.