[Synergism of the anti-angina effect of obzidan and finoptin in patients with effort stenocardia].

The effect of propranolol-finoptin combinations was examined in 27 patients with angina of effort. Repeated exercise testing showed this combination to provide an essential antianginal effect that exceeded a mere sum of individual effects of each of the two drugs taken alone in the same doses. The high anti-anginal effect of the combination is suggestive of a synergy in their antianginal action resulting in a further reduction of myocardial oxygen requirement. Side effects necessitating discontinuation of the drugs were only recorded during the early days of the treatment; therefore, patients should be adequately monitored during the first days of the regular use of this combination.