New recommendations of the European Society of Cardiology for the management of chronic coronary syndromes: focus on treatment
A brief review of the new recommendations of the European Society of Cardiology on the management of chronic coronary syndromes and the main differences from the previous recommendations of 2013 on the management of stable coronary artery disease are given. There are the main approaches to the optimal medical therapy of various clinical forms of chronic coronary syndromes are considered, taking into account the proven effect on the prognosis, the duration of the disease, the presence of symptoms or their equivalents. Special attention was paid on the treatment of chronic coronary syndromes in the presence of cardiovascular and non - cardiovascular comorbidity: heart failure and left ventricular dysfunction, valvular heart disease, hypertension, diabetes mellitus, chronic kidney disease. The features of the treatment of certain categories of patients: women and the elderly are highlighted.