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  • noun A medication used for the symptomatic management of stable angina pectoris.

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Examples

  • As a precaution, the researchers showed that they could turn off a cellular pacemaker if it becomes hyperactive with a drug called ivabradine, approved in Europe to slow the heart rate.

    A Pacemaker Without Wires or Batteries Ivan Oransky 2008

  • To date, no medication has been approved in the United States that can reduce heart rate without side effects, although a drug (ivabradine) is being tested, he says.

    PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories 2010

  • To date, no medication has been approved in the United States that can reduce heart rate without side effects, although a drug (ivabradine) is being tested, he says.

    Newswise: Latest News 2010

  • To date, no medication has been approved in the United States that can reduce heart rate without side effects, although a drug (ivabradine) is being tested, he says.

    RedOrbit News - Technology 2010

  • He said: "We now know more lives can be saved and improved simply by adding ivabradine to the treatment."

    HomePage - The Sun 2010

  • Experts yesterday hailed the drug ivabradine as a "significant breakthrough".

    HomePage - The Sun 2010

  • Treatment of angina patients with ivabradine reduces risk of cardiovascular death

    THE MEDICAL NEWS 2009

  • All patients were already on cardiovascular therapy, such as beta blockers, but ivabradine reduced the patients 'risk of hospitalization for heart attacks by 36 per cent.

    CTV News RSS Feed 2008

  • Researchers followed 10,917 patients with heart disease to find out whether ivabradine, a medication that lowers heart-rate, would help prevent events such as heart attacks.

    CTV News RSS Feed 2008

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