- Thiazepines
Thiazepines are a substituted
thiepins , with anitrogen replacing acarbon in the seven-memberedheterocyclic compound ."Benzothiapines" (such as
diltiazem ) have a singlebenzene attached to the ring, while "dibenzothiazepines" have two.
* Diltiazem, a benzothiazepine, is intermediate in properties between verapamil and the dihydropyridines.
* Diltiazem is used to treat variant (Prinzmetal's) angina, either naturally occurring or drug-induced and stable angina.External links
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