Calcium channel blockers

descriptionPublicationkeyboard_double_arrow_right Article 01 Dec 1997 English Publisher:Informa UK LimitedJournal:Postgraduate Medicine, volume 102, pages 127-136 (issn: 0032-5481, eissn: 1941-9260,

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Authors: M S, Kochar; M I, Qurashi;

doi: 10.3810/pgm.1997.12.385

pmid: 9406569

Calcium channel blockers

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Abstract

Although the calcium channel blockers have been used to treat hypertension for a number of years, they are now under close scrutiny because of disturbing findings regarding their safety. Drs Kochar and Qurashi sort out the controversies surrounding these widely used drugs and make recommendations based on current consensus.

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Keywords

Cardiovascular Diseases, Hypertension, Humans, Calcium Channel Blockers, Antihypertensive Agents

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