Culture and Sensitivity Nondihydropyridine calcium channel blockers (non-DHP CCBs) appear to reduce proteinuria in patients with diabetic kidney disease Nondihydropyridine calcium channel blockers ...

Purpose The literature describing the risk of hypotension in patients receiving concomitant therapy with a calcium-channel blocker (CCB) and a macrolide antibiotic is reviewed. Summary A literature ...

According to researchers from the University of Glasgow (UK), there is sufficient evidence that CCBs of the dihydropyridine type differ from one another to the extent that they cannot be substituted.

The combined endpoint evaluated was the time to event of atrial fibrillation, ventricular arrhythmia, heart failure, myectomy, ICD implant, or sudden cardiac arrest. Patients with hypertrophic ...

A typical pregnancy lasts about 40 weeks. When a woman goes into labor at 37 weeks or earlier, it’s called preterm labor and the baby is said to be premature. Some premature babies need special care ...

Q: I’m a middle-aged woman on blood pressure medication, but recently heard that one type of this medication could raise the risk of pancreatic cancer. What type is that, and if it’s mine, should I ...

Although blood pressure control is considered the main mechanism for preventing the progression of chronic kidney disease (CKD), angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors and angiotensin receptors ...