Oestrogen as a calcium channel blocker [PDF]
European Heart Journal, 1996 This paper reviews the evidence for calcium-antagonist properties of oestrogen which may offer long-term protective effects on the cardiovascular system in postmenopausal women. Oestrogen has already been shown to have a beneficial effect on cholesterol metabolism and deposition, thereby inhibiting the formation of atherosclerotic plaque and coronary ...
P, Collins, C M, Beale, G M, Rosano
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Comparison of non-dihydropyridine calcium channel blockers with beta blockers as treatment for atrial fibrillation: protocol for a systematic review with meta-analysis [PDF]
Systematic ReviewsBackground Heart rate control is one of the cornerstones of atrial fibrillation (AF) management and is recommended in all AF patients, even as background therapy for rhythm control.
Tim Koldenhof +5 more
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Telangiectasia Macularis Multiplex Acquisita and its Potential Association with Calcium Channel Blockers: A Retrospective Study of 46 Chinese Patients [PDF]
Acta Dermato-VenereologicaTelangiectasia macularis multiplex acquisita is an acquired cutaneous telangiectasis of unknown aetiology, and it lacks both effective and cost-efficient treatment.
Tian Chen +6 more
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Are calcium channel blockers related to lung cancer? [PDF]
Drug Target Insights, 2023 Background: Calcium channel blocker (CCB) is a common antihypertensive agent for the treatment of hypertension. There are inconsistent data of an association of CCB and lung cancer in the literature.
Ratchanon Rattanathanoo +5 more
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The Evolving Role of Calcium Channel Blockers in Hypertension Management: Pharmacological and Clinical Considerations [PDF]
Current Issues in Molecular BiologyWorldwide, hypertension is the leading risk factor for cardiovascular disease and death. An estimated 122 million people, per the American Heart Association in 2023, have been diagnosed with this common condition.
Kamryn E. Jones +11 more
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Voltage‐Gated Calcium Channel Blockers: Preclinical Insights, Clinical Applications, and Emerging Therapeutic Advances [PDF]
Alzheimers DementKalra N.
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Calcium channel blockers- Induced iatrogenic gingival hyperplasia: Case series
Journal of Pharmacy and Bioallied Sciences, 2023 Hypertension rightfully termed as “Silent killer” is associated with increase in morbidity and mortality when left untreated. Calcium channel blockers are the most commonly prescribed first-line anti-hypertensive drugs in India.
G Agnes Golda Priyadarshini +4 more
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The role of calcium channel blockers in wound healing [PDF]
Iranian Journal of Basic Medical Sciences, 2018 Wound healing is a natural response to restore the injured tissue to normal. Wound healing is also complicated process involving different cellular, molecular and biochemical mechanisms and various types of cytokines and growth factors.
Hoda Mojiri-Forushani
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Renoprotective effect of calcium channel blockers [PDF]
Srpski Arhiv za Celokupno Lekarstvo, 2009 The advancing chronic renal failure is at most the consequence of secondary haemodynamic and metabolic factors as intraglomerular hypertension and glomerular hypertrophy.
Dimković Nada, Dimković Siniša
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Antihypertensive Drug Use and the Risk of Depression: A Systematic Review and Network Meta-analysis
Frontiers in Pharmacology, 2021 Background: Although numerous cohort studies have reported an association between antihypertensives use and depression, the exact effect of antihypertensives on depression remains unclear.Objective: To clarify the association between antihypertensives ...
Ying Li +5 more
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