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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Discovery and Development of Calcium Channel Blockers
Frontiers in Pharmacology, 2017 In the mid 1960s, experimental work on molecules under screening as coronary dilators allowed the discovery of the mechanism of calcium entry blockade by drugs later named calcium channel blockers. This paper summarizes scientific research on these small
Théophile Godfraind
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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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The risk of second primary malignancies in colorectal cancer patients using calcium channel blockers [PDF]
Scientific Reports, 2023 Calcium channel blockers are among the most commonly used agents in the treatment of cardiovascular diseases. There are several known side-effects associated with their long-term use, whereas other potential adverse effects are yet to be proven.
Jana Halámková +13 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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Calcium-Channel Blockers: An Alternative Therapy to Beta-Blockers for Myocardial Infarction? [PDF]
JACC Asia, 2023 Hao K, Yasuda S.
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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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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 ...
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