Meta-analysis suggests that calcium channel blockers can be effective in preventing peripheral arterial disease in patients with hypertension. CHICAGO — Calcium channel blockers (CCBs) may be ...

Can you suggest an alternative to use of a calcium channel blocker (CCB) in a male patient who is 82 years old? He is currently taking amlodipine once daily and is experiencing moderate peripheral ...

What Are Calcium Channel Blockers? Calcium makes your heart and blood vessels work harder to pump. Calcium channel blockers work by slowing the movement of calcium into the cells of the heart and ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . GLP-1 receptor agonists and fenofibrate medications significantly reduced the risk for developing diabetic ...

Amlodipine (as besylate) 5 mg, valsartan 160 mg; tabs. Exforge combines two antihypertensive drugs that have complementary mechanisms of action: amlodipine, a calcium (Ca+) channel blocker, and ...

When you have atrial fibrillation, the two upper chambers of your heart (atria) don't beat in sync with the two lower chambers (ventricles). This makes your heart beat out of rhythm and sometimes very ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Calcium channel blockers that are often prescribed to older adults with hypertension can cause peripheral edema, ...

An atomic level analysis has revealed how two classes of calcium channel blockers, widely prescribed for heart disease patients, produce separate therapeutic effects through their actions at different ...

Because many hypertensive patients require multiple drugs to control blood pressure (BP), the relative effectiveness of drug combinations is of interest. In the ACCOMPLISH trial, researchers pitted an ...

New research has identified the specific biological mechanism behind the muscle dysfunction found in myotonic dystrophy type 1 (DM1) and further shows that calcium channel blockers can reverse these ...