Patients who take a calcium-channel blocker for high blood pressure and then receive a prescription for clarithromycin, one ...

A new research paper titled "Benidipine calcium channel blocker promotes the death of cigarette smoke-induced senescent cells and improves lung emphysema" has been published in Aging. Smoking is the ...

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 ...

I have found that some patients with depression seem to improve when calcium blockers are discontinued. Are there any data to support this? What would be your preference as a replacement for a calcium ...

What is the best approach for a patient with worsening renal insufficiency and intolerance of ACE inhibitors or angiotensin receptor blockers (ARBs)? —Ann Marchetta, MS, ARNP-C, FNP, Waupaca, Wis.

Calcium channel blockers constitute a class of antihypertensive agents that inhibit voltage-dependent calcium influx in vascular smooth muscle and renal cells. In patients with hypertensive kidney ...

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 ...

Patients on calcium channel blockers (CCBs) had a higher likelihood of glaucoma than their counterparts, according to a population-based, cross-sectional study. Examining data on more than 400,000 ...

A woman with hopes to conceive was diagnosed with severe vasospastic angina (VSA); however, she was able to carry a healthy baby to full term without angina attacks after starting treatment of a ...

A systematic review evaluated the efficacy of calcium channel blockers or alpha blockers for the treatment of urinary stones in nine randomized trials with 693 patients (Lancet. 2006;368:1171-1179).