Does nicardipine improve effectiveness compared to nitroglycerin in patients with hypertensive acute heart failure syndrome?
Objective: Nitroglycerin is a first-line treatment for hypertensive acute heart failure syndrome (AHFS). However, nicardipine is frequently used to treat hypertensive emergencies, including AHFS. In this study, we compared the effectiveness of nicardipine and nitroglycerin in patients with hypertensive AHFS.
Koroki et al. (Sat,) studied this question.