Why the study?
Does oral calcium supplementation improve left ventricular function and systemic arterial compliance in patients with mild to moderate essential hypertension?
Population
12 patients with mild to moderate essential hypertension, aged 49 to 70 years.
Comparison
Oral calcium supplementation added to a dietary… vs Baseline.
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
7 days
Authors
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Calcium supplementation should not yet change practice in hypertension; leaves open whether randomized trials confirm diastolic benefits.
Does oral calcium supplementation improve left ventricular function and systemic arterial compliance in patients with mild to moderate essential hypertension?
Short-term oral calcium supplementation may improve left ventricular diastolic function and systemic arterial compliance in patients with mild to moderate essential hypertension.
Dazai et al. (1996) studied this question.
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