Why the study?
Does sublingual nifedipine cause hypotension and myocardial injury in patients presenting with severe hypertension?
Population
1 67-year-old woman with poorly controlled hypertension for 2 years, presenting with headache and…
Design
Case_report
Authors
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Supports caution with sublingual nifedipine in hypertensive urgency; case report leaves causal risk open for trials.
Does sublingual nifedipine cause hypotension and myocardial injury in patients presenting with severe hypertension?
Sublingual nifedipine used for hypertensive urgencies can precipitate dangerous hypotension and myocardial injury.
Andrew D. Leavitt (1988) studied this question.
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