Key result
Calcium channel blockers for hypertension are under close scrutiny due to disturbing safety findings, prompting a review of controversies and current consensus recommendations.
Why the study?
What are the consensus recommendations regarding the safety of calcium channel blockers for hypertension?
What are the consensus recommendations regarding the safety of calcium channel blockers for hypertension?
This review addresses safety controversies surrounding calcium channel blockers in hypertension and offers consensus-based recommendations.
Although the calcium channel blockers have been used to treat hypertension for a number of years, they are now under close scrutiny because of disturbing findings regarding their safety. Drs Kochar and Qurashi sort out the controversies surrounding these widely used drugs and make recommendations based on current consensus.
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Kochar et al. (1997) studied this question. Calcium channel blockers for hypertension are under close scrutiny due to disturbing safety findings, prompting a review of controversies and current consensus recommendations.
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