Are there differences in the effects of long-acting calcium antagonists on ambulatory blood pressure? Extended-release nisoldipine versus amlodipine as a model

Blood Pressure Monitoring

Volumn 3, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 267-272

  Punzi, Henry A ^a,g   Noveck, Robert ^b   Weiss, Robert J ^c   Graf, Ronald ^d   Ruff, Dennis A ^e   Hutchinson, Howard G ^e   White, William B ^f  

^a Trinity Hypertension Research Center   (United States)

^b General Clinical Research Center New Orleans   (United States)

^c Androscoggin Cardiology Associates   (United States)

^d Healthcare Discoveries ^*

^e ASTRAZENECA   (United Kingdom)

^f UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^g Punzi Medical Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Ambulatory blood pressure monitoring; Amlodipine; Hypertension; Nisoldipine

Indexed keywords

AMLODIPINE; AMLODIPINE BESYLATE; CALCIUM ANTAGONIST; NISOLDIPINE;

ADULT; AGED; AMBULATORY MONITORING; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE MONITORING; BLOOD PRESSURE REGULATION; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; EDEMA; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SUSTAINED RELEASE PREPARATION; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; URINE RETENTION;

EID: 0031797511     PISSN: 13595237     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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