Therapeutic approach to patients complaining of high blood pressure in a cardiological emergency room

Arquivos Brasileiros de Cardiologia

Volumn 72, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 324-326

  Gus, Miguel ^a   Andrighetto, André G ^a   Balle, Vanessa R ^a   Pilla, Marco B ^a  

^a INSTITUTO DE CARDIOLOGIA DO RIO GRANDE DO SUL   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Hypertensive emergency and pseudoemergency; Nifedipine

Indexed keywords

NIFEDIPINE;

ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG INDICATION; DRUG SAFETY; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FETUS DISTRESS; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; HYPOTENSION; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRESCRIPTION; SUBLINGUAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION;

ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENTS; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKERS; CAPTOPRIL; CORONARY CARE UNITS; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NIFEDIPINE;

EID: 0032777012     PISSN: 0066782X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0066-782X1999000300005     Document Type: Article

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