Cardiovascular effects of melatonin in hypertensive patients well controlled by nifedipine: A 24-hour study

British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology

Volumn 49, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 423-427

  Lusardi, Paola ^a,b   Piazza, Elena ^a   Fogari, Roberto ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PAVIA   (Italy)

^b NONE   (Italy)

Author keywords

ABPM; Hypertensives; Melatonin; Nifedipine

Indexed keywords

ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; MELATONIN; NIFEDIPINE;

ADULT; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE; BLOOD PRESSURE MONITORING; CARDIOVASCULAR RESPONSE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; ESSENTIAL HYPERTENSION; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE;

ADULT; AGED; BLOOD PRESSURE; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKERS; CROSS-OVER STUDIES; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; DRUG INTERACTIONS; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; MALE; MELATONIN; MIDDLE AGED; NIFEDIPINE;

EID: 0034010486     PISSN: 03065251     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2125.2000.00195.x     Document Type: Article

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