Pedal edema - Not all dihydropyridine calcium antagonists are created equal

American Journal of Hypertension

Volumn 15, Issue 11, 2002, Pages 1019-1020

  Messerli, Franz H ^a   Grossman, Ehud ^b  

^a OCHSNER CLINIC FOUNDATION   (United States)

^b SHEBA MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMLODIPINE; CALCIUM ANTAGONIST; DIHYDROPYRIDINE; DILTIAZEM; FELODIPINE; ISRADIPINE; LACIDIPINE; LERCANIDIPINE; NIFEDIPINE; VERAPAMIL; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR;

BLOOD PRESSURE REGULATION; CAPILLARY PRESSURE; DRUG EFFICACY; EDITORIAL; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LEG EDEMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VASOCONSTRICTION; VASODILATATION; CHEMICALLY INDUCED DISORDER; EDEMA; HYPERTENSION; MULTICENTER STUDY; NOTE; PERIPHERAL VASCULAR DISEASE;

AMLODIPINE; ANGIOTENSIN-CONVERTING ENZYME INHIBITORS; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKERS; EDEMA; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; MULTICENTER STUDIES; PERIPHERAL VASCULAR DISEASES;

EID: 0036839710     PISSN: 08957061     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0895-7061(02)03087-X     Document Type: Editorial

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