Isradipine for treatment of acute hypertension in hospitalized children and adolescents

Journal of Clinical Hypertension

Volumn 12, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 850-855

  Miyashita, Yosuke ^a   Peterson, Do ^b   Rees, Jane M ^c   Flynn, Joseph T ^d  

^a CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

^b GROUP HEALTH RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c Maternal and Child Health   (United States)

^d Pediatric Hypertension Program   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HYDRALAZINE; ISRADIPINE;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE THERAPY; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONFUSION; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; DIZZINESS; DRUG CAPSULE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG FORMULATION; DRUG SAFETY; FEMALE; FLUSHING; GROUPS BY AGE; HEADACHE; HEART BEAT; HEART DISEASE; HEART PALPITATION; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; HYPOTENSION; INFANT; IRRITABILITY; KIDNEY DISEASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALIGNANT NEOPLASTIC DISEASE; MEAN ARTERIAL PRESSURE; NAUSEA; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; PREVENTRICULAR CONTRACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRURITUS; PULSE RATE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SIDE EFFECT; SUSPENSION; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; THORAX PAIN; VOMITING;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADOLESCENT; AGE FACTORS; BLOOD PRESSURE; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKERS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; INFANT; ISRADIPINE; KIDNEY DISEASES; MALE; NEOPLASMS; NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; TRANSPLANTATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 78249265347     PISSN: 15246175     EISSN: 17517176     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1751-7176.2010.00347.x     Document Type: Article

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