Dear Dr. Roach: Does taking Norvasc or any calcium channel blocker reduce or destroy the calcium in the bones, eventually causing osteoporosis? — E.G. Answer: No. Calcium channel blockers, like ...

February 6, 2008 — Results of a large case-control study suggest that current use of calcium-channel blockers, but not other antihypertensive agents, is associated with a significantly reduced risk ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Beta-blockers more effectively reduce risk for death or hospitalization in people with HFpEF compared with ...

Ibutilide is the only Food and Drug Administration-approved intravenous drug for the rapid termination of atrial fibrillation and flutter. Its mechanism of action is undecided. The drug has been ...

Dear Dr. Roach: My doctor put me on Norvasc 10 mg to keep my blood pressure normal. Since Norvasc is a calcium-channel-blocking medicine, can I still take my calcium and vitamin D-3 supplements? I was ...

Lower fasting blood glucose levels may be linked to calcium channel blocker use, in particular with verapamil, in patients with diabetes, according to study findings published in Diabetes Research and ...

An atomic level analysis has revealed how two classes of calcium channel blockers, widely prescribed for heart disease patients, produce separate therapeutic effects through their actions at different ...

NEW YORK, July 31 (Praxis Press) Cardiovascular outcomes have not been compared in hypertensive patients treated with calcium channel blockers and in patients treated with older drugs. Hansson and ...

Meta-analysis suggests that calcium channel blockers can be effective in preventing peripheral arterial disease in patients with hypertension. CHICAGO — Calcium channel blockers (CCBs) may be ...

In animal studies, scientists at Johns Hopkins have developed what is believed to be the first successful gene therapy that mimics the action of calcium channel blockers, agents widely used in the ...

A 34-year-old nondiabetic woman with hypertension and renal failure ingested 12 extended-release tablets containing 2.5 mg of amlodipine each. Hypotension and bradycardia developed. Because of her ...