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Q&A: Experts share 5 things to consider before you stop taking blood pressure meds

If you are thinking about stopping taking blood pressure medication, there are some important facts to know. Two experts ...
MedPage Today

New Evidence Links Calcium Channel Blockers to Increased Risk of Glaucoma

Use of calcium channel blockers (CCBs), particularly cardioselective agents, had a modest but statistically significant association with glaucoma, a large meta-analysis showed. Overall, patients with ...
Nature

Brain-penetrant calcium channel blockers are associated with a reduced incidence of neuropsychiatric disorders

Calcium channel blockers (CCBs) differ in their ability to penetrate into the brain. Pharmacoepidemiological studies suggest that CCBs as a class may have beneficial effects on the risks and outcomes ...
Nature

Efficacy of renin-angiotensin system inhibitors, calcium channel blockers, and diuretics in hypertensive patients with diabetes: subgroup analysis based on albuminuria in a ...

This SR followed the reporting guidelines in the Preferred Reporting Items for SRs and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) statement [18]. The SR protocol was registered with PROSPERO (CRD42024545959) and is ...
Science Daily

Calcium channel blockers key to reversing myotonic dystrophy muscle weakness

New research has identified the specific biological mechanism behind the muscle dysfunction found in myotonic dystrophy type 1 (DM1) and further shows that calcium channel blockers can reverse these ...