Monthly Prescribing Reference3y
Nifedipine Ext-rel
Calcium channel blocker (CCB) (dihydropyridine). Nifedipine inhibits the transmembrane influx of calcium ions into vascular smooth muscle and cardiac muscle. The reduction in calcium influx causes ...
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Cardizem Cd
Calcium channel blocker (CCB ... influx of calcium ions during membrane depolarization of cardiac and vascular smooth muscle. Diltiazem has been shown to increase exercise tolerance, probably ...
Baylor College of Medicine5y
Xander Wehrens Lab
Proper contraction and relaxation of the heart depends on the coordinated flux of calcium ions in and out of individual cardiac muscle cells ... molecule inhibitors of the RyR2 calcium release channel ...
Risk of cardiac death and heart failure Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, suggesting the possibility of treatment of SGLT2 inhibitors
A study found that SGLT2 inhibitors, a hypoglycemic agent, are effective in 'hypertensive cardiomyopathy', a disease in which ...