A Prospective Randomized Study Comparing Nifedipine versus Ritodrine for the Suppression of Preterm Labour
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A Prospective Randomized Study Comparing Nifedipine versus Ritodrine for the Suppression of Preterm Labour
Nifedipine is a dihydropyridine and a calcium channel blocker during the second phase of the action potential of uterine smooth muscle cells, and ritodrine is a ß-sympathomimetic. Objective of Study: To compare the efficacy and side-effects of oral nifedipine to ritodrine in the inhibition of preterm labour. Methodology: Sixty parturients admitted to the Maternity Hospital with preterm labour w...
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عنوان ژورنال: Medical Principles and Practice
سال: 2000
ISSN: 1423-0151,1011-7571
DOI: 10.1159/000054241