Calcium channel blockers and congestive heart failure.
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Calcium channel blockers in heart failure.
A considerable effort has been made in the last 15 years to evaluate the safety and efficacy of calcium channel blockers (CCBs) in the treatment of patients with chronic congestive heart failure (CHF). Available studies have provided strong evidence for a potential detrimental effect of the first-generation calcium antagonists in patients with CHF, indicating the need for great caution when the...
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عنوان ژورنال: Circulation
سال: 1991
ISSN: 0009-7322,1524-4539
DOI: 10.1161/01.cir.83.1.336