Calcium antagonists in clinical medicine /
Murray Epstein.
- Philadelphia : Hanley & Belfus, c1992.
- viii, 438 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Contents;
1. Biochemical and pharmacological differences among calcium antagonists: Clinical implications 2. Calcium function in vascular smooth muscle and its relationship to hypertension 3. Pharmacokinetics of calcium antagonists: Implications for therapy 4. Hemodynamic effects of calcium antagonists in hypertension 5. Arterial compliance and effect of calcium antagonists 6. Vascular and myocardial responses to calcium antagonists: Implications for hypertension and congestive heart failure 7. Cardiac effects of calcium antagonists in hypertension 8. Vasoprotective effects of calcium antagonists in experimental models of Ischemia 9. Pharmacotherapy of myocardial infraction: Current perspectives 10. The antiarrhythmic effects of calcium antagonists 11. Calcium antagonists in the management of hypertension 12. Calcium antagonist and the gastrointestinal tract: Implications for therapy etc.