OBJECTIVE To determine whether the β blocker esmolol reduces coronary artery wall stress more than the short acting dihydropyridine calcium antagonist nicardipine. DESIGN Randomised double blind ...

Nicardipine hydrochloride will be administered by continuous infusion starting at 5 mg/hr, with increases of 2.5 mg/hr as needed every 15 minutes to a maximum of 15 mg/hr. When the target dosage ...

Prior to vasospasm treatment, a guide catheter was positioned in the ICA or vertebral artery proximal to the affected vessels. IA nicardipine was infused at a rate of 15–30 mg/h for a period of 30–180 ...

Purpose. Intravenous antihypertensive agents for the treatment of hypertensive emergencies are reviewed. Summary. An estimated 500,000 people in the United States experience a hypertensive crisis ...

Immediate hemodynamic effects of beta-adrenergic blockade were determined in six normal subjects and 21 hypertensive patients following intravenous administration of propranolol. Arterial pressure was ...