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 ...

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 ...

King Guide: Baaske DM, et al., Stability of nicardipine hydrochloride in intravenous solutions. Am J Health-Syst Pharm. 1996;53:1701–5. Famotidine IV mixture Diluted famotidine injection has ...

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 ...