Calcium channel blockers are medicines used to lower blood pressure. They stop calcium from entering the cells of the heart and arteries. Calcium makes the heart and arteries squeeze more strongly. By blocking calcium, calcium channel blockers allow blood vessels to relax and open. Some calcium channel blockers also can slow the heart rate.
Dear Dr. Roach: Does taking Norvasc or any calcium channel blocker reduce or destroy the calcium in the bones, eventually causing osteoporosis? — E.G. Answer: No. Calcium channel blockers, like ...
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Science Daily: Calcium channel blockers key to reversing myotonic dystrophy muscle weakness
New research has identified the specific biological mechanism behind the muscle dysfunction found in myotonic dystrophy type 1 (DM1) and further shows that calcium channel blockers can reverse these ...
MedPage Today: New Evidence Links Calcium Channel Blockers to Increased Risk of Glaucoma
Use of calcium channel blockers (CCBs), particularly cardioselective agents, had a modest but statistically significant association with glaucoma, a large meta-analysis showed. Overall, patients with ...
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Calcium channel blockers key to reversing myotonic dystrophy muscle weakness, study finds
News Medical: Calcium channel blockers reverse muscle weakness in animal model of myotonic dystrophy type 1
Calcium channel blockers reverse muscle weakness in animal model of myotonic dystrophy type 1
What Are Calcium Channel Blockers? Calcium makes your heart and blood vessels work harder to pump. Calcium channel blockers work by slowing the movement of calcium into the cells of the heart and ...