"Felodipine" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A dihydropyridine calcium antagonist with positive inotropic effects. It lowers blood pressure by reducing peripheral vascular resistance through a highly selective action on smooth muscle in arteriolar resistance vessels.
| Descriptor ID |
D015736
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D03.383.725.203.250
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| 1998 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Felodipine" by people in Profiles.
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Hoglund C, Hutchinson HG. A comparison of nisoldipine coat-core and felodipine in the treatment of mild-to-moderate hypertension. Int J Clin Pract. 1998 Jun; 52(4):221-5.
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Gradman AH, Cutler NR, Davis PJ, Robbins JA, Weiss RJ, Wood BC, Michelson EL. Long-term efficacy, tolerability, and safety of the combination of enalapril and felodipine ER in the treatment of hypertension. Enalapril-Felodipine ER Factorial Study Group. Clin Ther. 1998 May-Jun; 20(3):527-38.