Amlodipine

"Amlodipine" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

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A long-acting dihydropyridine calcium channel blocker. It is effective in the treatment of ANGINA PECTORIS and HYPERTENSION.

Descriptor ID	D017311
MeSH Number(s)	D03.383.725.203.065
Concept/Terms	Amlodipine Amlodipine Amlodipine, (+-)-Isomer Amlodipine, (+-)-Isomer Amlodipine Besylate Amlodipine Besylate Amlodipine, (+-)-Isomer, Maleate (1:1) Amlodipine, (+-)-Isomer, Maleate (1:1) Amlodipine, (S)-Isomer, Maleate (1:1) Amlodipine, (S)-Isomer, Maleate (1:1) Amlodis Amlodis Astudal Astudal Norvasc Norvasc Istin Amlor Amlodipine Maleate Amlodipine Maleate Amlodipine Maleate (1:1) Amlodipine, (R)-Isomer Amlodipine, (R)-Isomer

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Chemicals and Drugs [D]
Heterocyclic Compounds [D03]
Heterocyclic Compounds, 1-Ring [D03.383]
Pyridines [D03.383.725]
Dihydropyridines [D03.383.725.203]
Amlodipine [D03.383.725.203.065]

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Bar chart showing 12 publications over 10 distinct years, with a maximum of 3 publications in 2001

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
1999	1	0	1
2001	3	0	3
2003	1	0	1
2004	1	0	1
2005	0	1	1
2006	1	0	1
2007	0	1	1
2008	0	1	1
2011	1	0	1
2018	1	0	1

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Juraschek SP, Appel LJ, Miller ER, Mukamal KJ, Lipsitz LA. Hypertension Treatment Effects on Orthostatic Hypotension and Its Relationship With Cardiovascular Disease. Hypertension. 2018 10; 72(4):986-993.

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Say EA, Shields CL, Bianciotto C, Shields JA. Chronic conjunctival chemosis from amlodipine besylate (Norvasc). Cornea. 2011 May; 30(5):604-7.

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Weintraub WS, Spertus JA, Kolm P, Maron DJ, Zhang Z, Jurkovitz C, Zhang W, Hartigan PM, Lewis C, Veledar E, Bowen J, Dunbar SB, Deaton C, Kaufman S, O'Rourke RA, Goeree R, Barnett PG, Teo KK, Boden WE, Mancini GB. Effect of PCI on quality of life in patients with stable coronary disease. N Engl J Med. 2008 Aug 14; 359(7):677-87.

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Pedersen OL, Mancia G, Pickering T, H?egholm A, Julius S, Kjeldsen SE, Nielsen ES, Refsgaard J, Weber M. Ambulatory blood pressure monitoring after 1 year on valsartan or amlodipine-based treatment: a VALUE substudy. J Hypertens. 2007 Mar; 25(3):707-12.

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Thornley-Brown D, Wang X, Wright JT, Randall OS, Miller ER, Lash JP, Gassman J, Contreras G, Appel LJ, Agodoa LY, Cheek D. Differing effects of antihypertensive drugs on the incidence of diabetes mellitus among patients with hypertensive kidney disease. Arch Intern Med. 2006 Apr 10; 166(7):797-805.

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Contreras G, Greene T, Agodoa LY, Cheek D, Junco G, Dowie D, Lash J, Lipkowitz M, Miller ER, Ojo A, Sika M, Wilkening B, Toto RD. Blood pressure control, drug therapy, and kidney disease. Hypertension. 2005 Jul; 46(1):44-50.

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Kahn MB, Boesze-Battaglia K, Stepp DW, Petrov A, Huang Y, Mason RP, Tulenko TN. Influence of serum cholesterol on atherogenesis and intimal hyperplasia after angioplasty: inhibition by amlodipine. Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol. 2005 Feb; 288(2):H591-600.

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Pepine CJ, Cooper-DeHoff RM, Weiss RJ, Koren M, Bittar N, Thadani U, Minkwitz MC, Michelson EL, Hutchinson HG. Comparison of effects of nisoldipine-extended release and amlodipine in patients with systemic hypertension and chronic stable angina pectoris. Am J Cardiol. 2003 Feb 01; 91(3):274-9.

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Agodoa LY, Appel L, Bakris GL, Beck G, Bourgoignie J, Briggs JP, Charleston J, Cheek D, Cleveland W, Douglas JG, Douglas M, Dowie D, Faulkner M, Gabriel A, Gassman J, Greene T, Hall Y, Hebert L, Hiremath L, Jamerson K, Johnson CJ, Kopple J, Kusek J, Lash J, Lea J, Lewis JB, Lipkowitz M, Massry S, Middleton J, Miller ER, Norris K, O'Connor D, Ojo A, Phillips RA, Pogue V, Rahman M, Randall OS, Rostand S, Schulman G, Smith W, Thornley-Brown D, Tisher CC, Toto RD, Wright JT, Xu S. Effect of ramipril vs amlodipine on renal outcomes in hypertensive nephrosclerosis: a randomized controlled trial. JAMA. 2001 Jun 06; 285(21):2719-28.

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Kloner RA, Weinberger M, Pool JL, Chrysant SG, Prasad R, Harris SM, Zyczynski TM, Leidy NK, Michelson EL. Comparative effects of candesartan cilexetil and amlodipine in patients with mild systemic hypertension. Comparison of Candesartan and Amlodipine for Safety, Tolerability and Efficacy (CASTLE) Study Investigators. Am J Cardiol. 2001 Mar 15; 87(6):727-31.

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