Leg edema with (S)-amlodipine vs conventional amlodipine given in triple therapy for hypertension: a randomized double blind controlled clinical trial

BACKGROUND: Leg edema is a common adverse effect of dihydropyridine Calcium Channel Blockers (CCB) that may need dose reduction or drug withdrawal, adversely affecting the antihypertensive efficacy. Leg edema is reported to occur less often with (S)-amlodipine compared to conventional racemic amlodi...

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Autores principales: Galappatthy, Priyadarshani, Waniganayake, Yasindu C., Sabeer, Mohomad I. M., Wijethunga, Thusitha J., Galappatthy, Gamini K. S., Ekanayaka, Ruvan AI
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2016
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5009502/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27586538
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12872-016-0350-z

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5009502/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27586538
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12872-016-0350-z

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