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Magnitude of and Characteristics Associated With the Treatment of Calcium Channel Blocker–Induced Lower-Extremity Edema With Loop Diuretics

IMPORTANCE: Calcium channel blockers, specifically dihydropyridine calcium channel blockers (DH CCBs, eg, amlodipine), may cause lower-extremity edema. Anecdotal reports suggest this may result in a prescribing cascade, where DH CCB–induced edema is treated with loop diuretics. OBJECTIVE: To assess...

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Autores principales: Vouri, Scott Martin, Jiang, Xinyi, Manini, Todd M., Solberg, Laurence M., Pepine, Carl, Malone, Daniel C., Winterstein, Almut G.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: American Medical Association 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6991233/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31880802
http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2019.18425