Actions of Calcium Channel Blockers on Vascular Proteoglycan Synthesis: Relationship to Atherosclerosis
Calcium channel blockers (CCBs) are a widely used group of antihypertensive agents. CCBs are efficacious in the reduction of blood pressure but the extent to which they manifest beneficial effects on cardiovascular disease is variable. Clinical studies indicate that pleiotropic actions make signific...
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Format: | Online |
Language: | English |
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Dove Medical Press
2005
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Online Access: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1993947/ |