Calcium channel blockers (CCBs) have several actions that might prevent acute tubular necrosis after renal transplantation and thereby reduce the likelihood of delayed graft function (DGF). This ...

A systematic review evaluated the efficacy of calcium channel blockers or alpha blockers for the treatment of urinary stones in nine randomized trials with 693 patients (Lancet. 2006;368:1171-1179).

When you have atrial fibrillation, the two upper chambers of your heart (atria) don't beat in sync with the two lower chambers (ventricles). This makes your heart beat out of rhythm and sometimes very ...

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Older adults on blood pressure drugs known as calcium channel blockers could suffer dangerous drops in blood pressure if they are given certain antibiotics, according to a ...

Praxis Precision Medicines' ulixacaltamide (PRAX-944) is a potent and selective small molecule T-type Ca2+ channel blocker being developed for the potential treatment of essential tremor. ET is a ...

New research has identified the specific biological mechanism behind the muscle dysfunction found in myotonic dystrophy type 1 (DM1) and further shows that calcium channel blockers can reverse these ...

A new study compared the effects of renin-angiotensin-system inhibitor and calcium channel blocker therapy on the risks for kidney replacement therapy, major cardiovascular events, and death among ...