Abstract
Since the introduction of calcium antagonists over two decades ago, attention has focused on their beneficial effects in the management of symptomatic coronary artery disease, and on their ability to lower blood pressure. During the past decade, it has become apparent that this class of drugs also has beneficial effects on the kidney (1-4). The purpose of this brief review is to consider the potential salutary therapeutic applications of calcium antagonists on renal hemodynamics and on renal excretory function.
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Epstein, M. (1993). Calcium Antagonists and the Kidney: Implications for Renal Protection. In: Godfraind, T., Paoletti, R., Govoni, S., Vanhoutte, P.M. (eds) Calcium Antagonists. Medical Science Symposia Series, vol 3. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-1725-8_45
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