calcium channel blocker
noun
: any of a class of drugs (such as verapamil) that prevent or slow the influx of calcium ions into smooth muscle cells and are used especially to treat some forms of angina pectoris and some cardiac arrhythmias
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Magnesium can act like a natural calcium channel blocker and potentially affect blood pressure.
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Alex Yampolsky, Verywell Health, 28 Oct. 2024
Cardiologists may also recommend drugs to restore a more normal heartbeat, including beta blockers or calcium channel blockers, which work by lowering the heart’s pumping rate and giving the cardiac muscles a bit of a biological break.
—Lori Oliwenstein, TIME, 12 Sep. 2024
The same beta blockers and calcium channel blockers used to treat arrhythmias can also be used to slow the heart enough to allow the left ventricle to fill to the best of its ability.
—Lori Oliwenstein, TIME, 12 Sep. 2024
Instead, they are used after ACE inhibitors, angiotensin receptor blockers (ARBs), and calcium channel blockers (CCBs).
—Ayesha Gulzar, Verywell Health, 18 July 2024
Common blood pressure medications, like calcium channel blockers, beta-blockers and diuretics, can have effects such as increasing the likelihood of dehydration and electrolyte imbalances during extreme heat.
—Katia Hetter, CNN, 21 June 2024
For example, people who take certain over-the-counter pain medicines called nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs may experience an increase in blood pressure, which doctors may misdiagnose as a new ailment and prescribe calcium channel blockers as a treatment.
—Knvul Sheikh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 May 2024
Certain Medications Some blood pressure drugs, like calcium channel blockers, increase fluid retention.
—Amanda Gardner, Health, 28 Nov. 2023
Certain medicines, such as calcium channel blockers, help treat lesions during a chilblains flare.6
Frostbite is another cause of blackening fingertips due to cold weather.
—Amanda MacMillan, Health, 28 July 2023
Alex Yampolsky, Verywell Health, 28 Oct. 2024
Cardiologists may also recommend drugs to restore a more normal heartbeat, including beta blockers or calcium channel blockers, which work by lowering the heart’s pumping rate and giving the cardiac muscles a bit of a biological break.
—Lori Oliwenstein, TIME, 12 Sep. 2024
The same beta blockers and calcium channel blockers used to treat arrhythmias can also be used to slow the heart enough to allow the left ventricle to fill to the best of its ability.
—Lori Oliwenstein, TIME, 12 Sep. 2024
Instead, they are used after ACE inhibitors, angiotensin receptor blockers (ARBs), and calcium channel blockers (CCBs).
—Ayesha Gulzar, Verywell Health, 18 July 2024
Common blood pressure medications, like calcium channel blockers, beta-blockers and diuretics, can have effects such as increasing the likelihood of dehydration and electrolyte imbalances during extreme heat.
—Katia Hetter, CNN, 21 June 2024
For example, people who take certain over-the-counter pain medicines called nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs may experience an increase in blood pressure, which doctors may misdiagnose as a new ailment and prescribe calcium channel blockers as a treatment.
—Knvul Sheikh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 May 2024
Certain Medications Some blood pressure drugs, like calcium channel blockers, increase fluid retention.
—Amanda Gardner, Health, 28 Nov. 2023
Certain medicines, such as calcium channel blockers, help treat lesions during a chilblains flare.6
Frostbite is another cause of blackening fingertips due to cold weather.
—Amanda MacMillan, Health, 28 July 2023
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