[Calcium channel blocker and cardiac hypertrophy]. 2005

Toshihiro Takeda, and Kinya Otsu, and Masatsugu Hori
Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine.

Calcium channel blockers are commonly treated to the patients with hypertension. Epidemiological studies suggest that cardiac hypertrophy is an independent risk factor for cardiac morbidity and mortality from cardiovascular disease. Long-acting calcium channel blockers, but not short-acting calcium channel blockers had moderately beneficial and statistically indistinguishable effects on regression of LV hypertrophy. Japanese Society of Hypertension Guidelines for the Management of Hypertension (JSH 2004) recommended to treat A II receptor blockers, ACE inhibitors or calcium channel blockers against the hypertensive patients with cardiac hypertrophy. Further studies will be necessary to elucidate the detailed molecular mechanism how calcium channel blockers reduce cardiac hypertrophy.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D002121 Calcium Channel Blockers A class of drugs that act by selective inhibition of calcium influx through cellular membranes. Calcium Antagonists, Exogenous,Calcium Blockaders, Exogenous,Calcium Channel Antagonist,Calcium Channel Blocker,Calcium Channel Blocking Drug,Calcium Inhibitors, Exogenous,Channel Blockers, Calcium,Exogenous Calcium Blockader,Exogenous Calcium Inhibitor,Calcium Channel Antagonists,Calcium Channel Blocking Drugs,Exogenous Calcium Antagonists,Exogenous Calcium Blockaders,Exogenous Calcium Inhibitors,Antagonist, Calcium Channel,Antagonists, Calcium Channel,Antagonists, Exogenous Calcium,Blockader, Exogenous Calcium,Blocker, Calcium Channel,Blockers, Calcium Channel,Calcium Blockader, Exogenous,Calcium Inhibitor, Exogenous,Channel Antagonist, Calcium,Channel Blocker, Calcium,Inhibitor, Exogenous Calcium
D006332 Cardiomegaly Enlargement of the HEART, usually indicated by a cardiothoracic ratio above 0.50. Heart enlargement may involve the right, the left, or both HEART VENTRICLES or HEART ATRIA. Cardiomegaly is a nonspecific symptom seen in patients with chronic systolic heart failure (HEART FAILURE) or several forms of CARDIOMYOPATHIES. Cardiac Hypertrophy,Enlarged Heart,Heart Hypertrophy,Heart Enlargement,Cardiac Hypertrophies,Enlargement, Heart,Heart Hypertrophies,Heart, Enlarged,Hypertrophies, Cardiac,Hypertrophies, Heart,Hypertrophy, Cardiac,Hypertrophy, Heart
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000818 Animals Unicellular or multicellular, heterotrophic organisms, that have sensation and the power of voluntary movement. Under the older five kingdom paradigm, Animalia was one of the kingdoms. Under the modern three domain model, Animalia represents one of the many groups in the domain EUKARYOTA. Animal,Metazoa,Animalia

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