"Nicardipine" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A potent calcium channel blockader with marked vasodilator action. It has antihypertensive properties and is effective in the treatment of angina and coronary spasms without showing cardiodepressant effects. It has also been used in the treatment of asthma and enhances the action of specific antineoplastic agents.
| Descriptor ID |
D009529
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D03.383.725.203.510
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1993 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1998 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2009 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Nicardipine" by people in Profiles.
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A novel approach to diagnose reversible cerebral vasoconstriction syndrome: a case series. J Stroke Cerebrovasc Dis. 2015 Jan; 24(1):e31-7.
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High-dose intra-arterial nicardipine results in hypotension following vasospasm treatment in subarachnoid hemorrhage. Neurocrit Care. 2011 Dec; 15(3):400-4.
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Super-selective intra-arterial magnesium sulfate in combination with nicardipine for the treatment of cerebral vasospasm in patients with subarachnoid hemorrhage. Neurocrit Care. 2009; 11(2):190-8.
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Prospective randomized comparison of safety and efficacy of nicardipine and nitroprusside drip for control of hypertension in the neurosurgical intensive care unit. Neurosurgery. 2008 Jul; 63(1):115-20; discussion 120-1.
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Clinical features and management of selected hypertensive emergencies. J Clin Hypertens (Greenwich). 2004 Oct; 6(10):587-92.
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Erythrocyte lysate releases Ca2+ from IP3-sensitive stores and activates Ca(2+)-dependent K+ channels in rat basilar smooth muscle cells. Neurol Res. 1998 Jan; 20(1):23-30.
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Noninvasive assessment of the direct action of oral nifedipine and nicardipine on left ventricular contractile state in patients with systemic hypertension: importance of reflex sympathetic responses. J Am Coll Cardiol. 1993 Mar 15; 21(4):939-49.
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Clinical pharmacology, pharmacokinetics, and hemodynamic effects of nicardipine. Am Heart J. 1990 Feb; 119(2 Pt 2):427-34.