"Felodipine" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A dihydropyridine calcium antagonist with positive inotropic effects. It lowers blood pressure by reducing peripheral vascular resistance through a highly selective action on smooth muscle in arteriolar resistance vessels.
| Descriptor ID |
D015736
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D03.383.725.203.250
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| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Felodipine" by people in Profiles.
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Effect of heating rate and kinetic model selection on activation energy of nonisothermal crystallization of amorphous felodipine. J Pharm Sci. 2014 Dec; 103(12):3950-3957.
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Adherence to calcium channel blocker therapy in older adults: a comparison of amlodipine and felodipine. J Int Med Res. 2004 May-Jun; 32(3):233-9.
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One-year study of felodipine or placebo for stage 1 isolated systolic hypertension. Hypertension. 2001 Nov; 38(5):1118-23.
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Comparison of two strategies for intensifying antihypertensive treatment: low-dose combination (enalapril + felodipine ER) versus increased dose of monotherapy (enalapril). LEVEL (Lexxel vs Enalapril) Study Group. Am J Hypertens. 1999 Jul; 12(7):691-6.
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Class differences in the effects of calcium channel blockers in the rat remnant kidney model. Kidney Int. 1999 May; 55(5):1849-60.