"Calcium Channel Blockers" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
A class of drugs that act by selective inhibition of calcium influx through cellular membranes.
| Descriptor ID |
D002121
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D27.505.519.562.249 D27.505.954.411.192
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| Concept/Terms |
Calcium Channel Blockers- Calcium Channel Blockers
- Blockers, Calcium Channel
- Channel Blockers, Calcium
- Calcium Channel Antagonists
- Antagonists, Calcium Channel
- Calcium Channel Blocking Drugs
Calcium Antagonists, Exogenous- Calcium Antagonists, Exogenous
- Antagonists, Exogenous Calcium
- Exogenous Calcium Inhibitors
- Exogenous Calcium Antagonists
- Exogenous Calcium Blockaders
- Calcium Blockaders, Exogenous
- Calcium Inhibitors, Exogenous
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1994 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 1995 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1997 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 1998 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1999 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2000 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2001 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2002 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2003 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2006 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2008 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2014 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2016 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2017 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2022 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Calcium Channel Blockers" by people in Profiles.
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The efficacy and safety of cardio-protective therapy in patients with 5-FU (Fluorouracil)-associated coronary vasospasm. PLoS One. 2022; 17(4):e0265767.
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Using Healthcare Databases to Refine Understanding of Exploratory Associations Between Drugs and Progression of Open-Angle Glaucoma. Clin Pharmacol Ther. 2019 10; 106(4):874-883.
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Turtle Flexion Reflex Motor Patterns Show Windup, Mediated Partly by L-type Calcium Channels. Front Neural Circuits. 2017; 11:83.
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Pharmacotherapy of Vasospastic Angina. J Cardiovasc Pharmacol Ther. 2016 09; 21(5):439-51.
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Macroglossia associated with brainstem injury. Neurocrit Care. 2014 Feb; 20(1):106-10.
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Poison control therapy. Am J Nurs. 2009 Dec; 109(12):42-5.
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Drug-induced subacute cutaneous lupus erythematosus: a paradigm for bedside-to-bench patient-oriented translational clinical investigation. Arch Dermatol Res. 2009 Jan; 301(1):65-70.
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Calcium, cyclic AMP, and MAP kinases: dysregulation in polycystic kidney disease. Kidney Int. 2008 Feb; 73(3):251-3.
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Antihypertensive medications and the risk of incident type 2 diabetes: response to Taylor et al. Diabetes Care. 2006 Oct; 29(10):2334; author reply 2334-5.
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Clinical events in high-risk hypertensive patients randomly assigned to calcium channel blocker versus angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor in the antihypertensive and lipid-lowering treatment to prevent heart attack trial. Hypertension. 2006 Sep; 48(3):374-84.