"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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| 2003 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Nicardipine" by people in Profiles.
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The vasodilatory effects of hydralazine, nicardipine, nitroglycerin, and fenoldopam in the human umbilical artery. Anesth Analg. 2003 Feb; 96(2):539-44, table of contents.