calcium channel antagonists under fire

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Posted by annemarie (212.238.33.13) on September 23, 2000 at 14:34:57:

Last week's TIME brought an attack on calcium channel antagonists (like VERAPAMIL).

Most people take them to lower blood pressure and prevent fatal heart attacks. At an international congress in Amsterdam experts told that there were more heart attacks among users of c.ch.antagonists than among users of other sorts of heart/bp medication.

Now this is about heart diseases. CH-ers use c.ch.ants
for something else and the article didn't say in so many words that the c.ch.ants CAUSED the heart attacks.

But we might expect some reluctance in doctors to prescribe this medication.

Does anybody else have any more information? Ueli? BobP?

Walk in beauty, annemarie

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Have to say it again, I think annemarie 04:59:29 09/24/00 (2)
- I understood... Simon 16:00:52 09/24/00 (0)
- Good Point Jack 15:03:35 09/24/00 (0)
verap.... Lee Moore 00:54:20 09/24/00 (0)
Ace inhibitors Kat 21:09:36 09/23/00 (10)
- BP/CH Bennie Sue 21:30:17 09/23/00 (9)
  - Vasoconstrictors Bob P 22:27:22 09/23/00 (8)
    - Question Rocky B 02:55:33 04/17/01 (0)
    - More confusion Ueli 22:16:47 09/24/00 (0)
    - Confusion Miguel 02:42:23 09/24/00 (1)
      - I'm the one probably confused. Charlie 02:59:03 09/24/00 (0)
    - Vaso-constrictors Charlie 22:58:34 09/23/00 (3)
      - My point exactly Bob P 11:14:02 09/24/00 (2)
        
        How Many Freeking Times Do I Have To Tell You This Jack 15:11:13 09/24/00 (1)
        
        Constriction, then dialation... Q 23:33:01 09/24/00 (0)
Indications - Contra-indications Miguel 20:37:06 09/23/00 (3)
- I know that, but... annemarie 04:54:59 09/24/00 (2)
  - Thanks annemarie Ted 10:53:48 09/24/00 (0)
  - Speculations Miguel 09:21:29 09/24/00 (0)
Verapamil Diane 20:24:50 09/23/00 (3)
- low BP annemarie 19:01:47 09/24/00 (1)
  - Re: Low BP Frank 22:16:38 09/24/00 (0)
- Re: Verapamil Frank 17:52:52 09/24/00 (0)
An Old Story Jack 15:05:17 09/23/00 (4)
- cancer from verap? jonny 17:19:01 09/23/00 (1)
  - There actually was a study that made that claim Jack 14:57:12 09/24/00 (0)
- Exactly what I would say...thanks Jack nt Riccardo 15:28:05 09/23/00 (1)
  - Great Minds Think Alike Jack 16:43:22 09/23/00 (0)

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