Calcium Channel Blockers

"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.

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A class of drugs that act by selective inhibition of calcium influx through cellular membranes.

Descriptor ID	D002121
MeSH Number(s)	D27.505.519.562.249 D27.505.954.411.192
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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Chemicals and Drugs [D]
Chemical Actions and Uses [D27]
Pharmacologic Actions [D27.505]
Molecular Mechanisms of Pharmacological Action [D27.505.519]
Membrane Transport Modulators [D27.505.519.562]
Calcium Channel Blockers [D27.505.519.562.249]
Therapeutic Uses [D27.505.954]
Cardiovascular Agents [D27.505.954.411]
Calcium Channel Blockers [D27.505.954.411.192]

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Bar chart showing 35 publications over 22 distinct years, with a maximum of 4 publications in 2004 and 2006

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
1996	0	1	1
1997	1	0	1
1998	0	1	1
1999	0	1	1
2000	0	1	1
2002	0	2	2
2003	0	1	1
2004	2	2	4
2006	1	3	4
2007	0	3	3
2008	1	1	2
2009	1	0	1
2010	2	0	2
2011	0	1	1
2012	0	1	1
2015	1	0	1
2016	0	1	1
2017	2	1	3
2018	0	1	1
2019	0	1	1
2020	0	1	1
2021	0	1	1

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Singh S, Cocoros NM, Haynes K, Nair VP, Harkins TP, Rochon PA, Platt R, Dashevsky I, Reynolds J, Mazor KM, Bloomstone S, Anzuoni K, Crawford SL, Gurwitz JH. Identifying prescribing cascades in Alzheimer's disease and related dementias: The calcium channel blocker-diuretic prescribing cascade. Pharmacoepidemiol Drug Saf. 2021 08; 30(8):1066-1073.

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Bosch NA, Rucci JM, Massaro JM, Winter MR, Quinn EK, Chon KH, McManus DD, Walkey AJ. Comparative Effectiveness of Heart Rate Control Medications for the Treatment of Sepsis-Associated Atrial Fibrillation. Chest. 2021 04; 159(4):1452-1459.

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Mercado-Lubo R, Yarzebski J, Lessard D, Gore J, Goldberg RJ. Changing Trends in the Landscape of Patients Hospitalized With Acute Myocardial Infarction (2001 to 2011) (from the Worcester Heart Attack Study). Am J Cardiol. 2020 03 01; 125(5):673-677.

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Kundu A, Vaze A, Sardar P, Nagy A, Aronow WS, Botkin NF. Variant Angina and Aborted Sudden Cardiac Death. Curr Cardiol Rep. 2018 03 08; 20(4):26.

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Cairns AE, Pealing L, Duffy JMN, Roberts N, Tucker KL, Leeson P, MacKillop LH, McManus RJ. Postpartum management of hypertensive disorders of pregnancy: a systematic review. BMJ Open. 2017 Nov 28; 7(11):e018696.

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Ram?rez D, Gonzalez W, Fissore RA, Carvacho I. Conotoxins as Tools to Understand the Physiological Function of Voltage-Gated Calcium (CaV) Channels. Mar Drugs. 2017 Oct 13; 15(10).

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Dong YH, Alcusky M, Maio V, Liu J, Liu M, Wu LC, Chang CH, Lai MS, Gagne JJ. Evidence of potential bias in a comparison of ? blockers and calcium channel blockers in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and acute coronary syndrome: results of a multinational study. BMJ Open. 2017 03 31; 7(3):e012997.

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Walkey AJ, Evans SR, Winter MR, Benjamin EJ. Practice Patterns and Outcomes of Treatments for Atrial Fibrillation During Sepsis: A Propensity-Matched Cohort Study. Chest. 2016 Jan; 149(1):74-83.

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Awad HH, Tisminetzky M, Metry D, McManus D, Yarzebski J, Gore JM, Goldberg RJ. Magnitude, treatment, and impact of diabetes mellitus in patients hospitalized with non-ST segment elevation myocardial infarction: A community-based study. Diab Vasc Dis Res. 2016 Jan; 13(1):13-20.

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Tan X, Sanderson MJ. Bitter tasting compounds dilate airways by inhibiting airway smooth muscle calcium oscillations and calcium sensitivity. Br J Pharmacol. 2014 Feb; 171(3):646-62.

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