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calcium-channel blocker


  • n  any of a class of drugs that block the flow of the electrolyte calcium (either in nerve cell conduction or smooth muscle contraction of the heart); has been used in the treatment of angina or arrhythmia or hypertension or migraine
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  • Which BP Reading Is Right?
    By Keith Roach, M.D. Dear Dr. Roach: I am a 70-year-old man with high blood pressure. I take a calcium-channel blocker and a diuretic to control it. I am concerned about systolic readings that can vary 10-12 points when I take my blood pressure five-10 minutes apart.
    May 3, 2014 - Valley News
  • Varied blood pressure readings raise concern
    Dear Dr. Roach: I am a 70-year-old man with high blood pressure. I take a calcium-channel blocker and a diuretic to control it. I am concerned about systolic readings that can vary 10-12 points when I take my blood pressure five-10 minutes apart.
    May 1, 2014 - Detroit News
  • What blood pressure reading right?
    Dear Dr. Roach: I am a 70-year-old man with high blood pressure. I take a calcium-channel blocker and a diuretic to control it. I am concerned about systolic readings that can vary 10-12 points when I take my blood pressure five-10 minutes apart. A recent example: readings of 132, 143, 140 and 133, taken five to six minutes apart. My diastolic readings don't vary more than a point or two in the ...
    May 1, 2014 - Herald & Review

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