Open AccessNifedipine protects the heart from the acute deleterious effects of cocaine if administered before but not after cocaine.
Author(s) -
S L Hale,
Kevin J. Alker,
Shereif H. Rezkalla,
Andrew C. Eisenhauer,
Robert A. Kloner
Publication year - 1991
Publication title -
circulation
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 7.795
H-Index - 607
eISSN - 1524-4539
pISSN - 0009-7322
DOI - 10.1161/01.cir.83.4.1437
Subject(s) - nifedipine , medicine , anesthesia , bolus (digestion) , blood pressure , saline , heart rate , calcium channel blocker , blood flow , hemodynamics , cardiology , ejection fraction , calcium , heart failure
We tested the hypothesis that nifedipine, a calcium channel blocker, could ameliorate the toxic effects of cocaine on the myocardium.
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