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Aggravation of myocardial ischaemia by nifedipine
Author(s) -
Sia S.T. Benjamin,
MacDonald Peter S.,
Triester Bernard,
Oliver Leslie E.,
Horowitz John D.,
Coble Alan J.
Publication year - 1985
Publication title -
medical journal of australia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.904
H-Index - 131
eISSN - 1326-5377
pISSN - 0025-729X
DOI - 10.5694/j.1326-5377.1985.tb113286.x
Subject(s) - nifedipine , myocardial ischaemia , ischaemic heart disease , medicine , cardiology , ischemia , coronary heart disease , anesthesia , calcium
Three cases in which myocardial ischaemia was possibly precipitated by the administration of nifedipine are reported. It is suggested that the initial administration of nifedipine should be undertaken with caution in patients with unstable ischaemic heart disease.