Experts recommend amlodipine as the first-choice treatment of hypertension, along with thiazide diuretics, for African Americans. Myth 6: Amlodipine isn't good
In African Americans, calcium channel blockers such as amlodipine kidney problems, heart disease, diabetes, seizures) or people who
by HR Black 2024 Cited by 29Good Clinical Practice amlodipine compared with amlodipine monotherapy in an African American population with stage 2 hypertension.
Single-pill amlodipine/atorvastatin therapy has been shown to safely and appropriately target hypertension and dyslipidemia in African American
In this study, which included 36% African Americans, chlorthalidone, lisinopril, and amlodipine did not differ in preventing major cardiovascular events. However, lisinopril was associated with an increased risk for heart failure (relative risk [RR] for African Americans=1.32; 95% CI, 1.11 1.58) and stroke (RR for African Americans=1.4; 95%
However, lisinopril was associated with an increased risk for heart failure (relative risk [RR] for African Americans=1.32; 95% CI, 1.11–1.58) and stroke (RR for African Americans=1.4; 95% CI, 1.17–1.68), and amlodipine was associated with a higher risk of heart failure (RR in African Americans=1.47; 95% CI, 1.24–1.74)
by HR Black 2024 Cited by 29African Americans with amlodipine compared with amlodipine monotherapy in an African American population with stage 2 hypertension.
diltiazem ER (Cardizem LA) and amlodipine (Norvasc). Diltiazem ER and amlodipine were compared in 262 hypertensive African-Americans in a.
However, lisinopril was associated with an increased risk for heart failure (relative risk [RR] for African Americans=1.32; 95% CI, 1.11 1.58) and stroke (RR for African Americans=1.4; 95% CI, 1.17 1.68), and amlodipine was associated with a higher risk of heart failure (RR in African Americans=1.47; 95% CI, 1.24 1.74).
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