“Very high magnesium levels can lead to kidney damage, muscle weakness, trouble breathing, and cardiac arrest,” she says. “It ...

Myotonic dystrophy is one of the most common forms of muscular dystrophy. It is a genetic condition that causes progressive muscle weakness and wasting. No treatments currently exist that slow the ...

Many medications can help lower high blood pressure (hypertension), but no single one works best for everyone. The good news is, with some patience and help from your healthcare provider, you’ll ...

New research has identified the specific biological mechanism behind the muscle dysfunction found in myotonic dystrophy type 1 (DM1) and further shows that calcium channel blockers can reverse these ...

Use of calcium channel blockers (CCBs), particularly cardioselective agents, had a modest but statistically significant association with glaucoma, a large meta-analysis showed. Overall, patients with ...

Examining data on more than 400,000 participants in the U.K. Biobank revealed that use of CCBs was associated with a 39% greater odds of glaucoma after adjusting for various factors, including the use ...

A major international study involving 23,000 people has found concerning evidence about the impact of a range of common, ...

Little additional work has been performed beyond that of Lee et al. [1,3,10] to further investigate the proposed dual action of ibutilide. Our laboratory has sought to examine the effects of sodium ...

I have found that some patients with depression seem to improve when calcium blockers are discontinued. Are there any data to support this? What would be your preference as a replacement for a calcium ...