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Exploring the Role of Calcium Channel Blockers in Human Health

Ambica Prasad M., Muralinath E., Pooja Devi, Prasanta Chbukdhara, Sanjib Borah, Kalyan C., Archana Jain, Guruprasad M.

Abstract


Calcium channel blockers, or CCBs, are a class of drugs that are mostly used to treat specific heart rhythm abnormalities and high blood pressure, or hypertension.  Clinical applications  include hyper tension, angina, Arrhythmia and raynauds disease. Types of Calcium blockers include  dehydrogenase pyridine and non_ dehydrogenase pyridine. Finally  it is concluded  that Calcium channel  blockers represent  important  class of medications  with widespread clinical use regarding  the management  of hyper tension, angina and certain Arrhythmia.


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