title: Effect of isradipine on factors affecting blood viscosity.
abstract: The objective of the study was to investigate the effect of isradipine on red blood cell filtrability in 20 men with mild-to-moderate hypertension. In this prospective, double-blind study, parallel groups of hypertensive male patients were randomized to receive either isradipine (n = 11) or placebo (n = 9). An additional group of nine normotensive age-matched volunteers served as controls. Tests were performed before and after patients were treated with either isradipine or placebo. The hypertensive patients differed from the normotensive controls in having a higher level of fibrinogen (P less than .04), a higher hematocrit (P less than .001), a higher filtration rate (P less than .05; impaired red blood cell deformability), and a higher mean corpuscular volume (MCV; P less than .005). Treatment with isradipine lowered blood pressure and improved red blood cell filterability (P less than .05) compared with placebo.
authors.affiliation: Soroka Medical Center, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beer Sheva, Israel.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Slonim
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Paran
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Cristal
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000959:Antihypertensive Agents / Q000494:pharmacology*; D001794:Blood Pressure / Q000187:drug effects; D001809:Blood Viscosity / Q000187:drug effects*; D002121:Calcium Channel Blockers / Q000494:pharmacology; D004311:Double-Blind Method; D004907:Erythrocyte Deformability / Q000187:drug effects; D005340:Fibrinogen / Q000032:analysis; D006400:Hematocrit; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000097:blood* / Q000503:physiopathology; D017275:Isradipine; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011446:Prospective Studies; D011725:Pyridines / Q000494:pharmacology*
chemical_list: D000959:Antihypertensive Agents; D002121:Calcium Channel Blockers; D011725:Pyridines; D005340:Fibrinogen; D017275:Isradipine