title: Calcium antagonists and left ventricular dysfunction.
abstract: Calcium antagonists are used in the management of a variety of cardiovascular disorders. Ischemia leads to left ventricular dysfunction, which is the clinical entity on which the calcium antagonists are expected to have their effect as a result of their anti-ischemic action. This article reviews the efficacy of calcium antagonists in several different settings of left ventricular dysfunction due to ischemia and reperfusion.
authors.affiliation: Cattedra du Cardiologia, Universita degli Studi di Brescia, Italy.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Ferrari
mesh_terms: D002121:Calcium Channel Blockers / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D002908:Chronic Disease; D006333:Heart Failure / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D017202:Myocardial Ischemia / Q000150:complications; D017682:Myocardial Stunning / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000209:etiology; D018487:Ventricular Dysfunction, Left / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000209:etiology
chemical_list: D002121:Calcium Channel Blockers