calcium channel blocker

noun

: any of a class of drugs (such as verapamil) that prevent or slow the influx of calcium ions into smooth muscle cells and are used especially to treat some forms of angina pectoris and some cardiac arrhythmias

Examples of calcium channel blocker in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Cardiologists may also recommend drugs to restore a more normal heartbeat, including beta blockers or calcium channel blockers, which work by lowering the heart’s pumping rate and giving the cardiac muscles a bit of a biological break. Lori Oliwenstein, TIME, 12 Sep. 2024 The same beta blockers and calcium channel blockers used to treat arrhythmias can also be used to slow the heart enough to allow the left ventricle to fill to the best of its ability. Lori Oliwenstein, TIME, 12 Sep. 2024 Instead, they are used after ACE inhibitors, angiotensin receptor blockers (ARBs), and calcium channel blockers (CCBs). Ayesha Gulzar, Verywell Health, 18 July 2024 Common blood pressure medications, like calcium channel blockers, beta-blockers and diuretics, can have effects such as increasing the likelihood of dehydration and electrolyte imbalances during extreme heat. Katia Hetter, CNN, 21 June 2024 For example, people who take certain over-the-counter pain medicines called nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs may experience an increase in blood pressure, which doctors may misdiagnose as a new ailment and prescribe calcium channel blockers as a treatment. Knvul Sheikh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 May 2024 Certain Medications Some blood pressure drugs, like calcium channel blockers, increase fluid retention. Amanda Gardner, Health, 28 Nov. 2023 Certain medicines, such as calcium channel blockers, help treat lesions during a chilblains flare.6 Frostbite is another cause of blackening fingertips due to cold weather. Amanda MacMillan, Health, 28 July 2023 Her chart showed she had been started on a calcium channel blocker, an oral medication that prevents the spasm. H Lee Kagan, Discover Magazine, 26 Sep. 2012

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Word History

First Known Use

1977, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of calcium channel blocker was in 1977

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“Calcium channel blocker.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/calcium%20channel%20blocker. Accessed 31 Oct. 2024.

Medical Definition

calcium channel blocker

noun
: any of a class of drugs (as verapamil) that prevent or slow the influx of calcium ions into smooth muscle cells especially of the heart and that are used especially to treat some forms of angina pectoris and some cardiac arrhythmias

called also calcium blocker

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