Myocardial Infarction during Nifedipine Therapy for Preterm Labor

Autor:	Oei Sk, Brölmann Ha, Oei Sg
Rok vydání:	1999
Předmět:	medicine.medical_specialty Preterm labor business.industry General Medicine medicine.disease Increased risk Nifedipine Internal medicine medicine Cardiology Effective treatment SYMPATHOMIMETIC AGENTS Myocardial infarction business medicine.drug
Zdroj:	New England Journal of Medicine. 340:154-154
ISSN:	1533-4406 0028-4793
DOI:	10.1056/nejm199901143400219
Popis:	To the Editor: Recent studies have suggested that nifedipine is a safer, more effective treatment for preterm labor than the sympathomimetic agents routinely in use.1,2 On the basis of these promising results, calcium-channel antagonists are increasingly prescribed for tocolysis. On the other hand, a case–control study of hypertensive patients found that patients who were taking calcium-channel antagonists had an increased risk of myocardial infarction,3 and a meta-analysis found a dose-dependent association between the use of nifedipine and the risk of death.4 These data, however, are not necessarily applicable to pregnant women who are being treated for preterm labor. We . . .
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