Beta-Blocker Controversies
(1) University of Ottawa The Ottawa Hospital, Ottawa, ON, Canada Beta-Blockers Are not a Good Initial Choice for Hypertension: True or False? A meta-analysis (Lindholm et al. 2005) concluded…
Calcium Antagonists (Calcium Channel Blockers)
(1) University of Ottawa The Ottawa Hospital, Ottawa, ON, Canada There are important, subtle differences among the available calcium antagonists that may affect the choice in treating individual patients….
Calcium Antagonist Controversies
(1) University of Ottawa The Ottawa Hospital, Ottawa, ON, Canada Calcium Antagonists Cause an Increased Incidence of HF and MI: True or False? Calcium antagonists without doubt cause an…
ACE Inhibitor ARB Controversies
(1) University of Ottawa The Ottawa Hospital, Ottawa, ON, Canada ACE Inhibitors Versus ARBs: Does the Choice Matter? Angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors have been shown in large randomized controlled…
