Anti-hypertensive drugs to enhance oesophageal contraction
Wednesday, March 17, 2010 - 10:29
in Health & Medicine
Nifedipine, a calcium-channel blocker, was shown to decrease lower oesophageal sphincter pressure and increase oesophageal acid exposure time, while atenolol, a b1 blocker, was shown to inhibit relaxation of the smooth muscle of the oesophagus. However, the influence of these anti-hypertensive drugs on the segment of oesophageal body contraction using high-resolution manometry was not fully investigated...