A RETROSPECTIVE STUDY OF CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKERS AND ANGIOTENSIN CONVERTING ENZYME INHIBITORS IN HYPERTENSIVE THERAPY AT AHMADU BELLO UNIVERISTY TECHING HOSTPIAL, ZARIA, NIGERIA
A RETROSPECTIVE STUDY OF CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKERS AND ANGIOTENSIN CONVERTING ENZYME INHIBITORS IN HYPERTENSIVE THERAPY AT AHMADU BELLO UNIVERISTY TECHING HOSTPIAL, ZARIA, NIGERIA
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1999-06
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UMAR, BILKISU
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Abstract
ACEIS and CCBS are anti-hypertensives that are useful in mild to
moderate and severe hypertension resistant to all other drugs.
The actions, uses, side effects and contra indications of hese drugs
were evaluated in this work and compared to that seen in literature.
This work was carried out in Cardiac Clinic of Ahmadu Bello University
Teaching Hospital, Tudun-Wada, Zaria using two groups, one of t h i r t y (31)
patients and the other of forty-nine (49) patients. Informations were
obtained from patients folders and by interviewing the patients and by
administering questionnaires.
The results were analyzed using tables, bar charts and pie charts and
compared with what was seen in the literature.
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AHMADU BELLO
UNIVERSITY ZARIA
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RETROSPECTIVE,, STUDY,, CALCIUM,, CHANNEL,, BLOCKERS,, ANGIOTENSIN,, CONVERTING,, ENZYME,, INHIBITORS,, HYPERTENSIVE,, THERAPY,, AHMADU BELLO UNIVERISTY TECHING HOSTPIAL,, ZARIA