TY - CHAP AU - Akira Takahara ED - Hossein Babaei Y1 - 2012-03-28 PY - 2012 T1 - Dual L/N-Type Ca2+ Channel Blocker: Cilnidipine as a New Type of Antihypertensive Drug N2 - Hypertension, known as a "silent killer" is widely prevalent and a major risk factor for cardiovascular diseases. It afflicts more than one billion population worldwide and is a leading cause of morbidity and mortality. The authors of the chapters look from different angles to hypertension, sharing their new knowledge and experience in the direction of deep understanding and more clarification of the disease providing an invaluable resource not only for clinicians, but also for all medical sciences students and health providers. BT - Antihypertensive Drugs SP - Ch. 2 UR - https://doi.org/10.5772/38143 DO - 10.5772/38143 SN - PB - IntechOpen CY - Rijeka Y2 - 2024-04-19 ER -