Diabetes Therapy
Doxazosin may lower blood pressure by inhibiting sympathetic nervous activity in diabetics
Published in Drug Week, December 2nd, 2005
According to recent research published in the journal Diabetic Medicine, "Few studies have reported the effect of alpha1 -adrenergic antagonists on 24-h bloods pressure (BP) and sympathetic nervous activity in hypertensive patients with diabetic nephropathy. We assessed the effects of doxazosin on 24-h BP and spectral analysis of heart rate variability in hypertensive type 2 diabetic patients with macroalbuminuria and compared the results with those in hypertensive type 2 diabetic patients with...
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Source: Drug Week (2005-12-02)
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