Clevidipine for Hypertension in the ED
July 24th, 2008 at 12:36 pm by NickGuest blogger Marisa has written up an expert review of our recent Journal Club discussion of clevidipine, as presented by Dr. Joshua Kosowsky of Brigham & Women’s Hospital:
Just last week, Clevidipine (Cleviprex) was approved by the FDA, making it the first new IV drug approved for high blood pressure in the past 10 years. Dr Joshua Kosowsky introduced us to Clevidipine when he discussed the VELOCITY (The evaluation of the effect of ultra-short-acting clevidipine in the treatment of patients with severe hypertension) trial as published in the June 2008 Annals of Emergency Medicine (PMID: 18534716), “Clevidipine, an Intravenous Dihydropyridine Calcium Channel Blocker, Is Safe and Effective for the Treatment of Patients With Acute Severe Hypertension” (residents: the PDF of this journal is online). More below:
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