Table 1.

Pharmacology of L-type Calcium Channels

	DHPs short-acting	DHPs long-acting	Non-DHP L-type blocker	L-/N-type blocker	L-/T-type blocker
Blood pressure	⇓	⇓	⇓	⇓	⇓
Vasodilation	⇑	⇑	⇑	⇑	⇑
Heart Rate	⇑	⇔	⇓	⇔	⇓
Myocardial Contractility	⇔	⇔	⇓	⇔	⇔
Sympathetic activity	⇑	⇔	⇑	⇓	⇓