Table V.

Possible Uses of Calcium Channel Blockers in Vascular Diseases

Angina pectoris

Effort and rest angina

Prinzmetal's variant

Arrhythmia treatment and prophylaxis (acute and chronic)

Verapamil or diltiazem

Hypertension

Hypertensive emergencies: nicardipine

Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy: verapamil

Primary pulmonary hypertension

Peripheral vascular disease

Intermittent claudication

Raynaud phenomenon

Cerebral vasospasm after subarachnoid hemorrhage: nimodipine

Mesenteric insufficiency

Migraine headache prophylaxis