Amlodipine-Induced Pedal Edema and Its Relation to Other Variables in Patients at a Tertiary Level Hospital of Kathmandu, Nepal.

ABSTRACT: Background: Vasodilatory edema is a frequently encountered side effect among hypertensive patients using antihypertensive drugs. This dose-dependent adverse effect is seen more commonly with amlodipine, so low-dose combination therapy is often used and preferred in practice. Pedal edema following use of amlodipine is scarcely studied in Nepalese population so far. Objectives: To find out the prevalence of amlodipine-associated pedal edema and its relation with other variables among patients presenting to a tertiary care center of Kathmandu, Nepal. Methods: A prospective cross-sectional study was conducted among hypertensive patients using amlodipine in combination with or without other antihypertensive medications under regular follow-up in an outpatient department of

SUBMITTER: Khadka S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6383103 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature