The ESCAPE-NET Research
The findings come from the ESCAPE-NET project, a European research initiative focused on identifying causes and risk factors of cardiac arrest. The study analyzed data from more than 10,000 individuals using calcium channel blockers and compared them with over 50,000 control subjects.
The results showed that patients taking high doses of Nifedipine had a significantly higher risk of experiencing out-of-hospital cardiac arrest compared to those not taking the medication or those using Amlodipine.
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