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Short-term effects of nicardipine and propranolol on ocular and systemic hemodynamics in healthy Japanese subjects.

Author(s): Yatsuka YI, Matsukubo S, Tsutsumi K, Kotegawa T, Nakamura K, Nakano S, Nakatsuka K

Affiliation(s): Department of Clinical Pharmacology, Oita Medical University, Japan.

Publication date & source: 1998-01, J Clin Pharmacol., 38(1):68-73.

Publication type: Clinical Trial; Randomized Controlled Trial

Ocular perfusion is a critical factor in ischemic ocular diseases, and blood flow in the ophthalmic artery has a pronounced effect on perfusion. To evaluate the effects of dihydropyridine calcium channel blocker and nonselective beta-adrenergic antagonist on ocular perfusion, we investigated the short-term effects of single oral doses of nicardipine (40 mg) and propranolol (40 mg) on the blood flow velocity in the ophthalmic artery, intraocular pressure (IOP), systemic blood pressure, and heart rate in nine healthy Japanese male volunteers in a double-blind, placebo-controlled study using color Doppler imaging. Parameters were evaluated before and 60 and 120 minutes after administration. Nicardipine significantly increased the maximum systolic velocity and time-averaged blood flow velocity compared with placebo without significant increase in the resistance index. Propranolol had no significant effects on Doppler parameters. Propranolol exhibited a great reduction in IOP from placebo values. Systolic blood pressure and heart rate were significantly reduced by propranolol. Nicardipine significantly increased heart rate. These results suggest that nicardipine increased ophthalmic blood flow, but propranolol did not.

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