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Trial reportEuropean journal of clinical pharmacology2011

Different effects of tocolytic medication on blood pressure and blood pressure amplification.

Isabelle Fabry, Peter De Paepe, Jan Kips, Sebastian Vermeersch, Luc Van Bortel

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Trial report in European journal of clinical pharmacology, 2011. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

2 citing papers in PubMed, 3 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 4 institutions in 2 countries.

Isabelle FabryDepartment of Pharmacology, Heymans Institute, De Pintelaan 185, B-9000 Ghent, Belgium. isabelle.fabry@ugent.be
Peter De Paepe
Jan Kips
Sebastian Vermeersch
Luc Van Bortel
Ghent University · BEGhent University Hospital · BEInstitute of Pharmacology · CZUniversity College Ghent · BE

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundThe importance of tocolysis has been discussed extensively. Beta-2 adrenoceptor agonistic drugs like ritodrine have been the reference tocolytic drugs in most countries. Cardiovascular side-effects are frequent. Atosiban, a newer tocolytic drug, is a competitive antagonist of oxytocin and has fewer cardiovascular side effects. Although large studies exist, there is mainly subjective reporting of adverse reactions with a focus on blood pressure data.

objectivesEvaluation of the acute effects of therapeutic doses of ritodrine and atosiban in comparison to placebo on central and peripheral blood pressures, central-to-peripheral blood pressure amplification and the augmentation index (AIx) in healthy non-pregnant female volunteers.

methodsA double-blind, randomized, crossover trial was carried out in 20 healthy non-pregnant female volunteers. Hemodynamic measurements were performed under standardized conditions.

resultsAt steady state, central and peripheral pressures did not differ from placebo in the atosiban group. During ritodrine -infusion, central SBP increased by 11% versus placebo (p = 0.012) and peripheral SBP by 10% (p = 0.004). In contrast to atosiban and placebo, blood pressure amplification was absent in the ritodrine group. While the AIx did not change in the atosiban group, with ritodrine, the AIx tended to decrease.

conclusionsThe present study shows the significant effects of ritodrine on the cardiovascular system. Atosiban has no significant effects and may be an appropriate alternative to tocolyticum, particularly in cardiovascularly complicated pregnancies.

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AdultBlood PressureCardiovascular SystemCross-Over StudiesDouble-Blind MethodFemaleHumansOxytocinRitodrineTocolytic AgentsVasotocinatosibanOxytocinRitodrineTocolytic AgentsVasotocin

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