our studies show that in outpatients with severe hypertension , sublingual nifedipine is an antihypertensive agent which acts swiftly and safely , without causing a decrease in the ejection fraction when it is used for acute blood pressure reduction , and that subsequent therapy with oral nifedipine results in a predictive long-term hypotensive effect .
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hypertension
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nifedipine