Serotonin antagonism in the treatment of systemic hypertension: the role of ketanserin

WH Frishman, S Okin, S Huberfeld - Medical Clinics of North America, 1988 - Elsevier
Various circulating substances are involved in blood pressure control in humans and among
these, the effects of serotonin have been well recognized. Its importance in human …

Ketanserin in essential hypertension: use as monotherapy and in combination with a diuretic or beta‐adrenoceptor antagonist.

HA Cameron, PC Waller… - British journal of clinical …, 1987 - Wiley Online Library
1. The antihypertensive efficacy and tolerability of twice‐daily treatment with the 5‐
hydroxytryptamine antagonist ketanserin were examined in a double‐blind, placebo …

Ageing, serotonin and ketanserin

A Breckenridge - Drugs, 1988 - Springer
In both acute and long term clinical studies, the antihypertensive effects of the S 2-
serotonergic receptor antagonist ketanserin are more marked in the elderly than in younger …

5-HT2 receptor antagonist compositions useful in treating venous conditions

MS Amer - US Patent 5,605,902, 1997 - Google Patents
US5605902A - 5-HT2 receptor antagonist compositions useful in treating venous conditions -
Google Patents US5605902A - 5-HT2 receptor antagonist compositions useful in treating …

Ketanserin: a novel cardiovascular drug

J Symoens - Blood Coagulation & Fibrinolysis, 1990 - journals.lww.com
Ketanserin is the archetype of a new class of cardiovascular drugs, the 5HT 2 (S 2)
serotonergic receptor antagonists. In humans, ketanserin inhibits serotonin-induced …

Serotonergic Blockade Compared with Beta‐Adrenergic Blockade in Systemic Hypertension: A Double‐Blind Comparison of Ketanserin with Propranolol

S Okin, SI Huberfeld, WH Frishman… - The Journal of …, 1988 - Wiley Online Library
The safety and efficacy of ketanserin, a competitive serotonin blocking agent, and
Propranolol were compared in 33 patients with mild to moderate hypertension (sitting …

Comparison of ketanserin and enalapril in the treatment of mild-to-moderate essential hypertension

LS Malatino, B Stancanelli, G Greco, G Polizzi… - … drugs and therapy, 1990 - Springer
In a double-blind 3-month study in mild-to-moderate essential hypertensive patients over 50
years of age, ketanserin, a selective S 2-serotoninergic antagonist with additional alpha 1 …

Ketanserin concentration‐effect relationships in individual hypertensive patients.

R Donnelly, HL Elliott, PA Meredith… - British journal of …, 1988 - Wiley Online Library
1. This study further investigates the relationship between ketanserin concentration and the
fall in BP in individual hypertensive patients. 2. An integrated kinetic‐dynamic model was …

Drugs recently released in Belgium

C Harvengt - Acta Clinica Belgica, 1988 - Taylor & Francis
Commercial heparin preparations differ with regard to structure, molecular weight and
affinity for antithrombin III. They can be separated into fractions with different mean …

Effects of ketanserin tartrate on serum lipids in patients with essential hypertension

H Nakamura, F Hirata, T Yasugi, M Mizuno, E Saito… - Drugs, 1988 - Springer
Several antihypertensive agents such as thiazide diuretics and some β-blockers have
recently been shown to adversely affect lipid metabolism. Moreover, there is a growing …