A large European study has raised new concerns about a widely used blood pressure medicine after researchers found that taking high doses of the drug may be linked to a greater risk of sudden cardiac arrest.
The study focused on nifedipine, a medicine that has been used for many years to treat high blood pressure and chest pain.
Scientists discovered that people taking high amounts of the drug appeared to face a higher risk of this deadly heart emergency compared to people taking lower doses or not taking the medicine at all.
The research was carried out by the European Sudden Cardiac Arrest network, a group that studies one of the most dangerous medical emergencies affecting people around the world.
The findings were published in the European Heart Journal, one of the leading medical journals in heart research.
Sudden cardiac arrest is not the same as a heart attack, although many people confuse the two conditions.
A heart attack happens when blood flow to part of the heart is blocked.
Sudden cardiac arrest is different because the heart suddenly stops beating properly.Get The Full, Articles. .
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