While reviewing a patient’s chart, you note the patient has been prescribed amlodipine (a calcium antagonist). Which of the following is a correct statement about the function of this medication?
- Amlodipine causes vasodilation of the coronary arteries and a decrease in the contractility of the heart.
- Amlodipine causes vasoconstriction of the coronary arteries and a decrease in the contractility of the heart.
- Amlodipine causes vasodilation of the coronary arteries and an increase in the contractility of the heart.
- Amlodipine causes vasoconstriction of the coronary arteries and an increase in the contractility of the heart.
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