Are we misunderstanding beta-blockers

JM Cruickshank - International journal of cardiology, 2007 - Elsevier
… 25% of beta-2 receptors are blocked) eg Labetalol (but problems with postural hypotension
and skin … drugs amlodipine/perindopril both of which have long plasma half-lives over 30 h. …

Beta-blockers in cardiovascular therapy: A review

CC Diaconu, DR Marcu, OG Bratu… - … of Mind and Medical …, 2019 - scholar.valpo.edu
… , betablockers are an important class of cardiovascular drugs, reducing the mortality and
morbidity rates in patients with … Studies on this topic have demonstrated that beta-blockers are …

[HTML][HTML] The use of β-blockers in patients with heart failure and comorbidities: doubts, certainties and unsolved issues

S Paolillo, S Dell'Aversana, I Esposito, A Poccia… - … of Internal Medicine, 2021 - Elsevier
… -blockers in HFrEF patients with the most common comorbidities. In particular, we will discuss
the role and most appropriate beta-blocker in patients with … Non-selective beta blockers, in …

Current role of beta-blockers in the treatment of hypertension

WS Aronow - Expert opinion on pharmacotherapy, 2010 - Taylor & Francis
Beta-blockers are widely used in the treatment of hypertension. Beta-blockers include a
diverse group of drugs … In conclusion, atenolol should not be used as an antihypertensive drug. …

Co‐prescribing of topical and systemic betablockers in patients with glaucoma: a quality use of medicine issue in Australian practice

I Goldberg, MA Adena - Clinical & Experimental Ophthalmology, 2007 - Wiley Online Library
… data record supply of medication to patients (one … patients with GP prescriptions for
topical beta-blockers in 2003 and classified patients according to whether a systemic beta-blocker

Are tolerability concerns a class effect of beta-blockers in treating patients with hypertension?

DS Kountz - Postgraduate Medicine, 2009 - Taylor & Francis
… class, it may be possible to determine whether and which tolerability issues are indeed a
class effect of β-blockers or whether these agents should be evaluated on a case-by-case basis…

Beta-blockers use in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and concomitant cardiovascular conditions

K Albouaini, M Andron, A Alahmar… - International journal of …, 2007 - Taylor & Francis
… activity are preferred until future studies resolve this issue. … of these medications and will
ensure that these patients are not … It may be necessary to discontinue the drug in few patients

The effects of beta-blockers on morbidity and mortality in a population-based cohort of 11,942 elderly patients with heart failure

DD Sin, FA McAlister - The American journal of medicine, 2002 - Elsevier
… For each study patient, we determined the use of heart failure medications between April 1…
beta-blockers with intrinsic sympathomimetic activity, we excluded patients taking these drugs

Under-use of beta-blockers in patients with ischaemic heart disease and concomitant chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

M Egred, S Shaw, B Mohammad, P Waitt, E Rodrigues - Qjm, 2005 - academic.oup.com
Beta-adrenergic blocking drugs or beta-blockers (BB) have morbidity and mortality benefits
in the management of patients with … This raises an important issue about the care of patients

Role of beta-blockers in patients with COPD: current perspective

M Malerba, P Montuschi, A Radaeli, M Pirisi - Drug discovery today, 2015 - Elsevier
… However, by controlling adrenergic drive and reducing the heart rate, beta-blockers
could reduce the risk of arrhythmias and sudden death among COPD patients. Thus, beta-blocker