Background Beta blockers are commonly used to treat hypertension. The blood pressure
reading is the primary tool for physicians and patients to assess the efficacy of the treatment …

Background Beta‐blockers are one of the classes of drugs frequently used to treat
hypertension. Quantifying the blood pressure (BP) lowering effects of nonselective beta …

Background Beta‐blockers are one of the more commonly prescribed classes of anti‐
hypertensive drugs, both as first‐line and second‐line. Objectives To quantify the effect on …

Background Partial agonists are a subclass of beta blockers used to treat hypertension in
many countries. Partial agonist act by stimulating beta receptors when they are quiescent …

Background Alpha blockers are occasionally prescribed for hypertension so it is important to
determine and compare their effects on blood pressure (BP), heart rate and withdrawals due …

Background Drugs with combined alpha and beta blocking activity are commonly prescribed
to treat hypertension. However, the blood pressure (BP) lowering efficacy of this class of …

Objective To quantify the effect of first-line antihypertensive treatment with beta-blockers on
mortality, morbidity and withdrawal rates, compared with the other main classes of …

Background: Meta-analyses from randomized outcome-based trials have challenged the
role of beta-blockers for the treatment of hypertension. However, because they often include …

Background Beta‐blockers refer to a mixed group of drugs with diverse pharmacodynamic
and pharmacokinetic properties. They have shown long‐term beneficial effects on mortality …

Hypertension represents the most common cardiovascular risk factor, affecting more than
25% of the adult population in developed societies. Although beta-blockers have been …