Clinical pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics of carvedilol

T Morgan - Clinical pharmacokinetics, 1994 - Springer
Carvedilol is an arylethanolamine that is a racemic mixture of 2 enantiomers. The S-(−)-
enantiomer has β-adrenoceptor blocking activity, while the racemate also has α 1-receptor …

Carvedilol: a review of its pharmacodynamic and pharmacokinetic properties, and therapeutic efficacy

D McTavish, D Campoli-Richards, EM Sorkin - Drugs, 1993 - Springer
Synopsis Carvedilol is a β-adrenoceptor antagonist which also causes peripheral
vasodilation primarily via α 1-adrenergic blockade. Carvedilol produces its antihypertensive …

Carvedilol: a reappraisal of its pharmacological properties and therapeutic use in cardiovascular disorders

CJ Dunn, AP Lea, AJ Wagstaff - Drugs, 1997 - Springer
Synopsis Carvedilol competitively blocks β 1, β 2 and α 1 receptors. The drug lacks
sympathomimetic activity and has vasodilating properties that are exerted primarily through …

Antiarrhythmic drug carvedilol inhibits HERG potassium channels

CA Karle, VAW Kreye, D Thomas, K Röckl… - Cardiovascular …, 2001 - academic.oup.com
Objective: The aryloxypropanolamine carvedilol is a multiple action cardiovascular drug with
blocking effects on α-receptors, β-receptors, Ca2+-channels, Na+-channels and various …

Carvedilol: a review of its use in chronic heart failure

GM Keating, B Jarvis - Drugs, 2003 - Springer
Carvedilol (Dilatrend®) blocks β 1-, β 2-and α 1-adrenoceptors, and has antioxidant and
antiproliferative effects. Carvedilol improved left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) in …

Carvedilol blocks the repolarizing K+ currents and the L-type Ca2+ current in rabbit ventricular myocytes

J Cheng, R Niwa, K Kamiya, J Toyama… - European journal of …, 1999 - Elsevier
Carvedilol ((±)-1-(carbazol-4-yloxy)-3-[[2-(o-methoxyphenoxy) ethyl] amino]-2-propanol), a β-
adrenoceptor-blocking agent with vasodilator properties, has been reported to produce dose …

Inhibition of cardiac two-pore-domain K+ (K2P) channels–an emerging antiarrhythmic concept

C Schmidt, F Wiedmann, PA Schweizer… - European Journal of …, 2014 - Elsevier
Effective and safe pharmacological management of cardiac arrhythmia still constitutes a
major clinical challenge. Outward potassium currents mediated by two-pore-domain …

Modulation of K2P2.1 and K2P10.1 K+ channel sensitivity to carvedilol by alternative mRNA translation initiation

J Kisselbach, C Seyler, PA Schweizer… - British journal of …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Background and Purpose The β‐receptor antagonist carvedilol blocks a range of ion
channels. K2P 2.1 (TREK1) and K2P 10.1 (TREK2) channels are expressed in the heart and …

Characteristic effects of α1-β1, 2-adrenergic blocking agent, carvedilol, on [Ca2+] i in ventricular myocytes compared with those of timolol and atenolol

A Yao, O Kohmoto, T Oyama, Y Sugishita… - Circulation …, 2003 - jstage.jst.go.jp
Beta-adrenergic stimulation and the resultant Ca2+ load both seem to be associated with
progression of heart failure as well as hypertrophy. Because theα1-, β1, 2-blocker …

Cardiovascular drug therapy in elderly patients: specific age-related pharmacokinetic, pharmacodynamic and therapeutic considerations

AA Mangoni - Drugs & aging, 2005 - Springer
An increasing number of elderly patients are exposed to cardiovascular drugs for the
treatment of acute and/or chronic conditions. This is a result of the progressive aging of the …