Beta-Blockers for Angina

Beta-blockers for hypertension

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 and cardiovascular disease (CVD) when used in people with heart failure or acute myocardial infarction. Beta-blockers were thought to have similar beneficial effects when used as first-line therapy for hypertension. Howev...

An evaluation of beta-blockers, calcium antagonists, nitrates, and alternative therapies for stable angina.

Searching MEDLINE (from 1966 to 1997) and EMBASE (from 1974 to 1997) were searched for publications in the English language using the following search criteria: MeSH term 'angina pectoris' or the textword 'angina', and publication type 'randomized controlled trial' or textword containing a form of the word 'random'. The authors also performed searches using publication type 'controlled clinical...

Meta-analysis of trials comparing beta-blockers, calcium antagonists, and nitrates for stable angina.

CONTEXT Which drug is most effective as a first-line treatment for stable angina is not known. OBJECTIVE To compare the relative efficacy and tolerability of treatment with beta-blockers, calcium antagonists, and long-acting nitrates for patients who have stable angina. DATA SOURCES We identified English-language studies published between 1966 and 1997 by searching the MEDLINE and EMBASE da...

Beta-blockers.

Importance of ancillary properties of beta blockers in angina: a study of celiprolol and atenolol.

Celiprolol (400 mg) and atenolol (100 mg) were given once a day to 16 patients with stable angina pectoris in a double blind placebo controlled crossover study. Celiprolol produced less suppression of heart rate both at rest and during exercise than atenolol. Both drugs were equally effective in reducing the frequency of angina and in delaying the onset of ischaemia during exercise. Radionuclid...