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  2. What is a beta blocker? Why they are vital to those with ...

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    The Cleveland Clinic classified beta blockers into two categories, cardioselective and nonselective, according to its website. The latter is for medicines that block the B1 receptors found in the ...

  3. Beta blocker - Wikipedia

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    Beta blockers vary in their lipophilicity (fat solubility) and in turn in their ability to cross the blood–brain barrier and exert effects in the central nervous system. [76] Beta blockers with greater blood–brain barrier permeability can have both neuropsychiatric therapeutic benefits and side effects, as well as adverse cognitive effects ...

  4. Sotalol - Wikipedia

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    Sotalol is a non-selective β-adrenergic receptor blocker which has both class II and class III antiarrhythmic properties. [1] Sotalol was first described in 1964 and came into medical use in 1974. [5] It is available as a generic medication. [4]

  5. Every Single Thing to Know About Beta Blockers for Anxiety - AOL

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    Beta blockers are a type of medication used to treat heart conditions and cardiovascular diseases, like congestive heart failure, heart attacks, coronary artery disease (aka when a buncha gunk ...

  6. Ivabradine - Wikipedia

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    Ivabradine acts by allowing negative chronotropy in the sinoatrial structure, thus reducing the heart rate via specific inhibition of the pacemaker current. It operates by a mechanism different from that of beta blockers and calcium channel blockers, which are two commonly prescribed antianginal classes of cardiac drugs. Ivabradine has no ...

  7. Adrenergic neuron blockers - Wikipedia

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    Non-selective beta blockers In some cases, exacerbation of asthma or COPD , and erectile dysfunction are also reported. [ 10 ] For examples, certain non-selective beta blockers, such as carvedilol , can cause edema , and sotalol can block potassium channels in the heart, leading to QT prolongation and an increased risk of torsades de pointes .

  8. Bisoprolol - Wikipedia

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    Bisoprolol, sold under the brand name Zebeta among others, is a beta blocker which is selective for the beta-1 receptor [7] and used for cardiovascular diseases, [7] including tachyarrhythmias, high blood pressure, angina, and heart failure.

  9. Landiolol - Wikipedia

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    Landiolol, sold under the brand name Onoact among others, is a medication used for the treatment of tachycardia, atrial fibrillation, and atrial flutter. [1] [4] It is a beta-adrenergic blocker; [4] an ultra short-acting, β1-superselective intravenous adrenergic antagonist, which decreases the heart rate effectively with less negative effect on blood pressure or myocardial contractility.