Cardioprotection with beta-adrenoceptor blockers. Does lipophilicity matter?

Basic Research in Cardiology, Supplement

Volumn 95, Issue 1, 2000, Pages

  Hjalmarson, A ^a  

^a SAHLGRENSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Beta blocker properties; Cardioprotection; Lipophilicity; Sudden cardiac death

Indexed keywords

ACEBUTOLOL; ATENOLOL; BETA 1 ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; BETA 2 ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; BISOPROLOL; BUCINDOLOL; CARVEDILOL; METOPROLOL; PROPRANOLOL; SOTALOL; TIMOLOL;

ANGINA PECTORIS; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG PENETRATION; HEART DEATH; HEART INFARCTION; HEART PROTECTION; HEART REINFARCTION; HUMAN; HYDROPHILICITY; HYPERTENSION; LIPOPHILICITY; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; PROGNOSIS; REVIEW; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADRENERGIC BETA-ANTAGONISTS; ANIMALS; DEATH, SUDDEN, CARDIAC; HUMANS; LIPIDS; SOLUBILITY;

EID: 0034537884     PISSN: 01759418     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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