The role of β-blockers as a cornerstone of cardiovascular therapy

American Journal of Hypertension

Volumn 18, Issue 12 SUPPL., 2005, Pages 165-168

  Hollenberg, Norman K ^a  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; Diabetes mellitus; Nebivolol; Nitric oxide synthesis; 1 selectivity

Indexed keywords

BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT;

AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION; ANGINA PECTORIS; ANXIETY; ASTHENIA; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING; CARDIOMYOPATHY; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONGESTIVE CARDIOMYOPATHY; DELIRIUM TREMENS; DIGITALIS INTOXICATION; ESSENTIAL TREMOR; FALLOT TETRALOGY; GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE; GLAUCOMA; HEART FAILURE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE HYPERTROPHY; HEART MUSCLE ISCHEMIA; HEART REINFARCTION; HEART SUPRAVENTRICULAR ARRHYTHMIA; HEART VENTRICLE ARRHYTHMIA; HUMAN; HYPERPARATHYROIDISM; HYPERTENSION; MIGRAINE; MITRAL VALVE PROLAPSE; MITRAL VALVE STENOSIS; PATIENT CODING; PORTAL HYPERTENSION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QT PROLONGATION; THYROTOXICOSIS; TREATMENT INDICATION;

EID: 29144536614     PISSN: 08957061     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjhyper.2005.09.010     Document Type: Conference Paper

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