Differential effects of β-adrenoreceptor antagonists on central and peripheral blood pressure at rest and during exercise

British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology

Volumn 69, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 329-335

  Cockburn, James A ^a   Brett, Sally E ^a   Guilcher, Antoine ^a   Ferro, Albert ^a   Ritter, James M ^a   Chowienczyk, Philip J ^a  

^a ST THOMAS HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Beta adrenoreceptor antagonists; Central blood pressure; Exercise; Peripheral amplification

Indexed keywords

BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; BISOPROLOL; PLACEBO; PROPRANOLOL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BICYCLE ERGOMETRY; BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; DEVICE; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFECT; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEART HEMODYNAMICS; HEART OUTPUT; HEART RATE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REST; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; VASCULAR RESISTANCE;

ADRENERGIC BETA-ANTAGONISTS; ADULT; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENTS; BISOPROLOL; BLOOD PRESSURE; BRACHIAL ARTERY; CROSS-OVER STUDIES; DIASTOLE; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROPRANOLOL; SYSTOLE; VASCULAR RESISTANCE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77949356204     PISSN: 03065251     EISSN: 13652125     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2125.2009.03577.x     Document Type: Article

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