Meaning BETA BLOCKERS
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A group of drugs that blocks the effect of adrenaline, slows the heart rate, and decreases the strength of the heart's contractions and thereby lowers blood pressure and relieves symptoms of angina and arrhythmias
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n. medications which are proven to reduce heart muscle activity and slow down heart rate. They are present in antihypertensive drugs and, thus, help manage hypertension as a disease. Occasionally, the [..]
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Drugs thay act as antagonists at the beta adnrenoceptors and reduce catecholamine mediated neurotransmission. Main effect is to slow heart rate and constrict smooth muscle in vasculature and the broch [..]
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Medications that block epinephrine (adrenaline) and norepinephrine from attaching to certain parts of nerve cells known as beta receptors. Used to treat high blood pressure, heart rhythm problems, mig [..]
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A class of drugs that slow the heartbeat, lessen the force of each contraction, and reduce the contraction of blood vessels in the heart, brain, and throughout the body by blocking the action of beta- [..]
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Beta blockers, also known as beta-adrenoceptor blockers, are a class of medicines that slow the beating of the heart by blocking the transmission of nerve impulses. They are commonly used to treat car [..]
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Drugs that bind to but do not activate beta-Adrenergic Receptors thereby blocking the actions of beta-Adrenergic Agonists. Adrenergic beta-antagonists are used for treatment of Hypertension, Cardiac A [..]
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Beta blockers are a type of medicine that is used to lower blood pressure, treat chest pain (angina) and heart failure, and help prevent a heart attack. Beta blockers relieve the stress on your heart [..]
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