β-blocker

plural β-blockers

1. abbreviationAbbreviation of beta blocker.

   Blockade of β₂-adrenoceptors by non-selective β-blockers causes side-effects such as bronchoconstriction, vasoconstriction and hypoglycaemia.

   2008, C.J. van Boxtel, B. Santoso, I.R. Edwards, Drug Benefits and Risks: International Textbook of Clinical Pharmacology - Revised 2nd Edition, page 325

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   Carvedilol, an antihypertensive agent, has been in clinical use for several years. In addition to its function as a β-blocker, carvedilol has been shown to act as an antioxidant.

   2008 February 28, ironjustice, “Beta-Blocker”, in sci.med.cardiology (Usenet), retrieved 17 May 2022

   β-blocker inhibits adrenaline β activation release into blood from sympathetic nerves and adrenal gland. In the heart, β-receptor stimulation increases heart rate and cardiac contraction, and excitation conduction in atrioventricular node. Thus β-blocker therapy decreases heart rate, cardiac contraction and myocardial oxygen consumption.

   2016, Anne H. Child, Diagnosis and Management of Marfan Syndrome, page 51