Esmolol: a unique beta adrenergic antagonist.
Since the introduction of propranolol in the 1970s, beta adrenergic antagonists have been used widely for cardiac and noncardiac disorders. The recent introduction of esmolol offers many advantages over other beta blockers. Included among them are rapid onset and elimination and beta selectivity. It has wide application in acute care settings.
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Nurse Anesthesia Program, North Carolina Baptist Hospital, Winston-Salem 27103.
D000319:Adrenergic beta-Antagonists / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D001341:Autonomic Nervous System / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology; D003422:Critical Care; D006331:Heart Diseases / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000451:nursing / Q000503:physiopathology; D006801:Humans; D011412:Propanolamines / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000627:therapeutic use*
D000319:Adrenergic beta-Antagonists; D011412:Propanolamines; C036604:esmolol