title: Effect of orally administered celiprolol in patients with chronic atrial fibrillation.
abstract: The heart rate increase induced by dynamic exercise in patients with chronic atrial fibrillation is competitively attenuated by beta-blockade. The influence of oral celiprolol on exercise induced tachycardia was evaluated in 23 patients with chronic stable atrial fibrillation in a dose-titration study. This was succeeded by a placebo-controlled double-blind, crossover multi-center trial. During the dose-titration phase each patient underwent a single-blind three week dose escalation period-taking celiprolol 200 mg once daily for one week, celiprolol 400 mg once daily for the third week. After a one week placebo washout, patients then entered a double-blind crossover phase, consisting of one week each of placebo or celiprolol according to a pre-determined randomization. After one week of placebo washout, each patient was crossed-over. In 21 patients celiprolol reduces exercise-induced increased heart rate by approximately 35% when compared with placebo. These results indicate that celiprolol should be effective in controlling the exercise-induced increase in heart rate in patients with chronic atrial fibrillation. In addition, results of 24 h ambulatory ECG monitoring (Holtor monitoring) indicate that celiprolol reduces the ventricular premature contractions.
mesh_terms: D000284:Administration, Oral; D000368:Aged; D001281:Atrial Fibrillation / Q000188:drug therapy*; D017272:Celiprolol; D002986:Clinical Trials as Topic; D004562:Electrocardiography; D005080:Exercise Test; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011412:Propanolamines / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use*
chemical_list: D011412:Propanolamines; D017272:Celiprolol