title: [Bronchial obstruction exacerbated during beta blocker therapy].
abstract: The authors analyse data of 40 patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, in whom the bronchial obstruction made such a severe progress during beta-blocker therapy necessary to admit them to the hospital. Most of them were middle-aged patients with chronic bronchitis, only 8 suffered from bronchial asthma. Because of cardial disorders, usually beta-blockers were given for several days (1/3-rd of the patients received Betaloc, a cardioselective drug), besides 2/3-rd of them received bronchodilator therapy, too. In spite of this, all patients needed hospitalize because of dyspnoea, obstruction, and hypoxaemia in 1/3-rd. Although deterioration of their condition has resulted, beta-blocker wasn't discontinued by the medical attendant, notwithstanding chronic obstructive pulmonary disease was known previously in 33 patients.
authors.forename: L B
authors.initials: LB
authors.lastname: Nagy
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Varjas
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Bátori
mesh_terms: D000319:Adrenergic beta-Antagonists / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000402:Airway Obstruction / Q000209:etiology; D001249:Asthma / Q000503:physiopathology; D001991:Bronchitis / Q000503:physiopathology; D005260:Female; D006331:Heart Diseases / Q000188:drug therapy; D006801:Humans; D008173:Lung Diseases, Obstructive / Q000503:physiopathology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged
chemical_list: D000319:Adrenergic beta-Antagonists
vernacular_title: Béta-blokkoló kezelés alatt exacerbáló hörgöobstructio krónikus obstructív légzési betegeken.