The effects of beta blockers on exercise capacity and on training response in elderly subjects.
Treatment of 8 hypertensive elderly subjects with atenolol or with labetalol did not affect exercise performance, except after the development of circulatory congestion in 1 patient. Treatment with beta blockers did not alter the response to an exercise training programme in 15 elderly patients with ischaemic heart disease, as compared with 11 patients without such treatment.
D000368:Aged; D001262:Atenolol / Q000494:pharmacology* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003327:Coronary Disease / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D004983:Ethanolamines / Q000494:pharmacology*; D005080:Exercise Test; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D007741:Labetalol / Q000494:pharmacology* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010806:Physical Education and Training; D005082:Physical Exertion / Q000187:drug effects*
D004983:Ethanolamines; D001262:Atenolol; D007741:Labetalol