Propranolol LA and ambulatory blood pressure.
1 The technique of continuous recording of intra-arterial blood pressure in ambulant hypertensives has been used to investigate the effects of a long-acting formulation of propranolol (propranolol LA). 2 Seven subjects with untreated essential hypertension were studied before and 2 months after commencing treatment with propranolol LA once daily in the morning, results showing that smooth control of blood pressure and heart rate occurred throughout 24 h. 3 Bicycle ergometry tests performed by these subjects during both studies showed significant blood pressure reduction by propranolol LA during the mild and moderate grades of dynamic exercise. 4 In a parallel study where six treated hypertensives were monitored before and after substitution of standard propranolol by the 'LA' form, close correspondence of blood pressure throughout the 24 h occurred with each regimen.
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001794:Blood Pressure / Q000187:drug effects; D003692:Delayed-Action Preparations; D006339:Heart Rate / Q000187:drug effects; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000188:drug therapy*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011433:Propranolol / Q000008:administration & dosage* / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use; D013997:Time Factors
D003692:Delayed-Action Preparations; D011433:Propranolol