title: Using beta-blockers to treat heart failure.
abstract: Bisoprolol, carvedilol, metoprolol, and nebivolol are beta-blocker drugs used to improve survival in patients with systolic heart failure. This article reviews these drugs and how practitioners can initiate and titrate them for maximum patient benefit.
authors.affiliation: Timothy Nguyen is an associate professor of pharmacy practice at Long Island University's Arnold and Marie Schwartz College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences in Brooklyn, N.Y., and an adjunct clinical pharmacology professor in Long Island University's PA program and at St. Peter's University in New Jersey. Ahmed Shaheed, Srikanth Venigalla, and Emanuel Mullokandov are doctor of pharmacy candidates at Long Island University. The authors have disclosed no potential conflicts of interest, financial or otherwise.
authors.forename: Timothy
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Nguyen
authors.forename: Ahmed
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Shaheed
authors.forename: Srikanth
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Venigalla
authors.forename: Emanuel
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Mullokandov
mesh_terms: D000319:Adrenergic beta-Antagonists / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D006333:Heart Failure / Q000188:drug therapy*; D006801:Humans
chemical_list: D000319:Adrenergic beta-Antagonists