title: The Real Role of β-Blockers in Daily Cardiovascular Therapy.
abstract: The role of β-adrenoceptor antagonists (β-blockers) in cardiovascular therapy has been subject to diverse trends and changes over the decades. With the advent of a wide variety of excellent drugs for the treatment of antihypertension, β-blockers have been relegated from the first-line treatment of essential hypertension. However, they remain the drugs of first choice in recommendations from the respective medical societies for heart failure, coronary artery disease, and atrial fibrillation as well as in hypertension complicated with heart failure, angina pectoris, or prior myocardial infarction. When indicated, cardioselective β-blockers should be prescribed in patients with diabetes mellitus or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. We review the available evidence for the use of β-blockers in clinical conditions in which recommendations can be made for everyday practice.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Petz Aladár County Teaching Hospital, Vasvári Pál str. 2-4, 9024, Győr, Hungary. dcsa62@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Csaba András
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Dézsi
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Petz Aladár County Teaching Hospital, Vasvári Pál str. 2-4, 9024, Győr, Hungary.
authors.forename: Veronika
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Szentes
mesh_terms: D000319:Adrenergic beta-Antagonists / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases / Q000188:drug therapy*; D006801:Humans
chemical_list: D000319:Adrenergic beta-Antagonists
keywords: Atrial Fibrillation; Carvedilol; Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease; Metoprolol; Nebivolol