dc.contributor.author | Sontheimer, Daniel | eng |
dc.contributor.author | Hitchcock, Kristin | eng |
dc.date.issued | 2007 | eng |
dc.description.abstract | Yes, a number of beta-blockers are effective in lowering blood pressure (strength of recommendation [SOR]: A, multiple, consistent randomized controlled trials [RCTs]). Cardioselective beta-blockers do not alter lung function studies for patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COP D) or reversible airway disease (SOR: A, meta-analysis of RCTs). Propranolol and timolol have greater risks of causing fatigue as a side effect (SOR: A, meta- analysis of RCTs). Recent meta-analyses have stirred debate on the effectiveness of the agents in preventing adverse outcomes. The level of evidence has reached the point where the practice of using beta-blockers as monotherapy should be questioned (SOR : C, expert opinion). | eng |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10355/3599 | eng |
dc.language | English | eng |
dc.publisher | Family Physicians Inquiries Network | eng |
dc.relation.ispartofcollection | Clinical Inquiries, 2007 (MU) | eng |
dc.relation.ispartofcommunity | University of Missouri-Columbia. School of Medicine. Department of Family and Community Medicine. Family Physicians Inquiries Network | eng |
dc.relation.ispartofseries | Journal of family practice, 56, no. 04 (April 2007): 312-314 | eng |
dc.rights | OpenAccess. | eng |
dc.rights.license | This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 License. | eng |
dc.subject | lung function | eng |
dc.subject | adverse outcomes | eng |
dc.subject | fatigue | eng |
dc.subject.lcsh | Hypertension -- Treatment | eng |
dc.subject.lcsh | Adrenergic beta blockers | eng |
dc.subject.lcsh | Cardiovascular agents -- Therapeutic use | eng |
dc.subject.lcsh | Calcium -- Antagonists | eng |
dc.title | Are there big differences among beta-blockers in treating essential hypertension? | eng |
dc.type | Article | eng |