ISSN:
1432-1041
Keywords:
Beta-blockers
;
tilting
;
heart rate
;
blood pressure
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Chemistry and Pharmacology
,
Medicine
Notes:
Summary Inhibition of heart rate increase during passive tilting was used as a test for rapid screening of two new benzo-bicyclic beta-blocking agents in man. Eight healthy volunteers were treated with single oral doses of the new drugs (K 4423, K 4540) and two oral doses of propranolol as reference drug. The test provided a useful means of assessing the relative potencies of these new drugs in man. The study showed that beta-blockers, in doses large enough substantially to inhibit the increase in heart rate during passive tilting, may decrease systolic and to a lesser extent diastolic blood pressure in normotensive subjects.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF00568892
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