Heart Rate and Cardiovascular Disease: An Alternative to Beta Blockers
Ivabradine, an If inhibitor, acts primarily on the sinoatrial node and is used to reduce the heart rate with minimal effect on myocardial contractility, blood pressure, and intracardiac conduction. Heart rate reduction is an important aspect of care in patients with chronic stable angina and heart f...
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| description | Ivabradine, an If inhibitor, acts primarily on the sinoatrial node and is used to reduce the heart rate with minimal effect on myocardial contractility, blood pressure, and intracardiac conduction. Heart rate reduction is an important aspect of care in patients with chronic stable angina and heart failure. Many patients with coronary artery disease have coexisting asthma or chronic obstructive airway disease, and most of them are unable to tolerate beta blockers. Ivabradine may thus be a useful medicine in therapeutic heart rate management especially in patients who are intolerant of beta-blockers. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-3baffda66cb746c5b0376da8bfc9d7842025-08-20T03:55:41ZengWileyCardiology Research and Practice2090-05972009-01-01200910.4061/2009/179350179350Heart Rate and Cardiovascular Disease: An Alternative to Beta BlockersMichael Liang0Aniket Puri1Gerard Devlin2Department of Cardiology, Waikato Hospital, Pembroke & Selwyn Sts, Private Bag 3200, Hamilton 3240, New ZealandDepartment of Cardiology, Waikato Hospital, Pembroke & Selwyn Sts, Private Bag 3200, Hamilton 3240, New ZealandDepartment of Cardiology, Waikato Hospital, Pembroke & Selwyn Sts, Private Bag 3200, Hamilton 3240, New ZealandIvabradine, an If inhibitor, acts primarily on the sinoatrial node and is used to reduce the heart rate with minimal effect on myocardial contractility, blood pressure, and intracardiac conduction. Heart rate reduction is an important aspect of care in patients with chronic stable angina and heart failure. Many patients with coronary artery disease have coexisting asthma or chronic obstructive airway disease, and most of them are unable to tolerate beta blockers. Ivabradine may thus be a useful medicine in therapeutic heart rate management especially in patients who are intolerant of beta-blockers.http://dx.doi.org/10.4061/2009/179350 |
| spellingShingle | Michael Liang Aniket Puri Gerard Devlin Heart Rate and Cardiovascular Disease: An Alternative to Beta Blockers Cardiology Research and Practice |
| title | Heart Rate and Cardiovascular Disease: An Alternative to Beta Blockers |
| title_full | Heart Rate and Cardiovascular Disease: An Alternative to Beta Blockers |
| title_fullStr | Heart Rate and Cardiovascular Disease: An Alternative to Beta Blockers |
| title_full_unstemmed | Heart Rate and Cardiovascular Disease: An Alternative to Beta Blockers |
| title_short | Heart Rate and Cardiovascular Disease: An Alternative to Beta Blockers |
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