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Sotalol hydrochloride Navigate to section Indications and dose Important safety
β-Blockers have been a mainstay for antihypertensive
It works by changing how electrical impulses affect the heart muscle and by helping the heart to beat more regularly
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Introduction
Increased risk of bradycardia; in addition, β-blockers may potentiate rebound hypertension that occasionally occurs after discontinuance of clonidine
Metoprolol, nebivolol and bisoprolol are highly selective β1-receptor blockers
ACE inhibitors mainly lower blood pressure by relaxing blood vessels in the body
This further helps relax blood vessels
They are mainly used to treat benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH), hypertension and post-traumatic stress disorder
The blockade of only beta receptors increases blood pressure, reduces coronary blood flow, left ventricular function, and cardiac output and tissue perfusion by means of leaving the alpha-adrenergic system stimulation unopposed
Sotalol has been used as a class III antiarrhythmic agent to control dangerous ventricular tachydysrhythmias in some individuals
This may be useful for men who have hypertension and an enlarged prostate