Esmolol, commonly marketed under the trade name Brevibloc, is a cardioselective beta-1 receptor blocker. It has a rapid onset but short duration of action without causing significant intrinsic sympathomimetic or membrane stabilizing activities at recommended therapeutic doses. It works by blocking beta-adrenergic receptors in the heart, which leads to decrea...
For the rapid control of ventricular rate in patients with atrial fibrillation or atrial flutter in perioperative, postoperative, or other emergent circumstances where short term control of ventricular rate with a short-acting agent is desirable. Also used in noncompensatory sinus tachycardia where the rapid heart rate requires specific intervention.
Zonguldak Bülent Ecevit University Medicine Faculty, Zonguldak, Kozlu, Turkey
Samar Rafik Mohamed Amin, Benha, Qalubia, Egypt
Wake Forest Health Sciences, Winston-Salem, North Carolina, United States
Kasr alainy medical school, Cairo, Egypt
Faculty of Medicine, Zagazig, Elsharkia, Egypt
Ramymahrose, Cairo, Egypt
Hospital de Base do Distrito Federal, Brasilia, DF, Brazil
University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas, United States
Hospital de Base do Distrito Federal, Brasilia, DF, Brazil
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