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.
Diskapi Yildirim Beyazit Training and Research Hospital, Ankara, Turkey
Cepha s.r.o, Pilsen, Czech Republic
Diskapi Yildirim Beyazit Teaching and Research Hospital, Ankara, Turkey
University Heatlh Network, Toronto General Hopsital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Hadassah Hebrew University Medical Center, Jerusalem, Israel
Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, Maryland, United States
Montreal General Hospital, McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
University of Michigan Health System, Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States
Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive care of the University of Rome La Sapienza, Rome, Italy
Loma Linda University, Loma Linda, California, United States
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