Carvedilol is a racemic mixture where the S(-) enantiomer is both a beta and alpha-1 adrenoceptor blocker, and the R(+) enantiomer is an alpha-1 adrenoceptor blocker. It is currently used to treat heart failure, left ventricular dysfunction, and hypertension. The dual action of carvedilol is advantageous in combination therapies as moderate doses of 2 drugs ...
Carvedilol is indicated to treat mild to severe heart failure, left ventricular dysfunction after myocardial infarction with ventricular ejection fraction ≤40%, or hypertension.
NIHR Nottingham Biomedical Research Centre, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, United Kingdom
University of Nottingham, Nottingham, United Kingdom
Institute of liver and Biliary Sciences, New Delhi, Delhi, India
Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois, United States
Aga Khan University,, Karachi, Sind, Pakistan
University of Texas Southwestern, Dallas, Texas, United States
Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, New York, United States
Shanghai Tongji Hospital, Tongji University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
Shanghai Tongji Hospital, Tongji University, Shanghai, Shanghai, China
Federico II University of Naples, Naples, Italy
Lundquist Institute for Biomedical Innovation at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, Torrance, California, United States
Advocate Children's Hospital-Oak Lawn, Oak Lawn, Illinois, United States
Saint Mary's Hospital, West Palm Beach, Florida, United States
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