The Cleveland Clinic classified beta blockers into two categories, cardioselective and nonselective, according to its website. The latter is for medicines that block the B1 receptors found in the ...
Major beta blocker mortality trials in chronic heart failure: a critical review. Heart. 1999;82(suppl 4):IV14 IV22. Altered adrenergic receptor sensitivity due to polymorphic variation.
Beta blockers act by blocking the β-receptors of the sympathetic nervous system, some specifically on β-receptors in the heart, and, in doing so, decrease the heart rate and blood pressure.
Beta-blockers antagonize beta-1 and beta-2 receptors which are the usual targets of the sympathetic nervous system, including epinephrine and norepinephrine. This results in a decreased heart rate ...
Atenolol blocks beta-1 receptors, which are present on the heart. This medication is a beta-blocker, prescribed for high blood pressure and to prevent heart pain and recurrence of heart attacks.