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Dissociation between clinical and exercise responsiveness to beta-blockade in angina.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  32144     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Twenty outpatients with mild angina were prescribed placebo tablets b.i.d. for 7 weeks followed by acebutolol, a cardioselective beta-blocker, 200 mg b.i.d. for 21 weeks under single-blind conditions. One graded multistage treadmill test was carried out after each treatment period and an angina diary was filled daily for the 6 months of the trial. Attack frequency declined by 71% from 2.59 per week on placebo to 0.76 per week on acebutolol (p less than 0.05). Exercise duration on the treadmill increased by 56%, from 5.95 minutes on placebo to 9.32 minutes on acebutolol (p less than 0.001). A satisfactory clinical response (50% or greater decline in attack frequency per week) occurred in 15 out of 19 patients (79%; a 100% or greater increase in exercise duration on the treadmill was observed in 10 out of 19 cases (53%). Exercise responsiveness was well predicted by exercise duration on placebo (r = 0.91, p less than 0.0005), patients with the least initial tolerance being the most improved. Clinical responsiveness was not well predicted by initial exercise tolerance (r = 0.38, N;S.) or by the improvement in exercise tolerance (r = 0.33, N.S.). It is concluded that acebutolol substantially reduces anginal attack frequency even in patients in whom exercise tolerance is not significantly improved, at the dose of 400 mg/day.
Authors:
G Tremblay; P Biron; A Proulx
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  International journal of clinical pharmacology and biopharmacy     Volume:  16     ISSN:  0340-0026     ISO Abbreviation:  Int J Clin Pharmacol Biopharm     Publication Date:  1978 Nov 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  1979-03-13     Completed Date:  1979-03-13     Revised Date:  2008-11-21    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  7505527     Medline TA:  Int J Clin Pharmacol Biopharm     Country:  GERMANY, WEST    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  508-12     Citation Subset:  IM    
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Acebutolol / adverse effects,  pharmacology,  therapeutic use
Adrenergic beta-Antagonists / pharmacology*
Adult
Aged
Angina Pectoris / drug therapy,  physiopathology*
Exercise Test
Female
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Physical Exertion*
Placebos
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Adrenergic beta-Antagonists; 0/Placebos; 37517-30-9/Acebutolol

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