Effects of beta-adrenoceptor agonists and antagonists on heart-rate variability in normal subjects assessed using summary statistics and nonlinear procedures

Journal of Cardiovascular Pharmacology
B SilkeJ G Riddell

Abstract

The influence of celiprolol (beta1- and beta2-adrenoceptor partial agonist), propranolol (beta1- and beta2-adrenoceptor antagonist), and atenolol (beta1-adrenoceptor antagonist) on heart-rate variability (HRV) was assessed from Holter records in 12 normal volunteers. A combination of summary statistics and nonlinear procedures was used to assess HRV and autonomic balance. Under double-blind and randomised conditions (Latin-square design), subjects received placebo, celiprolol (200 and 800 mg), propranolol (160 mg), atenolol (50 mg), and combinations of these agents. Single oral doses of medication (at weekly intervals) were administered at 22:30 h with sleeping heart rates (HRs) recorded overnight. Compared with placebo, celiprolol (200 and 800 mg) increased the sleeping HR, the HR effect of celiprolol was different from the bradycardia after propranolol, 160 mg, and atenolol, 50 mg. Dose-response effects on HR with celiprolol were evident in the presence of atenolol, unlike those with propranolol that abolished the HR increase between celiprolol, 200 mg and 800 mg. These data were consistent with beta1-selective adrenoceptor agonism with 200 mg but agonism at both the beta1- and beta2-adrenoceptor with celiprolol, 800 mg. The ...Continue Reading

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Dec 16, 1998·Clinical Cardiology·M R BristowE J Eichhorn
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