Left ventricular failure with labetalol
- 1 August 1979
- journal article
- case report
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP)
- Vol. 55 (646) , 567-568
- https://doi.org/10.1136/pgmj.55.646.567
Abstract
Summary: A patient treated for hypertension with labetalol developed left ventricular failure. When the drug was withdrawn and the BP controlled with 2 other agents, the signs of heart failure regressed. The ill effects in this case could have been because the beta-blocking effects of labetalol are 4 to 6 times greater than the alpha-blocking effects. Caution should be exercised when prescribing this drug for patients with heart failure or with previous symptoms.Keywords
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