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Query: UMLS:C0020538 (hypertension)
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20 patients with confirmed diagnoses of arterial hypertension and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease were studied. Groups of 10 patients each were treated with propranolol 2 X 40 mg p.o. or betaxolol (Kerlone) 20 mg p.o., respectively. Pulmonary function, blood pressure and heart rate were assessed before and at 2, 4 and 6 h after administration of the first tablet on day 1 of the study. The same parameters were recorded 2 h after ingestion of the morning dose on each of the following days. Both drugs caused comparable significant decreases in blood pressure and heart rate on the 1st day of treatment. Propranolol was associated with a documented increase in the degree of bronchial obstruction.
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PMID:[Effect of different beta-receptor blockers on the respiratory function of patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and arterial hypertension]. 289 6