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Atenolol was compared with five other beta-blockers and a thiazide diuretic in a randomised cross-over trial of once-daily treatment of essential hypertension. Atenolol was significantly better at reducing resting and exercise blood pressures at 24 hours than any of the other drugs and had a low incidence of side effects. Both timolol and acebutolol had a significant hypotensive effect at 24 hours and a low incidence of side effects, suggesting that further increases in dosage might be effective and well tolerated. Labetalol proved ineffective when given once daily, and the high incidence of side effects, equalled only by pindolol, would probably prohibit further increases in dosage. Bendrofluazide was equal or superior to all the beta-blockers except atenolol at reducing resting blood pressure, and its cheapness still makes it an agent of first choice in mild or moderate essential hypertension.
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PMID:Randomised study of six beta-blockers and a thiazide diuretic in essential hypertension. 2 10

Labetalol, a new antihypertensive drug which combines alpha- and beta-blocking properties, was used in an open clinical trial in a mixed group of 47 adult patients with mainly essential hypertension, many of whom had been poorly controlled on other drugs. Labetalol lowered lying and standing blood pressures significantly when given alone or when combined with other antihypertensive drugs and it was generally well tolerated. It is easy to use, and in some severe cases has been dramatically effective. Mean daily dose was 767 mg. A postural hypotensive effect was seen especially in patients taking concomitant diuretics but was not troublesome. Labetalol reduced heart rate in patients who were not on previous or concomitant beta-blocker therapy. Side effects were few and did not cause major problems. A transiently or persistently weakly positive ANF was noted in nine patients; the significance of this is uncertain at this stage and needs further assessment. Raynaud's phenomenon, which had complicated previous beta-blocker therapy in some patients, improved with labetalol.
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PMID:Treatment of hypertension with labetalol. 30 82

1. Labetalol, a new drug combining alpha-and beta-adrenoceptor blocking properties, has been compared with placebo in a double-blind crossover study of a group of patients with mild to moderate essential hypertension (blood pressure 150/100 to 189/114 mmHg). 2. Labetalol and propranolol lowered blood pressure satisfactorily in the supine position, but labetalol reduced blood pressure more in the erect posture and following exercise and induced less bradycardia. Thus alpha- as well as beta-adrenoceptor blocking actions appear to contribute to blood pressure reduction. 3. Side effects attributable to labetalol were few. The effective dose ratio labetalol: propranolol was 2.5:1 (w/w). 4. Labetalol, a new form of hypotensive agent, merits further controlled assessment of its usefulness in relation to existing drugs.
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PMID:A controlled trial of labetalol (Trandate), propranolol and placebo in the management of mild to moderate hypertension. 36 10

1. Four different doses of labetalol (150, 300, 600 and 900 mg/day) were given for 1 week to each of four groups of patients with essential hypertension (six patients for each group). 2. Labetalol decreased mean blood pressure and heart rate to the same extent on the first and the seventh days of treatment. Only standing blood pressure showed a dose-dependent inhibition both in the supine and upright position. 3. Labetalol exerted a net inhibitory effect on plasma renin activity, which was related to basal renin values and was already maximal at the lowest doses. This effect was well maintained in the supine position. This effect was well maintained in the supine position, although during standing it tended to be less evident with increasing doses. 4. Urinary aldosterone was decreased in a dose-dependent fashion and its changes were largely independent fashion and its changes were largely independent of plasma renin activity. 5. Neither basal values nor changes of renin and aldosterone were related to the hypotensive effect of labetalol. 6. During labetalol treatment urinary sodium excretion fell for 2-3 days and then returned to basal values. The retentive effect of labetalol on sodium was directly related to the decrease of blood pressure, and the successive sodium escape might be explained either by the observed increase of plasma volume (indirectly measured by packed cell volume) or by aldosterone inhibition.
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PMID:Effect of increasing doses of labetalol on blood pressure, plasma renin activity and aldosterone in hypertensive patients. 39 86

1 Labetalol was given to 41 hypertensive patients in a divided dosage of 150--2,400 mg daily for periods ranging from 1--64 months. 2 Monotherapy with labetalol was adequate in 12 out of 19 patients with essential hypertension and in 15 out of the 22 with renal hypertension. 3 Following a single dose of labetalol 200 mg orally a hypotensive response was seen between 1.5 and 2 hours. 4 In the doses used there was no exercise or postural hypotension. 5 No reduction in overall renal function attributable to labetalol was seen.
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PMID:Monotherapy with labetalol for hypertensive patients with normal and impaired renal function. 52 92

Acute postoperative hypertension (APH) has been documented in the PACU. Over half of the patients who exhibit APH have pre-existing primary hypertension. Sustained blood pressure (BP) elevation increases the risk of myocardial ischemia, infarction, surgical site bleeding, or cerebral hemorrhage in these patients. Following surgery and anesthesia, increased sympathetic stimulation caused by a high level of circulating catecholamines can lead to APH. Some direct perioperative stimulants include pain, anxiety, hypoxia, hypercapnia, hypothermia, shivering, volume overload, and bladder distension. Nursing interventions are directed toward identifying and relieving the cause of APH. Antihypertensive drug therapy with vasodilators or adrenergic inhibitors is used if initial nursing interventions are not effective. Vasodilators frequently used are hydralazine, sodium nitroprusside, and nitroglycerin. Nicardipine has recently been introduced as an intravenous calcium channel blocker. Vasodilators are effective in BP reduction but may cause reflex tachycardia when used alone. Adrenergic inhibitors, such as esmolol and labetalol, block alpha and/or beta receptors to decrease heart rate and BP. Labetalol's effectiveness, relative freedom from side effects, and ease of administration have made it a useful drug in the treatment of APH.
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PMID:Acute postoperative hypertension in the hypertensive patient. 173 70

Labetalol was evaluated in a multicenter, placebo-controlled study of elderly patients (greater than or equal to 60 years) with mild to moderate essential hypertension. After a placebo-washout period, doses were titrated from 100 mg BID to a maximum of 400 mg BID over a 6-week period. Once blood pressure control (standing diastolic blood pressure [SDBP] less than 90 mm Hg and greater than or equal to 10 mm Hg reduction from baseline) was achieved or the maximum allowable dosage had been given, the dosage remained the same until the end of the study. The titration phase was followed by a 4-week maintenance period. Blood pressure control was achieved in 37/54 (69%) of the patients who were treated with labetalol compared with 21/58 (36%) of the patients who received placebo (P less than .001). Twenty-nine (78%) of those controlled on labetalol responded to doses of 200 mg or less BID, and there was no significant difference between groups with respect to orthostatic blood pressure changes. Adverse experiences were generally mild and occurred with similar frequency in the labetalol and placebo groups; six patients who received labetalol and five who received placebo withdrew from the study due to adverse experiences, but in only one case (labetalol) was the adverse experience considered drug-related. In summary, labetalol effectively and safely lowered diastolic blood pressure in the elderly without producing significant orthostatic changes.
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PMID:Evaluation of labetalol in elderly patients with essential hypertension. 188 Feb 21

Several physiologic changes accompany the aging process and may alter the pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics of drugs given to elderly patients. The primary purpose of the present investigation was to compare the pharmacokinetics of labetalol in young and elderly hypertensive patients. Limited data regarding the pharmacodynamics of labetalol in each of these age groups were also evaluated. Ten young (age 32-48 yrs) and nine elderly (age 60-68 yrs) patients with essential hypertension were evaluated after the first and last doses of a 15-day regimen of labetalol. The young group received 200 mg orally at 9:00 P.M. and 9:00 A.M.; the elderly group received 200 mg once daily at 9:00 P.M. No significant differences in the mean (SD) apparent oral clearance of the drug existed between groups after the first [4.8 (1.9) and 4.3 (1.2) L/hr/kg] and final [4.4 (2.2) and 3.4 (1.0) L/hr/kg] doses of labetalol. No changes in any pharmacokinetic values for labetalol were detected as a function of age. Changes in standing blood pressure and heart rate after the first and last doses were generally similar between the young and elderly hypertensives. Labetalol was effective and well tolerated in both groups.
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PMID:Pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics of labetalol in elderly and young hypertensive patients following single and multiple doses. 234 38

In so-called essential hypertension, at least three different subsets of pathophysiologic findings can be identified: mild hypertension in nonobese juvenile subjects characterized by elevated cardiac output, normal peripheral resistance, increased sympathetic activity as measured by norepinephrine and plasma renin activity; hypertension in the elderly with a low cardiac output, often with left ventricular hypertrophy, elevated total peripheral resistance, nephrosclerosis contracted intravascular volume, and low plasma renin activity; and obese hypertensive patients with a high cardiac output, expanded intravascular volume, and a normal total peripheral resistance. Although there is often an overlap among these three entities, antihypertensive treatment can easily be adapted accordingly. A beta-adrenoreceptor blocker is the step-one drug to be used in mild hypertension with an elevated cardiac output. The drug's negative inotropic and chronotropic properties will bring the elevated cardiac output and heart rate back to normal. In the elderly hypertensive patient, an arteriolar and venous vasodilator, such as an antiadrenergic agent, slow channel calcium blocker, or a converting enzyme inhibitor, will lower total peripheral resistance and unburden the left ventricle. In the obese patient and also in most black subjects, the first-step antihypertensive agent remains a thiazide diuretic. Labetalol, an agent with both beta- and alpha-adrenoreceptor properties, shows promise for the treatment of hypertension in the young as well as in the older patient. It seems to be the agent of choice in patients with established essential hypertension who are concomitantly suffering from coronary artery disease.
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PMID:Hemodynamic and cardiac adaptation in essential hypertension. Consequences for therapy. 242 59

The cardinal hemodynamic disturbance in established essential hypertension is an increased total peripheral resistance. Monotherapy with conventional beta-blockers lowers blood pressure usually without any significant fall in total peripheral resistance. Generally, cardiac output is reduced at rest as well as during exercise. In recent years, beta-blockers with vasodilating activity have been developed. Labetalol induces nonselective beta-blockade and in addition reduction in vascular resistance mainly through alpha-blockade. Long-term hemodynamic data indicate gradual normalization of cardiac output, stroke volume, and total peripheral resistance--possibly due to regression of structural changes in the left ventricle and in the arterioles. Prizidilol is a nonselective beta-blocker with a direct vasodilator effect. One year results showed a very marked fall in blood pressure and total peripheral resistance and dramatic increase in posttreatment exercise stroke volume. Cardiac output was unchanged in spite of a reduction in heart rate. Due to side effects, the drug has been withdrawn. Dilevalol, which is the R-R' isomer of labetalol, is also a nonselective beta-blocker, but its vasodilating activity seems to be mainly due to partial beta 2-agonist activity. Preliminary data indicate a reduction in blood pressure--mainly due to a fall in total peripheral resistance. Studies in elderly patients or in patients with reduced left ventricular function seem to indicate that the drug might be used without deterioration of the heart pump function. Although antihypertensive properties of dilevalol have been extensively studied and are defined, the exact position of dilevalol among antihypertensive drugs will be more precisely determined in future studies.
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PMID:Hemodynamic effects of beta-blocking compounds possessing vasodilating activity: a review of labetalol, prizidilol, and dilevalol. 246 93


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