PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
ED  - Vidt, Donald G.
AU  - Young, James B.
TI  - Carvedilol for heart failure: Renewed interest in beta blockers
DP  - 1997 Sep 01
TA  - Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine
PG  - 415--422
VI  - 64
IP  - 8
4099  - http://www.ccjm.org/content/64/8/415.short
4100  - http://www.ccjm.org/content/64/8/415.full
SO  - Cleve Clin J Med1997 Sep 01; 64
AB  - Although beta blockers were once contraindicated in patients with heart failure, a growing understanding of the role of the sympathetic nervous system in heart failure is rekindling interest in these drugs. In particular, the beta blocker carvedilol is a valuable adjunctive treatment for mild-to-moderate compensated congestive heart failure, regardless of etiology. The utility of carvedilol appears to be related to its specific properties.