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carvedilol

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Noun1.carvedilol - beta blocker that can reduce the progression of heart failure in individuals whose disease is not advanced
beta blocker, beta-adrenergic blocker, beta-adrenergic blocking agent, beta-blocking agent - any of various drugs used in treating hypertension or arrhythmia; decreases force and rate of heart contractions by blocking beta-adrenergic receptors of the autonomic nervous system


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Beta-blocking drugs such as carvedilol reduce the heart's workload by blocking beta-adrenergic receptors on cells.
Gene variant shapes beta-blocker's effectiveness by Science News
The beta blocker carvedilol (Coreg) was approved in May 1997 for heart failure.
Matters of the heart by PAUL, KATHERINE J. / Contemporary Long Term Care
Results of a clinical study indicate that a drug called carvedilol not only increases the heart's ability to pump blood but decreases mortality by 67 percent.
Drug aids failing heart, cuts death rate by Seachrist, Lisa / Science News
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