Evidence mapPaperPMID 25399206Full record

ReviewSaudi medical journal2014

The current status of beta blockers' use in the management of hypertension.

Shahid Akbar, Mohammad S Alorainy

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Review in Saudi medical journal, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 17 papers.

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0cells of the map it votes in
17citing papers in PubMed
1.4field-weighted citation impact, top 18% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

17 citing papers in PubMed, 28 citations in OpenAlex.

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  7. CRISPR/Cas9-mediated generation and analysis of N terminus polymorphic models of βMolecular therapy. Methods & clinical development · 2021
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  15. Immunologic adverse reactions of β-blockers and the skin.Experimental and therapeutic medicine · 2019
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  17. In Vitro Effects of Propranolol on T Helper Type 1 Cytokine Profile in Human Leukemic T Cells.International journal of hematology-oncology and stem cell research · 2016
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Shahid AkbarResearch Center, Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, College of Pharmacy, Qassim University, PO Box 6800, Buraidah 51452, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Tel. +966 (16) 3802267 Ext. 2330. E-mail. shahidakbar@sbcglobal.net.
Mohammad S Alorainy
Qassim University · SA

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The invention of beta (β)-blockers culminated in a new era in the treatment of cardiovascular diseases (CD), and changed the course of pharmacology research for years to come. Since the introduction of propranolol into clinical practice in 1964, β-blockers enjoyed a special place in the clinicians' armamentarium against CDs, especially for patients with ischemic heart diseases, and are still one of the most extensively used therapeutic drugs in both cardiac and non-cardiac ailments. Current uses of β-blockers in CDs include ischemic heart diseases, hypertension, cardiac arrhythmias, and heart failure. Other substantial non-cardiac uses include glaucoma, migraine, situational anxiety, benign essential tremors, and cardiac symptoms of thyrotoxicosis. This review covers some of the evolutionary changes of clinical uses of β-blockers, the rationale for their use, some recent controversies surrounding their use for treatment of hypertension, and advantages of newer additions to the group.

Indexed as

Adrenergic beta-AntagonistsAntihypertensive AgentsHumansHypertensionAdrenergic beta-AntagonistsAntihypertensive Agents

Identifiers

PMID25399206
PMCPMC4362137
OpenAlexW1607319872

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