Sepsis: β1-adrenoreceptor blockade in sepsis
Nature Reviews Nephrology 11, 64 (2015).
doi:10.1038/nrneph.2014.237
Activation of the sympathetic nervous system during sepsis is thought to be beneficial; however, excessive activation might cause damage. A new study to determine the effects of selective β1-adrenoceptor blockade on cardiac and renal function in sheep with hyperdynamic sepsis found that atenolol reduced heart
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