Posted by sdb on January 18, 2007, at 23:05:38
In reply to How can Atenolol be cardioselective?, posted by linkadge on January 18, 2007, at 17:47:57
> How can atenolol be cardioselective when it is used for migrane. Is migrane relief a property of lowered blood pressure?
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> LinkadgeThe efficacy of betablockers for migraine is not well understood. Some betablockers not readily crossing the blood-brain barrier targeting beta-AR's in the brain are effective for migraine too. Betablockers do have an impact on the vegetative nerve system. Actually it could really make a sense to take selected betablockers for depressives to prevent cv diseases.
Atenolol is truly not very cardioselective. Thats a reason why it works to diminish symphatic stimuli of adrenaline (inotropic/chronotropic/dromotropic) actions of the heart.
/Is migrane relief a property of lowered blood pressure?
No.
kind regards
sdb
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