Beta blokatori − poznati i kao β-blokatori, beta-adrenergični blokirajući agensi, beta antagonisti, beta-adrenergični antagonisti, beta-adrenoreceptorski antagonisti ili beta adrenergični antagonist receptori – klasa su lijekova koji se propisuju za uporavljanje srčanim aritmija i zaštitu od drugog srčanog napada (infarkt miokarda), nakon prvog napada (sekundarna prevencija).[1] Također se široko koriste za liječenje hipertenzije, iako više nisu prvi izbor za početno liječenje većine pacijenata prema važećim smjernicama (od 2016. godine).[2][3]
ICI-118,551: Visoko selektivni β2-adrenergični receptorski antagonist, nije poznat u kliničkoj primjeni, ali se upotrebljava u eksperimentima zbog jake specifičnosti receptora.
Propranolol je jedini predstavnik indiciran za kontrolu tremora, portne hipertenzije i krvarenje jednjaka, a koji se koriste u kombinaciji s α-blokatorima pri feohromocitomu.
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Musicians and beta-blockers by Gerald Klickstein, March 11, 2010 (A blog post that considers "whether beta-blockers are safe, effective, and appropriate for performers to use.")
In Defense of the Beta Blocker by Carl Elliott, The Atlantic, August 20, 2008. (Discusses the use of propranolol by a North Korean pistol shooter in the 2008 Olympics)