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Does long-term metoprolol treatment alter cardiac output, peripheral resistance, and left ventricular wall thickness in hypertensive patients?
Does long-term metoprolol treatment alter cardiac output, peripheral resistance, and left ventricular wall thickness in hypertensive patients?
Long-term metoprolol treatment in hypertensive patients lowers blood pressure primarily through a reduction in total peripheral resistance and left ventricular wall thickness, with cardiac output recovering to baseline levels after an initial decline.
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Supports metoprolol's long-term effects on resistance and remodeling in hypertension; leaves open randomized outcome trials.
Wikstrand et al. (1983) studied this question.
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