Pharmacologic Substance
oxprenolol
Effect:
Decreased Blood Pressure; Negative Chronotropy
May Treat:
Angina, Stable; Arrhythmias, Cardiac; Hypertension
Definitions related to oxprenolol:
  • A beta-adrenergic antagonist used in the treatment of hypertension, angina pectoris, arrhythmias, and anxiety.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
  • A lipophilic, nonselective beta-adrenergic receptor antagonist with anti-arrhythmic, anti-anginal and antihypertensive activities. Oxprenolol competitively binds to and blocks beta-1 adrenergic receptors in the heart, thereby decreasing cardiac contractility and rate. This leads to a reduction in cardiac output and lowers blood pressure. In addition, oxprenolol prevents the release of renin, a hormone secreted by the kidneys that causes constriction of blood vessels.
    NCI Thesaurus
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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