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ArticleTherapeutics and clinical risk management2019

Dose-independent influence of metoprolol on cardiac and motor functions, QoL, and mental status in Chinese patients with CHF.

Qian Zhang, Qiuhong Shu, Liyong Wu, Ran Zhang, Yong Meng

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Article in Therapeutics and clinical risk management, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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Qian ZhangDepartment of Cardiology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Kunming Medical University, Kunming, Yunnan 650101, People's Republic of China, mengyong76@gmail.com.
Qiuhong ShuDepartment of Cardiology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Kunming Medical University, Kunming, Yunnan 650101, People's Republic of China, mengyong76@gmail.com.
Liyong WuDepartment of Cardiology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Kunming Medical University, Kunming, Yunnan 650101, People's Republic of China, mengyong76@gmail.com.
Ran ZhangDepartment of Cardiology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Kunming Medical University, Kunming, Yunnan 650101, People's Republic of China, mengyong76@gmail.com.
Yong MengDepartment of Cardiology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Kunming Medical University, Kunming, Yunnan 650101, People's Republic of China, mengyong76@gmail.com.
Kunming Medical University · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveThe objective of the study was to evaluate the dose-related influence of metoprolol on cardiac performance, motor function, quality of life (QoL), and mental status in Chinese patients with chronic heart failure (CHF). PATIENTS AND

methodsThis was a prospectively designed single-center study which enrolled CHF patients with resting heart rate (HR) >80 bpm belonging to the New York Heart Association (NYHA) III/IV functional classification. Patients were initiated with 12.5 mg of metoprolol, and every second week, the dose was escalated until the target HR level (60-70 bpm) was achieved during the follow-up at 1st, 3rd, 6th, and 12th months. Patients were divided into two groups depending on the doses administered: 47.5 mg (n=37) and 118.75 mg (n=74), respectively, for comparison in terms of change in cardiac function, motor function, QoL, and mental status.

resultsAmong the 111 patients with CHF, no significant difference was shown between the two doses administered. Irrespective of the dose, the cardiac performance, motor function, QoL, and anxiety improved and there was an increase in depression, whereas the effect on burnout, calculated as Copenhagen Burnout Inventory (CBI), equally was insignificant throughout the 1-year follow-up period in both the CHF patient groups.

conclusionLower dose of metoprolol (47.5 mg) is as effective as higher dose (118.75 mg) in Chinese population with CHF to improve the cardiac function, motor function, QoL, and mental status.

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ejection fractionheart ratemental statusmetoprololmotor functionquality of life

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