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Vol. 30. Issue 9.
Pages 470-473 (October 2004)
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Vol. 30. Issue 9.
Pages 470-473 (October 2004)
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Betabloqueantes e insuficiencia cardíaca
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S. García de Franciscoa,
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Correspondencia: S. García de Francisco. Av. Juán Andrés 44, 2.o D. 28035 Madrid.
, M. Taboada Taboadab, A. García de Franciscoc
a Médico de Familia. Centro de Salud Fuencarral. Madrid
b Especialista en Cardiología. Centro de Salud Fuencarral. Madrid
c Médico de Familia. Centro de Salud Emigrantes. Madrid
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Presentamos el caso de un varón de 75 años de edad que, tras haber sufrido un infarto agudo de miocardio, es dado de alta hospitalaria con carvedilol, furosemida, captopril, espirinolactona y acenocumarol. Acude a la consulta con astenia intensa, disnea con ortopnea e hipotensión. El diagnóstico fue de hipotensión y descompensación de la insuficiencia cardíaca en posible relación con la introducción de betabloqueantes tras un infarto agudo de miocardio.

Tras realizar un ajuste terapéutico, fundamentalmente basado en la reducción de la dosis de carvedilol, el paciente fue mejorando progresivamente, restableciendo finalmente la dosis inicial de carvedilol una vez estabilizado el paciente.

Palabras clave:
betabloqueantes
insuficiencia cardíaca
cardiopatía isquémica
hipertensión arterial
DiscusiÓn

La eficacia de los betabloqueantes en la prevención de la muerte súbita y en la mejoría funcional de los pacientes en grado II-III de insuficiencia cardíaca está ampliamente demostrada. La indicación de estos fármacos corresponde al cardiólogo, pero el médico de Atención Primaria debe conocer su manejo, indicaciones, efectos secundarios y realizar su seguimiento, ya que será quien siga estrechamente la evolución del paciente.

Se discuten las indicaciones, dosis, manejo y efectos secundarios de los betabloqueantes en la insuficiencia cardíaca.

We present the case of a 75 year old male who, after suffering acute myocardial infarction, was discharged with carvedilol, furosemide, captopril, spirinolactone and acenocumarol. He came to the medical visit with intense asthenia, dyspnea with orthopnea and hypotension. The diagnosis was hypotension and heart failure decompensation possibly related with the introduction of beta blockers after an acute myocardial infarction.

After performing therapeutic adjustment, fundamentally based on the reduction of the carvedilol dose, the patient progressively improved, and the initial carvedilol dose was finally reestablishing once the patient was stabilized.

Discussion

. The efficacy of beta blockers in the prevention of sudden death and in functional improvement of heart failure grade II-III patients is widely demonstrated. Indication of these drugs corresponds to the cardiologist, but the Primary Health Care physician should know its management, indications, side effects and should perform a followup, since he will be the one to closely follow the patient's evolution. The indications, dose, management and side effects of beta blockers in heart failure are discussed.

Key words:
beta blockers
heart failure
ischemic heart disease
arterial hypertension
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