Differential Effects of Nebivolol and Metoprolol on Insulin Sensitivity and Plasminogen Activator Inhibitor in the Metabolic Syndrome
Ayers K, Byrne LM, DeMatteo A, Brown NJ. Differential Effects of Nebivolol and Metoprolol on Insulin Sensitivity and Plasminogen Activator Inhibitor in the Metabolic Syndrome. Hypertension 2012, 59: 893-898. PMID: 22353614, PMCID: PMC3402551, DOI: 10.1161/hypertensionaha.111.189589.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEffects of nebivololMetabolic syndromeBlood pressureInsulin sensitivityPlasminogen activator inhibitorAntagonist metoprololGlucose homeostasisThird-generation β-blockerActivator inhibitorMarkers of fibrinolysisCongestive heart failureDiastolic blood pressureLower blood pressureSystolic blood pressureCoronary artery diseaseGlucose tolerance testLarge clinical trialsDetrimental metabolic effectsPlasminogen activator inhibitor-1Insulin sensitivity indexAcute insulin responseΒ-cell functionActivator inhibitor-1Study drugArtery disease