Celiprolol (brand names Cardem, Selectol, Celipres, Celipro, Celol, Cordiax, Dilanorm) is a medication in the class of beta blockers, used in the treatment of high blood pressure. It has a unique pharmacodynamics: it is a selective β1 antagonist, but a β2 partial agonist. It is also a weak α2 antagonist.
A recent clinical trial has suggested a use for this medication in the prevention of vascular complications of a rare inherited disease called vascular Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome. This study demonstrated decreased incidence of arterial rupture or dissection (a specific type of arterial rupture in which the layers of the vessel separate prior to complete failure of the artery wall).[1]
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- ^ Ong K-T et al. (2010). "Effect of celiprolol on prevention of cardiovascular events in vascular Ehlers-Danlos syndrome: a prospective randomised, open, blinded-endpoints trial". Lancet 376 (9751): 1476–1484. doi:10.1016/S0140-6736(10)60960-9. PMID 20825986.
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