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CYP2D6 is a major determinant of metoprolol disposition and effects in hospitalized Russian patients treated for acute myocardial infarction.
European journal of clinical pharmacology - 1 Dec 2008
Goryachkina Ksenia, Burbello Aleksandra, Boldueva Svetlana, Babak Svetlana, Bergman Ulf, Bertilsson Leif
Abstract excerpt
PURPOSE: To investigate individual metabolism-related determinants of metoprolol disposition and effects in patients receiving the drug as standard treatment for acute myocardial infarction (AMI). METHODS: We recruited 187 AMI patients receiving metoprolol on clinical grounds and genotyped them for CYP2D6 *3, *4, *10, and gene duplication. Heart rates (HR) at admission and discharge were registered. Clinical...
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