National Cancer Institute Thesaurus

Last uploaded: February 23, 2024
Preferred Name

Beta-Adrenergic Antagonist

Synonyms

Beta Blocker

Beta-Adrenergic Antagonist

Beta-adrenergic antagonist (beta blocker) medication

Beta-Adrenergic Blocking Agent

Beta-Blockers

Definitions

Natural or synthetic beta adrenergic antagonists selectively or non-selectively blocking or diminishing physiologic beta-adrenergic agonist actions on the sympathetic system. This group of antagonists are generally used for treatment of hypertension, cardiac arrhythmias, angina pectoris, glaucoma, migraine headaches, and anxiety.

ID

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C29576

ALT_DEFINITION

A beta-adrenergic receptor antagonist (beta blocker) medication. Includes bisoprolol, carvedilol, metoprolol succinate, metoprolol tartrate, atenolol.

CHEBI_ID

CHEBI:35530

code

C29576

Concept_In_Subset

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C191670

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C191200

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C191387

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C191405

Contributing_Source

ACC/AHA

DEFINITION

Natural or synthetic beta adrenergic antagonists selectively or non-selectively blocking or diminishing physiologic beta-adrenergic agonist actions on the sympathetic system. This group of antagonists are generally used for treatment of hypertension, cardiac arrhythmias, angina pectoris, glaucoma, migraine headaches, and anxiety.

FULL_SYN

Beta Blocker

Beta-Adrenergic Antagonist

Beta-adrenergic antagonist (beta blocker) medication

Beta-Adrenergic Blocking Agent

Beta-Blockers

Has_ACC-AHA_SARS2_Authorized_Value

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C17998

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C49488

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C49487

label

Beta-Adrenergic Antagonist

Legacy Concept Name

Beta-Adrenergic_Blocking_Agent

Preferred_Name

Beta-Adrenergic Antagonist

prefixIRI

Thesaurus:C29576

Semantic_Type

Chemical Viewed Functionally

UMLS_CUI

C0001645

subClassOf

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C72900

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