Rhabdomyolysis in a patient taking nebivolol

• Main Authors: Ye Jin Kim (Author), Hae Ri Kim (Author), Hong Jae Jeon (Author), Hyun Jun Ju (Author), Sarah Chung (Author), Dae Eun Choi (Author), Kang Wook Lee (Author), Ki Ryang Na (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: The Korean Society of Nephrology, 2016-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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β Blockers such as propranolol and labetalol are known to induce toxic myopathy because of their partial β2 adrenoceptor agonistic effect. Nebivolol has the highest β1 receptor affinity among β blockers, and it has never been reported to induce rhabdomyolysis until now. We report a patient who devel...