Blockade of beta-1 receptors: beta-1 typically cause an increase in heart rate, so blockade causes decrease in heart rate and contractility. CO = HR x SV so there is an overall decrease in cardiac output
Blockade of beta-2 receptors: beta-2 receptors normally cause relaxation of smooth muscle and vasodilation, so blockade causes constriction and therefore increases total peripheral resistance (decreased radius leads to increased resistance)
waitingonprometricgiving a non-selective beta blocker will cause unopposed alpha effects (i.e. vasoconstriction), this is the opposite of what you want in this patient+
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Propanolol is a nonselective beta blocker: