To determine whether the β-blocker carvedilol reduces the incidence of atrial or ventricular arrhythmias in post-MI patients receiving ACE inhibitors. This was a substudy of the multinational ...

Maximum plasma concentrations of carvedilol occur 1-2 hours after oral administration. [9] Absolute bioavailability of carvedilol is approximately 23% due to extensive first-pass metabolism.

Medically reviewed by Christopher Lee, MD Congestive heart failure (CHF), sometimes simply called heart failure, happens when ...