- Switch from carvedilol to bisoprolol in a 5:1 conversion
- Summary of conversion
Carvedilol | Bisoprolol |
3.125mg twice daily | 1.25mg once daily |
6.25mg twice daily | 2.5mg once daily |
12.5mg twice daily | 5mg once daily |
25mg twice daily (may titrate to 50mg twice daily if > 85 kg) | 10mg once daily |
- PBM-MAP Recommendations for Use of Beta-Adrenergic Blockers in HF: www.pbm.va.gov/clinicalguidance/clinicalrecommendations/BetaAdrenergicBlockersHeartFailureClinicalRecommendations.doc+&cd=1&hl=en&ct=clnk
- Therapeutic Interchange of Carvedilol to Bisoprolol for Chronic Heart Failure: The Singapore Experience: Retrieved from http://www.ajpb.com/journals/ajpb/2012/ajpb_mayjun2012/therapeutic-interchange-of-carvedilol-to-bisoprolol-for-chronic-heart-failure-the-singapore-experience#sthash.Ti7joXh9.dpuf
- 2013 ACCF/AHA Guideline for the Management of Heart Failure: Retrieved from http://circ.ahajournals.org/content/128/16/e240.extract .
- ACC/AHA 2005 Guideline Update for the Diagnosis and Management of Chronic Heart Failure in the Adult: Retrieved from http://circ.ahajournals.org/content/112/12/e154.full.pdf+htm
- Switching and Uptitrating Beta Blockers in Heart Failure : http://www.swmit.nhs.uk/pdf+/CIOS/cios2010709.pdf
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