A number of cardiovascular effects have been associated with salbutamol and beta 2 receptor agonists, generally.
Tarchycardia (heart beat more than 100 times per minute). Increase in heart rate with or without peripheral vasodilation, may occur. This response is dose dependent, but is rarely a major problem.
There is some evidence for rare occurrences of myocardial ischemia (blood flow to the heart muscle (myocardium) is obstructed) associated with salbutamol, especially in patients with heart disease (e.g. ischemic heart disease, arrhythmia or severe heart failure). Attention should be paid to assessment of symptoms such as dyspnoea and chest pain, as . . .
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