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which class of medication protects the ischemic myocardium by blocking catecholamines and sympathetic nerve stimulation?

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Answer:

beta blockers

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Beta blockers are competitive antagonists that block the receptor sites for the endogenous catecholamines epinephrine (adrenaline) and norepinephrine (noradrenaline) on adrenergic beta receptors, of the sympathetic nervous system, which mediates the fight-or-flight response.

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