1766 - In August, violence breaks out in New York between British soldiers and armed colonists, including Sons of Liberty members. The violence erupts as a result of the continuing refusal of New York colonists to comply with the Quartering Act.
Carvedilol is a type of beta-blocker that is used to treat high blood pressure, prevent a condition known as congestive heart failure from getting worse, and is used in people that have had a heart attack to treat a condition called left ventricular dysfunction.
Carvedilol is indicated for the treatment of heart failure in patients with clinically stable NYHA functional class II or III heart failure. Patients taking diuretics, digitalis or ACE inhibitors should be taking stable dosages of these medications before carvedilol therapy is initiated.Carvedilol may also be used in patients unable to tolerate an ACE inhibitor and in those not taking digoxin, hydralazine (Apresoline) or nitrate therapy.arvedilol (Coreg) is the first beta blocker labeled in the United States specifically for the treatment of mild to moderate (NYHA class II or III) heart failure of ischemic or cardiomyopathic origin.