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Beta 2 is generally associated with smooth muscle relaxation (as in the bronchioles in the lungs) and dilation of blood vessels to skeletal muscles. Beta 1 is responsible for the increase in heart rate. Although beta 2 agonists like Albuterol are meant to trigger only the beta 2 in the lung, you may see a little cross reaction resulting in an increased heart rate. So, in a nut shell...no.

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