Doctors are reassessing decades of standard treatment for patients who have had heart attacks after new research shows ...

Beta blockers have been shown to prolong survival in chronic heart failure. It is currently a matter of debate whether any β blocker is superior to the other in terms of improving symptoms, left ...

The 3 common mainstays of angina therapy are beta-blockers, calcium channel blockers, and nitrates. These medicines treat the chest pain and provide other benefits as well. Isosorbide is a nitrate, ...

Background Since the 1960s, beta blockers have been used to treat hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy (HOCM), a genetic ...

One way or another, beta blockers are always in the news. Take, for instance, Los Angeles Chargers Head Coach Jim Harbaugh, who revealed in October that he's part of a growing group of Americans who ...

Is it safe for a patient with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) to be on high doses (e.g., 100 mg b.i.d.) of metoprolol (Toprol XL)? — Carmen Booth, ARNP-BC, Hahira, Ga. Patients with COPD ...

Q. I’ve read that beta blockers are being used for anxiety. I was given metoprolol for stage fright. It lasts only 12 hours and is better than atenolol, which lasts for 24 hours. I am an author. When ...

Beta-blockers are relatively common medications used to treat high blood pressure, abnormal heart rhythms, and a range of other conditions. They work by blocking epinephrine (a.k.a. adrenaline), which ...

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Unlike earlier beta-blocker drugs used to treat high blood pressure, the newer drug carvedilol does not cause weight gain in people with diabetes, according to findings ...

*Refers to the latest 2 years of stltoday.com stories. Cancel anytime. Dear Dr. Roach • My husband has been on metoprolol for about eight years. He was prescribed that medication right after he had a ...

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