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, ...

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 ...

Perioperative beta blockers have been promoted to reduce the risk for perioperative MI. However, while high-dose perioperative extended-release metoprolol succinate (Toprol XL) for noncardiac surgery ...

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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 ...

Dear M.D.: There are many reasons for chest pain. It happens both within the heart and in other parts of the chest, such as the lining of the lungs (the lungs themselves don’t have nerve fibers) and ...

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 ...

The trial met its primary endpoint demonstrating the superiority of aficamten in improving peak exercise capacity compared with metoprolol. Topline results were announced from a phase 3 study ...

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 ...