A large new study conducted in Spain and Italy found that beta blockers, drugs often used to slow the heart rate and lower blood pressure, did not provide clear benefits for heart attack patients ...

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 ...

Beta blockers—drugs commonly prescribed for a range of cardiac conditions, including heart attacks—provide no clinical benefit for patients who have had an uncomplicated myocardial infarction with ...

A class of drugs called beta-blockers — used for decades as a first-line treatment after a heart attack— doesn’t benefit the vast majority of patients and may contribute to a higher risk of ...

Beta-blockers are a type of medication used after heart attacks. A recent study suggests that using beta-blockers does not improve certain outcomes after heart attacks where the left ventricular ...

St. Louis, Sept. 27, 2005 -- Survival of heart attack and unstable angina patients placed on beta-blocker therapy corresponds to specific variations in their genes, according to a study by researchers ...

A major international study involving 23,000 people has found concerning evidence about the impact of a range of common, ...

The study covered in this summary was published in medRxiv.org as a preprint and has not yet been peer reviewed. Beta-blocker therapy at discharge in patients with mildly reduced left ventricular ...

These blood-pressure-lowering drugs can calm the rapid heartbeat, shaky voice and trembling hands that can wreck a performance, work presentation or wedding toast.

Many effective drugs have been developed to prevent and treat cardiovascular diseases. Certain drugs have striking benefits to reduce death and disability. The vast majority are widely prescribed by ...

(MENAFN- The Conversation) A little blue pill is creating a stir in Hollywood – and no, it's not Viagra. It's propranolol, a beta blocker originally designed for heart conditions, that's now making ...