Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Beta-blockers have traditionally been prescribed for chronic coronary syndromes. Recent guidelines have ...

ATLANTA — Beta blockers are a mainstay in cardiovascular treatment, frequently given to patients after heart attacks. But a new large trial turns that convention on its head, suggesting that the drugs ...

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Credit: Getty Images. A discussion of the use of beta-blocker therapy following AMI, with Christopher Granger, MD, Gregg Fonarow, MD, and Carlin S Long, MD. The role of beta-blockers after acute ...

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 have long been widely prescribed for patients with heart issues, but two new studies this week question the benefit of the therapies in certain patients with strong heart function. One ...

Beta-blockers provide no clinical benefit to post-MI patients with preserved left ventricular ejection fraction, according to a potentially paradigm-changing meta-analysis. The findings, published ...

A medication that is used to treat high blood pressure can lessen serious headaches for some people. These drugs are called beta-blockers. Tell your doctor if your headaches or other migraine symptoms ...