Propranolol and metoprolol are both beta-blockers, which are a class of drugs taken for heart conditions, including angina (chest pain), arrhythmias (heart rhythm disorders), and high blood pressure.

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 ...

However, β blockers do not all share the same clinical ... or Metoprolol European Trial (COMET), designed as a direct comparison between metoprolol and carvedilol demonstrated the superiority ...

A shift in the beta-blocker treatment paradigm has arrived with the changing myocardial infarction treatment landscape, said a researcher at the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) Congress ...