Beta blockers are effective in reducing the ... policy and practice at Brown University School of Public Health. “But, conducting a trial would be difficult for nursing home residents with a ...

(HealthDay)—Many nursing home (NH) residents do not initiate beta-blocker use after acute myocardial infarction (AMI), according to a study published online Nov. 15 in the Journal of the ...

Whether beta blockers in perioperative care are protective, safe or harmful continues to be a subject of debate. The new ESC Guidelines will try to clarify some of the controversial issues.

professor of anesthesiology at the University of Alabama School of Medicine, Birmingham, noted that since the POISE results were announced, the use of beta blockers has become controversial again.

Taking beta blockers may reduce the risk of developing dementia, researchers suggest. People taking the blood pressure drugs may be less likely to have changes in the brain that can be signs of ...