Medically reviewed by Mary Choy, PharmD Propranolol and metoprolol are both beta-blockers, which are a class of drugs taken for heart conditions, including angina (chest pain), arrhythmias (heart ...

Cite this: Beta-Blocker Treatment of Chronic Heart Failure: Comparison of Carvedilol and Metoprolol - Medscape - Oct 01, 2003. Abstract and Introduction Pharmacology ...

A class of highly effective heart drugs called beta-blockers have developed a reputation for causing depression, impotence and fatigue. But a new study has found that the drugs’ reputed side ...

Beta blockers, a venerable class of blood pressure drugs that has fallen from favor in recent years, may help protect the aging brain against changes linked to Alzheimer’s disease and other ...

Beta Blockers Unnecessary for Folks Without Heart Failure; May Be Linked to Depression By Ernie Mundell HealthDay Reporter TUESDAY, Nov. 12, 2024 (HealthDay News) -- Beta blockers are go-to meds ...

Beta blockers are drugs that block the effects of adrenaline on the heart and have been used for decades as a basic treatment for all heart attack patients. In recent years, ...

The analysis of 38,779 surgeries of all types performed at SFVAMC from 1996 to 2008 is the largest retrospective study in a clinical setting of the protocol known as perioperative beta blockade, which ...

Jan. 31, 2023 — Reductions in violence are seen in individuals using Beta adrenergic-blocking agents (Beta-blockers) compared with periods that they are not taking the medication, a new study finds.

Beta blockers can ease the physical symptoms of the “fight or flight” response to stress, such as tremors, sweaty palms or a racing heart, but they are not F.D.A.-approved to treat anxiety ...

Around 60,000 people are prescribed beta blockers every year in the UK. But a trial has found that, for about half of patients, they do not reduce the risk of death or further heart attacks.