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 ...

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, left ...

A class of highly effective heart drugs called beta-blockers have developed a reputation for causing depression, impotence and fatigue.

The study ran from 2018 to 2023. "Beta blocker treatment led to a modest increase in depressive symptoms" for heart attack survivors who weren't in heart failure, the researchers reported.

We found that beta blockers led to slightly higher levels of depression symptoms in patients who had had a heart attack but were not suffering from heart failure.

Aldosterone blockers like spironolactone (a diuretic) and eplerenone (used mostly for heart failure) also increase potassium levels, as do angiotensin receptor blockers (drugs whose names end in ...

Evidence comparing the effectiveness of beta-blockers (BBs) and calcium channel blockers (CCBs) as first-line rate-control therapy for atrial fibrillation (AF) is limited, but a new study is the ...

Beta blockers such as propranolol hydrochloride have been approved by the Food and Drug Administration for chest pain, migraine prevention, involuntary tremors, abnormal heart rhythms and other uses.

Individuals who are prone to emotion-triggered atrial fibrillation (AF) may benefit from taking beta blockers. A new study shows that beta blockers can block the effects of psychological stress ...

Surgical patients with known heart disease risks who are given beta blockers around the time of surgery have a significantly reduced risk of post-operative death compared with patients not given beta ...

These pumps are partially blocked by beta blockers like metoprolol, so that is one reason your potassium level may be a bit high. Any drug with a generic name ending in “-pril” is an ACE ...