Beta-blockers may not reduce the risk of death or repeat heart attacks for patients with preserved heart function. Women may face higher risks from beta-blockers. Long-term use can cause side effects ...

Heart disease has been the leading cause of death in the U.S. for 100 years, according to the American Heart Association’s 2024 Heart Disease and Stroke Statistics report. For decades, beta-blockers ...

Beta-Blockers for Anxiety: What Are They? Beta-blockers are medications that slow down certain types of cell activity in your body. Doctors often prescribe them to treat heart and circulatory problems ...

The 3 common mainstays of angina therapy are beta-blockers, calcium channel blockers, and nitrates. These medicines treat the chest pain and provide other benefits as well. Isosorbide is a nitrate, ...

One way or another, beta blockers are always in the news. Take, for instance, Los Angeles Chargers Head Coach Jim Harbaugh, who revealed in October that he's part of a growing group of Americans who ...

The conventional wisdom of giving long-term beta-blockers for secondary prevention after myocardial infarction (MI), in the absence of another clinical indication, was questioned by a large cohort ...

Not sure about you, but nervous energy comes at me like a bat out of hell. And, of course, it’s always at the literal worst moments. Big job interview? My heart races like it’s at the Olympics.

People taking two very common drugs have been warned that the effects can combine to trigger a fatal heart condition. 8.6 million people in the UK take antidepressants, and more than 50million are ...

Individuals who are simultaneously taking certain antidepressants and beta blockers had a decrease in systolic blood pressure (BP) and an increase in their risk for bradycardia, according to new data ...