Medically reviewed by Mary Choy, PharmD Metoprolol is a medicine used to treat high blood pressure and heart problems, but it ...

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 drug costing less than 2 euros per dose could reduce the long term consequences of a heart attack, benefitting millions of patients. Metoprolol, a member of the beta-blocker class of drugs that has ...

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 ...

Q. I’ve read that beta blockers are being used for anxiety. I was given metoprolol for stage fright. It lasts only 12 hours and is better than atenolol, which lasts for 24 hours. I am an author. When ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Beta-blockers have traditionally been prescribed for chronic coronary syndromes. Recent guidelines have ...

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Unlike earlier beta-blocker drugs used to treat high blood pressure, the newer drug carvedilol does not cause weight gain in people with diabetes, according to findings ...