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 benefit of beta-blockers after myocardial infarction in patients with a preserved left ventricular ejection fraction ...

Beta-blockers are used to treat some heart conditions. Some beta-blockers may not be good for people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), but new research has found that certain ...

A major analysis led by the Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Cardiovasculares (CNIC), in collaboration with international ...

DEAR DR. ROACH: I am a very active 66-year-old male who had three stents put into my right coronary artery about 10 years ago after I had two heart attacks. I have not had any problems since then. I ...

Research is revealing that beta blocker meds might not be useful for heart attack survivors who don't also have heart failure A new study suggests that the meds might even raise odds for depression in ...

In patients with preserved heart function after a heart attack, beta-blockers did not improve outcomes, according to a ...

I first took beta blockers two years ago, when I was asked to give a eulogy. Terrible at public speaking on a good day, let alone at a funeral, my first instinct was to refuse to do it. I had made a ...

Meanwhile, beta blocker medications tend to reduce REM sleep, which is when most dreaming occurs, but research has found that ...

Depending on the type of irregular heartbeat (arrhythmia), medication can help slow or regulate a person’s heartbeat. Doctors will assess symptoms to decide the best medication. Medications for ...