Background Since the 1960s, beta blockers have been used to treat hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy (HOCM), a genetic ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Beta-blockers were not associated with depression and other psychiatric adverse events, although they may have a ...

Congestive heart failure (CHF) affects approximately 4 million individuals in the United States with 500,000 new cases diagnosed each year. [1] Previously, beta-blockers were absolutely ...

Heart disease kills one in every four people in the United States. And about 70 percent of people 65 and older take heart medications, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Some ...

Drugs such as beta-adrenergic antagonists (beta blockers) have been linked to a range of adverse effects, including depression. But how reliable are these data, and which psychiatric side effects ...

New research led by Flinders University has found a link between beta-blockers and survival outcomes in some breast cancer patients. Beta-blockers, commonly used to manage cardiovascular disease, were ...

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 and ...

Cardioselective beta-blockers act on beta-1 more than beta-2 and thus will not trigger or worsen asthma as much as non-cardioselective beta-blockers. Carvedilol and labetalol are non-selective ...