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, ...

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 ...

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 ...

Perioperative beta blockers have been promoted to reduce the risk for perioperative MI. However, while high-dose perioperative extended-release metoprolol succinate (Toprol XL) for noncardiac surgery ...

Madrid, Spain – 30 August 2025: Aficamten treatment was associated with significant improvements in exercise capacity and symptoms compared with metoprolol in patients with symptomatic obstructive ...

MADRID -- The novel oral cardiac myosin inhibitor aficamten improved exercise capacity and symptoms of obstructive hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) better than standard beta-blocker treatment, the ...

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The trial met its primary endpoint demonstrating the superiority of aficamten in improving peak exercise capacity compared with metoprolol. Topline results were announced from a phase 3 study ...

Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Cardiovasculares Carlos III (F.S.P.) Stroke is one of the main causes of death in economically developed countries. The most common form of stroke is ischemic stroke ...

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 ...