Medically reviewed by Patricia Mikula, PharmD Key Takeaways Beta-blockers may not reduce the risk of death or repeat heart ...

For decades, surviving a heart attack has come with a lifelong prescription: Stay on medications called beta-blockers to help ...

People who have had a heart attack may be able to safely discontinue beta-blocker use after a year if they are at low-risk ...

For many years, people who survived a heart attack were told to take beta-blockers for the rest of their lives. These ...

Among stable, relatively low-risk patients who had previously suffered a heart attack, discontinuing beta-blockers after at ...

Current guideline recommendations for the use of beta-blockers after myocardial infarction without reduced ejection fraction are based on trials conducted before routine reperfusion, invasive care, ...

Sleep is one of the most important parts of staying healthy. It helps the body recover, supports the immune system, and keeps ...

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, ...

The SMART-DECISION trial has found that in stabilized patients after myocardial infarction (MI) without heart failure or left ventricular systolic dysfunction, discontinuing beta-blockers after one ...

Rendering a drug effective or ineffective in a flash at the appropriate location—this is the focus of research in photopharmacology. The goal is to develop drugs that can be switched on and off with ...