A new class of beta blockers designed to activate only when struck by specific wavelengths of light could allow doctors to ...

(CHICAGO) — Following a heart attack, patients often are prescribed a beta-blocker, a drug that takes some of the stress off the heart. But the dosing for this medication has remained controversial, ...

(HealthDay News) — For patients with heart failure, higher beta-blocker (BB) dose is associated with more improvements in outcomes than lower heart rate (HR), according to a study published online in ...

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 ...

(HealthDay News) — Patients treated with low-dose beta-blockers after myocardial infarction may fare better than those given the standard dose, according to a study published in the Sept. 29 issue of ...

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 ...

Imagine you're about to give a presentation to a room full of people.

The question of whether to alter beta-blocker therapy in patients with asthma has been reviewed extensively in the medical literature. [1,2,3,4,5] Cardioselective (beta-1) beta-blockers are ...

Other medical therapy options. The use of digoxin has not been shown to improve survival rates. 10 In the presence of atrial fibrillation, digoxin can be added after the beta-blocker dose has been ...

How soon after starting a patient on an antihypertensive medication should its effects be reviewed and the dosage adjusted? —Bhavana Japi, MD, New Hyde Park, N.Y. The timing of dosage adjustment ...