Background Hospitalisation with acute heart failure (AHF) carries a high risk of death, and those surviving to discharge ...

Beta-blockers are a type of medication used after heart attacks. A recent study suggests that using beta-blockers does not improve certain outcomes after heart attacks where the left ventricular ...

Heart disease has been the leading cause of death in the U.S. for 100 years, according to the American Heart Association’s 2024 Heart Disease and Stroke Statistics report. For decades, beta-blockers ...

Beta-blocker therapy significantly reduced a composite endpoint of all-cause mortality, new myocardial infarction (MI) and heart failure (HF) compared with no beta-blocker therapy in the subgroup of ...

Share on Pinterest A common heart attack pill may not be helpful for some heart conditions, according to new research. Bibek Raj Giri/Getty Images Beta-blockers are a type of medication used after ...

Imagine someone you care about suddenly experiencing chest pain, turning pale, and breathing heavily. These are some of the symptoms of a heart attack. Cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) are the leading ...

NHS raises awareness of heart attack symptoms with new campaign As a cardiologist, I frequently meet patients who have stopped taking medicines that could keep them alive. Often it’s because they’ve ...

MADRID — Taken together, two new randomized trials and a meta-analysis showed that beta-blockers following a myocardial infarction (MI) offer a relatively modest benefit in contemporary practice when ...

Decades after beta blockers became standard therapy following heart attacks, new research is challenging their routine use. Conducted across 109 hospitals in Spain and Italy and published in The New ...

As a cardiologist, I frequently meet patients who have stopped taking medicines that could keep them alive. Often it’s because they’ve seen a dramatic headline or a worrying TV report about a drug ...

Recent studies challenge the long-held belief that beta-blockers are universally beneficial after a heart attack. Research indicates that these medications may not offer advantages for patients with ...