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 ...

As previously reported by heart wire, a common polymorphism of the 1-adrenergic receptor is the substitution of arginine (ARG) or glycine (GLY) at position 389. The frequency has been shown to differ ...

CHICAGO -- Initiating low-dose beta-blockers prior to discharge in heart failure patients hospitalized for worsening symptoms significantly improves the use of a drug that has been shown in previous ...

ORLANDO (March 11, 2018) -- After six months of follow up, women newly diagnosed with breast cancer who were given the beta blocker carvedilol to prevent heart issues while undergoing chemotherapy ...

Endoscopic band ligation (EBL) and nonselective β-blockade are two effective strategies in the primary prevention of variceal bleeding. Meta-analyses have shown an advantage of EBL over propranolol ...

Findings from PREVENT-HF put to rest the idea that once remodeling in the heart's structure starts following anthracyclines that nothing can be done to treat it. Giving childhood cancer survivors the ...

Learn how beta-blockers, including carvedilol, can be used in advanced liver disease to manage portal hypertension and reduce ...

The Skeptical Cardiologist saw a patient recently who had undergone stenting of a 95% blocked right coronary artery. Mr. Jones had presented a year ago to our ER 2 days after he first began ...

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

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 ...