Dr. Butler answers the question: 'Beta Blockers For Heart Failure?' — -- Question: Which Beta blockers have been proven to work in treating heart failure? Answer: So that's a very interesting ...

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 ...

A large head-to-head comparison of two widely used heart drugs known as beta blockers found one significantly superior in prolonging the lives of people with chronic heart failure. Some experts, ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

The main GEMINI results showed that treatment with carvedilol stabilized hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c), a measure of glycemic control, improved insulin resistance, and slowed the development of ...

Upon arrival in the ER, his ECG was normal but his cardiac enzymes were slightly elevated (troponin peaking at 0.92). Thus, he was diagnosed with a non-ST elevation myocardial infarction (MI). He's ...

A new study finds that carvedilol, a drug typically used to treat high blood pressure, can protect against the sun-induced cell damage that leads to skin cancer. [Bradley T. Andresen, Ph.D./Western ...

The β blockers carvedilol, metoprolol, and bisoprolol prolong survival in patients with chronic heart failure. Although some studies suggest that carvedilol may be superior to metoprolol in improving ...