By Cyra-Lea Drummond, BSN, RN Published on June 23, 2023 Fact checked by Nick Blackmer Key Takeaways Beta-blockers are a tried-and-true class of medications prescribed to patients who have experienced a heart attack or have heart failure. New research shows that long-term beta-blocker use may not improve outcomes in certain patients, particularly those whose heart function is only...
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Study questions long term beta blocker use to curb further heart attack risk
by British Medical Journal Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain The accepted clinical practice of using beta blockers over the long term to curb the risk of further heart attacks or death doesn’t seem to be warranted in patients who don’t have heart failure, suggests a large study published in the journal Heart. The researchers found no difference in these risks...
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Research suggests alternative treatment for beta blocker intolerant heart attack patients
NEW YORK INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY Beta blockers have become a prescription drug staple for recovering heart attack patients. However, these blood pressure-reducing medications cannot be tolerated by many patients who are at higher risk for developing cardiovascular disease, including those with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and asthma, the elderly, and diabetics. As seen in...