The appropriate duration of beta-blocker treatment after a heart attack (a myocardial infarction [MI]) is unknown in patients who do not need to take beta-blockers for another reason. In the ABYSS ...

Credit: Getty Images. A discussion of the use of beta-blocker therapy following AMI, with Christopher Granger, MD, Gregg Fonarow, MD, and Carlin S Long, MD. The role of beta-blockers after acute ...

Long-term use of beta-blockers in patients with myocardial infarction and preserved heart function does not significantly change quality of life or well-being compared to no beta-blockers.

LONDON — It may not be advisable for patients with a history of myocardial infarction and preserved left ventricular function to discontinue long-term beta-blocker therapy, warn investigators.

Credit: Getty Images A discussion of the use of beta-blocker therapy following AMI, with Christopher Granger, MD, Gregg Fonarow, MD, and Carlin S Long, MD. Beta-blockers have long been included in the ...

This study aims to investigate the impact of the use of beta-blockers on the occurrence of delirium in patients with sepsis in ... volume resuscitation, history of alcohol consumption, and phosphorus ...

At the ESC Congress, Dr. Milton Packer highlighted recent research into beta blocker treatment for myocardial infarction. Credit: luchschenF via Shutterstock. A shift in the beta-blocker treatment ...

Objective There is paucity of data on optimal medical treatment, including use of beta blockers for patients undergoing transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR). The study aimed to investigate ...

Beta-blocker interruption was also associated with increases in systolic and diastolic blood pressure and heart rate at 6 months (all p<0.001 vs. beta-blocker continuation) and during the study ...

95% CI 1.01-1.33), with the withdrawal strategy failing to meet a predetermined threshold of noninferiority. Not a single endpoint component favored beta-blocker interruption over continuation for ...

LONDON, England—In a somewhat surprising finding, a randomized trial has shown that stopping beta-blockers in patients with a history of myocardial infarction might be harmful when compared with ...

Nearly half a century ago, trials were performed that provided convincing evidence that long-term treatment with beta-blockers can improve outcomes after a myocardial infarction. 1-3 These trials ...