New Data Question Beta-Blockers Post-MI With Preserved EF New Data Question Beta-Blockers Post-MI With Preserved EF
In patients who had revascularization after an acute MI and had a preserved EF, long-term beta-blocker use showed no benefit compared with no beta-blockers, in REDUCE-AMI.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Cardiology Headlines)
Source: Medscape Cardiology Headlines - April 11, 2024 Category: Cardiology Tags: Cardiology News Source Type: news
Beta Blocker Meds May Not Help Some Heart Attack Survivors
WEDNESDAY, April 10, 2024 -- Beta blockers appear to be useless when prescribed to heart attack survivors who aren ' t suffering from heart failure, a new clinical trial indicates.
The study calls into question the routine of prescribing beta... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - April 10, 2024 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news
Beta-Blockers Post-MI Past Their Expiration Date: REDUCE-AMI Beta-Blockers Post-MI Past Their Expiration Date: REDUCE-AMI
REDUCE-AMI showed no benefit for routine beta-blockers post –MI in patients with normal ejection fraction. John Mandrola, MD, asks: Does evidence-based medicine need expiration dates?theheart.org on Medscape (Source: Medscape Cardiology Headlines)
Source: Medscape Cardiology Headlines - April 8, 2024 Category: Cardiology Tags: Cardiology Commentary Source Type: news
Why you should keep taking beta blockers: DR MARTIN SCURR dismisses concerns from a new study
Thousands of people in the UK take beta blockers, not just after a heart attack, but for heart rhythm problems, high blood pressure and anxiety. These drugs can be - and are - lifesaving. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - April 8, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Beta-Blockers Fail to Deliver Secondary Prevention Benefit in Key MI Patients
(MedPage Today) -- ATLANTA -- Beta-blockers had no additive benefit over contemporary therapies for people with acute myocardial infarction (MI) maintaining a preserved left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF), the REDUCE-AMI randomized trial... (Source: MedPage Today Cardiovascular)
Source: MedPage Today Cardiovascular - April 8, 2024 Category: Cardiology Source Type: news
Beta blockers help only HALF of heart attack patients, landmark trial finds
Around 60,000 people are prescribed beta blockers every year in the UK. But a trial has found that, for about half of patients, they do not reduce the risk of death or further heart attacks. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - April 7, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
ACC Meeting to Make Noise on Beta-Blockers, SGLT2i, Chelation Therapy for Acute MI
(MedPage Today) -- ATLANTA -- Those in cardiovascular medicine can anticipate changes in clinical practice for acute myocardial infarction (MI) following this weekend's American College of Cardiology (ACC) annual conference, the first time the... (Source: MedPage Today Cardiovascular)
Source: MedPage Today Cardiovascular - April 5, 2024 Category: Cardiology Source Type: news
Your Doctor ’ s Words Could Make You Sick
“You may feel a sharp pinch, but it will all be over quickly.”
Before the COVID-19 jab was plunged into our arms, most of us probably heard words similar to these. After the anticipated pinch, the nurse or doctor likely told us something about possible vaccine side effects. For one of us, the nurse’s forewarning was rather specific: “Around 12 hours from now you may experience a pain in your arm or feel flu symptoms. But don’t worry,” the nurse aimed to reassure. “This can be easily managed by Tylenol.”
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Source: TIME: Health - April 4, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Charlotte Blease, Michael Bernstein, Cosima Locher, and Walter Brown Tags: Uncategorized freelance History Source Type: news
What Doctors Want You to Know About Beta Blockers for Anxiety
Start-ups are making it easier to get the pills online, but experts warn they should be used with caution. (Source: NYT Health)
Source: NYT Health - April 3, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Christina Caron Tags: Beta Blockers Blood Pressure Anxiety and Stress Content Type: Service Heart Source Type: news
Mandrola's Three Trials to Look For at the 2024 ACC Mandrola's Three Trials to Look For at the 2024 ACC
Trials on chelation therapy, the Impella device, and beta-blockers are cardiologist John Mandrola ' s picks for the upcoming American College of Cardiology Meeting in Atlanta.theheart.org on Medscape (Source: Medscape Cardiology Headlines)
Source: Medscape Cardiology Headlines - April 2, 2024 Category: Cardiology Tags: Cardiology Commentary Source Type: news
Who Benefits From Beta Blocker Withdrawal in HFpEF? Who Benefits From Beta Blocker Withdrawal in HFpEF?
A new study suggested indexed left ventricular systolic volume may predict benefit of beta blocker withdrawal in patients with heart failure with preserved ejection fraction.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Cardiology Headlines)
Source: Medscape Cardiology Headlines - February 19, 2024 Category: Cardiology Tags: Cardiology Source Type: news
Feb 09 2024 This Week in Cardiology Feb 09 2024 This Week in Cardiology
Beta-blocker withdrawal in HFpEF, the ARCADIA trial, food as medicine, and bariatric surgery are the topics John Mandrola, MD, discusses in today ' s podcast.theheart.org on Medscape (Source: Medscape General Surgery Headlines)
Source: Medscape General Surgery Headlines - February 9, 2024 Category: Surgery Tags: Cardiology Commentary Source Type: news
Do Beta Blockers Really Make Things 'A Breeze' Like Robert Downey Jr. Said?
The actor called out the medication in his Golden Globes speech. Here's how they really work. (Source: Healthy Living - The Huffington Post)
Source: Healthy Living - The Huffington Post - January 12, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Do Beta Blockers Really Make Things ‘A Breeze’ Like Robert Downey Jr. Said?
The actor called out the medication in his Golden Globes speech. Here's how they really work. (Source: Healthy Living - The Huffington Post)
Source: Healthy Living - The Huffington Post - January 12, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
What to Know About Heart Failure When You Have Diabetes
In June of 2022, a report from the American Diabetes Association highlighted heart failure as “an underappreciated complication of diabetes.” According to that report, up to 22% of people with diabetes will develop heart failure, and the incidence of heart failure within the diabetes community is increasing.
“Heart failure is the most prevalent cardiovascular complication in people with diabetes,” says Dr. Rodica Pop-Busui, a professor of diabetes at the University of Michigan and president of medicine and science at the American Diabetes Association. “In the U.S. alone there are 37 million...
Source: TIME: Health - December 29, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Markham Heid Tags: Uncategorized healthscienceclimate Source Type: news
