beta blockers

Cancer experts are to carry out a major study to see if commonly used blood pressure drugs cut the risk of breast cancer spreading.

(Northwestern Memorial Hospital) In a breakthrough study, a Northwestern Medicine cardiologist finds the majority of patients are putting their recovery from heart attacks into peril by taking an incorrect dose of beta blockers.

Patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) had about a 30% reduction in deaths and disease exacerbations when treated with beta-blockers, data from a large cohort study showed.

Blood pressure drugs may be able to reduce the ability of breast cancer to spread around the body, researchers say.

High-risk patients who are not taking beta-blockers should have beta-blocker therapy started well before scheduled cardiovascular surgery, with doses titrated up as the surgery date approaches, according to updated guidelines released today by the American College of Cardiology and American Heart Association.

WEST ROXBURY, Mass. (MedPage Today) -- In noncardiac surgery, preoperative beta-blockers may increase cardiovascular risks despite achieving adequate heart-rate control, especially in patients who are not at high risk, investigators here concluded.

HAMILTON, Ontario -- High-dose extended release metoprolol (Toprol XL) just before, shortly after, and for a month following non-cardiac surgery increased the risk of stroke and death within 30 days, researchers here reported.