In stable patients without heart failure, discontinuing beta-blockers 1 year after a heart attack was noninferior to continued use for all-cause death, recurrent MI or HF hospitalization, researchers ...

Stable patients who stop taking beta-blockers a year or more after a heart attack fare no worse than those who keep taking ...

The results run counter to ABYSS but align with other data showing beta-blockers shouldn’t continue indefinitely after MI.

For decades, surviving a heart attack has come with a lifelong prescription: Stay on medications called beta-blockers to help protect your heart. But doctors are taking a closer look at whether ...

People who have had a heart attack may be able to safely discontinue beta-blocker use after a year if they are at low-risk ...

Beta blockers are quickly becoming the hot new drug to combat anxiety. The medication, also known as propranolol, was approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration in 1967 for the treatment of ...

What if calming your heart didn’t require a prescription? For decades, drugs called beta-blockers have been the standard for ...

Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. Beta blockers—drugs commonly prescribed after a heart attack—may not actually help a large number of patients. This is ...

A little blue pill is creating a stir in Hollywood – and no, it’s not Viagra. It’s propranolol, a beta blocker originally designed for heart conditions, that’s now making its way into dressing rooms, ...

AS ERICA FISHER’S nuptials approach, she’s trying to decide: Should she take a beta blocker before she walks down the aisle? Everyone seems to be talking about the drugs, she says—from her favorite ...