The 3 common mainstays of angina therapy are beta-blockers, calcium channel blockers, and nitrates. These medicines treat the chest pain and provide other benefits as well. Isosorbide is a nitrate, ...

Rhoon, the Netherlands - A new analysis of the COMET study shows that carvedilol reduces vascular events to a greater extent than metoprolol, an effect that the authors suggest likely contributes to ...

Angina happens when one of the heart’s blood vessels is blocked and temporarily deprives the heart muscle of blood and oxygen, causing chest pain. If you feel like someone is squeezing your heart when ...

Over the past decade, the use of β-blockers has transformed the management and prognosis of patients with heart failure (HF). A post hoc analysis of the SENIORS study now raises questions about the ...

Many heart attack patients in China fail to receive beta-blockers which could prevent another event and save their life. Many heart attack patients in China fail to receive beta-blockers which could ...

ORLANDO, Feb. 18 – Women who have suffered a heart attack or have chest pain are being prescribed appropriate drug intervention at hospital discharge at the same frequency as men, researchers reported ...