Because A-Fib also greatly increases a person’s risk of stroke, these patients also are prescribed blood thinners like apixaban or rivaroxaban, researchers said. But the combination of diltiazem with ...

Patients with atrial fibrillation who are prescribed diltiazem to control heart rate alongside anticoagulants (blood thinners ...

Metoprolol tartrate is taken up to four times a day because it works quickly. Metoprolol succinate is taken once a day and works over 24 hours. Both forms treat high blood pressure and angina, but ...

Malignant bowel obstruction is common in patients with abdominal or pelvic cancers, being most prevalent in ovarian cancer, colorectal cancer and gastric cancer.1 The management and outcomes vary ...

Dear Dr. Roach: I just discontinued using metoprolol succinate extended release (ER) at a dosage of 6.25 mg. My heart rate is normally in the 70-80s, and my blood pressure is normal. My doctor ...

These poster presentations took place between 29 th August–1 st September 2025 as part of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) Congress in conjunction with the World Congress of Cardiology (WCC) ...

3 Institute for Surgical Research, Oslo University Hospital Rikshospitalet, Oslo, Norway Objective Chronic aortic regurgitation (AR) creates a volume load on the left ventricle, which induces adaptive ...

Q: I’ve read that beta blockers are being used for anxiety. I was given metoprolol for stage fright. It lasts only 12 hours and is better than atenolol, which lasts for 24 hours. I am an author. When ...

Beta-blockers have been the initial treatment for symptomatic obstructive hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) despite limited evidence of their efficacy. Aficamten is a cardiac myosin inhibitor that ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Aficamten improved peak oxygen uptake at 24 weeks vs. metoprolol in patients with obstructive hypertrophic ...