Medically reviewed by Mary Choy, PharmD Propranolol and metoprolol are both beta-blockers, which are a class of drugs taken for heart conditions, including angina (chest pain), arrhythmias (heart ...

Metoprolol is a commonly prescribed beta-blocker medication used to treat high blood pressure, angina (chest pain), heart ...

Comparative data on mortality reduction are not available before termination of the Carvedilol or Metoprolol European Trial. Nevertheless, the different effects of both β blockers on the β ...

Some blood pressure medications are not the best choice anymore, either due to their side effects or limited effectiveness.

Dear Dr. Roach: Several months ago, I developed a case of a bigeminy heartbeat. My cardiologist prescribed metoprolol. At about the same time, I had reduced my intake of magnesium from about 50% of ...

Description: The goal of the trial was to evaluate whether perioperative beta-blocker administration of metoprolol is associated with a reduction in cardiac events in patients undergoing ...

A beta blocker like metoprolol is usually the first drug that is used as beta blockers reduce adrenalin levels, reduce the oxygen needs of the heart, and are proven to be effective at reducing the ...

Lipid solubility: Beta-blockers that are lipid soluble, such as propranolol or metoprolol, can cross the blood-brain barrier easily. These medications are commonly used for migraine headaches ...

Administration of beta-blockers alone in the setting of pheochromocytoma may cause a paradoxical increase in BP. Limited available data from published literature report that metoprolol is present ...

Bigeminy, more precisely ventricular bigeminy, is a term most people probably haven’t heard of. Ventricular bigeminy is when every other beat is a PVC and alternates with regular beats.

Carvedilol and labetalol are non-selective beta-blockers that also block alpha-1 receptors. Propranolol and metoprolol are lipid soluble beta-blockers and can be used to treat anxiety, migraine ...

A beta blocker like metoprolol is usually the first drug that is used as beta blockers reduce adrenalin levels, reduce the oxygen needs of the heart, and are proven to be effective at reducing the ...