β-blockers may increase depression risk in heart attack survivors with normal heart function, questioning their necessity for this group. The REDUCE-AMI trial found long-term β-blocker use linked to ...

Beta-blockers help to reduce the speed and force of your heartbeat while also lowering your blood pressure. They work by preventing the hormone adrenaline (epinephrine) from binding to beta receptors.

The evidence supporting beta-blocker therapy after myocardial infarction was established before the introduction of modern coronary reperfusion therapy and secondary prevention strategies. In an ...