A massive international study could upend 40 years of heart attack treatment. Researchers found that beta blockers—routinely prescribed after uncomplicated heart attacks—offered no real benefit for ...

A major international study is questioning one of the oldest and most routine treatments given after a heart attack. Researchers say many patients with uncomplicated heart attacks and normal heart ...

A major analysis led by the Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Cardiovasculares (CNIC), in collaboration with international institutions, has pooled data from 17,801 myocardial infarction survivors ...

In two large studies of heart attack survivors, beta-blocker drugs benefited those with mildly impaired heart function Contradictory trial results seen in patients without heart dysfunction More data ...

Recent studies challenge the long-held belief that beta-blockers are universally beneficial after a heart attack. Research indicates that these medications may not offer advantages for patients with ...

Myotonic Dystrophy Type 1 (DM1) is the most common adult-onset form of muscular dystrophy and a condition that severely affects multiple organs including skeletal muscle, heart, brain and the ...