An experimental medicine from Cytokinetics showed strong results in patients newly diagnosed with a common, inherited heart condition, according to new study results.

Beta blockers—drugs commonly prescribed for a range of cardiac conditions, including heart attacks—provide no clinical benefit for patients who have had an uncomplicated myocardial infarction with ...

Developing a headache, even a pounding one, after exertion usually doesn't indicate anything serious. However, it could. Here's what you need to know.

Beta-blockers are commonly used in the initial treatment of symptomatic obstructive hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM), despite limited evidence of their efficacy.  The MAPLE-HCM trial compared the ...

As a cardiologist, I frequently meet patients who have stopped taking medicines that could keep them alive. Often it's ...

Recent studies challenge the long-held belief that beta-blockers are universally beneficial after a heart attack. Research indicates that these medica ...

A commonly given medication after heart attack may offer no clinical benefit to some patients—and could even cause women ...

A new study from the University of Bologna has raised concerns about a popular blood pressure medication called beta-blockers ...