Two recent population-based studies reported higher death rates in patients given metoprolol tartrate than in those given atenolol. These observations contrast with those of a US study in which ...

September 17, 2012 — A new study shows that the effects of atenolol and metoprolol tartrate, 2 commonly used treatments for hypertension, are virtually identical in terms of preventing stroke, ...

Studies have suggested that perioperative beta-blockade reduced postoperative adverse cardiac events in both the short and long term, and current guidelines recommend prophylactic beta-blockade for ...

The researchers were able to determine hospitalization risk for composite CV outcomes (myocardial infarction (MI), congestive heart failure (CHF), stroke and angina) as well as risk for individual ...

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 ...

Perioperative beta-blockade using atenolol is associated with reduced mortality compared to metoprolol, according to a study published in Anesthesiology. According to the study’s abstract, the ...

A drug costing less than 2 euros per dose could reduce the long term consequences of a heart attack, benefitting millions of patients. Metoprolol, a member of the beta-blocker class of drugs that has ...

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 ...