Beta blockers clearly improve survival among patients with HF who are already receiving ACE inhibitors and diuretics. In the three pivotal β blocker trials CIBIS II, MERIT-HF, and COPERNICUS ...

amlodipine can be considered for patients with continued hypertension on ACE inhibitors and diuretics or those with symptomatic ischemia not controlled by nitrates and/or beta-blockers.

If a consideration to switch is being driven by clinical deterioration or lack of clinical response, patients should first be stabilized by modulating their diuretic or ACE inhibitor. Initiation ...

In a previous column, I discussed some common medications that can cause or worsen dry skin. In this column, we’ll look at three common medications that may contribute to hair loss or thinning by ...

Q. If you have high blood pressure, aren’t you better off just taking old-fashion water pills instead of all these fancy drugs? A. Water pills (aka diuretics) are the oldest and best studied ...

Additionally, beta-blockers such as Lopressor work by lowering both blood pressure and heart rate (via the Cleveland Clinic).

The Swedish trial in old patients with hypertension-2 (STOP-2) 3 trial (1999) provided some of the first clinical data by combining diuretics, ACE inhibitors, CCBs and beta blockers. Soon after ...

Interestingly, no association was found between CRPS and the use of angiotensin-II-receptor blockers. These antihypertensive drugs elicit similar effects to ACE inhibitors, although they act ...

While foundational therapies such as beta-blockers, ACE inhibitors, mineralocorticoid receptor antagonists, and ARNIs remain integral to heart failure management, advances in our understanding of ...

as well as during acute coronary syndromes when beta-blockers are contraindicated. Verapamil has been studied to treat hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy, as well as multifocal atrial ...