Beta Blockers Unnecessary for Folks Without Heart Failure

Beta blockers might be unnecessary, raise depression risk in patients without heart failure
Beta blockers are go-to meds for many people who've survived a heart attack. However, new Swedish research has found that they might not be needed for heart attack survivors whose hearts have retained a normal pumping ability.
Beta Blockers Unnecessary for Folks Without Heart Failure; May Be Linked to Depression
Beta blockers are go-to meds for many people who've survived a heart attack. However, new Swedish research has found that they might not be needed for heart attack survivors whose hearts have retained a normal pumping ability.
Common Heart Medication, Beta Blockers, May Trigger Depression
Common heart medications, like beta blockers, could have side effects including triggering depression in heart attack patients.
Study suggests beta-blockers may elevate depression symptoms in post-MI patients
In MI patients with preserved heart function, beta-blockers are linked to higher depressive symptoms, indicating a need for careful mental health assessment.
Depression Risk Linked to Beta-Blockers in Cardiac Patients
Researchers show beta-blockers are unlikely to be needed for those heart patients who have a normal pumping ability. The drugs also increase the risk these patients will become depressed by the treatment.
Taking Beta Blockers Is Linked to Depression
All patients who have had a heart attack are typically treated using beta blockers. According to a Swedish study conducted earlier this year, this drug is unlikely to be needed for those heart patient
Patients may become unnecessarily depressed by common heart medicine, study finds
All patients who have had a heart attack are typically treated using beta blockers. According to a Swedish study conducted earlier in 2024, this drug is unlikely to be needed for those heart patients who have normal pumping ability.
This common heart drug may be unnecessary, lead to depression in some patients: Study
Beta-blockers, a common medicine used by patients who have had a heart attack, can lead to depression in patients who did not have heart failure, claims a study on Monday.
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