Beta Blockers Poor Choice for Many With Hypertension

A new review of the medical literature concludes that beta blockers probably should not be used as sole medical treatment for patients with uncomplicated hypertension. While beta blockers may reduce high blood pressure, they have not been shown (despite decades of study) to reduce the risk of heart attack or stroke in patients with hypertension. Instead, the authors of this new study conclude, patients with uncomplicated hypertension are better off with ACE inhibitors, diuretics, or calcium blockers. Read about this new study, and what it means to patients taking beta blockers, here.