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Mar. 5, 2020 / Heart, Vascular and Thoracic / Research

Beta-Blockers’ Efficacy May Be Partly Explained By Newly Discovered Gut Microbial Metabolite

A metabolite of the essential amino acid phenylalanine has been shown to play an important role in driving cardiovascular disease by enhancing platelet reactivity and acting upon platelet adrenergic receptors.

Sep. 22, 2017 / Pulmonary / Research

Beta Blockers Have Positive Effect in Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension

A Cleveland Clinic research team found in a double-blind, randomized study that beta blockers may help treat PAH.

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