Many drugs commonly prescribed to the elderly have anticholinergic properties. Due to the current clinical use of drugs with mild-to-modest anticholinergic activity, the clinical manifestations of ...

Clinical observations suggest that younger patients may be more sensitive to SGA-associated EPS than are adults and require therapy with anticholinergic agents. Objective: To determine the ...

Objectives To investigate the change in anticholinergic burden over a 5 year period in relation to the health characteristics of older adults. Study design Using data from the MultiCare Cohort Study ...

INTERRUPTION of beta-blocker treatment after an uncomplicated myocardial infarction (MI) leads to sustained increases in blood pressure and heart rate, with potentially harmful effects on clinical ...

PARIS, France—Patients with myocardial infarction and preserved LVEF who stop their beta-blocker have significant rises in heart rate and blood pressure that appear to increase the likelihood of ...

Roemheld syndrome (RS), also known as Roemheld-Techlenburg-Ceconi-Syndrome or gastric-cardia, is a complex of gastrocardiac symptoms first described by Ludwig von Roemheld (1871–1938). Roemheld ...

Shaky hands are commonly referred to as a hand tremor. A hand tremor itself isn’t life threatening, but it may make daily tasks more challenging. Essential tremor is the most common cause of ...

metoprolol, a beta-blocker, in patients with symptomatic obstructive hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, Cytokinetics reported. The top-line results of the phase 3, multicenter, randomized, double-blind ...

Here's how you can check if your carrier supports the messaging protocol and how to enable it on your iPhone. Zach began writing for CNET in November, 2021 after writing for a broadcast news ...

Beta-blockers reduce the activity of beta receptors, which play a key role in various bodily functions. They can make you feel more relaxed, but they can also cause dry eye. One reason may be that ...