Remove Blood Pressure Remove Dysrhythmia Remove Heart Attack
article thumbnail

How to wean off Beta-blockers

Dr. Sanjay Gupta

Beta blockers can be used to control blood pressure. Beta blockers can be used as a treatment for heart failure. There have also been reports of heart failure status worsening and blood pressure going up excessively. In some situations they make people feel better i.e improve quality of life.

article thumbnail

The three things that can go wrong with the heart

Dr. Sanjay Gupta

If the pump is unable to pump blood out (either because it is defective or because something is making it more difficult to pump blood out in some way) then less blood goes around and this can damage our vital organs and be dangerous. 3) The third thing that can go wrong with the heart is an electrical disturbance.

Plaque 40