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  • Propranolol is in a class of drugs known as beta-blockers, which lower blood pressure by blocking particular sympathetic nervous system receptors, such as the receptors for adrenaline, often talked about as the “fight-or-flight” hormone that is released in times of acute stress.

    Choke Ph.D. Sian Beilock 2010

  • Propranolol is in a class of drugs known as beta-blockers, which lower blood pressure by blocking particular sympathetic nervous system receptors, such as the receptors for adrenaline, often talked about as the “fight-or-flight” hormone that is released in times of acute stress.

    Choke Ph.D. Sian Beilock 2010

  • Propranolol is in a class of drugs known as beta-blockers, which lower blood pressure by blocking particular sympathetic nervous system receptors, such as the receptors for adrenaline, often talked about as the “fight-or-flight” hormone that is released in times of acute stress.

    Choke Ph.D. Sian Beilock 2010

  • Globally, around 60 percent of people with heart disease and up to half those who have had a stroke might not be taking a bloodthinner like aspirin, a cholesterol-lowering statin or one of two types of blood pressure pills, known as beta-blockers and ACE inhibitors or ARBs.

    Reuters: Press Release 2011

  • Globally, around 60 percent of people with heart disease and up to half those who have had a stroke might not be taking a bloodthinner like aspirin, a cholesterol-lowering statin or one of two types of blood pressure pills, known as beta-blockers and ACE inhibitors or ARBs.

    Yahoo! News: Business - Opinion 2011

  • These include two beta-blockers that are also used to treat high blood pressure — propranolol (Inderal and generic) and timolol — and two anticonvulsant drugs, topiramate (Topamax and generic) and valproic acid (Depakote and generic).

    Botox added to arsenal of treatment options for chronic migraines 2010

  • Drugs like ACE inhibitors and beta-blockers used in the treatment of high blood pressure and other cardiovascular diseases have helped in many cases, but they don't work for everyone.

    Treating Heart Patients With Thin Air Amy Dockser Marcus 2010

  • This analysis has some limitations because it's backward-looking rather than a trial that specifically recruited patients to measure how much they took medicine like anti-clotting drugs, beta-blockers and cholesterol-lowering statins.

    Muted Impact Seen From Study Backing Drug Therapy Before Stents Jon Kamp 2011

  • Finally, Dr. Sandell said that he was responding to the beta-blockers and we could do a reading once a week.

    Times Two Kristen Henderson 2011

  • All of the patients were placed on multiple medications, including beta-blockers, ACE inhibitors and diuretics to lower blood pressure, statins to decrease cholesterol and blood thinners to prevent clots.

    Doctors, Pharmaceuticals, and Statisticians, Arnold Kling | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty 2009

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