Some blood pressure medications (antihypertensives) may cause weight gain, loss, or neither. The beta-blockers atenolol, metoprolol, and propranolol are commonly linked to weight gain. If you’re ...
By blocking catecholamine-induced increases in heart rate, in velocity and extent of myocardial contraction, and in blood pressure, metoprolol reduces the oxygen requirements of the heart at any ...
The β-blocking activity of metoprolol has been shown by reduction in heart rate and cardiac output at rest and upon exercise, reduction of systolic blood pressure upon exercise, inhibition of ...