Recent Examples of truce from the Web. 1  And Cersei, inevitably, sets her own trap: forging a false truce with Daenerys, but secretly plotting to hire the Golden Company and retake the south of Westeros while Daenerys and her dragons are busy with the White Walkers. â , GQ, Game of Thrones, 28 Aug. 2017.
Beta-blockers can also block the stimulation of the heart form electrical impulses-they can control irregular heartbeats-thus lowering the activity of the heart and slowing down the heart rate. Hypertension-beta-blockers lower blood pressure by slowing down the heart rate, as well as reducing the force of the heart. Blood still gets to all parts of the body, but at reduced pressure. Glaucoma-pressure within the eyeball is reduced with beta-blocker eye drops.
The beta-adrenergic receptor antagonists (beta-blockers) are a family of agents that are widely used to treat hypertension, angina pectoris and cardiac arrhythmias. Beta-blockers are also used for migraine prophylaxis, to treat anxiety, to prevent essential tremor, and to block the side effects of hyperthyroidism. Nonspecific beta-blockers are also recommended for treatment of portal hypertension in patients with cirrhosis.