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.
Heart problems-for a patient with heart problems beta-blockers can reduce the workload for the heart; so that it does not have to work so hard to supply all parts of the body with oxygen-rich blood. For people with angina, heart failure, or after a heart attack, reducing the heart's workload is crucial.
beta-adrenergic blocking agent. See antiadrenergic. Any of a class of agents that blocks 1 and/or 2 adrenergic receptors in the nervous system, modulating cardiac functions, respiratory functions and the dilation of blood vessels. Effect. Slowed heart rate, lowered blood pressure, reduced anxiety.