whether ALL patients with coronary artery disease should take a beta-blocker
December 2012
You'll hear controversy about whether ALL patients with coronary artery disease should take a beta-blocker.
We were all taught that most of these patients should get a beta-blocker INDEFINITELY...especially if they've had a heart attack.
Older trials show that beta-blockers reduce mortality in the first couple of years after an MI...but this is being extrapolated to all patients with coronary artery disease (CAD).
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