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Beta Blockers for Heart Attack Survivors: May Have No Benefit for Most, Could Actually Harm Women
"A class of drugs called beta-blockers — used for decades as a first-line treatment after a heart attack — doesn't benefit the vast majority of patients," reports CNN. And in fact beta-blockers "may contribute to a higher risk of hospitalization and death in some women but not in men, ...
"A class of drugs called beta-blockers — used for decades as a first-line treatment after a heart attack — doesn't benefit the vast majority of patients," reports CNN. The findings, however, only applied to women with a left ventricular ejection fraction above 50%, which is considered normal function, the study said. Results of the study were published in Mem>The New England Journal of Medicine and also presented at the European Society of Cardiology Congress.
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