US EditionBeta-Blockers Are No Longer Needed in Post-Infarction Patients with Normal Heart Function, Study Confirms
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Beta-blockers are no longer needed in post-infarction patients with normal heart function, study confirms
A major analysis led by the Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Cardiovasculares (CNIC), in collaboration with international institutions, has pooled data from 17,801 myocardial infarction survivors with preserved cardiac function enrolled in five global clinical trials.
Few times a scientific study can have a beneficial impact on the daily lives of so many millions of people, explains cardiologists Valentin Fuster and Borja Ibáñez. A couple of months ago, his team presented the results of a clinical trial with 8,500 volunteers that showed that beta-blockers – drugs that are prescribed for life after a heart attack for decades – “don’t bring any benefit” to most of these patients, those who maintain their abilit…
The investigation, involving nearly 18,000 participants, concluded that beta-blockers do not benefit patients who, after a heart attack, maintain the retained cardiac function.
The study, published in the United States, is led by Spanish researchers and includes 17,801 patients from six countries.
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