β-Blocker Therapy in Heart Failure
Open Access
- 20 February 2002
- journal article
- review article
- Published by American Medical Association (AMA) in JAMA
- Vol. 287 (7) , 883-889
- https://doi.org/10.1001/jama.287.7.883
Abstract
A medication once thought to be dangerous1-3 for patients with heart failure, β-blockers have been shown to reduce morbidity and mortality4-9 and are strongly supported by consensus recommendations and clinical guidelines.10-12 Clinicians are now challenged to translate this important new information into clinical practice.Keywords
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