Study questions long term beta blocker use to curb further heartattack risk
None of these patients had heart failure or LVSD: 34,253 of them were prescribed beta blockers and were still on these drugs 1 year after hospital discharge; 9365 hadn't been prescribed these drugs. Their average age was 64 and around 1 in 4 were women.
Some 6475 of those on beta blockers, and 2028 of those who weren't, died from any cause, or had another heart attack, or required unscheduled revascularisation, or were admitted to hospital for heart failure. This is an observational study, and as such, can't establish cause, And although it's the largest study of its kind to date, the findings should be viewed in the context of certain limitations, acknowledge the researchers.
And there were some differences between the two groups in respect of factors known to influence the risk of poorBut, the researchers point out, beta blockers are associated with several side effects such as depression and fatigue, and it's now time to reassess the value of long term treatment with these drugs in heart attack patients who don't haveIn a linked editorial, Professor Ralph Stewart and Dr.
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