Title

Beta-Blocker Use and Clinical Outcomes in Stable Outpatients With and Without Coronary Artery Disease

Authors

Elena Simon MD, Fletcher Allen Health Care and the University of VermontFollow

Document Type

Evidence Review

Subject

Cardiovascular

Publication Date

5-14-2013

Abstract

Clinical Question: Which patients should be placed/kept on beta-blocker therapy?

Bottom Line Answer:

• Randomized control trials show beta-blockers benefit patients with systolic congestive heart failure and for the first three years after a patient has a MI.
• Beta-blocker use may not be associated with lower event rates of CV death, non-fatal MI, stroke of hospitalization in patients even with prior history of MI after 3 years.

Recommended Citation

Simon, Elena MD, "Beta-Blocker Use and Clinical Outcomes in Stable Outpatients With and Without Coronary Artery Disease" (2013). Family Medicine Scholarly Works. 2.
https://scholarworks.uvm.edu/fammed/2

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