Beta-Blockers after Myocardial Infarction

  • Among patients with myocardial infarction and a left ventricular ejection fraction of more than 40%, beta-blockers did not lead to a lower incidence of death, reinfarction, or hospitalization for heart failure than no beta-blocker therapy.

     

  • pressure below 130 mm Hg, reducing antihypertensive drugs did not lead to lower all-cause mortality over 4 years than usual care.

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    In patients with heart failure and reduced ejection fraction who were receiving guideline-directed medical therapy, digitoxin lowered the risk of death or hospitalization for heart failure as compared with placebo.

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    In patients with cardiovascular disease and an implantable cardioverter–defibrillator, increasing potassium levels to the high-normal range reduced the risk of arrhythmia events, hospitalizations, and death.

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