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Do beta-blockers provide universal cardioprotection across a broad spectrum of cardiovascular indications?
Do beta-blockers provide universal cardioprotection across a broad spectrum of cardiovascular indications?
Recent evidence argues against universal cardioprotective properties of beta-blockers, limiting their proven mortality benefits primarily to patients with heart failure or prior myocardial infarction.
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Challenges universal beta-blocker cardioprotection; leaves open optimal indications beyond post-MI and HF.
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Messerli et al. (2009) studied this question.
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