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Beta-blockers are recommended for secondary prophylaxis in all post-myocardial infarction patients without specific contraindications, with treatment continuing for one to six years.
Discusses the use of beta-blockers for secondary prophylaxis after myocardial infarction.
EDITOR,—In writing about secondary prophylaxis after myocardial infarction D L Whitford and A J Southern state that “s blockers should be given to all patients except those with active reversible airways disease, heart block, or heart failure, and treatment should be continued for at least one year and up to six years in …
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D G Julian (1995) studied this question. Beta-blockers are recommended for secondary prophylaxis in all post-myocardial infarction patients without specific contraindications, with treatment continuing for one to six years.
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