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Beta-Blockers for Heart Attack and Unstable Angina
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The body often responds to the increased stress of a Reference heart attack Opens New Window or Reference unstable angina Opens New Window by increasing the heart rate and blood pressure. Beta-blockers slow the heart rate and reduce the heart's workload.
| By: | Reference Healthwise Staff | Last Revised: May 14, 2012 |
| Medical Review: | Reference Kathleen Romito, MD - Family Medicine
Reference E. Gregory Thompson, MD - Internal Medicine Reference Stephen Fort, MD, MRCP, FRCPC - Interventional Cardiology |
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