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Beta-Blockers for Heart Attack and Unstable Angina
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Beta-blockers given within hours of the start of a heart attack may lower the risk of early death after a heart attack.Reference 1
For people who have had a heart attack, beta-blockers lower the risk of another heart attack and lower the risk of sudden death.Reference 1
| 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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