Beta blocker therapy underused in heart failure patients

Thursday, March 4, 2010 - 09:49 in Health & Medicine

New Saint Louis University research has found that beta blockers, a class of drugs used to prevent the progression of heart failure and manage arrhythmias (irregular heart beat) and hypertension (high blood pressure), are underused in heart failure patients who receive implantable cardiac devices.

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