Beta-blockers reduce mortality in patients with COPD after vascular surgery
Thursday, October 23, 2008 - 07:00
in Health & Medicine
In the first study to directly examine the effects of beta-blockers on surgical patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), researchers have found that, contrary to previous thought, beta-blockers significantly reduce mortality in COPD patients...
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