Beta blockers after myocardial infarction: have trials changed practice?
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چکیده
A survey of British consultant cardiologists was carried out to elicit their current practices when prescribing long term beta blockers after myocardial infarction. Sixty (72%) of the respondents reported that they used beta blockers prophylactically even in the absence of any other indications; the details of their stated policies, however, varied considerably. The favourable evidence of clinical trials in this indication appears to have been assimilated into hospital practice.
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عنوان ژورنال:
- British medical journal
دوره 290 6464 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1984