β blockers in hypertension and cardiovascular disease
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β blockers in hypertension and cardiovascular disease
β blockers are useful in managing angina and reducing mortality after myocardial infarction and in heart failure. They probably reduce cardiovascular events in high risk surgery and retard the progression of atherosclerosis. In younger patients, β blockers should remain first line antihypertensives, together with diuretics, calcium channel blockers, angiotensin converting enzymes, and adrenergi...
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عنوان ژورنال: BMJ
سال: 2007
ISSN: 0959-8138,1468-5833
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.39185.440382.47