1. Effect of beta-blocker dose on mortality after acute coronary syndrome
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Sergio Raposeiras-Roubin, Emad Abu-Assi, Berenice Caneiro-Queija, Rafael Cobas-Paz, Lucía Rioboo-Lestón, Cristina García Rodríguez, Cruz Giraldez Lemos, María Blanco Vidal, Beatriz Ogando Guillán, Isabel Pérez Martínez, Emilio Paredes-Galán, Víctor Jimenez-Díaz, Jose Antonio Baz-Alonso, Francisco Calvo-Iglesias, and Andrés Íñiguez-Romo
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Diseases of the circulatory (Cardiovascular) system ,RC666-701 - Abstract
Introduction: Beta-blocker doses that have been shown to be effective in randomized clinical trials are not commonly used in daily clinical practice. The aim of this study was to analyze whether there is a prognostic benefit of high rather than low doses of beta-blockers after an acute coronary syndrome (ACS). Methods: In this retrospective cohort study, 2092 ACS patients discharged from hospital between June 2013 and January 2016 were classified according to the beta-blocker dose prescribed: high dose (≥50% of the target dose tested in clinical trials) and low dose (
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- 2018
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