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. 1984 Nov 24;289(6456):1431-2.
doi: 10.1136/bmj.289.6456.1431.

Beta blockers after myocardial infarction: have trials changed practice?

N S Baber, D G Julian, J A Lewis, G Rose

Beta blockers after myocardial infarction: have trials changed practice?

N S Baber et al. Br Med J (Clin Res Ed). .

Abstract

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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