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- Title
β-Blockers as Initial Therapy for Hypertension.
- Authors
Wiysonge, Charles S.; Opie, Lionel H.
- Abstract
The article focuses on the risks of using β-blockers as initial treatment for hypertension compared with no treatment, placebo, or other drugs. It informs that the use of β-blockers resulted in lower cardiovascular events and mortality compared to placebo in treating patients with acute myocardial infarction or heart failure. Topics discussed include renin-angiotensin system inhibitors and calcium channel blockers.
- Subjects
ADRENERGIC beta blockers; HYPERTENSION; THERAPEUTICS; PLACEBOS; RENIN-angiotensin system; MYOCARDIAL infarction
- Publication
JAMA: Journal of the American Medical Association, 2013, Vol 310, Issue 17, p1851
- ISSN
0098-7484
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1001/jama.2013.277510