Archive for December 4th, 2008

American Family Physician - Metoprolol for acute myocardial infarction

Thursday, December 4th, 2008

Beta-blocker therapy has been proven to benefit patients with heart failure, arrhythmias, hypertension, or unstable angina. In some studies, early use of beta blockers has been associated with a 25 percent reduction in mortality rates for one or two days after suspected acute myocardi…