Effect of β-blockers on the risk of atrial fibrillation in patients with acute myocardial infarction
INTRODUCTION: Oral β-blockers improve the prognosis of patients with acute myocardial infarction, while atrial fibrillation worsens the prognosis of this population. The reduction of atrial fibrillation incidence in patients treated with β-blockers could at least in part explain th...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Faculdade de Medicina / USP
2010-01-01
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| Series: | Clinics |
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| Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1807-59322010000300005 |