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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Main Authors: Antonio Eduardo Pesaro, Alexandre de Matos Soeiro, Carlos Vicente Serrano, Roberto Rocha Giraldez, Renata Teixeira Ladeira, José Carlos Nicolau
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Faculdade de Medicina / USP 2010-01-01
Series:Clinics
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1807-59322010000300005