Beta-Blocker

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[Happyrosie]

thanks for this.

I’m sure NICE will take this and other research on board as part of their advice on pathways that medical people should take.

[fishonabike in reply to Happyrosie]

but it will probably be a long time before this causes a change in treatment protocols

[Wooodsie]

The original report (referenced in your linked report), seems much clearer that beta blockers are not helpful for anyone with <50% flow rate in the left ventricle. I would want to know how the medical fraternity react. But thank you very much for sharing this.

[AmatureKnitter in reply to Wooodsie]

That's always been the case. If you look at the BNF is states "use with caution in patients with reduced ejection fraction".

[pasigal]

Really interesting, thank you. I note that it applies only to people with mild HAs, who have lost no EF. I also wonder about the degree of atherosclerosis in the patients studied. In my case, I have had some damage to my heart and lost some EF, as well as still have blockage in some arteries, so my cardiologist explained that anything that can ease the workload on my heart and arteries is good.

Overall, I think we're starting to see some updated thinking on how to treat patients pre- and post heart events. The bottom line seems to be that there's still no magic bullet, but I do see less of an emphasis on the "standard" treatments such as stenting and medication cocktails.

I remain convinced that outside of basic diet and fitness guidelines (exercise, no smoking, little alcohol, low saturated fats/cholesterol), genetics plays the biggest role.

[Suzz7]

Thank you for sharing

[Stentsandrun]

Does not surprise me in the least. For some people, they are great, for others they most certainly are not, but there seems to be little distinction upon discharge following stents or CABG irrespective of actual heart condition. Thanks for sharing.