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What a new study suggests?
- Suggest beta-blockers do NOT benefit pts with preserve ejection fraction who got a stent or had bypass surgery after a heart attack
- Suggest that taking bisoprolol or metoprolol succinate for 3.5 years doesn't reduce risk of death, heart attack, or hospitalization
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Still recommended drugs in heart failure
- Bisoprolol, carvedilol, metoprolol succinate
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Bothersome side effects about BB
- Common: fatigue, erectile dysfunction
- More serious: SOB, slow heart rate, light-headedness
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How to stop beta-blockers
- Taper down over 1-3 weeks...to possible decrease risk of angina