Authors:

Shu Hong Guo, Yi He and Qiang Fu*

Cardiovascular Department, Zhuzhou Central Hospital, Zhuzhou 412007, China

Source:

Journal of Clinical & Experimental Cardiology

Abstract
 

Early intravenous beta-blockers reduce the risk of recurrent ischaemia and ventricular arrhythmia in the treatment of acute myocardial infarction. These beneficial efficacy, however, are balanced by a high rate of cardiogenic shock. It has great significance for reliable identification of subgroups of patients among whom treatment is really advantageous. The present article is a review on the efficacy and safety of the early intravenous beta-blockers, and provides an evaluation procedure to guide clinicians applying intravenous beta-blockers to clinical practice.

Keywords

Beta-blockers; Acute myocardial infarction

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Copyright:

© 2017 Guo SH, et al. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.