Can beta blockers limit myocardial infarct size?
The suggestion that beta blockers can reduce mortality is not in dispute, nor is the undoubted clinical value of this important group of drugs. What must however be questioned is whether these beneficial effects can be, or need be, explained by 'infarct size limitation'.
D000319:Adrenergic beta-Antagonists / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D000818:Animals; D001145:Arrhythmias, Cardiac / Q000188:drug therapy; D004285:Dogs; D004341:Drug Evaluation; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000473:pathology
D000319:Adrenergic beta-Antagonists