title: [Present day opinion about beta block treatment of congestive heart failure].
abstract: The congestive heart failure is an important clinical problem because of its frequency of appearance and poor prognosis. A new groups of drugs are to be found to change the negative natural course of this disease. Beta adrenolytic agents are on focus now because of promising results of small and great clinical trials and wider knowledge about the pathophysiology of congestive heart failure. This paper presents the present day knowledge about the role of the beta blockers therapy in the congestive heart failure treatment.
authors.affiliation: Kliniki Choroby Wieńcowej, Instytutu Kardiologii Collegium Medicum, Uniwersytetu Jagiellońskiego w Krakowie.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Nessler
mesh_terms: D000319:Adrenergic beta-Antagonists / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D006333:Heart Failure / Q000188:drug therapy*; D006801:Humans; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D000319:Adrenergic beta-Antagonists