title: Beta blockers as cardioprotective agents: Part II--Focus on prevention of sudden cardiac death.
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Henry Ford Heart and Vascular Institute, Detroit, Michigan, USA.
authors.forename: Sidney
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Goldstein
mesh_terms: D000319:Adrenergic beta-Antagonists / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D000959:Antihypertensive Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002316:Cardiotonic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D016757:Death, Sudden, Cardiac / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000188:drug therapy; D008297:Male; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology; D018487:Ventricular Dysfunction, Left
chemical_list: D000319:Adrenergic beta-Antagonists; D000959:Antihypertensive Agents; D002316:Cardiotonic Agents