Should beta-blockers be used in patients with acute decompensated heart failure?
In the absence of contraindications, beta-blockers are the standard of care for treating patients with chronic heart failure due to systolic dysfunction. Guidelines recommend that beta-blocker therapy be continued for patients hospitalized with acute decompensated heart failure due to left ventricular systolic dysfunction.
Northern Arizona Healthcare, Flagstaff, USA.
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D000319:Adrenergic beta-Antagonists / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D002986:Clinical Trials as Topic; D006333:Heart Failure / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000209:etiology; D006760:Hospitalization; D006801:Humans; D018487:Ventricular Dysfunction, Left / Q000150:complications
D000319:Adrenergic beta-Antagonists