title: Response to letter regarding article, "effect of early metoprolol on infarct size in ST-segment-elevation myocardial infarction patients undergoing primary percutaneous coronary intervention: the Effect of Metoprolol in Cardioprotection During an Acute Myocardial Infarction (METOCARD-CNIC) trial".
authors.affiliation: Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Cardiovasculares Carlos III (CNIC), Madrid, Spain.
authors.forename: Borja
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Ibanez
authors.affiliation: Hospital Clínico San Carlos, Madrid, Spain.
authors.forename: Carlos
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Macaya
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Urgencia Médica de Madrid (SUMMA 112), Madrid, Spain.
authors.forename: Vicente
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Sánchez-Brunete
authors.affiliation: Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Cardiovasculares Carlos III (CNIC), Madrid, Spain.
authors.forename: Gonzalo
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Pizarro
authors.affiliation: Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Cardiovasculares Carlos III (CNIC), Madrid, Spain.
authors.forename: Leticia
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Fernández-Friera
authors.affiliation: Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Cardiovasculares Carlos III (CNIC), Madrid, Spain.
authors.forename: Alonso
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Mateos
authors.affiliation: Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Cardiovasculares Carlos III (CNIC), Madrid, Spain.
authors.forename: Antonio
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Fernández-Ortiz
authors.affiliation: Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Cardiovasculares Carlos III (CNIC), Madrid, Spain.
authors.forename: José M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: García-Ruiz
authors.affiliation: Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Cardiovasculares Carlos III (CNIC), Madrid, Spain.
authors.forename: Ana
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: García-Álvarez
authors.affiliation: Complejo Hospitalario Universitario de Vigo-Meixoeiro, Pontevedra, Spain.
authors.forename: Andrés
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Iñiguez
authors.affiliation: Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Cardiovasculares Carlos III (CNIC), Madrid, Spain.
authors.forename: Jesús
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Jiménez-Borreguero
authors.affiliation: Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Cardiovasculares Carlos III (CNIC), Madrid, Spain.
authors.forename: Pedro
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: López-Romero
authors.affiliation: Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Cardiovasculares Carlos III (CNIC), Madrid, Spain.
authors.forename: Rodrigo
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Fernández-Jiménez
authors.affiliation: Hospital Universitario Puerta de Hierro, Madrid, Spain.
authors.forename: Javier
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Goicolea
authors.affiliation: Hospital Clínico San Carlos, Madrid, Spain.
authors.forename: Borja
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Ruiz-Mateos
authors.affiliation: Hospital Universitario de la Princesa, Madrid, Spain.
authors.forename: Teresa
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Bastante
authors.affiliation: Complejo Hospitalario Universitario de Vigo-Meixoeiro, Pontevedra, Spain.
authors.forename: Mercedes
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Arias
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Emergencia Medica 061 de Galicia-Sur, Galicia, Spain.
authors.forename: José A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Iglesias-Vázquez
authors.affiliation: Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Cardiovasculares Carlos III (CNIC), Madrid, Spain.
authors.forename: Maite D
authors.initials: MD
authors.lastname: Rodriguez
authors.affiliation: Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Cardiovasculares Carlos III (CNIC), Madrid, Spain.
authors.forename: Noemí
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Escalera
authors.affiliation: Hospital Clínico San Carlos, Madrid, Spain.
authors.forename: Carlos
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Acebal
authors.affiliation: Hospital Universitario Quirón, Madrid, Spain.
authors.forename: José A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Cabrera
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Urgencia Médica de Madrid (SUMMA 112), Madrid, Spain.
authors.forename: Juan
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Valenciano
authors.affiliation: Hospital Universitario León, León, Spain.
authors.forename: Armando Pérez
authors.initials: AP
authors.lastname: de Prado
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Urgencia Médica de Madrid (SUMMA 112), Madrid, Spain.
authors.forename: María J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Fernández-Campos
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Atención Médica Urgente (SAMUR)-Protección Civil, Madrid, Spain.
authors.forename: Isabel
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Casado
authors.affiliation: Hospital Clínico San Carlos, Madrid, Spain.
authors.forename: Juan C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: García-Rubira
authors.affiliation: Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Cardiovasculares Carlos III (CNIC), Madrid, Spain.
authors.forename: Jaime
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: García-Prieto
authors.affiliation: Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Cardiovasculares Carlos III (CNIC), Madrid, Spain.
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Sanz-Rosa
authors.affiliation: Hospital Universitario León, León, Spain.
authors.forename: Carlos
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Cuellas
authors.affiliation: Hospital Clínico San Carlos, Madrid, Spain.
authors.forename: Rosana
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Hernández-Antolín
authors.affiliation: Hospital Universitario Doce de Octubre, Madrid, Spain.
authors.forename: Agustín
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Albarrán
authors.affiliation: Hospital Universitario León, León, Spain.
authors.forename: Felipe
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Fernández-Vázquez
authors.affiliation: Hospital Universitario Marqués de Valdecilla, Santander, Spain.
authors.forename: José M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: de la Torre-Hernández
authors.affiliation: Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Cardiovasculares Carlos III (CNIC), Madrid, Spain.
authors.forename: Stuart
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Pocock
authors.affiliation: Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Cardiovasculares Carlos III (CNIC), Madrid, Spain.
authors.forename: Ginés
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Sanz
authors.affiliation: The Zena and Michael A. Wiener CVI, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, NY.
authors.forename: Valentin
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Fuster
mesh_terms: D000319:Adrenergic beta-Antagonists / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D002316:Cardiotonic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008790:Metoprolol / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000188:drug therapy*; D062645:Percutaneous Coronary Intervention; D011292:Premedication
chemical_list: D000319:Adrenergic beta-Antagonists; D002316:Cardiotonic Agents; D008790:Metoprolol