Effectiveness of beta-blocker therapy after acute myocardial infarction in elderly patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease or asthma
Chen J, Radford M, Wang Y, Marciniak T, Krumholz H. Effectiveness of beta-blocker therapy after acute myocardial infarction in elderly patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease or asthma. Journal Of The American College Of Cardiology 2001, 37: 1950-1956. PMID: 11401137, DOI: 10.1016/s0735-1097(01)01225-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChronic obstructive pulmonary diseaseBeta-blocker therapyAcute myocardial infarctionOne-year mortalityObstructive pulmonary diseasePulmonary diseaseElderly patientsSurvival benefitMyocardial infarctionSevere chronic obstructive pulmonary diseaseBeta-agonist therapyElderly AMI patientsSevere pulmonary diseaseCooperative Cardiovascular ProjectAsthma patientsClinical factorsAMI patientsMild diseaseClinical trialsDischarge useSevere diseaseAsthmaPatientsTherapyDisease