Predictors of Beta-Blocker Intolerance and Mortality in Patients After Acute Coronary Syndrome

Laercio Martins De Stefano, Alex Lombardi Barbosa Ferraz, Ana Lúcia dos Anjos Ferreira, Ana Lúcia Gut, Ana Lúcia Cogni, Elaine Farah and Beatriz Bojikian Matsubara

PLOS ONE, 2013, vol. 8, issue 10, 1-

Abstract: Purpose: To investigate the predictors of intolerance to beta-blockers treatment and the 6-month mortality in hospitalized patients with acute coronary syndrome (ACS). Methods: This was a single-center, prospective, and longitudinal study including 370 consecutive ACS patients in Killip class I or II. BBs were prescribed according to international guidelines and withdrawn if intolerance occurred. The study was approved by the institutional ethics committee of our university. Statistics: the clinical parameters evaluated at admission, and the related intolerance to BBs and death at 6 months were analyzed using logistic regression (p

Date: 2013
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