Tag David W. Allen

Other Adjunctive Drugs for Coronary Intervention: Beta-Blockers, Calcium-Channel Blockers, and Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibitors

Key Points β-Blockers provide long-term mortality reduction after myocardial infarction (MI). Although β-blockers are beneficial, they should be used carefully immediately after MI to avoid cardiogenic shock in susceptible patients. Calcium-channel blockers are reasonable alternatives to β-blockers after MI in…