Academic emergency medicine : official journal of the Society for Academic Emergency Medicine
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Review Meta Analysis
Does the early administration of beta-blockers improve the in-hospital mortality rate of patients admitted with acute coronary syndrome?
Beta-blockade is currently recommended in the early management of patients with acute coronary syndromes (ACS). This was a systematic review of the medical literature to determine if early beta-blockade improves the outcome of patients with ACS. ⋯ This systematic review failed to demonstrate a convincing in-hospital mortality benefit for using beta-blockers early in the course of patients with an acute or suspected MI.