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β blockers for heart failure
Adverse effects and tolerability of β blockers
BMJ 2016; 353 doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.i3142 (Published 07 June 2016) Cite this as: BMJ 2016;353:i3142
- Franz H Messerli, professor of medicine1,
- Sripal Bangalore, associate professor of medicine2,
- Ehud Grossman, professor3
- 1Department of Cardiology, University of Bern, Inselspital, Bern, Switzerland
- 2New York University, NY, USA
- 3Tel-Aviv University, Israel
- messerli.f{at}gmail.com
Regarding side effects and tolerability of β blockers, Kotecha and colleagues state: “Although β blockers are often associated with side effects, data from randomised trials consistently show no true difference compared with placebo in dizziness, diarrhoea, increased blood sugar concentration, or depression …
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