The cardioprotection granted by metoprolol is restricted to its administration prior to coronary reperfusion

BACKGROUND: Myocardial infarct size is a strong predictor of cardiovascular events. Intravenous metoprolol before coronary reperfusion has been shown to reduce infarct size; however, it is unknown whether oral metoprolol initiated early after reperfusion, as clinical guidelines recommend, is similar...

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Main Authors: Ibanez, Borja, Cimmino, Giovanni, Prat-González, Susanna, Vilahur, Gemma, Hutter, Randolph, García, Mario J., Fuster, Valentin, Sanz, Javier, Badimon, Lina, Badimon, Juan J.
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: 2009
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3746967/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19913314
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijcard.2009.09.551
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