Common Heart Attack Drug Found Useless, May Harm Women

New research has found that beta blockers do not benefit most post-heart attack patients and that they may even harm women. The findings were published in the European Heart Journal.

“REBOOT will change clinical practice worldwide. Currently, more than 80 percent of patients with uncomplicated myocardial infarction are discharged on beta blockers. The REBOOT findings represent one of the most significant advances in heart attack treatment in…