Beta-Blockers for High Blood Pressure
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Beta-blockers lower blood pressure.Reference 1 Lowering blood pressure helps to lower the risk of heart disease, heart attack, and Reference stroke Opens New Window.
For people who have already had a heart attack, beta-blockers may lower the risk of another heart attack and sudden cardiac death.Reference 2
| By: | Reference Healthwise Staff | Last Revised: November 12, 2012 |
| Medical Review: | Reference E. Gregory Thompson, MD - Internal Medicine
Reference Robert A. Kloner, MD, PhD - Cardiology |
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