Researchers analyzed the effects of beta blockers on men and women with hypertension and no history of heart disease after presenting with acute coronary syndromes. Following incidence of heart failure was recorded to determine if the medication caused different outcomes depending on gender differences.
“Past research on the effects of beta blockers included a majority of participants who were men, so we sought to examine how sex/gender plays a role in the patient outcomes,” said Raffaele Bugiardini, M.D., professor of cardiology at the University of Bologna and lead author of the study.
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