Beta-blockers doubled risk of hospitalization from COPD exacerbations (BLOCK-COPD)
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Beta-blockers have generally been considered safe and beneficial for patients with COPD, but a new randomized trial calls that assumption into doubt. The use of oral beta blockers without a cardiac indication appeared to double the risk of hospitalization for people experiencing a COPD exacerbation.
Beta-blockers doubled risk of hospitalization from COPD exacerbations (BLOCK-COPD)
Beta-blockers doubled risk of hospitalization…
Beta-blockers doubled risk of hospitalization from COPD exacerbations (BLOCK-COPD)
Beta-blockers have generally been considered safe and beneficial for patients with COPD, but a new randomized trial calls that assumption into doubt. The use of oral beta blockers without a cardiac indication appeared to double the risk of hospitalization for people experiencing a COPD exacerbation.