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Can β-blocker use lower mortality and improve myocardial tissue recovery after acute myocardial infarction?

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The synopsis was written by Hannah Camm, Associate Editor, Nature Clinical Practice.

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Faxon, D. Can β-blocker use lower mortality and improve myocardial tissue recovery after acute myocardial infarction?. Nat Rev Cardiol 1, 14–15 (2004). https://doi.org/10.1038/ncpcardio0022

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