Beta-blockers have been a mainstay of hypertension treatment for many decades and we suspect continue to be widely used as first-line therapy in patients for whom the evidence now indicates they are inferior.
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Heart failure and angina are indications for beta-blockers New evidence does not alter the 2003 JNC 7 recommendations to use beta-blockers as first-line therapy in patients with “compelling indications” such as ischemic heart disease ...