Beta Blockers for Heart Attack Survivors: May Have No Benefit for Most, Could Actually Harm Women

"A class of drugs called beta-blockers - used for decades as a first-line treatment after a heart attack - doesn't benefit the vast majority of patients," reports CNN. And in fact beta-blockers "may contribute to a higher risk of hospitalization and death in some women but not in men, according to groundbreaking new research" Women with little heart damage after their heart attacks who were treated with beta-blockers were significantly more likely to have another heart attack...