The extent of heart rate reduction during hospitalization using beta-blockers, not the achieved heart rate itself at discharge, predicts the clinical outcome in patients with acute heart failure syndromes

Hiroyuki Takahama(Tohoku University), Masafumi Kitakaze(Hanwa Memorial Hospital), Hideaki Kanzaki(National Cerebral and Cardiovascular Center), Toshihisa Anzai(Hokkaido University), Akiko Kada(National Hospital Organization), Masashi Fujino(National Cerebral and Cardiovascular Center), Masanori Asakura(National Cerebral and Cardiovascular Center), Makoto Amaki(National Cerebral and Cardiovascular Center), Hiroyuki Yokoyama(Honda (Japan)), Takuya Hasegawa(National Cerebral and Cardiovascular Center), Kenichi Sekiguchi(National Cerebral and Cardiovascular Center), Akira Funada(National Cerebral and Cardiovascular Center)
Journal of Cardiology
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