Persistence of Beta-Blocker Treatment After a Heart Attack (PBH)

Assesses adults 18 years of age and older during the measurement year who were hospitalized and discharged alive with a diagnosis of acute myocardial infarction and who received persistent beta-blocker treatment for six months after discharge.

Why It Matters

Every 34 seconds, someone in the United States has a heart attack.¹ A heart attack, or myocardial infarction, occurs when blood flow to the heart is greatly reduced or stops completely.² Clinical guidelines recommend taking a beta-blocker after a heart attack to prevent another heart attack from occurring.³ Beta-blockers work by lowering the heart rate. This reduces the amount of force on the heart and blood vessels.⁴ Persistent use of a beta-blocker after a heart attack can improve survival and heart disease outcomes.

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References

Go, A.S., D. Mozaffarian, V. L. Roger, E. J. Benjamin, J. D. Berry, et al. 2014. “Heart disease and stroke statistics—2014 update: a report from the American Heart Association.” Circulation 129:e28-e292. doi: 10.1161/01.cir.0000441139.02102.80
American Heart Association (AHA). 2016. “About Heart Attacks.” https://www.heart.org/en/health-topics/heart-attack/about-heart-attacks
Yancey, C.W., M. Jessup, B. Bozkurt, J. Butler, D.E. Casey, M.H. Drazner, G.C. Fonarow, et al. 2013. “ACCF/AHA guideline for the management of heart failure: a report of the American College of Cardiology Foundation/American Heart Association Task Force on Practice Guidelines.” Circulation 128:e240–e327.
AHA. 2013. “How do beta blocker drugs affect exercise?” http://www.heart.org/HEARTORG/Conditions/More/MyHeartandStrokeNews/How-do-beta-blocker-drugs-affect-exercise_UCM_450771_Article.jsp