Beta-Blockers Post-Myocardial Infarction: Are They Still Needed? - Frankly Speaking Ep 371

Credits: 0.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™   CME/CE Information and Claim Credit: https://www.pri-med.com/online-education/podcast/frankly-speaking-cme-371 Overview: Beta-blockers have traditionally been used indefinitely after a myocardial infarction (MI), but this is now only recommended for a subset of patients. Listen in as faculty review new recommendations for managing patients with chronic cardiac disease, including how to determine which patients are good candidates for beta-blocker therapy and for how long. Episode resource links: Virani SS, Newby LK, Arnold SV, et al. 2023 AHA/ACC/ACCP/ASPC/NLA/PCNA Guideline for the Management of Patients With Chronic Coronary Disease: A Report of the American Heart Association/American College of Cardiology Joint Committee on Clinical Practice Guidelines [published correction appears in Circulation. 2023 Sep 26;148(13):e148] [published correction appears in Circulation. 2023 Dec 5;148(23):e186]. Circulation. 2023;148(9):e9-e119.  Joo SJ. Beta-blocker therapy in patients with acute myocardial infarction: not all patients need it. Acute Crit Care. 2023;38(3):251-260.  Guest: Alan M. Ehrlich, MD, FAAFP   Music Credit: Richard Onorato