Data alert
MERIT-HF: Impact of ß-blocker dose on outcomes in patients with heart failure
In a post hoc subgroup analysis, the MERIT-HF (Metoprolol CR/XL Randomized Intervention Trial in Chronic Heart Failure) researchers examined the relation of ß-blocker dose to clinical outcomes.
1 Randomized placebo-controlled trials of ß-blocker therapy in heart failure show that patients treated with ß-blockade benefit with reductions in morbidity and mortality.
2-5 However, because not all patients in these studies reached the targeted ß-blocker dose, clinicians have questioned whether maximum doses are necessary to benefit from treatment. The current analysis has produced additional information on this issue.
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