Expect more of these common treatments to disappear under ObamaCare. After all, the sooner you die, the better the system will work. That is a sure fire way to cut the cost of medical care.
In the future, you may see this headline: Study Shows Appendectomies Unnecessary
Beta blockers are horrible drugs. Originally the only treatment for BP, three much better classes of BP drugs have come along, with the ARBs being the best of the lot right now.
Naturally, BB makers have been searching high and low for excuses for doctors to keep prescribing these wretched drugs, and had somehow convinced cardiologists that they would extend lives if given on a long-term basis after heart attacks.
I flat out refused to take them after a “mild” heart attack as my cardiologists could make no compelling argument as to why I should take them, merely claiming that some “studies” showed better longevity, though no one knew the mechanism why BBs might improve longevity. Now it looks like that was bogus all along, just as I suspected.
I was well aware that these BBs turn you into a zombie by limiting your heart rate and I just said no. There are a few minor uses where BBs are still useful, mostly in end-stage conditions, but I urge everyone to refuse to take BBs unless there is an urgent, compelling reason to do so.