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ArticleFrontiers in cardiovascular medicine2025

Efficacy of ivabradine in patients with poor heart rate control after beta-blocker use in acute myocardial infarction: a pragmatic randomized controlled trial.

Yongbin Li, Ying Ren, Lisong Cheng, Xin Zhou, Wenting Li, Lingli Zhang, Jian Cui, Zhuhua Yao

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Article in Frontiers in cardiovascular medicine, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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Yongbin LiDepartment of Cardiology, Tianjin Union Medical Center, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nankai University, Tianjin, China.
Ying RenDepartment of Cardiology, Tianjin Union Medical Center, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nankai University, Tianjin, China.
Lisong ChengDepartment of Cardiology, Tianjin Union Medical Center, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nankai University, Tianjin, China.
Xin ZhouDepartment of Cardiology, Tianjin Union Medical Center, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nankai University, Tianjin, China.
Wenting LiDepartment of Cardiology, Tianjin Union Medical Center, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nankai University, Tianjin, China.
Lingli ZhangDepartment of Cardiology, Tianjin Union Medical Center, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nankai University, Tianjin, China.
Jian CuiDepartment of Cardiology, Tianjin Union Medical Center, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nankai University, Tianjin, China.
Zhuhua YaoDepartment of Cardiology, Tianjin Union Medical Center, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nankai University, Tianjin, China.

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Introduction: A rapid resting heart rate following acute myocardial infarction (AMI) predicts poor prognosis, making heart rate control crucial in treatment. Ivabradine is commonly used as a second-line therapy when beta-blockers are poorly tolerated. However, its efficacy in improving cardiac function and prognosis compared to beta-blockers alone remains unclear. This study aimed to investigate the efficacy of ivabradine in the "real world" in patients with AMI who exhibited poor heart rate control despite beta-blocker therapy. Methods: A total of 1,632 patients with AMI were screened, and 104 patients with resting heart rate >70 bpm after beta-blocker use were randomized in a 1:1 ratio into two groups: the ivabradine ( Results: There were no statistically significant differences in age, sex, risk factors, cardiac function class, blood pressure, heart rate, and comorbid medications between the two groups at the time of enrollment ( Discussion: In "real-world" patients with AMI and poorly controlled heart rate despite titration of beta-blocker dosing, ivabradine was safe and effective in controlling heart rate and improving LVEF early after discharge. However, it had no effect on the 12-month incidence of hospitalization for heart failure and cardiovascular death after discharge.

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acute myocardial infarctionbeta-blockerheart rateivabradinepragmatic randomized controlled trialreal-world study

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