Via practica 9/2008
USE OF BETA-BLOCKERS IN PATIENTS WITH DIABETES MELLITUS
The article presents a review of beta-blocker use (BB) in patients with heart disease who suffer also from diabetes mellitus (DM). With regard to possible metabolic consequences of treatment with beta blockers and concealing of some of warning signals of hypoglycaemia we always should consider indication of beta blockers, that may have in many patients with cardiovascular disease significant influence on mortality decrease. Physicians must always in these cases evaluate benefit of the treatment in comparison to its risk.
Keywords: beta-blockers, hypertension, heart failure, coronary heart disease, arrhythmia, diabetes mellitus.
