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5 years of treatment with beta-blockers for heart failure increases patient survival by about 3 1/2 months and patients had fewer overnight hospital stays.
Economic Effects of Beta-Blocker Therapy in Patients with Heart Failure. The American Journal of Medicine Web site. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=14715324&dopt=Abstract. Published 2004