Cardiology Research, ISSN 1923-2829 print, 1923-2837 online, Open Access
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Original Article

Volume 12, Number 1, February 2021, pages 2-9

Effects of Holding Beta-Blockers on the Vital Signs of Heart Failure Patients

Figures

Figure 1.
Figure 1. Systolic pressures of patients with held beta-blockers vs. received beta-blockers.
Figure 2.
Figure 2. Diastolic pressure of patients with held beta-blockers vs. received beta-blockers.
Figure 3.
Figure 3. Heart rates means of patients with held beta-blockers vs. received beta-blockers throughout hospital stay.
Figure 4.
Figure 4. Length of stay (days) of patients on carvedilol vs. patients on metoprolol.
Figure 5.
Figure 5. Relationship between age and percentage of days held.
Figure 6.
Figure 6. Beta-blocker hold rate in men vs. women as observed in our study.
Figure 7.
Figure 7. Percentage of beta-blockers held on floors from January 2018 to January 2019.
Figure 8.
Figure 8. Difference in systolic pressures between patients who had their beta-blockers held against those who received their beta-blocker, divided into 30-min increments throughout the day. Figure was created from data from EPIC.

Table

Table 1. Hemodynamic Data Among Patients With Held and Received Beta-Blockers
 
ReceivedHeldDifferenceP value
BP: blood pressure.
Systolic BP120.8117.7-3.1< 0.001
Diastolic BP68.767.6-1.1< 0.001
Heart rate82.488.66.2< 0.001