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. 2023 Aug 31;38(3):251–260. doi: 10.4266/acc.2023.00955

Table 3.

Ongoing clinical trials evaluating beta-blocker therapy in patients with acute myocardial infarction and without reduced ejection fraction

Trial Country No. of patients Inclusion criteria Primary end-point Point of patients enrollment Follow-up period Expected completion date Study Ida)
REDUCE Sweden 5,000 EF ≥50% All-cause death or nonfatal MI 1–7 Days after MI 3 yr Dec 1, 2025 NCT03278509
REBOOT Italy, Spain 8,468 EF >40% All-cause death, nonfatal MI, or HF At discharge 3 yr Nov 1, 2024 NCT03596385
BETAMI Norway 10,000 EF ≥40% All-cause death or nonfatal MI 1–8 Days after PCI or thrombolysis 2 yr Oct 1, 2023 NCT03646357
DANBLOCK Denmark 3,570 EF ≥40% All-cause death, nonfatal MI, revascularization, stroke, ventricular arrhythmia, cardiac arrest with successful resuscitation or HF 14 Days after MI 6 mo–6 yr Jun 1, 2024 NCT03778554
AβYSS France 3,700 EF ≥40% All-cause death, stroke, MI, or hospitalization for other CV reason ≥6 Months after MI 4 yr Aug 1, 2023 NCT03498066
SMART-DECISION Korea 2,540 EF ≥40% All-cause death, MI, or hospitalization for HF After at least 1 year of β-blocker therapy 2.5 yr Mar 1, 2026 NCT04769362

REDUCE: randomized evaluation of decreased usage of betablocckers after myocardial infarction; REBOOT: treatment with beta-blockers after myocardial infarction without reduced ejection fraction; BETAMI: betablocker treatment after acute myocardial infarction in patients without reduced left ventricular systolic function; DANBLOCK: Danish trial of beta blocker treatment after myocardial infarction without reduced ejection fraction; AβYSS: assessment of βeta blocker interruption after uncomplicated myocardial infarction on safety and symptomatic cardiac events requiring hospitalization; SMART-DECISION: discontinuation of β-blocker therapy in stabilized patients after acute myocardial infarction; EF: ejection fraction; MI: myocardial infarction; HF: heart failure; PCI: percutaneous coronary intervention; CV: cardiovascular.

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Study identification number enrolled in ClinicalTrials.gov.